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MASS PSYCHOLOGY JURISPRUDENCE
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Chapter 19A - correct-answer - Department of elder affairs
Abuse - correct-answer - An act or omission which results in serious physical or
emotional injury to an elderly person or financial exploitation of an elderly
person; or the failure, inability, or resistance of an elderly person to provide for
him one or more of the necessities essential for physical and emotional well-being
without which the elderly person would be unable to safely remain in the
community.
Exceptions to abuse - correct-answer - tenets and teachings of the church or
religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof.
Definition of "Elderly person" - correct-answer - an individual who is sixty years of
age or over
Definition of "Emergency" for elder abuse - correct-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 - correct-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
Timeline for reporting abuse - correct-answer - 1) Immediately make a verbal
report
2) Within 48 hours make a written report
Who makes a report in a corporation or agency - correct-answer - The worker
reports to the executive director, then the executive director reports verbally and
in writing.
When is the reporter liable - correct-answer - If the reporter was the perpetrator
of abuse or inflicted or caused abuse.
Authorized activities of protective services agencies - correct-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
MASS PSYCHOLOGY JURISPRUDENCE
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Chapter 19A - correct-answer - Department of elder affairs
Abuse - correct-answer - An act or omission which results in serious physical or
emotional injury to an elderly person or financial exploitation of an elderly
person; or the failure, inability, or resistance of an elderly person to provide for
him one or more of the necessities essential for physical and emotional well-being
without which the elderly person would be unable to safely remain in the
community.
Exceptions to abuse - correct-answer - tenets and teachings of the church or
religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof.
Definition of "Elderly person" - correct-answer - an individual who is sixty years of
age or over
Definition of "Emergency" for elder abuse - correct-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 - correct-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
Timeline for reporting abuse - correct-answer - 1) Immediately make a verbal
report
2) Within 48 hours make a written report
Who makes a report in a corporation or agency - correct-answer - The worker
reports to the executive director, then the executive director reports verbally and
in writing.
When is the reporter liable - correct-answer - If the reporter was the perpetrator
of abuse or inflicted or caused abuse.
Authorized activities of protective services agencies - correct-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
