Susan Is Nearing the End of Her Life and Lives

question 74

Multiple Choice

Susan is nearing the end of her life and lives in a nursing facility for older people. Her family comes to visit often. She enjoys this for the most part. Sometimes when her son comes to visit, he brings legal paperwork for her to sign. She is not sure why she is signing these documents as she had her will draw up many years ago. Her son is actually having her co-sign loans so that he can get money from the bank, and is using her savings as collateral. This can be considered a form of ______.

• A) extreme poverty
• B) domestic violence
• C) elder abuse
• D) intimate terrorism

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Definitions:

Repressed Memories

Experiences that are unconsciously set aside because they carry a high emotional burden of stress or trauma.

Aggressive Tendencies

Traits or behaviors characterized by aggression, where individuals may exhibit hostile or violent attitudes and actions towards others.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where distressing thoughts and feelings are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Unpleasant Thoughts

Intrusive ideas or imaginations that are often distressing or disturbing to the individual experiencing them.