501 Critical Reading Questions

a.
manage.
b.
identify.
c.
neutralize.
d.
analyze.
e.
dissect.
501
Critical Reading Questions
(60)

---

192.
The author cites the example of untreated depression in elderly
people (lines 35–38) in order to
a.
prove that mental illness can affect people of all ages.
b.
undermine the perception that mental illness only affects young
people.
c.
support the claim that healthcare providers need age-related
training.
d.
show how mental illness is a natural consequence of growing
old.
e.
illustrate how unrecognized illnesses increase the cost of 
healthcare.
193.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a
possible benefit of geriatric training for healthcare providers?
a.
improved ability to explain a medical treatment to a person with
a cognitive problem
b.
knowledge of how heart disease and diabetes may act upon each
other in an elderly patient
c.
improved ability to attribute disease symptoms to the natural
changes of aging
d.
more consideration for ways to improve the quality of life for
seniors
e.
increased recognition of and treatment for depression in elders
194.
The author implies that a healthcare system that routinely looks
beyond symptoms
(line 60) is one that