While Checking in on an Older Adult Patient Whose Husband

question 60

Multiple Choice

While checking in on an older adult patient whose husband is visiting her in the hospital, a nurse's aide finds them holding hands and kissing. The aide immediately laughs and says "That's so cute!" What is the aide's behavior referred to in the psychology of aging?

• A) Geriaphobia
• B) Oldism
• C) Elderspeak
• D) Dialectism

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