The _____ of aging is concerned with diseases that cause morbidity and mortality and also with the causes of disability and how they affect functional independence.
a. comorbidity
b. epidemiology
c. epistemology
d. progressive adjustment
b. epidemiology
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Jan and Sean have a 20-year-old daughter who has Autism who lives with them. Although they have been trying to find work programs or day programs to involve her in, they have had little success because her behavioral needs are greater that the local programs can handle. This has resulted in numerous programmatic transitions, constant parental conflict, and finally Sean’s decision to quit her job to stay home with Christy. The couple is worried about finances but doesn’t see another way to handle the situation. This is most closely related to a
a. Developmental stressor b. Chronic stressor c. Normative Stressor d. Structural stressor
A closed family system is considered dysfunctional because it:
A. interacts chaotically with the environment. B. is considered neglectful. C. permits family members to develop separate identities. D. is less receptive to external stimuli and is unresponsive to change.
When the analyst offers the interpretation—with empathy—of her client's choice to leave home when she became pregnant (even though the client was a teenager) to make it on her own with her baby, this is known as what in psychoanalytic counseling?
a. Intersubjective Responding b. Dream Interpretation c. Free Association d. Understanding-Explaining Sequence
According to the text, which of the following two ethnic groups have the lowest highest rates of being uninsured with regard to healthcare in the U.S
a. Asian Americans and African Americans b. Native Americans and Asian Americans c. Asian Americans and Native Americans d. Latino/a Americans and Native Americans