STUDY GUIDE - S.W. 125B / STEWART Spring 2010
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The lifespan development is separated in this text according to which of the following:
a. Infancy and childhood/adolescence/young and middle adulthood/later adulthood
b. Infancy/childhood and adolescence/young and middle adulthood/later adulthood
c. Infancy/childhood and adolescence/young adulthood/middle and later adulthood
d. Infancy and childhood/adolescence and young adulthood/middle and later adulthood
2. A set of elements which are orderly and interrelated to make a functional whole is:
a. Homeostasis
b. A system
c. A boundary
d. A subsystem
e. Equifinality
3. The fact that there are many different means to the same end is referred to as:
a. Differentiation
b. Entropy
c. Negative entropy
d. Equifinality
e. Homeostasis
4. The example in the text of Fabianthe man with cerebral palsy who started selling his flowers in his front
yardwas explaining how his standing in the community was diminished from the ____ perspective.
a. Structural
b. Human ecology
c. Sociopsychological
d. Social systems
5. The social work role that involves resolving arguments or disagreements among micro, mezzo, or macro
systems in disagreement is the:
a. Enabler
b. Mediator
c. Integrator/coordinator
d. Manager
6. The ____ social work role involves giving information and teaching skills to client and other systems.
a. Initiator
b. Facilitator
c. Educator
d. Integrator/coordinator
7. A(n) ____ is the person or persons who call attention to an issue.
a. Mediator
b. Negotiator
c. Enabler
d. Facilitator
e. Initiator
8. A(n) ____ directly represents, defends, intervenes, supports or recommends a course of action on behalf of
one or more individuals, groups, or communities, with the goal of securing or retaining social justice.
a. Advocate
b. Enabler
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c. Broker
d. Mediator
e. Educator
____ is an orientation or set of beliefs that holds one's own culture, ethnic or racial group, or nation is superior
to others.
a. Racism
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Prejudice
d. Discrimination
____ is an opinion about an individual, group, or phenomenon that is developed without proof or systematic
evidence.
a. Discrimination
b. Prejudice
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Racism
e. Race
____ involves physical actions and unequal treatment of people because they belong to a category.
a. Discrimination
b. Prejudice
c. Ethnocentrism
d. Racism
e. Race
The ____, in both belief and practice, upholds American ideals of freedom and equality.
a. Prejudiced nondiscriminator
b. Unprejudiced nondiscriminator
c. Unprejudiced discriminator
d. Prejudiced discriminator
The ____ feels hostile to other groups but recognizes that law and social pressures are opposed to overt
discrimination.
a. Prejudiced nondiscriminator
b. Unprejudiced nondiscriminator
c. Unprejudiced discriminator
d. Prejudiced discriminator
Which of the following is true regarding Arab Americans and American Muslims:
a. Arab Americans comprise 5 percent of the American population
b. The United States and the United Nations recognize 21 separate Arab nations
c. Thirty-four to forty-two percent of Muslims in the United States are Arab
d. Christianity and Islam are faiths that are very similar
The following is true about "race":
a. There are clearly delineating characteristics of any race
b. Each racial group has unique and distinctive genes
c. Race becomes a very dangerous myth when it is assumed that physical traits are linked
with mental traits and cultural achievements
d. The fact that some studies have found that African Americans tend to receive, on the
average, somewhat lower scores on IQ tests unquestionably demonstrates that African
Americans are biologically inferior in intelligence
____ is the criminal thinking error in which the criminal, in order to maintain self-image, minimizes/denies
injuring victims either by an immediate criminal act or its far reaching effects on the victims and others in
society in order to maintain self-image.
