Couc 502 - Elderhood, Chapter 13
______ are bands of people who accompany individuals through life.
Connections
Friends
Social convoys
Cohorts - correct answer-Social convoys
A set of factors that are often ignored in counseling practice include ______.
personality characteristics and interpersonal skills
political affiliation and family
education and socioeconomic status
gender and social connections - correct answer-personality characteristics and interpersonal
skills
Age is positively related to ______.
socializing with neighbors
social network size
closeness to network members
nonprimary-group ties - correct answer-socializing with neighbors
An individual trying to postpone death by making promises is an example of denial,
according to Kubler-Ross.
True
False - correct answer-False
As a gerontological counselor, it is important to ______.
establish financial security of the patient
treat all health conditions
communicate whether the individual is health or not
differentiate between normal aging versus a disease process - correct answer-differentiate
between normal aging versus a disease process
Chronic loneliness can be lethal.
True
False - correct answer-True
Counselors need to understand that quality of life in the oldest-old includes ______.
a focus on professional achievement
inevitable senility
highly uniform changes
objective and subjective dimensions - correct answer-objective and subjective dimensions
______ are bands of people who accompany individuals through life.
Connections
Friends
Social convoys
Cohorts - correct answer-Social convoys
A set of factors that are often ignored in counseling practice include ______.
personality characteristics and interpersonal skills
political affiliation and family
education and socioeconomic status
gender and social connections - correct answer-personality characteristics and interpersonal
skills
Age is positively related to ______.
socializing with neighbors
social network size
closeness to network members
nonprimary-group ties - correct answer-socializing with neighbors
An individual trying to postpone death by making promises is an example of denial,
according to Kubler-Ross.
True
False - correct answer-False
As a gerontological counselor, it is important to ______.
establish financial security of the patient
treat all health conditions
communicate whether the individual is health or not
differentiate between normal aging versus a disease process - correct answer-differentiate
between normal aging versus a disease process
Chronic loneliness can be lethal.
True
False - correct answer-True
Counselors need to understand that quality of life in the oldest-old includes ______.
a focus on professional achievement
inevitable senility
highly uniform changes
objective and subjective dimensions - correct answer-objective and subjective dimensions
