The majority of older women face osteoporosis. How does this affect their ability to perform their ADLs?

What will be an ideal response?


Osteoporosis can lead to more injuries such as bone fractures (especially wrist, spinal, and hip fractures), and more days with limited mobility. The threat or actual occurrence of injuries can limit the social world of older women, especially since half of the affected lose the ability to walk independently.

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Interdependence can be defined as:

a) A group of dependent people banding together to help each other. b) An individual is doing everything necessary to fulfill roles and the appropriate social institutions are functioning well enough to support the person's role performance. c) The cause of the American Revolution. d) A person who is functioning somewhere between being independent and being dependent.

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Gilbert and Huebner (2004) argue that a full assessment is not complete without the inclusion of client _______________ data.

a. psychological b. medical c. satisfaction d. interpretation

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Suppose that you selected a study sample that included all the students in your program of study. Why could you not define your study population as female students?

A. You will not have enough female students to justify this definition. B. You cannot define your study population in a way that excludes anyone in your study sample. C. You might have more male students than female students. D. You cannot define your study population as a group that is larger than your study sample.

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Which of the following best describes cognitive neuroscience?

a. A field that examines how neuroscience can be used to enhance cognitive functioning. b. A field that hopes to achieve a cognition-based understanding of the brain. c. A field that hopes to achieve a brain-based understanding of the mind. d. A field that examines how cognition can be used to inform findings about the brain.

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