PACANA, HAN JOSHUA B.

BSN 4- A2
NUR 112 (Decent Work Employment & Transcultural Nursing)
SESSION #17

1. This group of adults are considered as sandwich generation since they are still concerned
with their older children and also concerned with the care of their aging parents a. Young
adults
b. Middle adults
c. Late adults
d. Old adults

ANSWER: B
RATIO: Middle adults are people from the age of 40s to 50s. This group usually already have teenage
children and may have parents who are already in their elderly years.

2. Which of the following is true regarding the description of a young adult?

a. They most often concentrate on career and family matters.
b. They struggle with independence and issues related to intimacy and relationships outside
the family.
c. They sometimes experience “recareering”
d. They have a established career and family.

ANSWER: B
RATIO: All the other choices are characteristics of the middle adult. Young adults usually struggle
with independence and the search for a lifetime partner. Young adults also may experience marriage
and start a family and learn how to establish their careers.

3. According to Erik Erikson the conflict that arises from middle adulthood is a.
Trust vs. mistrust
b. Intimacy vs. isolation
c. Generativity vs. stagnation
d. Integrity vs. despair

ANSWER: C
RATIO: Letter A is the conflict found in infants, Letter C is found in young adults, while Letter D is
found in late adults.

4. Generativity is accomplished through which of the following EXCEPT a.

Parenting
b. Working in one’s career
c. Participating in community activities
d. Finding a lifetime partner

ANSWER: D
RATIO: Finding a lifetime partner is one of the tasks commonly seen in young adults.

5. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the characteristics of immigrant and refugee
families?
a. Families tend to be extended
b. Most immigrants and refugees are poor and struggle to earn an adequate income.
c. Many immigrants have no relatives in the United States.
d. Refugees may be fleeing war and political persecution.

ANSWER: C
RATIO: Many immigrants coming to the US usually has family members who are already are citizens
of the US.
6. Which geographic region permit the expression of male friendship through words and
embraces? Select all that apply
a. Southern Europe
b. North America
c. Southeast Asia
d. Middle East
e. South America

ANSWER: A and D
RATIO: Other countries may consider expression of affection between males as being attributed to
homosexuality.

7. Which of the following cultures use both the surnames of both the mother’s and father’s
side of the family?
a. Hispanics
b. Chinese
c. Arabs
d. Japanese

ANSWER: A
RATIO: Hispanics including Filipinos use both the surnames of their mother’s and father’s side.
Chinese and Japanese use the surname of that of their father’s but the family name is stated or
written first followed by the given name. Arabs have a given name as the first name, the father’s first
name is used as the middle name, and the last name is the family name.

8. Which of the following cultures use their father’s first name as their middle name? a.
Southeast Asians
b. Chinese
c. Arabs
d. Hispanics

ANSWER: C
RATIO: Hispanics including Filipinos use both the surnames of their mother’s and father’s side.
Chinese and Southeast Asians use the surname of that of their father’s but the family name is stated
or written first followed by the given name. Arabs have a given name as the first name, the father’s
first name is used as the middle name, and the last name is the family name.

9. The leading cause of death in the United States are the following EXCEPT a.
Cardiac disease
b. Cancer
c. Cerebrovascular disease
d. Kidney disease

ANSWER: D
RATIO: The leading causes of death in the US are the following according to the CDC: heart disease,
cancer, cerebrovascular disease, respiratory disease, accidents, and diabetes

10. Caregiving of other family members usually the elderly, takes place during a.
Early adulthood
b. Middle adulthood
c. Late adulthood
d. Adolescent

ANSWER: B
RATIO: Middle-age adults are usually responsible for the care of their elderly especially that of their
parents.