GERO 365 WEEK 9 & 10 Test
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
According Moody and Sasser, based on an article by Lachs and Pillemer (2015), what percentage
of older adults is thought to have experienced some form of elder abuse? - Answer 10
The sandwich generation is defined as ______________ - Answer People who must balance
the responsibility of care for the aged with the demands of employment and their own families
Which of the following are risk factors for elder abuse? - Answer psychopathology, especially
alcohol and substance abuse
family history of violence
social isolation
Moody and Sasser state that it could be proper to intervene if an older individual is making poor
decisions when: - Answer The person is incompetent to understand or evaluate information
to make a good decision
Today, laws in 42 states require _________________________ whenever there is a suspicion
that an elder has been abused - Answer Mandatory reporting
True or False
Legal guardianship is a court proceeding that appoints an individual to assume health care
and/or financial decision making on behalf of a person who has been deemed to be
incompetent. - Answer True
The story of Uncle Bert's bad judgement that begins on page 237 highlights dilemma's that
family members face when an older person they care about makes questionable decisions. Such
dilemmas include: - Answer what risks are involved with Uncle Bert's decisions?
is Uncle Bert self-neglecting or just making bad decisions?
, The majority of people providing care for older adults are ____________ - Answer unpaid
caregivers
True or False
According to the Administration on Aging, more than 2/3 of older people that are not living in
an institution live in a family setting. - Answer True
True or False
An older person's liberty and autonomy is secondary to what others, such as a physician pr
close family member thinks is best when it comes to decisions regarding health and safety. -
Answer False
According to McKhann, which of the following reflect public concerns about assisted dying? -
Answer The possibility of medical error
The potential for abuse
The roles played by financial interests in prolonging or shortening life
According to McKhann, which of the following reasons are used to support physician-assisted
death? - Answer the right to control one's body and life; freedom and autonomy
When the patient's life is deemed no longer worth living, usually because of great pain, a
terminal condition, an irreversible coma, advanced senility, or extreme degradation
True or False
Termination of life-sustaining treatment is not homicide, suicide, or assisted suicide according to
court decisions. - Answer True
True or False
Kass argues that from the health care provider's perspective, the duty to make whole and to
heal can never be compatible with intentionally killing a patient. - Answer True
True or False
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025-2026 Updated.
According Moody and Sasser, based on an article by Lachs and Pillemer (2015), what percentage
of older adults is thought to have experienced some form of elder abuse? - Answer 10
The sandwich generation is defined as ______________ - Answer People who must balance
the responsibility of care for the aged with the demands of employment and their own families
Which of the following are risk factors for elder abuse? - Answer psychopathology, especially
alcohol and substance abuse
family history of violence
social isolation
Moody and Sasser state that it could be proper to intervene if an older individual is making poor
decisions when: - Answer The person is incompetent to understand or evaluate information
to make a good decision
Today, laws in 42 states require _________________________ whenever there is a suspicion
that an elder has been abused - Answer Mandatory reporting
True or False
Legal guardianship is a court proceeding that appoints an individual to assume health care
and/or financial decision making on behalf of a person who has been deemed to be
incompetent. - Answer True
The story of Uncle Bert's bad judgement that begins on page 237 highlights dilemma's that
family members face when an older person they care about makes questionable decisions. Such
dilemmas include: - Answer what risks are involved with Uncle Bert's decisions?
is Uncle Bert self-neglecting or just making bad decisions?
, The majority of people providing care for older adults are ____________ - Answer unpaid
caregivers
True or False
According to the Administration on Aging, more than 2/3 of older people that are not living in
an institution live in a family setting. - Answer True
True or False
An older person's liberty and autonomy is secondary to what others, such as a physician pr
close family member thinks is best when it comes to decisions regarding health and safety. -
Answer False
According to McKhann, which of the following reflect public concerns about assisted dying? -
Answer The possibility of medical error
The potential for abuse
The roles played by financial interests in prolonging or shortening life
According to McKhann, which of the following reasons are used to support physician-assisted
death? - Answer the right to control one's body and life; freedom and autonomy
When the patient's life is deemed no longer worth living, usually because of great pain, a
terminal condition, an irreversible coma, advanced senility, or extreme degradation
True or False
Termination of life-sustaining treatment is not homicide, suicide, or assisted suicide according to
court decisions. - Answer True
True or False
Kass argues that from the health care provider's perspective, the duty to make whole and to
heal can never be compatible with intentionally killing a patient. - Answer True
True or False
