Question #1. What is true of single elder adults whose single status is result of divorce?

a. They have higher mortality rates than those who were widowed or never married.

b. They have higher rates of satisfaction than those who were never married

c. They have lower rates of depression and suicide than those who were never married.

Question # 2. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the impact of social support upon the health of adults?

A) In a study of adults ranging in age from 30 to 69, those with the fewest social connections in their social networks had higher death rates than those with more social connections.

B) A good social network lowers the risk of disease.

C) The positive link between social contact and physical health is limited to Western culture and does not exist in non-Western societies.

D) A study of depression among women found that social support buffered the negative effect of stress.