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To enhance success for health teaching to middle-aged adults, the health-care
worker should:
A. provide information related to health concerns and stressors common to the
age-group.
B. begin with concepts about teaching and learning techniques.
C. incorporate structured learning activities that keep all group members
learning at the same rate.
D. direct members to seek independent learning without formal instruction. -
ANSWER-A. provide information related to health concerns and stressors
common to the age-group.
A middle-aged man says that he is taking up a strenuous exercise program to
increase his testosterone level and his libido. The best response to this
information would be:
A. "That is great! You will begin to feel better and enjoy an increased libido."
B. "While exercising, you should wear tight fitting underwear and an athletic
support."
C. "To get the result you want, you will have to exercise every day."
D. "Excessive exercise may actually decrease your testosterone level." -
ANSWER-D. "Excessive exercise may actually decrease your testosterone
level."
,The term climacteric refers to a time in life in which:
A. women have erratic menstrual cycles.
B. men have a decrease in libido.
C. women have completed menopause.
D. men become permanently impotent. - ANSWER-B. men have a decrease in
libido.
A 52-year-old woman who is recently divorced and has just sent her last child to
college says she just does not understand why she is feeling so "low and alone."
She states she is not sleeping well and has no energy for anything. These most
likely are symptoms of:
A. worsening depression related to early menopause.
B. pathologic depression related to the divorce.
C. the "empty nest" syndrome related to the children being gone from home
and stress from the recent divorce.
D. indicative of her need to go out and get a job. - ANSWER-C. the "empty
nest" syndrome related to the children being gone from home and stress from
the recent divorce.
A middle-aged man is considering testosterone replacement therapy to increase
his strength and sense of well-being. A deficit of testosterone therapy is that the
therapy:
A. is very expensive.
B. does not correct erectile dysfunction.
C. increases accumulation of body fat.
D. may cause hypertension. - ANSWER-B. does not correct erectile
dysfunction.
,A 55-year-old man has recently purchased a sports car, had a hair transplant,
and taken up skydiving as a hobby. The term for this behavior as an attempt to
challenge the inevitability of the future is known as:
A. generativity.
B. identity accommodation.
C. male climacteric.
D. midlife crisis. - ANSWER-D. midlife crisis.
Middle adulthood is considered the period of development after young
adulthood but before retirement and is categorized as age 40 to _____ years.
A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 65 - ANSWER-C. 60
When discussing the basic needs for the older adult, the health-care worker uses
the term ___________ to indicate effective interactions.
A. autonomy
B. disengagement
C. competence
D. relatedness - ANSWER-C. competence
When planning health promotion classes for people in late adulthood, the
health-care worker should include information about:
A. motor vehicle accidents.
, B. stress management.
C. sexually transmitted diseases.
D. vitamin supplements. - ANSWER-B. stress management
When a 65-year-old woman comes to the health clinic with postmenopausal
symptoms, the health-care worker will encourage a high dietary intake of:
A. potassium.
B. sodium.
C. calcium.
D. vitamin C. - ANSWER-calcium
The home health care worker will make a point to make frequent blood pressure
assessments on a 67-year-old man who has been put on a new hypertensive drug
because the older adult:
A. will be curious about the effectiveness of the drug.
B. has sudden changes in blood pressure.
C. may reject a medication change.