Which Group of Older Adults Is Most Likely to Be

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which group of older adults is most likely to be poorly nourished?

• A) women living with their children in federally-funded housing
• B) men with limited education
• C) those who have recently experienced lifestyle changes
• D) men who live alone
• E) women who often care for their grandchildren

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Definitions:

Thanatos

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the death drive opposing Eros (the life drive), symbolizing an instinctive attraction to death and self-destruction.

Libido

In psychoanalytic theory, the energy of the sexual drive as a component of the life instinct.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory that child development occurs in a series of fixed stages, each characterized by sexual interest and pleasure centered on a particular area of the body.