When an elderly person comes to believe he or she has no choice but to accept the abuse from a caregiver, that person suffers from which of the following

A) post traumatic stress disorder
B) cowardice.
C) elder abuse syndrome.
D) battered wife syndrome.
E) battered geezer syndrome.


Ans: C) elder abuse syndrome.

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