P, age 79, moved into a nursing home after the effects of a moderate stroke left her
unable to live independently in her home.
P's mood was depressed and she kept
talking about how her life wasn't supposed to end up that way – her family was
supposed to be caring for her. P's daughter wished her husband earned more money
so she could quit her job to take care of P. The contributing factors of P's depression
are:
a. schemas, social supports, and scripts.
b. abilities, social supports, material resources, and scripts.
c. schemas, social supports, and material resources.
d. schemas, material resources, and scripts.
D
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lazy, knows little, and fails to take his job seriously. She takes every opportunity to criticize him to other workers behind his back by focusing on the fact that he has a single eyebrow that flows across his Neanderthal-like forehead. This is the ethical thing to do.
a. True b. False
In the 2006 GSS, 2,966 individuals reported their belief in the existence of God. Sixty-six respondents said they did not believe in God. What proportion did not believe?
A. 0.02 B. 0.2 C. 2 D. 2,966
Which of the following is true of LGBT elders?
A) They have well?developed social networks of choice. B) They often create surrogate family through a strong mixed?age network of friends and significant others. C) More than 25 percent of same?sex partners include a partner age 55 or older. D) all of the above
The adaptational strategy for some dual-careerists, in which both are highly involved in either careers or home life, but not in both areas, is called: 296)
a. accommodators b. adversaries c. allies d. acrobats