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1.  The population of elders is declining.  True   False
2.  Home care is the fastest growing component of the health care delivery system.  True   False
3.  One tenth of all households provide caregiving for a relative or friend.   True False
4. Older people are more likely to volunteer for
activities in their religious congregations.   		 True False
5. 20% of elders involved in their faith communities are volunteers.    True False
6.  The most common reason for not volunteering is that no one asked me to.  True False
7. The most common coping mechanism for caregivers is prayer.    True False
8.   Aging is the same for everyone.    True False
9.  Heart disease is a much bigger problem for older men than for older women. True False
10.   Most older people are depressed.  Why shouldn't they be?       True False
11.  Older people take more medication than younger people.  True False
12.  If your parents had Alzheimer's disease, you will inevitably get it.    True False
13. As your body changes with age, so does your
personality.   		 True False
14.  Older people might as well accept urinary accidents as a fact of life.  True False
15.  Suicide is mainly a problem for teenagers.     True False
16.  Falls and injuries "just happen" to older people.  True False
17.  Extremes of heat and cold can be especially
dangerous for older people.		 True False
18.  "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."  True False

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