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MASS PSYCHOLOGY JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Abuse - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i) Any ACT or OMISSION
which results in:
ii) Physical harm or emotional injury
iii) Financial exploitation
iv) Failure, inability, or resistance of an elderly person to
provide necessities essential for well-being
Exceptions to abuse - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i) Does NOT
INCLUDE acts or teachings of a church or religious
denomination
Definition of "Elderly person" - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ an
individual who is sixty years of age or over
Definition of "Emergency" for elder abuse -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ A situation in which an elderly
person is living in conditions which present a substantial
risk of death or immediate and serious physical or
mental harm.
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Definition of "Guardian" of elderly - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ a person who has qualified as a guardian of an
elderly person pursuant to chapter two hundred and
one, but shall not include a guardian ad litem
Financial Exploitation (Elderly) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i)
An act or omission by another person which causes
substantial monetary or property loss to an elderly
person, or substantial monetary or property gain to
another person
(1) Intention doesn't matter
Conservator (elderly) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i) Person
who is appointed to manage the estate of a person
Reports of elder abuse (timeline) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
1) Immediately make a verbal report
2) Within 48 hours make a written report to dept of
Elder Affairs
Who makes a report in a corporation or agency -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ The worker reports to the
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executive director, then the executive director reports
verbally and in writing.
When is the reporter liable - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ If the
reporter was the perpetrator of abuse or inflicted or
caused abuse.
Authorized activities of protective services agencies -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) receive and investigate reports
2) to furnish protective services WITH person's consent
3) to petition the court for appointment of a conservator
or guardian or for issuance of an emergency order
4) to furnish protective services in an emergency
5) to furnish protective services WITH the guardian's
consent
6) to serve as conservator, guardian, or temporary
guardian of a protected person
7) to perform all other functions determined to be
necessary for the department
Procedure to assess and evaluate the information
reported - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) visit to the residence
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2) consultations with appropriate service agencies and
individuals who have knowledge of the situation of
potential abuse
(3) If an emergency exists, assessment shall be
completed within 48 HOURS
procedure of the department if abuse is founded -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) evaluate person's functional
capacity
2) evaluate person's situation and resources
3) create a service plan for protective services that uses
the least restrictive alternatives
Information to include when making a report -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Name, address, age, info on
abuse, anything else relevant to the case. Optionally,
reporter can leave contact info (name, address, phone).
Agencies used to provide protective services -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ public and nonprofit private
agencies closest to the protected person
The department insures that the designated agency has
to: - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) demonstrate experience
working with the profile of the protected person
MASS PSYCHOLOGY JURISPRUDENCE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Abuse - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i) Any ACT or OMISSION
which results in:
ii) Physical harm or emotional injury
iii) Financial exploitation
iv) Failure, inability, or resistance of an elderly person to
provide necessities essential for well-being
Exceptions to abuse - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i) Does NOT
INCLUDE acts or teachings of a church or religious
denomination
Definition of "Elderly person" - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ an
individual who is sixty years of age or over
Definition of "Emergency" for elder abuse -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ A situation in which an elderly
person is living in conditions which present a substantial
risk of death or immediate and serious physical or
mental harm.
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Definition of "Guardian" of elderly - .....ANSWER...
✔✔ a person who has qualified as a guardian of an
elderly person pursuant to chapter two hundred and
one, but shall not include a guardian ad litem
Financial Exploitation (Elderly) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i)
An act or omission by another person which causes
substantial monetary or property loss to an elderly
person, or substantial monetary or property gain to
another person
(1) Intention doesn't matter
Conservator (elderly) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ i) Person
who is appointed to manage the estate of a person
Reports of elder abuse (timeline) - .....ANSWER... ✔✔
1) Immediately make a verbal report
2) Within 48 hours make a written report to dept of
Elder Affairs
Who makes a report in a corporation or agency -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ The worker reports to the
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executive director, then the executive director reports
verbally and in writing.
When is the reporter liable - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ If the
reporter was the perpetrator of abuse or inflicted or
caused abuse.
Authorized activities of protective services agencies -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) receive and investigate reports
2) to furnish protective services WITH person's consent
3) to petition the court for appointment of a conservator
or guardian or for issuance of an emergency order
4) to furnish protective services in an emergency
5) to furnish protective services WITH the guardian's
consent
6) to serve as conservator, guardian, or temporary
guardian of a protected person
7) to perform all other functions determined to be
necessary for the department
Procedure to assess and evaluate the information
reported - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) visit to the residence
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2) consultations with appropriate service agencies and
individuals who have knowledge of the situation of
potential abuse
(3) If an emergency exists, assessment shall be
completed within 48 HOURS
procedure of the department if abuse is founded -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) evaluate person's functional
capacity
2) evaluate person's situation and resources
3) create a service plan for protective services that uses
the least restrictive alternatives
Information to include when making a report -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ Name, address, age, info on
abuse, anything else relevant to the case. Optionally,
reporter can leave contact info (name, address, phone).
Agencies used to provide protective services -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ public and nonprofit private
agencies closest to the protected person
The department insures that the designated agency has
to: - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ 1) demonstrate experience
working with the profile of the protected person
