Which statement is true about loss in older adulthood? a. A ...

[joe]

Which statement is true about loss in older adulthood?
 
  a. A person experiences each stage of grief once and then grieving is resolved.
  b. Antianxiety agents are frequently recommended for reducing the pain of grief.
  c. The loss response model is concerned with the effect of loss on an individual.
  d. Referring to the deceased with the past tense can acknowledge the death's reality.

Question 2

The nurse understands which of the following indicator(s) describe(s) the profile of an abused older adult? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Resides in safe housing.
  b. Is from a lower socioeducational level.
  c. Is a woman who lives with an abuser and is socially isolated.
  d. Has nonwhite ethnicity.

[sierrahalpin]

Answer to Question 1

D

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A Incorrect. Though the bereaved person passes through those stages according to Bowlby's model, the person may experience the cycle more than once as dif-ferent aspects of the loss are encountered.
B Incorrect. Such medications do not reduce the pain of grief; they only deaden it for a time.
C Incorrect. The loss response model considers the effect of the loss on the family as a system.
D Correct. The widow may, for example, say that her husband just loved to gar-den rather than just loves to garden.

Answer to Question 2

B, C, D
A profile of an abused older adult consists of one who is married and comes from a lower so-cioeducational level. Women who are 80 years of age or older are more often abused; the abused older adult often lives with the abuser and is socially isolated. The abused are often nonwhite, have a mental or physical disability, are dependent on the abuser, and reside in unsafe or inade-quate housing.