What characteristics of caregivers, family or other acquaintances are associated with high risk of elder abuse?
What will be an ideal response?
Individuals who threaten the older adult with social isolation; history of drug or substance use; immature and unhappy with life; financial dependence on the older adult; person feels alienated, depressed or is social isolated; overtly hostile toward the older adult; did not volunteer for caregiving responsibility; blames the older adult for any alleged abuse or neglect. The characteristics suggest a dysfunctional relationship that could be prevented with interventions to alleviate caregiver/care receiver stress.
You might also like to view...
Which of the following is true of Medicaid?
A) It must provide coverage for personal care services and community based services. B) It offers basic hospital and optional supplementary insurance. C) It is the main funder of nursing home care. D) It covers medical care costs for all people aged 65+ years of age, and for disabled Social Security beneficiaries.
Usually, if the grant is to cover more than______________, funders want a breakdown of the year-by-year budget and then a total amount.
A) one year B) five years C) three years D) two years
A conflict created when a person receives contradictory messages on different levels of abstraction is known as a:
a. reframe b. double bind c. complementary message d. quid pro quo
Most licensed psychotherapists working in mental health agencies have earned:
a. a Bachelors degree b. a Masters degree c. a doctoral degree d. an M. D.