NCOA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-socially accepted behavior pattern, people
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tend to establish their identities based on the roles they play in life
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(husband, wife, adult, teacher, daughter, nurse etc.)
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relationship - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-connections formed by the
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dynamic interaction of individuals who play interrelated roles
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role and relationship changes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ex: older adults
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do not stop being a parent just because their children are adults now
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common values and beliefs of older adults (end of life) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-economic values, |
cultural values, |
intrapersonal values, |
spiritual values |
stress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a response to a real or perceived threat
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or experiences that result in significant life alteration changes
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,PHYSICAL SIGNS OF STRESS IN THE
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ELDERLY - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cardio: Increased heart Respiratory:
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Increased respirations |
Musculoskeletal: tension, teeth grinding | | |
Gastrointestinal: decreased appetite, nausea | | |
Urinary: Increased frequency, but decreased urinary production
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COGNITIVE SIGNS OF STRESS IN THE| | | | |
ELDERLY - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Problem solving severely affected
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Difficulty Learning |
Difficulty Remembering Details
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Can effect memory
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Impulsive: make poor choices| | |
DEPRESSION goals of treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Decrease
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symptoms
Reduce the risk of reoccurrence
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Improve the quality of life
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Improve overall health status
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coping mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Denial: Refusing to
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acknowledge some painful aspect of external reality
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, Substitution: Keeping so busy with activities that there is not time to
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think about stressors
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Displacement: Transferring emotions about one situation or person
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onto another
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Repression: The removal of anxiety-producing thoughts or
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experiences from conscious awareness | | |
Rationalization: Creating an acceptable reason for unacceptable | | | | | |
thoughts or actions | |
Signs of alcohol and drug abuse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mimic age-
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related changes: decreased
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bone density, urinary incontinence, altered sleep patterns,
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unsteadiness,
hypertension, stomach complaints, and falls. | | | |
WHEN CARING FOR A CLIENT WITH
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DEMENTIA, IT IS MOST CORRECT TO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide a
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consistent daily routine and group of
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caregivers
AN 89 YEAR OLD PATIENT HAS BEEN BECOMING
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INCREASINGLY CONFUSED OVER THE PAST YEAR. HER | | | | | |
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
role - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-socially accepted behavior pattern, people
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tend to establish their identities based on the roles they play in life
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(husband, wife, adult, teacher, daughter, nurse etc.)
| | | | | |
relationship - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-connections formed by the
| | | | | | |
dynamic interaction of individuals who play interrelated roles
| | | | | | |
role and relationship changes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ex: older adults
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do not stop being a parent just because their children are adults now
| | | | | | | | | | | |
common values and beliefs of older adults (end of life) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-economic values, |
cultural values, |
intrapersonal values, |
spiritual values |
stress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a response to a real or perceived threat
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or experiences that result in significant life alteration changes
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,PHYSICAL SIGNS OF STRESS IN THE
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ELDERLY - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cardio: Increased heart Respiratory:
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Increased respirations |
Musculoskeletal: tension, teeth grinding | | |
Gastrointestinal: decreased appetite, nausea | | |
Urinary: Increased frequency, but decreased urinary production
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COGNITIVE SIGNS OF STRESS IN THE| | | | |
ELDERLY - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Problem solving severely affected
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Difficulty Learning |
Difficulty Remembering Details
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Can effect memory
| |
Impulsive: make poor choices| | |
DEPRESSION goals of treatment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Decrease
| | | | | | |
symptoms
Reduce the risk of reoccurrence
| | | |
Improve the quality of life
| | | |
Improve overall health status
| | |
coping mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Denial: Refusing to
| | | | | | |
acknowledge some painful aspect of external reality
| | | | | |
, Substitution: Keeping so busy with activities that there is not time to
| | | | | | | | | | |
think about stressors
| |
Displacement: Transferring emotions about one situation or person
| | | | | | |
onto another
|
Repression: The removal of anxiety-producing thoughts or
| | | | | |
experiences from conscious awareness | | |
Rationalization: Creating an acceptable reason for unacceptable | | | | | |
thoughts or actions | |
Signs of alcohol and drug abuse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mimic age-
| | | | | | | | |
related changes: decreased
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bone density, urinary incontinence, altered sleep patterns,
| | | | | | |
unsteadiness,
hypertension, stomach complaints, and falls. | | | |
WHEN CARING FOR A CLIENT WITH
| | | | |
DEMENTIA, IT IS MOST CORRECT TO - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Provide a
| | | | | | | | | |
consistent daily routine and group of
| | | | |
caregivers
AN 89 YEAR OLD PATIENT HAS BEEN BECOMING
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INCREASINGLY CONFUSED OVER THE PAST YEAR. HER | | | | | |
