Studies of Older People's Use of Informal Support,such as Penning

question 48

Multiple Choice

Studies of older people's use of informal support,such as Penning (1990) ,have found which of the following?

• A) Strong support exists for the task specificity model.
• B) Older people tend to use a variety of supports at the same time, and not in a specific hierarchical order.
• C) Older people actively manage their support networks to insure coverage and prevent overlap.
• D) Friends and neighbours, more than relatives, provide the basic supports for older people.

Understand the concept of signal specificity and how it is achieved within signal transduction pathways.

Recognize the role of signal amplification in cellular responses.

Explain the involvement of chemical and physical changes in signal transduction pathways, including conformational changes in receptor molecules.

Apply knowledge of cellular signaling to understand mechanisms of drug action and the development of pharmaceutical agents.

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