1. Discuss some reasons that informal and family care giving is so essential to the American health and long-term care systems.
2. List four of the physical, psychological, and economic costs of caregiving.
3. Discuss at least three ways in which informal caregiving differs for women and men.
4. What is the approximate monetary value of caregiving services provided by informal caregivers? What might be the reasons that our society does not fully value caregiving work?
5. What is meant by subjective burden (as opposed to objective burden) as experienced by informal caregivers? What is a primary reason that feelings of subjective burden can vary among caregivers who are doing
the same tasks?
6. What are some positive aspects of being an inf ormal
caregiver?
7. What kinds of services are funded by the N ational Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)?
8. Identify three types of interventions that have been
found to reduce caregiver stress and enhance their
well-being.
9. Define different types of elder mistreatment: psycho–
logical abuse, financial exploitation, undue influence,
and self-neglect.
10. Describe the role that direct care workers play in our
long-term care support environment.
11. List three of the primary types of challenges that di–
rect care workers face in the workplace.
