SOWK 287- Final (quiz questions)
CH 11) Geriatrics social workers ______.
focus mostly on family care giving, because about 80% of the care for older adults is rendered by informal support systems
CH 10) What is the role of environmental factors in addiction?
Environmental factors interact with a person's biology and affect the extent to which genetic factors exert their influence.
CH 11) Which of the following statements about depression in the elderly is true?
Families rarely realize that people who are experiencing other major illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, and stroke, are frequently depressed as well.
CH 12) (open ended hunter's answer) Your text suggests that it is problematic that some prisons have outsourced their corrections work to private companies. Explain this stance.
For-profit prisons have little incentive to reduce recidivism, as a high rate of reoffending actually helps them to stay in business. They are unlikely to spend much money on provision of activities, education, or counseling resources for their prisoners, since those programs eat into the bottom line.
CH 11) While AARP focuses largely on aging policy issues, the AARP magazine highlights stories that illustrate that ______ play(s) a large part in aging.
attitude
CH 8) Social workers best serve clients with disabilities by ______.
attuning to what the clients want and refraining from making assumptions or labeling.
CH 16) Migration across national borders represents the "third wave" of globalization, after the movement of ______.
goods and money
CH 16) What ideology highlights the intersections of sexuality and environmental studies to illustrate that humans and the natural environment are capable of a much wider range of behaviors than they are often given credit for?
queer ecology
CH 16) People who are poor or otherwise disenfranchised ______
typically have to deal with the effects of pollution more than the rich and powerful
CH 12) Which of the following would be classified as a status offense? -underage drinking -petty theft -sexual assault -money laundering
underage drinking
CH 16) (open ended my answer got a 3/3 but I would look at your answer ch.16 question 20) State in your own words 3 of the 17 principles of environmental justice drafted and adopted during the National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit in 1991.
(see exhibit 16.5) The first principle talks about how environmental justice shows that mother nature is pure and sacred and that everyone should be able to be independent in their own environment. The 16th principle talks about how everyone should be educated on the social and economical issues from many perspectives. Lastly the 17th principle talks about how people should conserve natural resources and produce less waste so our future life styles can be healthy and pleasant.
CH 10) Which of the following involves admitting to having a serious problem, recognizing there is an outside (or higher) power that could help, consciously relying on that power, admitting and listing character defects, seeking deliverance from shortcomings, apologizing to people you have harmed, and helping others with the same problem? -harm reduction programs -12 step groups -motivational recovery programs -cognitive behavioral treatment programs
12 step groups
CH 11) (open ended hunter's answer) What is meant by the acronym ADLs? Name at least three ADLs.
ADLs (activities of daily living) include taking medicine, bathing, preparing meals, managing money, housekeeping, and shopping.
CH 15) Which is a way that the military changed after the end of the draft?
African American enlistment rose
CH 11) Why are negative stereotype of aging difficult to combat?
Age stereotypes are often internalized long before they are even relevant to people.
CH 11) Which of the following statements about fear and death is false? -Spirituality is the most frequently addressed topic of hospice visits with the mentally ill. -Americans' fear of death and dying does not appear to have an impact on governmental policy. -Many people fear death less than they fear losing control over their choice of whether or not to endure pain, suffering, and indignities. -Those who favor assisted suicide legalization say it will allow people to die with dignity.
Americans' fear of death and dying does not appear to have an impact on governmental policy.
CH 11) Which of the following does NOT reflect a typical Native American view or practice regarding old age and death? -Elders are respected for their knowledge and experience. -The soul is thought to be immortal, so death is not something to be feared. -Death comes first to those who are less pious and less respectful of life around them. -Elders bear the responsibility of passing wisdom on to the young.
Death comes first to those who are less pious and less respectful of life around them.
CH 10) There has been a tendency for some people to link the term dependence with addiction. What is the problem associated with this?
Dependence can be a normal bodily response to a substance.
CH 9) What reformer heightened awareness of the mistreatment of people with mental disorders in 1800s America, pushing for more humane approaches?
Dorothea Dix
CH 16) (open ended hunter's answer) What are three things social workers need to do in order to become more prominent in the world of disaster relief?
Educate each other on trauma responses and the protracted recovery phase of disasters, understand the unique cultural features associated with disasters, understand the consequences of disasters for vulnerable populations, develop rigorous research on disaster responses, develop leadership in the area of disaster relief, design strategies that expedite the use of funds and services for victims of disasters.
