Which of the following argued that health is not achievable through health care service alone, but
also from the interaction of health services with biology, lifestyle, and environment? (a) Lalonde
report (b) Declaration of Alma-Ata (c) Public health approach (d) Ottawa Charter correct
answers (a) Lalonde report
The Declaration of Alma-Ata did which of the following (select all that apply) (a) heralded a
change in the definition of health from having a focus on the absence of disease to emphasizing
wellbeing in a larger context (b) brought forward action on the Lalonde way of thinking (c)
focused on social justice, equity, public participation, appropriate technology, and intersectoral
collaboration (d) moved traditional health thinking to a health promotion framework that called
for health providers to work with people to assist them with their health and health decisions.
correct answers (b) (c) (d).
(a) is what the Lalonde report did
Social stability, recognition of diversity, safety, good relationships, and cohesive communities
falls under which social determinant of health? (a) support support networks (b) social
environment (c) physical environment (d) personal health practices and coping skills correct
answers (b) social environment. The values and norms of a society affect the health and well-
being of individuals and populations. Social stability, recognition of diversity, safety, good
relationships, and cohesive communities provide a supportive society
The stock that a community or institution has to address change is considered which of the
"Three C's"? (a) social capacity (b) capacity (c) cohesion (d) sense of community correct answers
(a) social capacity
Cohesion should be assessed when dealing with rural changes and conditions. As part of the
"Three C's" it can be seen as (a) the stock that a community or institution has to address change
(b) the ability of a community or institution to access and utilize capital (c) how well community
members and institutions work together to utilize capital (d) people's knowledge behaviours, and
coping skills for dealing with life in healthy ways are key influences on health (e) support from
families, friends, and communities is associated with better health correct answers (c) how well
community members and institutions work together to utilize capital
A rural community gets instructions to boil their water due to possible water contamination.
Which social determinant of health is being effected? (a) employment and working conditions
(b) social environment (c) physical environment (d) health services correct answers (c) physical
environment
An integrated method of functioning that is oriented toward maximizing an elderly person's
potential, while maintaining a continuum of balance and purposeful direction within the person's
environment is an example of: (a) addressing the body-mind-spirit inter-relatedness (b)
performing cultural competent care (c) teaching about self-care behaviours (d) high-level
wellness correct answers (d) high-level wellness. Defined by Halbert L. Dunn
, A nurses takes a glance at her new patient and guesses that her patient is approximately 93 years
old. The nurse's guess is an example of : (a) subjective age (b) perceived age (c) chronological
age (d) functional age correct answers (b) perceived age. How old other people estimate
someone is
The most important type of aging when working with the elderly population for a health care
provider is: (a) subjective age (b) perceived age (c) chronological age (d) functional age correct
answers (d) functional age. Which is physiologic health, psychological well-being,
socioeconomic factors and the ability to function and participate in desirable activities
If an individual is experiencing aging anxiety a nurses knows (a) cultural competence is needed
when dealing with this individual (b) assessment of functional age is needed (c) all ages can
experience this when thinking about aging (d) it only occurs in elderly individuals over the age
of 65 correct answers (c) all ages can experience this when thinking about aging. Aging anxiety
(the fears that people of all ages experience when thinking about aging) is another outcome of
ageism.
An elderly patients states "I love going to coffee with my friends every morning and talking
about our grandchildren". The patient is demonstrating which characteristic of aging? (a) health
aging (b) active aging (c) productive aging (d) successful aging correct answers (c) productive
aging. It is the social participation and engagement of aging. The others may apply but it is
unknown if this patient has healthy aging (she is in the hospital) and unknown if active aging is
demonstrated.
One sociocultural theory of aging is the age stratification theory. Which definition best describes
this theory? (a) considers the interrelationships between personal competence and the
environment (b) elderly people, as a group, have their own norms, expectations, beliefs, and
habits (c) older people remain socially and psychologically fit if they remain actively engaged in
life (d) society and older people engage in a mutually beneficial process of reciprocal withdrawal
to maintain social equilibrium (e) addresses the interdependencies between age as an element of
the social structure and the aging of people and cohorts as a social process correct answers (e)
addresses the interdependencies between age as an element of the social structure and the aging
of people and cohorts as a social process
Which sociocultural theory has a characteristic of "older people are less well integrated into the
larger society and interact more among themselves, compared with people from other age
groups" (a) disengagement theory (b) subculture theory (c) person-environment fit theory (d)
human needs theory correct answers (b) subculture theory. Elderly people, as a group, have their
own norms, expectations, beliefs, and habits; therefore, they have their own subculture.
Billie, age 87, remembers how outgoing and social he was when he was younger. He is realizing
he is not like that anymore and keeps to himself and hardly ever interacts with anyone. Billie is
demonstrating aspects of which psychological theory? (a) human needs theory (b) life-course and
personality development theory (c) selection, optimization, and compensation theory (d)
socioeconomic selectivity theory correct answers (b) life-course and personality development
theory. People are more generally extroverted at a young age and develop into introversion as