Mental Health
Elder Abuse
Aboriginal Populations
Health Care
100
From the presentation and class material, this is the reason as to why Older women are more likely to suffer from depression and become socially isolated than older men.
What is widowhood?
100
This specific agency stated the following in regards to elder abuse: “It is difficult to know the extent of this problem in Canada since the data are extremely limited, outdated and, due to the nature of the issue, most likely under-reported."
What is the Public Health Agency of Canada?
100
Less than 10% of the population in these three provinces are over the age of 65.
What are the Rural Northern regions of Nunavut, The Northwest Territories, and Yukon?
100
This specific report from 2001 (as mentioned in the presentation), addresses rural and remote health care issues, and this report noted that the health of rural residents was worse than that of their urban counterparts.
What is The Kirby Report?
200
There is a common misconception that all forms of mental disorder are most prevalent among seniors and that they are normally associated with aging. In truth, only these two diseases are most common among older people
What is Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and delirium?
200
This specific association developed a comprehensive approach in which the perpetrator is punished to the full extent of the law, and this association also developed preventative methods in ensuring the abuse does not occur in the first place.
What is CARP (Canadian Association for Re-energized Persons)?
200
This chronic illness vastly impacts people of the Aboriginal population.
What is Type II Diabetes?
200
Dr. Dennis Raphael did not identify this as a social determinant of health (SDH), despite studies showing that this does in fact affect the health and health care services of the elderly population.
What is Geographical Location?
300
A number of social and psychological determinants make seniors more apt for mental illness. Seniors are more likely to face these as the most common factors that lead to mental illness. Name two of these.
What are certain physical changes, retirement, the loss of a spouse, social isolation, and loneliness?
300
This factor adds to the under-reporting of elder abuse in rural areas.
What is Isolation?
300
The difference (in years) between the median age of the Aboriginal population and the rest of Canada.
What is 13 years?
300
As mentioned in the presentation, this specific group of rural, elderly people is likely to face difficulties when trying to find a sense of belongingness in their communities.
What are Gay Men?
400
Rural areas in Canada have a higher number of seniors compared to urban areas, one province is said to have had the highest percentage of seniors 16.5% in 2011.
What is Nova Scotia?
400
This occurs when aversive events lead to a failure to learn avoidance or an escape response to that event even when it is avoidable or escapable.
What is learned helplessness
400
This is a set of “congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables the system or professionals to work effectively in cross–cultural situations."
What is Cultural Competence?
400
As mentioned in the presentation, these two specific social determinants of health (SDH) may affect a rural, elderly person to be able to access adequate health care, and to recognize and report their health to a doctor.
What is Education and Income Level?