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Question 1

Who describes the psychosocial task of old age as integrity versus despair?

Answer 1

Erik Erikson

Question 2

What are the 3 key areas of conflict for older people and their family members?

Answer 2

1. independence vs dependence
2. connectedness vs separateness
3. openness vs privateness

Question 3

Are people living longer or shorter lives?

Answer 3

Longer

Question 4

What percentage of the Canadian population do individuals over the age of 65 make up? How many of them were couples?

Answer 4

14.8%, 56.4%

Question 5

What are the 3 pillars of the Canadian retirement income system?

Answer 5

1. government public pension programs (Old Age Security Act provides pensions for those aged at least 65)
2. Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan (national social insurance plan funded by tax payers. Payments are based on how much the individual has contributed throughout their lifetime)
3. private pensions and savings (includes company pensions, RRSPs)

Question 6

What are woopies?

Answer 6

Well-Off Older People

Question 7

Which are the most common disabilities to develop after 75?

Answer 7

vision, mobility and memory problems

Question 8

What are Kubler-Ross’s 5 Stages of Psychological Reactions to Death?

Answer 8

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Question 9

Are women or men more likely to remarry following divorce or death of their spouse?

Answer 9

Men

Question 10

Are men or women more available to date? Which sex tends to die earlier than the other?

Answer 10

Women are more available because men tend to die earlier.

Question 11

Which is the most intimate relationship one will have in their lifetime?

Answer 11

relationship with siblings

Question 12

What are “kin-keepers”? Which gender is more likely to assume this role?

Answer 12

Those who are responsible for keeping up contact with relatives. Usually women.

Question 13

__% of immigrants aged 65 or older are more likely to live with family members compared to __% of Canadian born seniors

Answer 13

48%, 5%

Question 14

The Aboriginal population in Canada is ____ than the non-Aboriginal

Answer 14

younger

Question 15

Aboriginal culture sees their elders as ____?

Answer 15

transmitters of culture, knowledge and socialization

Question 16

The number of poor seniors has ___ as the total number of elderly people have ___ ?

Answer 16

declined, risen

Question 17

Lone-parent families make up __% of all census families

Answer 17

16.3%

Question 18

__% of lone parent families are headed by women and __% are headed by men

Answer 18

78.6%, 21.4%

Question 19

Aboriginal families are more or less likely than others to have just one parents?

Answer 19

more likely

Question 20

Why was the majority of lone parents so high in 1961?

Answer 20

61.5% of lone parents were widows due to WWII

Question 21

Social support refers to two areas:

Answer 21

1. supportiveness of society as a whole

2. immediate sources of emotional and practical help

Question 22

Lone mothers and lone fathers are more susceptible to ___ and ___ than married counterparts

Answer 22

mood disorders, substance abuse disorders (social support significantly reduces the likelihood of these disorders - Wade)

Question 23

Giving birth to a premature baby is more common in women younger than __ and older than __

Answer 23

15,44

Question 24

In the future, it is suggested that lone parent families will ___, mainly due to ___

Answer 24

increase, divorce

Question 25

poverty has detrimental effects on a child's ___ and ___ abilities

Answer 25

physical, intellectual

Question 26

What year did divorce rates reach their peak?

Answer 26

1987 (96,200)

Question 27

The Divorce Act recognized three legal grounds for divorce. They are:

Answer 27

cruelty, adultery, or being separated for one year (separated for one year is the most common reason in Canada because proving cruelty or adultery can be time consuming and expensive)

Question 28

Gottman's 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse:

Answer 28

criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling

Question 29

social risk factors associated with divorce:

Answer 29

age, little to no education, limited financial resources, cohabitation before marriage, imprisonment of a partner, those who go to church infrequently, spouses who's parents have divorced, remarriage at a young age (early 20's), interracial couples have a higher likelihood of divorce than inracial ones

Question 30

Feminist views on traditional marriage:

Answer 30

they believe marriage supports unequal division of power between husbands and wives. now that women have more opportunities, they no longer need to depend on men and can leave oppressive relationships

Question 31

What are the 6 patterns of divorce?

Answer 31

enhancers, goodenoughs (largest group), seekers, swingers, competent loners, defeated

Question 32

What are the 5 main stressors and the 5 main protective factors a child might experience during divorce?

Answer 32

STRESSORS 1. separation 2. conflict between parents 3. poor parenting 4. loss of relationships 5. financial hardship PROTECTIVE FACTORS 1. effective parenting 2. reduced conflict 3. strong relationships 4. social supports 5. ties with both parents

Question 33

Before ___, no divorce law existed in Canada.

Answer 33

Confederation

Question 34

Which province has the highest monthly fees for their child? Which has the lowest?

Answer 34

Ontario, Quebec

Question 35

according to the double ABCX model, five general types of stressors can pile up. They are:

Answer 35

1. initial stressor and its hardships (i.e.: breadwinner in family loses job) 2. family experiences normative stresses 3. experiencing strain before the particular stressor (i.e.: family doesnt have enough money saved) 4. effort of the family to cope 5. ambiguity (issue may be unclear)

Question 36

The 7 resiliences:

Answer 36

insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humour, morality

Question 37

symptoms of codependence:

Answer 37

individual has low self-esteem, low self-worth, does not have clear personal boundaries, finds meaning and worth in care-taking, believes they are responsible for what happens to their partner, when pressure increases the codependent is at risk of developing stress-related illnesses

Question 38

ABCX model break down:

Answer 38

stressor ("A" factor), family resources ("B" factor), interpretation of situation ("C" factor). these factors work together to produce a crisis ("X" factor)

Question 39

Are boys or girls more likely to be victims of family abuse?

Answer 39

girls