Author Question: Which of the following statements represents a myth about aging? 1. Advancing age does not ... (Read 56 times)

penza · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which of the following statements represents a myth about aging?

1. Advancing age does not condemn one to dependence and isolation.
2. Older adults do not benefit from supportive psychosocial services.
3. Senility and sadness are not inevitable outcomes with advancing age.
4. Aging itself is not a problem.

Question 2

A client with an eating disorder is trying to develop new coping skills. The process the nurse can use to help family members as they support the client is to:

1. Assist the family to explore their own coping strategies.
2. Encourage the family to avoid discussing their feelings about the client's illness.
3. Assist the family to challenge the client's behavior.
4. Teach the family how to manipulate the client's environment to avoid problem situations.

hollysheppard095 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: A large proportion of healthy older adults, especially those who live alone, can and do benefit from supportive psychosocial services. Older adults are as responsive to mental health services as those of any other age group. Dependence, isolation, senility, and sadness do not equate with growing old. Chronic conditions may increase with age, but aging itself is not considered to be a problem.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Assist and encourage the family members to explore together their usual coping strategies to determine if any previously used strategies can be useful in the present situation, and identify those mechanisms, that may contribute to further dysfunction. It is not therapeutic to encourage the family to avoid discussion of feelings or be manipulative. The family should be supportive rather than challenging.