Why Is Ageism an Important Concept to Understand When Caring

question 12

Multiple Choice

Why is ageism an important concept to understand when caring for the elderly?

• A) May damage the self-esteem of older adults
• B) Increases social awareness of the needs of older adults
• C) Provides statistical information regarding the older adult population
• D) Promotes consideration of the diversity of the older adult population

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Definitions:

Laspeyres Index

A price index used to measure the change in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services of the same type and quantity over time.

Paasche Index

A price index that measures the cost of purchasing a given market basket of goods and services in a certain year, compared to the cost of purchasing the same goods and services in a base year, with the quantities used in weighting the prices coming from the year of interest rather than the base year.

Ideal Cost-Of-Living Index

A theoretical measure that tracks the changes in the amount required to maintain a constant standard of living over a period.

Ideal Cost-Of-Living Index

A theoretical measure representing the change in the amount of money needed to maintain a certain standard of living.