Multiple Choice


1	Most long-term care of the frail elderly is provided by
		A)	hired caregivers.
		B)	their families.
		C)	private nursing homes.
		D)	state institutions.


2	Which one of the following countries has the greatest percentage of sick aged receiving help from their children?
		A)	United States
		B)	United Kingdom
		C)	Japan
		D)	West Germany


3	As a phase of the life course, caregiving lasts
		A)	five to seven years.
		B)	three to four years.
		C)	two years.
		D)	one year or less.


4	The gender gap in caregiving _____ when husbands and wives care for each other.
		A)	increases slightly
		B)	decreases slightly
		C)	remains stable
		D)	disappears


5	Which one of the following acts allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid or unpaid leave (at the discretion of the employer) for family-related reasons, including care for a parent with a serious health condition?
		A)	the Family Act
		B)	the Family and Medical Leave Act
		C)	the Medical Act
		D)	the Older American Act


6	Which of the following statements is not true?
		A)	Caregivers of the frail experience many costs.
		B)	The degree of stress felt by a caregiver depends partly on the coping skills she or he may have developed to deal with other life events.
		C)	Women who are employed outside the home report the greatest levels of stress.
		D)	One of the most disturbing possible outcomes of caregiver stress is abuse of the care recipient.


7	The relationship between the caregiver and an elderly parent can take many forms. One study found three patterns. Which of the following is not one of these patterns?
		A)	mutuality
		B)	habituated
		C)	ambivalent
		D)	conflicted


8	Which of the following characteristics does not describe the typical health aide?
		A)	middle-aged
		B)	member of a racial or ethnic minority
		C)	poorly educated
		D)	not the primary wage earner of a household


9	Nationwide, how many American Indian tribes run their own nursing homes on their reservations?
		A)	13
		B)	17
		C)	24
		D)	30


10	Currently, only _____ percent of long-term care costs in the United States are paid by private insurance.
		A)	1
		B)	1.5
		C)	2
		D)	2.5

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