GERO 365 final Questions With Complete Solutions
"POLST" is an acronym for: Correct Answers Practitioner
Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment
"Productive aging," as defined by Caro, Bass, and Chen,
includes which of the following activities? Correct Answers
paid employment
According to a the National Center on Elder Abuse, what
percentage of older adults is thought to have experienced some
form of elder abuse? Correct Answers 10
According to Kass, which of the following reasons are used to
support physician-assisted death? Correct Answers -the right to
control one's body and life; freedom and autonomy
-When the patient's life is deemed no longer worth living,
usually because of great pain, a terminal condition, an
irreversible coma, advanced senility, or extreme degradation
According to McKhann, which of the following reflect public
concerns about assisted dying? Correct Answers -The
possibility of medical error
-The potential for abuse
-The roles played by financial interests in prolonging or
shortening life
According to Moody & Sasser, it is time for our country to re-
consider the notion of retirement being all about leaving the
workforce. Some reasons for this include_____ Correct
Answers -companies are beginning to feel the impact of all the
, loss of knowledge and accummulatd skills that are possessed by
their older work force
-we will experience labor shortages due to the declining number
of young people in the workforce
-a modified work plan such as a flexible or phased exit from
work, reduced working hours or contract work would contribute
to increased financial security in old age
According to the reading by Thurow, reducing government
support for older adults so that they must rely on more of their
own resources may have which of the following effects?
Correct Answers -the young may have to shoulder some of the
costs of taking care of their parents
-there may be smaller inheritances for young people
Advanced Directives communicates to health care providers an
individual's wishes and choices regarding life-sustaining
treatment. The following is considered an advanced directive:
Correct Answers -durable power of attorney for healthcare
-living will
Author Jeff Goldsmith in Reading #50 offers an optimistic view
of the next generation of retirees that includes
___________________ Correct Answers -they will disappear
from society when they retire to make room for the young
-they will continue to work longer and be active tax payers
Controversies around Social Security include which of the
following questions? Correct Answers -if social security
payments should be means tested
"POLST" is an acronym for: Correct Answers Practitioner
Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment
"Productive aging," as defined by Caro, Bass, and Chen,
includes which of the following activities? Correct Answers
paid employment
According to a the National Center on Elder Abuse, what
percentage of older adults is thought to have experienced some
form of elder abuse? Correct Answers 10
According to Kass, which of the following reasons are used to
support physician-assisted death? Correct Answers -the right to
control one's body and life; freedom and autonomy
-When the patient's life is deemed no longer worth living,
usually because of great pain, a terminal condition, an
irreversible coma, advanced senility, or extreme degradation
According to McKhann, which of the following reflect public
concerns about assisted dying? Correct Answers -The
possibility of medical error
-The potential for abuse
-The roles played by financial interests in prolonging or
shortening life
According to Moody & Sasser, it is time for our country to re-
consider the notion of retirement being all about leaving the
workforce. Some reasons for this include_____ Correct
Answers -companies are beginning to feel the impact of all the
, loss of knowledge and accummulatd skills that are possessed by
their older work force
-we will experience labor shortages due to the declining number
of young people in the workforce
-a modified work plan such as a flexible or phased exit from
work, reduced working hours or contract work would contribute
to increased financial security in old age
According to the reading by Thurow, reducing government
support for older adults so that they must rely on more of their
own resources may have which of the following effects?
Correct Answers -the young may have to shoulder some of the
costs of taking care of their parents
-there may be smaller inheritances for young people
Advanced Directives communicates to health care providers an
individual's wishes and choices regarding life-sustaining
treatment. The following is considered an advanced directive:
Correct Answers -durable power of attorney for healthcare
-living will
Author Jeff Goldsmith in Reading #50 offers an optimistic view
of the next generation of retirees that includes
___________________ Correct Answers -they will disappear
from society when they retire to make room for the young
-they will continue to work longer and be active tax payers
Controversies around Social Security include which of the
following questions? Correct Answers -if social security
payments should be means tested
