Chapter Questions
What is environmental psychology?
What are person-environment interactions?
Describe Lawton and Nahemow's theory of environmental press. In their theory, what is adaptation level?
Describe Kahana's congruence model. In what settings is this model especially appropriate?
Describe the application of the stress and coping model to person-environment interactions. What kinds of things buffer stress?
Describe the loss-continuum concept.
What are the common themes expressed by the various theories of person-environment interactions?
What factors affect satisfaction with where one lives?
What factors influence the perceptions of neighborhoods? What ethnic differences have been noted in neighborhood perceptions?
What kinds of housing do older adults live in?
How many older adults live in long-term care facilities at any given point?
What types of facilities house older adults?
Who is most likely to live in a nursing home? Why?
How have the characteristics of nursing homes been studied? How do Kahana's approach, Moos's approach, and Langer's approach differ?
How does a resident of a nursing home come to view it as a "home"?
What are the characteristics of inappropriate speech aimed at older adults? What is an alternative approach?
Why do people move?
What factors influence adjustment to relocation?
What factors predict who is likely to relocate to a nursing home?
How do preparation and the degree to which the move is voluntary affect adjustment?