AAFCS Gerontology and Elder Care 3

Question 1

What is the primary focus of the Older Americans Act (OAA), originally passed in 1965?

Accepted Answer

Establishing a nationwide network of community-based social services for older adults

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Providing Social Security retirement income to older adults

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Funding Medicare and Medicaid insurance programs

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Regulating private retirement plans and pension benefits

Question 2

Which cognitive assessment instrument is most widely used in clinical settings to screen for dementia and cognitive impairment in older adults?

Accepted Answer

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

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Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)

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Functional Independence Measure (FIM)

Question 3

What is 'respite care' in the context of elder care and caregiving?

Accepted Answer

Temporary relief care provided so primary caregivers can rest

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End-of-life care focused on pain and symptom comfort

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Rehabilitation services provided following a hospitalization

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Long-term institutional care in a skilled nursing facility

Question 4

Falls are the leading cause of injury among older adults. What is the most common serious injury resulting from falls in this population?

Accepted Answer

Hip fracture

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Traumatic brain injury

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Spinal cord injury

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Wrist fracture

Question 5

Which aging theory, proposed by Cumming and Henry in 1961, suggests that older adults naturally and mutually withdraw from social roles and relationships?

Accepted Answer

Disengagement theory

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Activity theory

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Continuity theory

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Socioemotional selectivity theory

Question 6

Which of the following best distinguishes palliative care from hospice care for older adults?

Accepted Answer

Palliative care can begin at any illness stage alongside curative treatment; hospice focuses on comfort when cure is no longer pursued

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Hospice care addresses physical pain only; palliative care focuses on emotional support

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Palliative care is exclusively for cancer patients; hospice is for all terminal diagnoses

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Hospice care begins at diagnosis; palliative care begins only in the final weeks of life

Question 7

What is the 'Hayflick limit' in the biology of aging?

Accepted Answer

The approximately 50 times normal human cells can divide before undergoing senescence

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The maximum safe dose of medications for older adults

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The threshold age at which cognitive decline becomes irreversible

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The minimum caloric intake needed to prevent age-related muscle loss