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a. Victim stance
b. Lack of trust
c. Failure to consider injury to others
d. Lack of empathy
____ is the criminal thinking error in which the criminal can only maintain feelings of uniqueness by refusing
to consider the experiences or feelings of others.
a. Power thrust
b. Ownership
c. Lack of empathy
d. Lack of trust
Slaveholding is an illustration of the following criminal thinking error:
a. Ownership
b. Power thrust
c. Closed channel thinking
d. Good person self-image
The following is true about slavery in this country:
a. Slaves were not viewed as human beings, but as chattel to be bought and sold
b. Marriages among slaves were not recognized by the law
c. For a period of time it was illegal to teach African Americans to read or write
d. All of the above
The "Jim Crow" caste system:
a. Advocated social equality
b. Denied political and legal rights to African Americans
c. Prescribed how African Americans were supposed to act in the presence of whites
d. All of the above
e. b and c only
Rosa Park's act that sparked the civil rights movement happened on a bus in:
a. Montgomery, Alabama
b. Selma, Alabama
c. Jackson, Mississippi
d. Biloxi, Mississippi
The following is true about school busing:
a. Housing patterns in many metropolitan centers have led to "de facto" segregation
b. School busing designed to achieve racial integration has increased "white flight" from
neighborhoods where busing has been ordered
c. School busing designed to achieve racial integration has intensified racial tensions in some
communities
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
All of the following are included in the National Association of Social Workers standards for cultural
competence in social work practice except:
a. Cross-cultural knowledge
b. Self-awareness
c. Cross-cultural leadership
d. Adherence to the melting pot concept
The ____ pattern of inter group relations views the future American society not as a modified England but
rather as a totally new blend, both culturally and biologically, of all the various groups that inhabit the United
States.
a. Melting pot
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b. Cultural pluralism
c. Anglo-conformity
____ refers to the social and psychological characteristics associated with being female or male.
a. Gender
b. Sex
c. Android
d. Gender role
____ refers to the biological distinction between being female and being male, usually categorized on the
basis of the reproductive organs and genetic makeup.
a. Sex
b. Gender
c. Androgyny
d. Gender identity
The ____ of gender looks at the structure of the gendered social order as a whole and at the processes that
construct and maintain it.
a. Sexual equality
b. System theory
c. Social construction
d. Feminist perspective
Before the women's movement which started in the late ____, the scoring of vocational tests was done with
one answer key for females and one for males.
a. 1920s
b. 1940s
c. 1960s
d. 1980s
A(n) ____ is a person born with fully formed ovaries and fully formed testes.
a. Hermaphrodite
b. Pseudohermaphrodite
c. Intersex
d. Both a and c
e. Both b and c
A person who has some mixture of male and female predisposition and configuration of reproductive
structures are referred to as:
a. Hermaphrodite
b. Pseudohermaphrodite
c. Intersex
d. Both a and c
e. Both b and c
People who derive sexual gratification from dressing in the clothing of the opposite gender, and who are
almost all heterosexual males, are called:
a. Transvestites
b. Transsexuals
c. Drag queens
d. Drag kings
Traditional gender role stereotypes for women include being:
a. Intelligent
b. Nurturant
c. Dependent
d. All of the above
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African American females live an average of about ____ years longer than their male counterparts.
a. 7
b. 9
c. 11
d. 13
Which of the following is true:
a. Gender-role stereotypes in our society help men gain insight into their emotions and
behavior
b. Women risk greater health problems than men
c. Women have higher death rates than men in most of the leading categories of death
d. Men are more likely to use detrimental coping mechanisms
On ability level, men are better than women in which of the following areas:
a. Math tests
b. Remembering things
c. Intellectual ability
d. None of the above
The median income for women with a bachelor's degree or more is about ____ percent of what men with a
college education or more earn.
a. 43
b. 53
c. 63
d. 73
e. 83
Sexual harassment may involve:
a. Unwelcome sexual advances
b. Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which results in an offensive or stifling work
environment
c. Requests for sexual favors
d. All of the above
e. a and c only
Suggestions for confronting sexual harassment include:
a. Confronting your harasser's behavior
b. Documenting your situation
c. Telling someone with decision-making power
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
The use of sexist language may involve words such as:
a. Chairman
b. Ms.
