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Final Qs Chapter 11
Final Study Questions for Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy | how long on average a person is expected to live at a given age |
| Life Span | a persons lifetime or the # of years a person lives |
| Longevity | refers to living an active life longer than the average person |
| What resources can be used to lead to successful aging? | active aging optimal aging successful aging |
| Active Aging | becoming older but continuing to grow and participate in family, community and society |
| Optimal Aging | the capacity to function across cognitive emotional, functional, physical, social, and spiritual domains, to one's satisfaction, despite one's medical conditions |
| Successful Aging | becoming older but avoiding illness and continuing active engagement in life |
| Assisted living | residents reside in their own unit but can gather with other residents for meals and recreation, monitored for health problems. |
| Nursing Homes | intermediate or skilled level of care where residents receive more intensive nursing care / sometimes for people with memory impairment. |
| What are some day programs and activities for older populations to stimulate your brain? | Clubs and volunteer programs Congregate meals Adult day-care centers Fitness centers with special classes for older adults Senior centers Foster grandparent programs, intergenerational experiences that match older adults with children. |
| What are some Benefit Program | Medicare, Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income |
| What is medicare: | Medicare- the U.S. social insurance health care program for everyone older than 65 covers hospital stays, home health services, hospice care and voluntary medical insurance. |
| What is medicaid (medical in CA): | Created in 1965 it pays for medical and hospital services for people who cannot afford them Eligibility is based on income levels funding comes from fed or state, and sometimes governments. |
| What is Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | provides income to people who have few financial resources and are blind, have disabilities or are older. |
| What the biological and physiological aspects of aging? | -Perceptual and sensory systems, coordination, speed, response times, and strength, decline -A healthy lifestyle, good diet and exercise, good health care, and self-management of chronic stress are known to increase longevity and lifespan. |
| What are the 4 D's? | Death Dementia Depression Disability |
| What is the difference between Alzheimer and Dementia | Alzheimers is a type of dementia |
| What is considered an older adult? | people spanning four or more decades of life |
| What shapes aging experiences? | -health -income -culture -race -gender -identity -sexual orientation -disability -immigration history -family structure |
| Avoid treating chronological age as an accurate measure of ability, need, or preference. What is an example the professor mentioned in class? | Someone who had cancer needed to be on Medicare even though she was only in her 30's. |
| Social Workers should notice what in their client and what should they do about that? | Changes, assess their context, and refer clients for appropriate medical or behavioral-health evaluation. |
| What kind of perspectives should you use as a Social Worker that works with older adults. | person-in-enviroment life-course perspective |
| How should older adults be approached as people? | With right preferences, relationships, histories, strengths... |
| Social Workers who specialize in practice with the elderly may call themselves _________________. | Gerontologists |
| Geriatric social work is grounded in interventions with older adults who have what type of concern? | Health |
| According to the video “Care Dimensions: What Does a Hospice Social Worker Do?” Which crucial, and often difficult, end-of-life topic does the social worker help facilitate discussions about? | advanced directives, code status, and funeral planning. |
| What is a central question that should be asked when working with an older population as a Social Worker? | What matters to this person, and what conditions will support the life they want? |
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