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nelaaney · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Which of the following statements, regarding the physical changes that are associated with the normal aging process, made by a 63-year-old female client best reflects a negative sense of body image?

1. I felt old when I had to by bifocal glasses.
2. My aging joints just don't allow me to hike like I used to.
3. In order to be successful at my work, I need to dye away the gray hair.
4. It's much more difficult to socialize with friends now that I can't hear as well.

Question 2

Research has shown that Caucasian girls and women appear to experience more pressure to be physically thin than do African American girls and women. The most likely reason for this varia-tion in attitude is the:

1. Caucasian culture values physical thinness
2. African American culture does not value physical thinness
3. Caucasian girls and women are genetically programmed for physical thinness
4. African American girls and women are not genetically programmed for physical thinness

milbourne11 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Changes associated with aging (e.g., wrinkles; graying hair; and decrease in visual acuity, hear-ing, and mobility) also affect body image in an older adult. Expressing the concern that gray hair would negatively affect her career is the most negative statement regarding body image. The re-maining options suggest limitations and personal attitudes about adapting to the changes of ag-ing, but they do not suggest such strong negative personal feelings as does the correct answer.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
Culture and society dictate the accepted norms of body image and influence one's attitudes (Figure 27-2). Racial and ethnic background plays an integral role in body satisfaction in adoles-cent girls as reflected in the higher incidence of body satisfaction among African American girls compared to Caucasian girls (Kelly and others, 2005). Further, African American girls described more favorable views about physical appearance, reported less social pressure for thinness, and exhibited less tendency to base self-esteem on body image than did Caucasian girls (White and others, 2003). The value placed on thinness by the African American culture would not influence the Caucasian girl or woman, and the options related to genetics are not proven.