c. He
d. All of the above
e. a and c only
Most rapists:
a. Tend to come from passive, non-violent family environments
b. Are not usually promiscuous
c. Have a history of delinquency
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
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a. Acute
b. Self assessment and survival
c. Long-term reorganization and recovery
d. Readjustment and relaxation
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a. Rebuilding the victim's trust in herself
b. Providing immediate warmth and support
c. Coping with her hatred for the rapist
d. Rebuilding the victim's trust in herself and in others
e. None of the above
____ 43. Of all women treated in hospital emergency rooms, ____ percent are there to receive treatment for injuries
incurred during domestic violence incidents.
a. 4 to 7
b. 8 to 11
c. 13 to 20
d. 22 to 40
e. 43 to 50
____ 44. The third phase of the battering cycle involves:
a. Making up
b. The building up of stress and tension
c. The explosion
d. Releasing tension
e. Avoiding confrontation
____ 45. Which of the following is (are) a reason(s) why women stay in a battering environment:
a. Fear of the abuser
b. Love
c. Guilt
d. All of the above
e. a and c only
____ 46. One in ____ women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime.
a. 8
b. 18
c. 28
d. 38
____ 47. Risk factors in getting breast cancer involve the following:
a. Being underweight
b. The younger you are, the greater your risk
c. Having children increases your risk
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
____ 48. Surgically removing and examining a breast lump for cancer cells is called a:
a. Needle aspiration
b. Lumpectomy
c. Surgical biopsy
d. Partial mastectomy
____ 49. Breast self-examinations should be administered:
a. Once a month
b. Once every six months
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c. Once a year
d. Once every two years
All of the following are true about physical functioning for middle-aged people except:
a. Most middle-aged people are in good health
b. The gastrointestinal tract secretes fewer enzymes, which increases the chances of
constipation and indigestion
c. The diaphragm weakens, which results in an increase in the size of the chest
d. Middle-aged people need less time than young adults to recoup strength after extended and
strenuous activity
The following is true about menopause:
a. Menopause is caused by a decrease in the production of estrogen, which leads to a
cessation of ovulation
b. During menopause there is a reduction of activity of the ovaries
c. During menopause the fallopian tubes become shorter and smaller
d. All of the above are true
The following is true about cultural differences in women's experience of menopause:
a. Japanese women are more likely than Canadian women to experience hot flashes
b. There is no difference between Japanese women and Canadian women in regard to
menopause symptoms that are reported
c. Different cultures apparently view menopause differently
d. All of the above
A possible symptom associated with menopause is:
a. The hair on the scalp and external genitalia may become thinner
b. The labia may lose their firmness
c. The breasts may lose some of their firmness and become smaller
d. Headaches may increase and insomnia may occur
e. All of the above are true
The following is true about osteoporosis:
a. It is more common in men than women
b. The disorder is not preventable
c. It is a thinning and weakening of the bones
d. The disorder is more common among nonsmokers
The following is true about menopause:
a. There is no clear-cut way to identify the exact time when menopause occurs
b. Most authorities agree that the climacteric can be considered definite when there has been
no menstrual period for one year
c. Physical symptoms of menopause usually end when ovulation ceases
d. All of the above are true
Which of the following is (are) true:
a. Middle age pregnancies do not present any additional health risks than pregnancies at a
younger age
b. The risk of Down Syndrome is greater with older parents
c. Spontaneous abortions are more common in women who become pregnant before the age
of forty years
d. Younger women are more apt to have a prolonged labor than older women
Which of the following is (are) true about male climacteric:
a. Men lose the potential to reproduce
b. Production of testosterone increases
c. Some men have greater hormonal fluctuations
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d. All of the above
e. None of the above
A woman's sex drive reaches its peak in her:
a. Late teens to early 20s
b. Late 20s or early 30s
c. Late 30s or early 40s
d. Late 40s or early 50s
The following is true about sex in marriage:
a. There is no relationship between marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction
