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LA 411 Final Exam Mongue

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Discussions can be treated as an assignment, so posting one accurate and comprehensive comment will result in a good grade for each discussion forum.
False
Discussion Forum participation accounts for _____ part of the grade for this class.
20%
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, since WWII, the population aged 30 and younger has increased more rapidly than any other age group in our country.
False
There is a direct correlation between chronological aging, i.e., the number of birthdays one has had, and biological and psychological aging.
False
Because of the respect the elderly get from the general population, they, unlike other groups of people, do not have to be concerned with discrimination.
False
While just who is considered elderly often depends on one's perspective, the right to certain legal benefits for the "elderly" is often established by a fixed chronological age.
True
Gerontologists look at aging from the viewpoint of at least four different aging processes. They are?
chronological aging, social aging, psychological aging, and biological aging.
Just as society must plan for the increased number of elderly individual, so each individual ought to plan for the increased likelihood that he or she will be among the old.
True
For some people the loss of what they viewed as their primary in life together with diminished biological and/or psychological capacity can result in a loss of their idea of "self".
True
Failure to recognize the diversity for our clients, even elderly clients, leads to assumptions that can be harmful to our relationship with them. This is a danger because people to tend to ______ those we consider old.
stereotype
Forgetting to set an alarm clock is a symptom of normal aging while forgetting how to set the alarm clock is more likely to be an indication of Alzheimer's Disease.
True
There are two forms of _____, rheumatoid and osteo. Both create symptoms of joint pain and stiffness.
arthritis
Functional paranoia is a coping mechanism. The legal team should not take the mistrust of a person with functional paranoia personally and can develop ways of coping with a client who uses this coping mechanism.
True
The ability to learn new information is the same as the ability to understand it.
False
_____ is a disease in which the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin produced by the body. It is associated with obesity and thus is a major problem in Mississippi which has the country's highest obesity rate.
Diabetes
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