Which of the following statements is least likely true with respect to elder abuse?

A. Official reports most likely represent just the “tip of the iceberg.”
B. Older adults who are frail and dependent are particularly vulnerable to elder abuse.
C. Perpetrators of elder abuse are usually not family members.
D. The risk for elder abuse increases when caregivers have issues with substance use disorders.


C. Perpetrators of elder abuse are usually not family members.

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(a) why certain people have two or more careers; (b) the impact of two wage earners on household income and structure; (c) the existence of wide differentials in wages within the U.S. workforce; (d) the struggles women face when they attempt to balance working both inside and outside the home.

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One study used the audio?tapes from emergency 911 calls as data. This was used in the text

as an example of:

a. content analysis. b. field experimentation. c. physical traces. d. missing data

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?Monitoring of treatment and/or services is a fundamental aspect in the demand for:

A. Progress
B. Goal achievement
C. An agency's seal of quality
D. Reimbursement

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Hospital care accounts for ____________ of our national health expenses

a) almost one-third b) nearly one-half. c) just under seventy percent d) almost two-thirds

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