b. For some unknown reason women are more likely to be orgasmic in unhappy marriages
than in happy marriages
c. A woman's sex drive reaches its peak at a younger age than is true for a man
d. The frequency of marital coitus is highest when the individuals are in their twenties and
thirties
The highest percentage of frequency for men age 25 to 29 engaging in sexual intercourse has been found to
be:
a. 4 or more times a week
b. 2 to 3 times a week
c. A few times per month
d. A few times per year
____ is a rare form of skin cancer that is linked to some AIDS patients:
a. Melanoma
b. Cowper's anemia
c. Kaposi's sarcoma
d. Metabolic disease
The continent that is currently being most impacted by AIDS is:
a. North America
b. Asia
c. Africa
d. South America
Erikson theorized that after young people develop a sense of identity, they next face the psychosocial crisis
of:
a. Generativity versus stagnation
b. Early adult transition
c. Intimacy versus isolation
d. Self awareness transition
Erikson theorizes the following about generativity:
a. Generativity involves a concern for and interest in establishing and guiding the next
generation
b. Generativity involves a commitment to improve the life conditions of future generations
c. Generativity involves a commitment towards protecting and enhancing the conditions of
one's society
d. All of the above are true
In Levinson's theories, "entering the adult world" occurs during the following transition:
a. Early adult transition
b. Entry life structure for early adulthood
c. Culminating life structure for early adulthood
d. Entry life structure for middle adulthood
In Levinson's theories, "settling down" occurs during the following transition:
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a. Entry life structure for early adulthood
b. Culminating life structure for early adulthood
c. Mid-life transition
d. Entry life structure for middle adulthood
In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is the next highest after safety:
a. Belongingness and love
b. Self-actualization
c. Self-esteem
d. Physiological needs
A person's sexual feelings can be signaled through gestures, and Scheflen states that ____ behavior is
designed to send a message that the sender is attracted to the receiver.
a. Romanticizing
b. Coy
c. Preening
d. Primping
In regard to physical appearance, studies have found the following:
a. College professors tend to give higher grades to females who are physically attractive than
those who are less attractive
b. Attractive females can modify attitudes of male students more than less attractive females
can
c. Unattractive defendants are more likely to be judged guilty in courtrooms and more likely
to receive longer sentences than attractive defendants
d. All of the above are true
Glasser believes we are driven by five basic, innate needs. All of the following are included except:
a. Power
b. Fun
c. Choice
d. Freedom
The left brain:
a. Ordinarily controls language and speech functions
b. May be more centrally involved in creativity and musical abilities
c. Control the movements of the left side of the body
d. Is believed to control intuition and feelings
The following is true about Rohypnol:
a. It is a stimulant
b. It often causes blackouts, with complete loss of memory
c. It has become known as a date rape drug
d. All of the above
e. b and c only
The following is (are) true:
a. Tobacco smoking decreases the risks of strokes and heart disease
b. Tobacco smoking by pregnant women may lead to miscarriages and premature births
c. Nicotine can act as a depressant, a stimulant, or a tranquilizer
d. All of the above
e. b and c
According to Wegscheider, the following is (are) typically believed by members of an alcoholic's family:
a. Alcohol is not the cause of the problem
b. The dependent person's alcohol use becomes the most important thing in the family's life
c. Family members should not discuss the "problem" either within or outside of the family
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d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Which of the following is accurate regarding social system theories:
a. Functionalists assert that most people obey the law because they believe the law is fair and
just
b. Functionalism theorists assert that social order is maintained by authority backed by the
use of force
c. Conflict theorists assert that most people in society share the same set of values and norms
d. From the functionalist perspective, social change mainly involves reordering the
distribution of scarce goods among groups
The following is true about poverty:
a. The infant mortality rate of the poor is almost double the rate of the affluent
b. Children who are poor are less apt to drop out of school than rich children
c. As compared to people who are wealthy, poor people are less apt to be arrested, indicted,
