An Older Adult's Nutritional Status May Decline If He or She

question 33

Multiple Choice

An older adult's nutritional status may decline if he or she has arthritis because

• A) arthritis is associated with loss of appetite.
• B) the ability to prepare food may be impaired.
• C) taste changes may cause food to be unappetizing.
• D) arthritis causes an increase in protein and nutrient requirements.

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Definitions:

Loss Aversion

A principle in behavioral economics suggesting that individuals are more sensitive to losses than to equivalent gains, leading to risk-averse decision-making.

Schemas

Mental structures that organize our knowledge and assumptions about something and are used for interpreting and processing information.

Problem Solving

The process of identifying a problem, developing possible solution paths, and taking the appropriate course of action.

Heuristics

Simple, efficient rules, either mental or computational, that help in making decisions, forming judgments, or solving problems.