Chapter 11: Self-Perception And Self-Concept Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition With Explained Answers 100% Correct Download To Score A

Chapter 11: Self-Perception And Self-
Concept Williams: Basic Geriatric
Nursing, 7th Edition With Explained
Answers 100% Correct Download To
Score A


Chapter 11: Self-Perception and Self-Concept
Williams: Basic Geriatric Nursing, 7th Edition




I. What causes the greatest damage to self-worth?
a. Measuring self against internal ideals
b. Measuring self against individual values
c. Measuring self against external standards
d. Measuring self against expressions of positive
feedback ANS: C

II. What would have the largest impact on maintaining a positive self-perception?
a. Ability to control life’s choices
b. Financial success attained in life
c. Family relationships
d. Degree of
wellness ANS: A

III. What would be considered the most important indicator of a positive self-image in an older
adult living in a long-term care facility?
a. Feeding self independently
b. Maintaining urinary continence
c. Having family visitors NeverRy wIeek

d. Neat grooming and weariUng fSreshNcloTthing

ANS: D


IV. How does the concept of ageism portray older adults?
a. An inactive population of self-indulgent persons
b. A group that has opted to isolate themselves

, Chapter 11: Self-Perception And Self-
Concept Williams: Basic Geriatric
Nursing, 7th Edition With Explained
Answers 100% Correct Download To
Score A

c. Physically inept and nonproductive
d. An antisocial but active group
ANS: C

V. What would cause the most damage to the self-concept of an older adult who lives in a
long-term care facility?
a. Being perceived as a single group rather than an individual
b. Having individual needs that are not met
c. Losing many personal belongings
d. Losing social
contact ANS: C

VI. An older adult has recently been placed in a long-term care facility. What would the nurse
expect to see exhibited in the patient?
a. Feeling unloved and unlovable