Which of the Following Statements Is NOT TRUE Regarding Decision-Making

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding decision-making among the elderly?

• A) An assessment is required to ascertain each individual's decisional capacity
• B) Self-neglect should be looked upon differently from informed decisions to reject professional advice
• C) Involuntary hospitalization for mental illness is an accepted basis for determining incapacity for decision-making
• D) Family members can be involved in the process of determining decisional capacity

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Definitions:

Transport Pump

Proteins in cell membranes that use energy to move substances across the membrane, often against a concentration gradient.

Saltatory Conduction

The transmission of a neural impulse along a myelinated neuron; ion activity at one node depolarizes the next node along the axon.

Voltage-Activated

Pertains to ion channels in cell membranes that open or close in response to changes in membrane potential.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane, due to the movement of ions in and out of the neuron.