The frail elderly are those who are infirm, very ill, or cognitively impaired

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.


True

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Imagine you had a couple of friends who complained to you about never remembering any of their dreams. Based on Aserinsky and Kleitman's research, what might you (reasonably) offer to do to help your friends?

A. Place electrodes on your friends' heads and measure their sleep patterns. B. Watch their eyes while they sleep (with their permission, of course), and when you see rapid eye movement, wake them up and ask if they remember the dream. C. Wake them up during slow eye movements so they will spend more time in REM sleep. D. Talk softly to them and play music to induce dreaming.

Psychology

Threat gestures

a. are a response made by the subordinate animal. b. help reduce overt aggression. c. are a response to appeasement gestures. d. are invariably followed by an attack. e. occur only in instances of interspecific aggression.

Psychology

Field studies of long-term viewing of violence on television suggest that

a. it would be prudent to have children who watch television violence engage in vigorous physical activity to discharge their violent feelings. b. the more closely violent television situations resemble the child's actual environment, the greater their effect will be. c. young children are more vulnerable than older children to the effects of television violence. d. long-term viewing appears to increase aggressive behavior, but the evidence is not conclusive. e. long-term viewing causes aggressive behavior among boys but not among girls.

Psychology

Humanistic psychologists believe that

a. humans are basically destructive and must constantly fight negative impulses. b. psychologists should study only objective events such as stimuli and behaviors. c. people are basically good and will generally strive to achieve positive social goals. d. none of the above

Psychology