and imprisoned
d. Most people who are raised in poverty attain a substantially higher socioeconomic status
than their parents had
Aspects of the poverty cycle include:
a. Marrying later in life
b. Becoming a parent at an early age
c. Poverty passed from one generation to another
d. b and c only
The following is true about the problem-solving approach to resolving conflict:
a. The conflict is defined as a win-lose situation
b. Each side seeks solutions to meet only its needs
c. Each side attempts to force the other side into submission
d. Each side honestly and openly communicates its goals, needs, and ideas
The following is true about blended families:
a. Stepmothers are generally not concerned about what is best for the children, as they are
much more concerned about their own well-being
b. Stepchildren never hold the same place in the hearts of parents that biological children do
c. The moment that blended families become joined as one family is the moment in which
the members have instant love for each other
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Theory Y managers:
a. Believe they must control, direct, force, or threaten employees to make them work
b. View employees as having little ambition
c. Seek to reduce responsibilities to a level at which few mistakes are made
d. View mistakes and errors as necessary phases of the learning process
e. Set work goals without employee input
The following model of organizational behavior emphasizes the team concept:
a. Autocratic model
b. Custodial model
c. Scientific management model
d. Collegial model
The following model of organizational behavior emphasizes that a business organization should be a way of
life for employees and should provide lifetime employment for workers:
a. Theory X
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c. Theory Z
d. Human relations model
The following theorist played a prominent role in developing total quality management (TQM):
a. W. Edwards Deming
b. Frederick Taylor
c. William Ouchi
d. Peter Drucker
The following value orientation places primary value on the utility of things, and practical uses of knowledge:
a. Theoretical
b. Economic
c. Aesthetic
d. Social
The following value orientation is grounded in an appreciation of artistic values, and personal preferences for
form, harmony, and beauty are influential in making decisions:
a. Theoretical
b. Economic
c. Aesthetic
d. Social
The following is true about conservatism:
a. Conservatives believe businesses need considerable regulation to ensure fair competition
between various interests
b. Conservatives generally adhere to an institutional view of social welfare
c. Conservatives believe that dependency is a result of personal failure, and they believe it is
natural for inequality to exist among humans
d. Conservatives generally advocate for extensive government action to remedy social
deficiencies and to improve human welfare
The following is true about liberalism:
a. The Republican party is considered to be relatively liberal
b. Liberals believe the government should not interfere with the workings of the marketplace
c. Liberals generally advocate a residual approach to social welfare programs
d. Liberals feel government regulation and intervention is often necessary to safeguard
human rights, to control the excesses of capitalism, and to provide equal chances for
success
Many lesbians have expressed concern that men are given precedence over women when the term ____ is
used by itself to refer to both genders.
a. Homosexual
b. Gay
c. Lesbian
In surgeries for transgender people, ____ operations have been more common than the reverse.
a. Male-to-female
b. Female-to-male
____ refers to a person's erotic and emotional orientation toward members of his or her own gender or
members of the other gender.
a. Erotic quotient
b. Gender orientation
c. Sexual conformity
d. Sexual orientation
____ percent of new AIDS cases are diagnosed among racial and ethnic minorities.
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Kinsey found that ____ of American men had homosexual experiences leading to orgasm during their
adolescent or adult lives.
a. About 3 percent
b. One-fourth
c. Over one-third
d. One-half
According to Kinsey's study, ____ percent of women had homosexual experiences by the age of 40.
a. 4
b. 19
c. 25
d. 39
The following is (are) ideas involved in Storms' interactionist theory:
a. Sex drive for some people emerges earlier than for other people
b. Gay/lesbian people never become interested in the opposite gender
c. Being gay or lesbian is biologically determined before people reach adolescence
d. All of the above
e. a and b only
Bell and colleagues used a statistical method called ____, which allowed the researchers to explore possible
causal relationships between variables and the development of sexual orientation.
