When We Look at Median Age at First Marriage for Women

question 44

Multiple Choice

When we look at median age at first marriage for women in the United States,they are currently getting married

• A)at a younger age than at any other time in the past century.
• B)at an older age than at any other time in the past century.
• C)a return to the same older age at which women married a century ago after a temporary decline in mid-century.
• D)a return to the same younger age at which women married a century ago after a temporary increase in mid-century.

Learn about specific screening and intervention tools for substance use disorders in older adults, such as BRITE.

Understand the physical and cognitive impacts of substance use on the elderly, including interactions with prescription medications.

Recognize the sociodemographic trends affecting substance use among the elderly, particularly among baby boomers.

Acknowledge the common misconceptions and challenges healthcare professionals face in addressing SUDs in older adults.

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Definitions:

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A sense of personal inadequacy or inferiority that can influence emotional and psychological wellbeing.

Alfred Adler

An Austrian medical doctor and psychotherapist, founder of the school of individual psychology, known for his theories on the importance of feelings of inferiority—the inferiority complex—and for his emphasis on social interest as a key to mental health.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Collective Unconscious

A term by Carl Jung referring to the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind.