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The primary emphasis of hospice is - CORRECT ANSWER - quality of life.
Euthanasia is a term applied to ending life for reasons of mercy. Sometimes this is done by withholding
available treatment. In contrast, the "deliberate ending of someone's life through an intervention or action"
is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - active euthanasia
According to the Osterbur article entitled, "Palliative Care: Impact on Quality and Cost", the authors
outlined a number of medical advances when people experience serious illness. Based on this article
which of the following is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Palliative care addresses comfort of the
patient and relief from symptoms.
Death anxiety is a common feeling when we think about our own mortality. According to Cavanaugh,
does death anxiety increase or decrease in later life? - CORRECT ANSWER - Decreases as we age
According to the Cavanaugh text, does anticipatory grief help in the grieving process (that is, does
knowing that a person is likely going to die, versus a sudden death, help to make the bereavement process
less challenging or not as long? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anticipatory grieving is usually helpful, but
research findings in this area are mixed.
Which of the following is the central premise of Life Course Theory? - CORRECT ANSWER - Changing
lives alter development trajectories
The following is NOT an assumption under the Life Course Theory framework? - CORRECT ANSWER
- Developmental trajectories are mainly influenced by balancing reciprocity in relationships.
According to the Humble et al paper, which of the following was not one of the differences listed between
the 1990s study and the 2010s study? - CORRECT ANSWER - More studies focus on mid- to later-life
experiences in the 1990s than in the 2010s
Cavanaugh discussed situations where adult children provide care to aging parents with health problems.
Which of the following portrays how Cavanaugh discussed caregiving? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Caregivers experience both burdens and benefits from caring for aging parents.
In the article by Fingerman, Kim, Birdtt, and Zarit (2016), the authors examine midlife parents' daily
experiences with grown children. In that study, higher quality parent child relationships were linked with
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - More pleasant encounters
In the article by Wong and Shobo (2017), the study compared the daily experiences of three different
types of caregiving situations; caring for a child with a developmental disability; caring for an aging
parent with health concerns; caring for a spouse with health concerns. Although the amount of times spent
in caregiving activities did not suffer across types of caregiving, the amount of stress did differ. Which
group reported the greatest amount of daily stress? - CORRECT ANSWER - Caring for a child with a
developmental disability
What is the term used by Cavanaugh and other gerontologists to refer to a person who helps keep a family
together through the organization of family gatherings? -
- CORRECT ANSWER - kin keeper