1. Provide three possible explanations of how marital quality affects health.
2. Describe two theories about the mental health of caregivers who are adult children.
3. Describe trends in nuptial and relationship status among older adults.
4. Discuss how the dissolution of marriage, through either divorce or widowhood, impacts the physical and emotional well-belling of the older adult.
5. Compare two specific ways that the caregiving burden might differ for caregivers of patients with dementia versus caregivers of patients with other conditions.
6. Identify three culture-specific factors that may impact caregiving stress or depression.