CH 12) Violent video games appear to ____.
Increase aggressive thoughts and behavior and decrease helping tendencies
CH 15)Military families experience considerable stress, periods of long separation, and changes to the family system when a family member enters or returns from a war zone. What has the military done regarding families in recent years?
It has created a system that recognizes blended families, single-parent homes, multiethnic families, dual-career families, and so on.
CH 9) Licensed clinical social workers are directly responsible for ______.
assessing, diagnosing, and treating all forms of mental disorders
CH 15) (open ended hunter's answer) The U.S. military subculture has four main pillars that make it distinct from civilian American culture. What are they? Explain their importance.
It requires strict discipline throughout the hierarchy; it relies on soldiers' values of loyalty and self-sacrifice to keep order in battle; it uses ceremonies and rituals to create common identities among its members; it emphasizes group cohesion and esprit de corps to keep soldiers interconnected.
CH 11) There are very few options for people who may be seeking nursing homes or other long-term care environments that are specifically designed to handle the specific needs of what population?
LGBTQ individuals
CH 15) (open ended hunter's answer) What special skills are required of military social workers? What is the job outlook for this field moving forward?
Military social workers need to have solid clinical knowledge. They are required to have postgraduate work or to go through military-assisted clinical internships in order to become officers. They need to know how to navigate the complex system of government rules and regulations that accompany military living. They need to be able to understand the unique culture of the military and work within those values and that power structure. They need to know how to engage in ethical social work within the confines of what is in the military's best interest. This is an area in which many social workers will be needed in the future. In fact, the needs of military clients will outstrip the resources of the VA, so more civilian social workers may find opportunities in this field as the years pass as well.
CH 12) (open ended hunter's answer) What is the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor? Give an example of each, and describe how they are punished.
Misdemeanor crimes are relatively minor (e.g., traffic violations and petty theft) and felonies are serious crimes (e.g., rape and drug trafficking). Misdemeanors are often punished by fines or short jail sentences; felonies are often punished by extended imprisonment or even death.
CH 9) What is problematic about the use of the term abnormal?
Multiple definitions of abnormality fail to distinguish between desirable and undesirable behavior.
CH 8) Which of the following is NOT a guideline established under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? -People are entitled to protection under the ADA simply on the basis of having a diagnosed disability. -Employers are strictly limited when it comes to asking job applicants to answer medical questions, take a medical exam, or identify a disability. -Once someone has begun work, an employer generally can only ask medical questions or request an exam if documentation is needed to support an employee request for accommodations. -Employers must keep all medical records and information confidential and in separate medical files.
People are entitled to protection under the ADA simply on the basis of having a diagnosed disability.
CH 10) Which of the following is a true statement regarding substance abuse among the poor? - Homeless people make up a significant portion of the substance-abusing population. -Individuals in poverty are far more likely to use cocaine than crack. -Those of lower socioeconomic status do not face any greater barriers to recovery than those faced by other classes. -Poor people are more likely to relapse than those in higher socioeconomic groups.
Poor people are more likely to relapse than those in higher socioeconomic groups.
CH 15) (open ended hunter's answer) When service members return home to their families after deployment, many changes can occur, and several adjustments may be required. Detail some of these changes and adjustments. How can social workers aid discharged service members during this time?
Postdeployment household roles and routines require renegotiation, and soldiers must reconnect with their children. Because combat changes a soldier's mood and personality, both physical and invisible emotional wounds require healing. In addition, veterans with TBI may require extensive health care, and much of the burden falls on their spouses, partners, and parents. These civilians often feel emotionally and practically ill equipped. Because many veterans are married with children, the trauma of war causes collateral damage to children, parents, and of course spouses. As the veterans' problems mount, they may also fear being stigmatized and resist mental health care. Thirty-seven percent of spouses of returning soldiers have mental health concerns to contend with themselves. Home lives may be complicated by domestic violence or unemployment. Social workers can assist with individual and family therapy, brokering connections with disability and home health-care services, mediation, education about social service programs, and busting myths about the mental health-care process.
CH 10) (open ended hunter's response) Discuss the recovery process, including SAMHSA's four major dimensions of life that support recovery.