a. Path analysis
b. Comparative junctures
c. Causality analysis
d. Relationship methodology
Bell and colleagues found that:
a. In both males and females, sexual orientation appears to emerge by the time of early
adolescence
b. Gay/lesbian people tend to be subjects of gender nonconformity during childhood
c. Homosexuals and heterosexuals have a similar amount of heterosexual experience during
childhood and adolescence
d. All of the above are true
e. Only a and b are true
____ is the irrational hatred, fear, or dislike of homosexuals and bisexuals.
a. Homosapia
b. Homophobia
c. Homosapien
d. Homogeneous
When examining heterosexual married couples, heterosexual unmarried couples, and gay and lesbian couples,
which of the following was found:
a. Heterosexual married couples were the only couples who associated money and power
b. That almost all of the heterosexual men had a greater number of partners than do gay men
c. The lesbian couples expressed much greater positive communication in almost all the
dimensions evaluated
d. There are striking similarities across family forms in terms of problem-solving strategies
adopted, and what is valued
Studies have found that:
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a. There is some evidence that gay men have a greater number of partners than do
heterosexual men
b. Heterosexual men are more likely to accept non-monogamy than are their gay counterparts
c. Heterosexual couples placed higher value on security, permanence, and togetherness than
lesbian couples
d. The physiological responses of gay and lesbian people are drastically different than those
of heterosexuals
About ____ percent of Americans indicate that the government should expend greater effort in establishing
and defending gay rights.
a. 29
b. 49
c. 69
d. 89
Under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy in the military:
a. The number of reported cases of antigay harassment has decreased
b. Only 15 percent of Americans support lesbians and gays serving openly in the military
c. More than 10,000 service members have been fired for homosexuality since its inception
d. About 55 percent of Americans believe gays and lesbians should serve in the military
under any circumstances
According to the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, which of the following is the first stage in the
coming out process:
a. Sharing with family and friends that one is lesbian or gay
b. Publicly acknowledging one's sexual orientation
c. Getting to know other gay/lesbian people within the gay/lesbian communities
d. None of the above
The following suggestions are appropriate for social workers who work with gay and lesbian people who are
"coming out":
a. Talk about what being gay or lesbian is really like
b. Encourage them to reconsider a heterosexual lifestyle
c. Address the issue of self-concept
d. All of the above are helpful
e. Only a and c are helpful
When lesbian or gay parents teach their children that it is more appropriate to refer to and talk about sexual
orientation in some instances than in others, this is referred to in the text as:
a. Situational ethics
b. Coming out
c. Differentiation
d. Protectionist values
Lesbian and gay people may adjust better to aging than do heterosexual people based on the principles of
mastery of independence and mastery of:
a. Adaptability
b. Stigma
c. Invisibility
d. Persistence
Which of the following is true:
a. In homosexual couples, one will always choose the dominant role and the other will
choose the feminine role
b. Gay men are more likely to molest children than their heterosexual counterparts
c. Men are much more likely to contract AIDS through heterosexual sex than are women
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d. The spread of AIDS is growing much faster in the heterosexual population than the
homosexual population
Gerontologists have labeled people aged 75 and above as:
a. Old-old
b. Mid-old
c. Decrepit
d. Ancient
e. Really old
At age 89, ____ gave one of his greatest recitals in New York's Carnegie Hall.
a. Konrad Adenauer
b. Mary Baker Eddy
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Arthur Rubenstein
e. Albert Schweitzer
At age 88, ____ was the Chancellor of Germany.
a. Konrad Adenauer
b. Mary Baker Eddy
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Arthur Rubenstein
e. Albert Schweitzer
At age 81, ____ effected the compromise that led to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
a. Konrad Adenauer
b. Mary Baker Eddy
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Arthur Rubenstein
e. Albert Schweitzer
At age 87, ____ founded the Christian Science Monitor.
