BSN315 - FINAL EXAM (CHAPTER 7, 24) QUESTIONS AND
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1. Which of the following statements is true about sociological theories of aging?
a. Disengagement theory, activity theory, and continuity theory are supported by
data.
b. Everyone should be able to achieve the three tasks of Peck's model of
integrity.
c. The exercising of rights is not a task of aging in Kelly's model.
d. A person may choose to avoid pursuing inner discovery in old age.
d. A person may choose to avoid pursuing inner discovery in old age.
2. Which statement is true about the social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of
older adults?
a. Contemporary society has strong norms for the behaviour of adults older than
80 years.
b. The transition to old age entails a declining level of contribution to others as
one becomes increasingly dependent on them.
c. Computers and the Internet have little to contribute to older persons in their
need for social support.
, d. Nurses are often significant sources of social and emotional support for older
adults.
d. Nurses are often significant sources of social and emotional support for older adults.
3. Which alterations in roles are most likely to have a significant effect on the type
of aging process experienced by the older adult?
a. Being a grandparent and church member
b. Losing employment or a spouse
c. Being a friend and patient
d. Being a parent and volunteer
b. Losing employment or a spouse
4. In which context are members of a cohort described when using the age-
stratification theory to explain the effect of similar events, conditions, and
circumstances?
a. Historical context
b. Biological context
c. Sociological context
d. Chronological context
a. Historical context
5. An older male adult (pronouns he/him) with severe knee pain tells the nurse
how he lost his job and his home after starting a new business when he was 48
years old. Now he lives alone and relies on welfare. Using Jung's theory, what in
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE
1. Which of the following statements is true about sociological theories of aging?
a. Disengagement theory, activity theory, and continuity theory are supported by
data.
b. Everyone should be able to achieve the three tasks of Peck's model of
integrity.
c. The exercising of rights is not a task of aging in Kelly's model.
d. A person may choose to avoid pursuing inner discovery in old age.
d. A person may choose to avoid pursuing inner discovery in old age.
2. Which statement is true about the social, emotional, and spiritual well-being of
older adults?
a. Contemporary society has strong norms for the behaviour of adults older than
80 years.
b. The transition to old age entails a declining level of contribution to others as
one becomes increasingly dependent on them.
c. Computers and the Internet have little to contribute to older persons in their
need for social support.
, d. Nurses are often significant sources of social and emotional support for older
adults.
d. Nurses are often significant sources of social and emotional support for older adults.
3. Which alterations in roles are most likely to have a significant effect on the type
of aging process experienced by the older adult?
a. Being a grandparent and church member
b. Losing employment or a spouse
c. Being a friend and patient
d. Being a parent and volunteer
b. Losing employment or a spouse
4. In which context are members of a cohort described when using the age-
stratification theory to explain the effect of similar events, conditions, and
circumstances?
a. Historical context
b. Biological context
c. Sociological context
d. Chronological context
a. Historical context
5. An older male adult (pronouns he/him) with severe knee pain tells the nurse
how he lost his job and his home after starting a new business when he was 48
years old. Now he lives alone and relies on welfare. Using Jung's theory, what in
