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The Aging Adult

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PRACTICING FOR NCLEX

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Circle the letter that corresponds to the best

answer for each question.

1.Which of the following accurately describes

the behavior of the middle adult?

a.Believes in establishment of self but fears

being pulled back into the family

b.Usually substitutes new roles for old roles

and perhaps continues formal roles in a

new context

c.Looks inward, accepts life span as having

definite boundaries, and has special interest

in spouse, friends, and community

d.Looks forward but also looks back and

begins to reflect on his/her life

2.Which of the following aging theories assumes

that healthy aging is related to the ability of the

older adult to continue similar patterns of behav-

ior that existed in young to middle adulthood?

a.Identity-continuity theory

b.Disengagement theory

c.Activity theory

d.Life review theory

3.Based on an understanding of the cognitive

changes that normally occur with aging, what

would you expect a newly hospitalized older

adult to do?

a.Talk rapidly but be confused

b.Withdraw from strangers

c.Interrupt with frequent questions

d.Take longer to respond and react

4.Which of the following nursing actions would

help maintain safety in the older adult?

a.Treat each patient as a unique individual.

b.Orient the patient to new surroundings.

c.Encourage independence.

d.Provide planned rest and activity times.

5.As defined by Erickson, in what stage of

human development is the older adult?

a.Intimacy versus isolation

b.Identity versus role diffusion

c.Ego-integrity versus despair

d.Generativity versus stagnation

6.According to Havighurst, which of the follow-

ing is a developmental task of older adulthood?

a.Adjusting to declining physical strength

and health

b.Moving from one’s own home to the home

of others

c.Learning to live by oneself after losing a

spouse

d.Establishing oneself in the community

7.Which of the following adult developmental

theorists viewed the middle years as a time

when adults increase their feelings of self-

satisfaction, value their spouse as a companion,

and become more concerned with health?

a.Erickson

b.Levinson

c.Piaget

d.Gould

8.Which of the following is a developmental

task of the middle adult?

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