a. Konrad Adenauer
b. Mary Baker Eddy
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Arthur Rubenstein
e. Albert Schweitzer
____ occurs when the center of the retina gradually loses the ability to sharply distinguish fine details.
a. Glaucoma
b. Cataract
c. Macular degeneration
Which of the following is (are) true about macular degeneration:
a. Is a disease affecting the muscles around the heart of older people
b. Smokers are about 2 1/2 times as likely to develop this condition
c. Is the leading cause of functional blindness in older people
d. a and b only
e. b and c only
In males, secretion of a small amount of clear fluid from the Cowper's gland generally occurs during the
following sexual response stage:
a. Excitement
b. Plateau
c. Orgasm
d. Resolution
Aging aspects of sexual response in males include:
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a. An increase in Cowper's gland secretion
b. A decreased ability to maintain erection before ejaculation
c. An increased need to ejaculate
d. All of the above
e. a and b
Aging aspects of sexual response in females include:
a. Lubrication occurs more rapidly
b. Amount of lubrication increases
c. The orgasmic phase is usually longer in duration
d. Clitoris may become smaller
e. All of the above
One theory asserts that aging is due to death of cells after long use and exposure to stressful elements during
the process of living. This assertion is called the:
a. Deprivation theory of aging
b. Accumulation theory of aging
c. Wear-and-tear theory of aging
d. Error theory of aging
The theory which asserts that aging is primarily due to the accumulation of the effects of the stresses of living
is the:
a. Accumulation theory of aging
b. Wear-and-tear theory of aging
c. Error theory of aging
d. Stress theory of aging
Factors that apparently accelerate the aging process include:
a. Having a serious long-term illness
b. Having a severe impairment
c. Severe psychological stress
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Which of the following is true regarding Alzheimer's disease:
a. Pneumonia is the most frequent cause of death for its victims
b. Having one or more of the genes linked to the disease means you will develop this
disorder
c. The disease destroys brain cells in as few as 2 years
d. People with autism and survive into their 30s frequently develop symptoms
indistinguishable from this disease
Infusino and associates studied forty centenarians in Italy and found they:
a. Tended to be vegetarians
b. Tended to eat a lot of red meat
c. Continued to feel important and valued in their culture
d. Tended to be depressed
All of the following developmental tasks that older people encounter were listed in the text except:
a. Continuing social and civic responsibilities
b. Synergistic interaction
c. Maintaining interest in friends and family ties
d. Reappraising personal values
The following is true about older people:
a. Like earlier societies, our society has tended to place a high value on the knowledge
possessed by older people
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b. The vast majority of older people in our society own considerable land and are viewed as
having salable labor
c. Industrialization and the growth of modern society have robbed older people of a high
status in our society
d. Older people are still the primary owners of property in our society
The following is true about older people:
a. Most children's books have elderly characters and portray older people favorably
b. Older people in our society generally hold positions of economic power
c. Children usually learn their future profession or trade from their parents
d. Treating older people as incompetent, dependent, and senile may be a self-fulfilling
prophecy as some of the older people end up playing the roles suggested by the
stereotypes
e. All of the above are true
Abraham is viewed as being an important ancestor or father in which of the following religions:
a. Judaism
b. Buddhism
c. Islam
d. a and c
Followers of this religion are known as Muslims or Moslems:
a. Judaism
b. Buddhism
c. Christianity
d. Islam
The holiest day in Judaism is:
a. Rosh Hashanah
b. Yom Kippur
c. Hanukkah
d. Pesach
Emperor Constantine in 315 A.D. declared the following religion to be the official religion of the Roman
Empire:
a. Judaism
b. Islam
c. Christianity
d. Buddhism
This religion originated in India about 2,500 years ago:
a. Judaism
b. Buddhism
c. Christianity
d. Islam
In Buddhism the following term means morality:
a. Sila
b. Samadhi
c. Panna
d. Nirvana
In Buddhism the following term is the "blowing out" of the fires of all desires, and the absorption of the self
into the infinite:
a. Sila
b. Samadhi
c. Panna
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All of the following are recommendations for the social reconstruction syndrome except:
a. Our society should liberate older people from unrealistic standards and expectations
b. Older people should be provided with the social services they need to lead a life of quality
c. Creative ways should be found to give older people more control over their lives
