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The Sociology of Age Related Hearing Loss

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1.  As adults age, social patterns change because:
  1. Job change/retirement
  2. Geographical disconnection with grown children
  3. Health limitations
  4. All of the above
2.  When comparing family relationships and friendships:
  1. Family relationships are always more valued
  2. Friendships lose value over time
  3. Maintaining friendship takes effort for the older adult and so they are usually of high value
  4. None of the above
3.  The SOC model stands for:
  1. Selectivity, Optimization, Compensation
  2. Sensitivity, Orientation, Corruption
  3. Selectivity, Orientation, Correlation
  4. None of the above
4.  Normalization & Passive Acceptance:
  1. Can hold a patient back from getting amplification as much as denial
  2. Suggests that the patient is willing to give up activities that used to be part of their life.
  3. May be happening for a person without them being consciously aware
  4. All of the above
5.  The data on hearing loss and cognitive decline indicate:
  1. Hearing loss causes cognitive decline
  2. Hearing loss is statistically linked to cognitive decline
  3. Hearing loss occurs completely independently of cognitive decline
  4. None of the above
6.  The data on social interaction and cognitive decline indicate:
  1. No relationship
  2. Cognitive decline increases the likelihood of social interaction
  3. Social interaction appears to be a protective mechanism against premature cognitive decline
  4. None of the above
7.  The data on hearing aid use and cognitive decline indicate:
  1. Hearing aid use protects a person for cognitive decline
  2. Although a topic of active study, the link has yet to be established in the scientific literature
  3. Hearing aid use accelerates cognitive decline because it causes the user to not work as hard as a listener
  4. None of the above
8.  The data on social interaction patterns in older adults indicate:
  1. No simple relationship with age
  2. No simple relationship with hearing status
  3. A complex relationship with other variables suggesting that some individuals see aging as an inevitable process of slowing down
  4. All of the above
9.  For a patient showing Normalization & Passive Acceptance behavior:
  1. Counseling should focus on developing a stronger need to communicate effectively
  2. Denial is probably the true cause
  3. They need to better understand the audiogram
  4. None of the above
10.  When trying to motivate a patient to pursue amplification:
  1. Focus on the "where"
  2. Focus on the "why"
  3. Focus on the "who"
  4. Focus on the "when"