Describe the result of changes in the aging brain and continued potential for difficulty in the driving skills of older adults.

What will be an ideal response?


changes in the brain may make driving difficult. Due to slower reaction times caused by a slowdown in electrical impulses between nerve cells in the brain. Slower reaction times may cause a person to delay braking, having more difficulty in passing lanes or coming to an immediate stop.

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A lack of confidentiality, limited training, and unequal access are ethical concerns about

a. the law b. diversity c. technology d. responsibility

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Mr. Carson serves on an Institutional Review Board and firmly believes researchers have no right to invade people's privacy for research purposes. When reviewing study proposals, he argues that deliberate deception of the researcher's true intentions can always cause potential harm to subjects. Mr. Carson is a(n)

A) ethical absolutist. B) reactive researcher. C) ethical relativist. D) Hawthorne effector.

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Which of the following questions helps measure client satisfaction?

A) ?How did you evaluate the outcomes of the session? B) ?Do you believe you needed additional services that were not provided? C) ?Are you in contact with other members of your group? D) ?How did you hear about our organization?

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Medicaid legislation had a major unintended consequence by covering psychiatric hospital care as numerous state psychiatric facilities released patients. What was this consequence?

A. It placed older adults who exhibited behavioral problems in nursing homes, and the population of these facilities largely doubled. B. It placed psychiatric patients in community health centers for 24-hr care. C. It placed older adults who exhibited behavioral problems in jails and prisons even though they did not break any law. D. It placed older adults who exhibited behavioral problems in group homes.

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