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Question #1

What has changed about retirement today compared to thirty years ago?

A More people can afford to comfortably reture

B More people retire and stay retired

C More people move in and out of retirement

D More people are retiring earlier

Question #2

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed to reduce blatant forms of age discrimination

A True

B False

Question #3

The Great Recession did not impact the baby boomers, thus retaining retirement rates

A True

B False

Question #4

Why do older workers have such a hard time finding employment during an economic downturn?

A Lack of skills

B Lack of education

C Poor references

D Ageism

Question #5

_______ is offered in addition to Social Security to make sure older adults are meeting the minimum level of income to be out of poverty

A Supplemental Financial Security

B Social Security Financial Security

C Supplemental Security Income

D Social Security Plus

Question #6

____: the third most important income source and include interest from savings and checking accounts, investments, home equity, and personal property.

A Assets

B Estate

C Social Security

D Financial Security

Question #7

______ is the main source of income for over 66% of older adults in retirement years

A Social Security

B Assets

C Pensions

D Earnings

Question #8

Women, minority groups, and the oldest-old tend to rely on Social Security the most

A False

B True

Question #9

Since the 90’s, the number of adults age 55 and older who are employed has ____

A increased

B stayed the same

C decreased

Question #10

Older women are less likely to be fully retired than their male counterparts

A True

B False

Question #11

All US states allow for Physician-Assisted Suicide for patients who have less than 6 months to live

A False

B True

Question #12

Men tend to have a tougher time emotionally adjusting to widowerhood than women

A True

B False

Question #13

A unique challenge older adults face with the loss of a sibling or friend is limited support due to society minimizing this type of loss. This is known as

A oppressed grief

B disenfranchised grief

C limited grief

D underprivileged grief

Question #14

Older widowed persons are more likely than younger widowed adults to become sick or die within the first 6 months of a partner’s death largely due to

A lacking a caregiver

B having a broken heart

C weakened immune system due to hormonal response

D neglect in self-care

Question #15

One key difference between hospice and palliative care is that hospice care is intended for a person who is expected to live less than six months, whereas palliative care is not

A False

B True

Question #16

Within one year, Henry loses his wife, Susan, and also his two brothers. This situation is an example of

A cascading effects

B anticipatory grief

C bereavement overload

D disenfranchised grief

Question #17

___ care focuses on pain management and emotional counseling

A Professional

B Nursing

C Palliative

D Medical

Question #18

The majority of older adults wish to die in their home

A False

B True

Question #19

The normal psychological, social, and physical response to loss is known as

A terror

B anger

C grief

D dismay

Question #20

The cumulative effect of an experience of increased frequency of family and friends’ deaths and other losses is called…

A bereavement overload

B bereavement burden

C grief overload

D grief burden

Question #21

Overall, older Americans are more likely to vote than younger adults.

A False

B True

Question #22

Membership in organizations is lowest among those with better health, higher income, and higher education levels.

A False

B True

Question #23

What is a key similarity between religion, religiosity, and spirituality?

A They all involve formal religious institutions

B They all decrease in importance with age

C They all involve faith

D They are individual processes

Question #24

Modern approaches to aging focus on strengths, while historical approaches focus on weaknesses – what is this modern approach known as?

A Successful approach

B Positive approach

C Beneficial approach

D Strengths-based approach

Question #25

Which group of older adults participates in more leisure activities?

A Higher income

B Poverty

C Middle income

D Lower income

Question #26

Paid work, volunteering, and activities that promote personal growth are all components of ___________ aging

A general

B productive

C poor

D typical

Question #27

One of the most compelling findings related to religious participation is the association with a lower prevalence of physical illness and reduced risk of…

A Alzheimer’s disease

B poverty

C mortality

D sadness

Question #28

Although rates of participation in religious institutions tend to increase with age, they often decline among the oldest-old.

A True

B False

Question #29

Older adults are more likely to choose solitary and sedentary activities such as reading, music, & reflection.

A True

B False

Question #30

Religion is a bigger part of the lives of older adults than younger adults (Religious affiliation is stronger with age)

A False

B True

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