Functional Performance in Older Adults,
5th Edition by Bette Bonder
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 29)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Chapter 1: Aging in Context
1. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy was greatest for which
demographic group in the United States?
A. White women
B. Hispanic women
C. White men
D. Black men
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-1
Topic: Life Expectancy
2. An occupational therapist who is working in a community in a lower-income country would
expect to find that the causes of death are greatest from:
A. Respiratory diseases
B. Cardiovascular diseases
C. Cancer
D. Diabetes
ANS: A
Learning Objective: 1-1
Topic: Life Expectancy
3. An older adult’s approach to careful money management and frugality could be due to
experiences living through financially difficult times during:
A. World War I
B. The Great Depression
C. The Industrial Revolution
D. The Great Recession
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-1
Topic: Cohort Effects
4. The greatest health disparities are found in which geographic area?
A. High-density urban communities
B. Low-density urban communities
C. Suburban communities
D. Rural communities
ANS: D
Learning Objective: 1-2
Topic: Social Determinants of Health
5. A practice to support health literacy would be best demonstrated by:
,A. Providing written instructions in the client’s first language
B. Discussing treatment options with the client and care partners
C. Ensuring the client can locate health resources and ask pertinent questions
D. Offering home programs in written and recorded media
ANS: C
Learning Objective: 1-2
Topic: Social Determinants of Health
6. An older adult lives in a suburban area outside a large metropolitan city. What would be the
occupational therapist’s first concern about the older adult’s ability to independently access
health care and basic needs?
A. Access to community senior center programming
B. Access to transportation
C. Neighborhood social supports
D. Family social supports
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-3
Topic: Physical Environment
7. When considering aging-in-place supports for their older adult clients, in addition to home
modifications, what would an occupational therapist consider addressing with their client as part
of therapy intervention?
A. Roles the older adult can play in civic leadership
B. Employment options
C. Community mobility
D. Internet and virtual technology access
ANS: C
Learning Objective: 1-3
Topic: Aging in Place
8. When considering intervention supports for an older adult client who is homeless, the
therapist’s first priority would be to:
A. Assess basic ADLs, including grooming
B. Consult with social services on basic shelter needs
C. Develop an intervention on basic food preparation
D. Recommend institutionalization, e.g., a nursing home
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-3
Topic: Homelessness
, 9. A therapist works with a team to develop a community day-care program in a rural
community. One of the informational brochures states, “We ensure that all the grannies have
access to the best technologies.” This is an example of:
A. Organizational health literacy
B. Personal health literacy
C. Ableist language
D. Ageist language
ANS: D
Learning Objective: 1-4
Topic: Attitudes
10. What government action has helped lift people out of poverty in the United States?
A. Public health measures
B. Americans With Disabilities Act
C. Social Security Act
D. Socialized medicine
ANS: C
Learning Objective: 1-4
Topic: Policy and Aging
11. An occupational therapist is working with an older male client in rehabilitation following a
hip replacement. Motivation to participate has been a challenge in therapy, and the occupational
therapist discovers that the client’s partner of 61 years recently died. What would be the first
action taken by the therapist?
A. Ensure the client’s guns are removed from his home
B. Elicit the client’s perception of his needs
C. Explore the client’s social support system
D. Refer the client to a chaplaincy
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-4
Topic: Impact of Economics and Gender
12. A client who lives in Southeast Asia falls while visiting her son’s family in Canada. Prior to
her fall, she enjoyed being a part of her grandchildren’s daily routines, including their afterschool
programs. She is becoming depressed with her slow progress in rehabilitation and not wanting to
attend therapy. What would be the best approach to re-engage her in therapy?
A. Preparing school snacks for her grandchildren
B. Engaging in arts-based activities at the facility
C. Re-engaging in daily faith-based rituals
D. Writing her life story
ANS: A
Learning Objective: 1-5
5th Edition by Bette Bonder
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 29)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Chapter 1: Aging in Context
1. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy was greatest for which
demographic group in the United States?
A. White women
B. Hispanic women
C. White men
D. Black men
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-1
Topic: Life Expectancy
2. An occupational therapist who is working in a community in a lower-income country would
expect to find that the causes of death are greatest from:
A. Respiratory diseases
B. Cardiovascular diseases
C. Cancer
D. Diabetes
ANS: A
Learning Objective: 1-1
Topic: Life Expectancy
3. An older adult’s approach to careful money management and frugality could be due to
experiences living through financially difficult times during:
A. World War I
B. The Great Depression
C. The Industrial Revolution
D. The Great Recession
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-1
Topic: Cohort Effects
4. The greatest health disparities are found in which geographic area?
A. High-density urban communities
B. Low-density urban communities
C. Suburban communities
D. Rural communities
ANS: D
Learning Objective: 1-2
Topic: Social Determinants of Health
5. A practice to support health literacy would be best demonstrated by:
,A. Providing written instructions in the client’s first language
B. Discussing treatment options with the client and care partners
C. Ensuring the client can locate health resources and ask pertinent questions
D. Offering home programs in written and recorded media
ANS: C
Learning Objective: 1-2
Topic: Social Determinants of Health
6. An older adult lives in a suburban area outside a large metropolitan city. What would be the
occupational therapist’s first concern about the older adult’s ability to independently access
health care and basic needs?
A. Access to community senior center programming
B. Access to transportation
C. Neighborhood social supports
D. Family social supports
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-3
Topic: Physical Environment
7. When considering aging-in-place supports for their older adult clients, in addition to home
modifications, what would an occupational therapist consider addressing with their client as part
of therapy intervention?
A. Roles the older adult can play in civic leadership
B. Employment options
C. Community mobility
D. Internet and virtual technology access
ANS: C
Learning Objective: 1-3
Topic: Aging in Place
8. When considering intervention supports for an older adult client who is homeless, the
therapist’s first priority would be to:
A. Assess basic ADLs, including grooming
B. Consult with social services on basic shelter needs
C. Develop an intervention on basic food preparation
D. Recommend institutionalization, e.g., a nursing home
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-3
Topic: Homelessness
, 9. A therapist works with a team to develop a community day-care program in a rural
community. One of the informational brochures states, “We ensure that all the grannies have
access to the best technologies.” This is an example of:
A. Organizational health literacy
B. Personal health literacy
C. Ableist language
D. Ageist language
ANS: D
Learning Objective: 1-4
Topic: Attitudes
10. What government action has helped lift people out of poverty in the United States?
A. Public health measures
B. Americans With Disabilities Act
C. Social Security Act
D. Socialized medicine
ANS: C
Learning Objective: 1-4
Topic: Policy and Aging
11. An occupational therapist is working with an older male client in rehabilitation following a
hip replacement. Motivation to participate has been a challenge in therapy, and the occupational
therapist discovers that the client’s partner of 61 years recently died. What would be the first
action taken by the therapist?
A. Ensure the client’s guns are removed from his home
B. Elicit the client’s perception of his needs
C. Explore the client’s social support system
D. Refer the client to a chaplaincy
ANS: B
Learning Objective: 1-4
Topic: Impact of Economics and Gender
12. A client who lives in Southeast Asia falls while visiting her son’s family in Canada. Prior to
her fall, she enjoyed being a part of her grandchildren’s daily routines, including their afterschool
programs. She is becoming depressed with her slow progress in rehabilitation and not wanting to
attend therapy. What would be the best approach to re-engage her in therapy?
A. Preparing school snacks for her grandchildren
B. Engaging in arts-based activities at the facility
C. Re-engaging in daily faith-based rituals
D. Writing her life story
ANS: A
Learning Objective: 1-5
