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43 Cards in this Set
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What is the unintentional failure to perform a caregiving function in order to inflict pain or injury?
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Passive neglect
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What begins at Infancy?
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Hope
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True or False: The elderly have problems with long term memory loss but not with short term memory loss.
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False !! They have more problems with STM loss > LTM loss.
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True or False: The US and Canada highly value their elderly alike, more than Sweden and China.
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False !! The Swedish value their elderly the most with the US showing the least value.
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Which type of abuse is the most frequent?
Physical, Sexual, Financial, Active neglect, Passive neglect |
Financial
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What age period is the fastest growing cohort in the US ?
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Old Old
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In Stage 8, Old Age, what is integrity related to?
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a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment
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True or False: The elderly deal with losses in life - $$, home, family, spouse, health and independence.
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True
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Name four types of medical indications of elder abuse.
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Bruising, Skin tears, Malnutrition/dehydration, Deubitus ulcers, Fractures
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True or False: The elderly themselves consider it abnormal to be depressed but there is nothing they think that they can do.
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False !! The elderly consider it normal to be depresssed.
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What significant relationships are found in Stage 6?
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friendships, love, and sex in Young Adult years
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Define the "well-elderly" adults.
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The elderly that are active vs. those in nursing homes; those that are "out & about".
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True or False: Elder abuse occurs most with female adults that are more than or equal to 64 years old.
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False ! Occurs most with females that are > 75 yo.
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What is the intentional failure to perform a caregiving funtion in order to inflict pain or injury?
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Active neglect
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True or False: Growing old is hard work for the elderly and requires essential coping skills
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True
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What is committing an act intended to inflict physical pain or injury to another?
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Physical abuse
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True or False: Out of fear of retaliation and shame, the abused adult will rarely admit that they are being abused by their family member(s).
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True !
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Define financial abuse.
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the intentional, illegal or unethical exploitation of funds or other property belonging to another.
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What is key to know about Erikson for this section?
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-that he is a theorist
-that he developed the 8 stages of life thinking -that development occurs throughout all life stages |
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True or False: Dementia is a slow course disease which becomes unprogressive in the chronic state.
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False !! Dementia is slow in course and progressive.
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What are suspicious signs related to bruising in identifying elder abuse?
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A combination of old and new bruises or bruising around the breasts and groin area
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True or False: Dementia is irreversible while delirium is reversible.
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True !!
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What is a physician called who specializes in Geriontology?
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Geriatrician
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What can delirium be caused by?
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Infection, UTI, medications, falls, fever, grief, stress, change of environment
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What is the intentional, illegal, or unethical denial of the personal rights of an individual?
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Denial of Civil Rights
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What is dementia caused by?
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A pathological / organic problem
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Delirium is __________ term and the _________ stage of confusion.
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short term; acute stage of confusion.
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What is the behavior on the part of the individual which results in pain or injury of themselves with or without the intent to inflict self-harm?
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Self-abuse / neglect
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Intimacy v. Isolation is the key relationship in what stage?
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The Yound Adult years, Stage #6
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Define sexual abuse.
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Committing an unwanted and illegal sexual act
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What is despair related to in Stage 8, the Old Age stage?
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hopelessness and dread
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Why is elder abuse difficult to assess?
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because of normal physiological changes which occur with the aging process
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Your relative is about to turn 70 - what age group of Old periods would they fit into and what ages does that cover?
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The Young Old - covers ages 65-74 year olds
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True or False: Dementia is the first sign of delirium.
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False !! Delirium comes before Dementia.
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What age group is the Middle Old?
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75-84 year olds
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What is the primary issue in the Young Adult years?
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Love
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True or False: Cognitive impairments are a normal part of aging and should be respected in making tasks more simple for the elderly
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False !! Cognitive impairment is NOT a normal part of aging.
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What is the primary issue of Stage 7?
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Care is the issue of the Middle Adult years
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What is an Agist?
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someone who discriminates against the elderly by making verbal remarks in the forms of jokes and comments
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If your patient is 104 years old, which of Old periods would they be in and what ages does that cover?
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The Elite Old - covers 100+ year olds
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What are the ages of the fastest growing cohort in the US ?
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85-99 year olds
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What comparison is key in the Middle Adult years?
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Generativity v. Stagnation
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Life Review is the primary issue in what stage?
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Old Age, Stage 8
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