A patient living in community housing for older adults says, "I don't go to the senior citizens club. They play cards and talk about the past, because that's all they can do." The nurse analyzes that these remarks represent
a. failure to achieve developmental tasks.
b. thinking associated with ageism.
c. hypercritical behavior.
d. paranoid thinking.
B
Ageism is negative stereotyping and devaluation of people based on their age. Older adults might be as guilty of using ageism as younger individuals. The other options are not substantiated by the information given in the scenario.
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