501 Critical Reading Questions

c.
Although choices
a
and
b
may be correct statements, they do not
reflect the author’s purpose in citing the example of untreated
depression in the elderly. Choice
d
is incorrect and choice
e
is not
supported by the passage.
193.
c.
According to the passage, geriatric training improves a healthcare
provider’s ability to 
distinguish between “normal” characteristics associ-
ated with aging and illness
(lines 58–59).
194.
b.
The author states that healthcare providers should consider 
not
only the physical but mental, emotional, and social changes of the aging
process
(lines 57–58).
195.
d.
The author’s sense of urgent recommendation is expressed
through the use of the helping verbs 
must
(lines 55 and 56) and
should
(line 60).
196.