d. Mandatory retirement laws should be changed to 70 years of age
This style of grandparent takes on an authoritarian role and dispenses special resources and skills:
a. Surrogate parent
b. Distant figure
c. Fun seeker
d. Reservoir of family wisdom
e. Formal figure
This type of grandparent assumes considerable caretaking responsibilities usually because the parents are
working or because the mother is single and working:
a. Surrogate parent
b. Distant figure
c. Fun seeker
d. Reservoir of family wisdom
e. Formal figure
All of the following are true except:
a. How we live before retiring has little effect on whether later adulthood will be satisfying
b. A person who dwells on the past and past achievements is apt to find later adulthood
depressing
c. Effective coping is learning to approach problems realistically and constructively
d. Having close relationships with others is important in later adulthood
All of the following are factors that are closely related to satisfaction in later adulthood except:
a. Being comfortable and realistic about who you are
b. Maintaining a tight barrier between you and other people
c. Having hobbies
d. Coping with crises
The Kübler-Ross Model of the grieving process contains all of the following stages except:
a. Denial
b. Rage and anger
c. Guilt
d. Bargaining
The Westberg model of the grieving process contains all of the following stages except:
a. Shock and denial
b. Anger
c. Bargaining
d. Illness
A ____ is a document in which the signer asks to be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by artificial
means if disabled and there is no reasonable expectation of recovery.
a. Codicil
b. Living will
c. Power of attorney
d. Guardian ad litem
Reasons for the increasing proportion of older people in our society include:
a. An increased life expectancy in the past several decades
b. A decline in the birthrate in the past few decades
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c. Advances in sanitation and medical care
d. All of the above are true
The following is true about the employment of older people:
a. Unemployed workers in their fifties and sixties have an easier time finding new jobs than
younger unemployed workers
b. Older workers make more mistakes than younger workers
c. Older workers have higher on-the-job injury rates than younger workers
d. Older workers have lower absenteeism rates than younger workers
The following is true about the Social Security system in this country:
a. The system may one day be paying out more than it is taking in
b. Payments under the system are sufficient to provide older people with a comfortable
standard of living
c. The monthly payments from Social Security are generally above the poverty level
d. All of the above are true
In regard to elder abuse, the abuser is most likely to be:
a. A child of the victim
b. The spouse of the victim
c. A neighbor
d. A friend
The following doctor has built a machine to help terminally ill persons end their lives, and has assisted a
number to do so:
a. Jack Kevorkian
b. Jonas Salk
c. Benjamin Suess
d. C. Everett Koop
Long-term housing facilities which are designed to provide a full range of accommodations and services for
affluent older people as their needs change are called:
a. Congregate housing facilities
b. Group homes
c. Assisted-living facilities
d. Continued care retirement communities
e. Foster-care homes
The following is true about nursing homes:
a. Most nursing homes are owned and operated by the Mafia
b. There is no need for nursing homes in our society
c. There are more patient beds in hospitals than in nursing homes in this country
d. They are classified according to the kind of care they provide
Complaints about nursing homes include:
a. Finding patients lying in their own feces or urine
b. Food being so unappetizing that residents at times refuse to eat it
c. Homes having serious safety hazards
d. All of the above
All of the following are true regarding older people except:
a. Older people are victims of ageism
b. If major changes in the role of older people in our society are to take place, they will have
to be made through political action
c. Most programs for older people are designed to significantly enhance their social,
physical, and psychological well-being
d. A high proportion of older people do not have meaningful lives
____ 149. The following program employs low-income older people to help provide personal, individual care to
children who live in institutions:
a. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program
b. The Service Corps of Retired Executives
c. The Foster Grandparent Program
d. Gray Panthers
____ 150. All of the following were recommendations cited in the text for using older volunteers except:
a. Transportation to and from the placement should be provided
b. Agencies must be flexible in matching their backgrounds to assigned tasks
c. Volunteers don't need to be trained
d. Volunteers should get personal attention from the placement agency
STUDY GUIDE - S.W. 125B Stewart Spring 2010
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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