University of Maryland, Baltimore County

AGNG 200

Quiz 8 Controversy 6. Should Older People Be Protected from Bad Choices?

1)We are finding that some of our stereotypes about the vulnerabilities of older people are

               .

1. 1. 1. Not accurate
      2. Right on the money
      3. Misconstrued by the media
      4. True only for the oldest-old
   2. . An adult is always presumed to be                                 until proven otherwise.
      1. In a frail physical state
      2. Mentally competent
      3. Eligible for Medicaid
      4. Sexually inactive

1. 3.                . Which of the following is a form of elder abuse?
      1. Physical violence
      2. Chronic verbal aggression
      3. Neglect
      4. All of the above

1. 4.                . There are difficulties in measuring how much elder abuse occurs because of             .
      1. Lack of formal reporting requirements
      2. Disagreements among researchers on how to define elder abuse
      3. The way statistics are collected
      4. Both A and B
      5. Both B and C

1. 5.                . Which of the following is a known risk factor for elder abuse?
      1. Family history of violence
      2. Recent occurrence of stressful life events
      3. The presence of psychopathology
      4. All of the above

1. 6.                . What percentage of states have formal reporting arrangements for suspected cases of elder abuse?

A.   10%

B.   50%

C. 75%

D. 100%

1. 7.         . Debates about risky behavior and mental health in later life often come back to the ambiguous phrase   .
      1. Quality of life
      2. Compression of morbidity
      3. Managed care
      4. Divestment planning

1. 8.                . A person's attitude toward past and present life as a whole is called             .
      1. Morale
      2. Quality of life
      3. Well-being
      4. Life satisfaction

1. 9.                . A specific feeling, whether optimistic or pessimistic, about the future is called           .