Recovery follows detoxification and is the lifelong process of learning to live without the substance of abuse. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a federal entity that promotes prevention of and treatment for substance use disorders, announced a new working definition of recovery in 2011: "A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential" (SAMHSA, 2011b). SAMHSA has also delineated four major dimensions of life that support recovery. Health: Overcoming or managing one's disease(s), as well as living in a physically and emotionally healthy way. Home: Maintaining a stable and safe place to live. Purpose: Pursuing meaningful daily activities, such as a job, school, volunteerism, family caretaking, or creative endeavors, and the independence, income, and resources to participate in society. Community: Forging relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love, and hope. See further SAMHSA principles for recovery in Exhibit 10.6.
CH 16) Which of the following statements about fracking is false? -It can potentially release harmful compounds into the atmosphere. -Fracking is a method that can be used to access natural gas inside the Earth. -Social work has taken a strong antifracking stance -It uses chemicals that can impact well water supplies.
Social work has taken a strong antifracking stance.
CH 9) Which of the following is true about homosexuality and mental illness? -The World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) stopped categorizing homosexuality as a mental illness before it was removed from the DSM. -The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) listed homosexuality as a mental illness until 1973. -Homosexuality has never officially been considered a mental illness in the United States, though it was still the subject of considerable discrimination. -Homosexuality continues to be considered a mental illness by a significant portion of American mental health providers and in dozens of countries worldwide.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) listed homosexuality as a mental illness until 1973.
CH 11) ______ provides a pension upon retirement for nearly every American who pays taxes into the system.
The Social Security Act of 1935
CH 12) Which of these statements is true regarding mental health and the criminal justice system? -The criminal justice system does not have adequate resources to help prisoners with mental illness. -Providing treatment for mentally ill prisoners interferes with victim's rights - The number of people with severe mental illness in the criminal justice system has decreased in the past 10 years. -People with serious mental illnesses are not imprisoned in the United States.
The criminal justice system does not have adequate resources to help prisoners with mental illness.
CH 10) What influenced the lateness of declaring nicotine as an addictive substance?
The politics of the tobacco industry had previously led to the classification of tobacco/nicotine as a habit.
CH 16) What is a deficit for the social work profession when it comes to responding to natural disasters?
The profession has undertaken minimal research on outcomes of disaster relief interventions
CH 10) What is a major concern or problem with treating process addictions?
The research concerning process addictions is not being translated to the practitioners who work with people who experience process addictions
CH 15) Which of the following statements about suicide among service members and veterans is true?
The three primary risk factors are relationship, legal, and financial troubles
CH 10) Why is nicotine addiction difficult to overcome?
There are numerous social cues and rituals involved with smoking.
CH 8) . People who are stereotyped and stigmatized because of their challenges often respond by doing what?
They begin to act the way that the people who are stigmatizing them expect them to act.
CH 15) Which is true of gays and lesbians serving in the U.S. military?
They have been permitted to serve openly since 2010
CH 11) Active aging is what?
When people become older but continue to grow and participate in family, community, and society.
CH 15) Which is true regarding age in the military?
Young people are able to enlist in the military when they turn 16.
CH 12) (open ended hunter's answer) Explain the unequal outcomes experienced by various groups in the criminal justice system of the United States when it comes to victimization, arrests, convictions, and incarceration. What would social workers say could be done about these seeming inequities in the system?
Young people are more likely to be arrested and convicted, as are people from impoverished areas, non-Whites, and various ethnic groups. Women are more likely to be victimized by crime, and LGBTQ individuals by hate crimes. Non-Whites are often skeptical about the ability of the criminal justice system to treat them fairly.
CH 10) In essence, addiction is ______.
a brain disorder that is expressed through compulsive behavior
CH 9) In Wyatt v. Stickney (1971) and O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975), the Supreme Court ruled that ______.
a client could not be hospitalized against his or her will simply for having a mental illness and needing treatment; a more specific set of guidelines had to be met
CH 11)By signing the National Alzheimer's Project Act into law, President Obama ensured that Alzheimer's disease became what?
a medical priority
CH 16) Energy concerns associated with our changing world and its environmental realities include all of the following except ______. -energy that is lower in quality -a struggle to identify significant alternative energy sources -growing likelihood of blackouts and heating crises -growing energy costs
a struggle to identify significant alternative energy sources
CH 8) According to the DSM-5, intellectual challenges are characterized by limitations in intellectual functioning and what else?
adaptive behavior
CH 15) When did more frequent and unpredictable family separation because of deployment start?
after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
CH 15) The signs and symptoms of PTSD are today considered to fit what type of mental health concern?
anxiety disorder
CH 16) Social Workers_______.
are trained to interpret and respond to crisis situations but have not been involved much in disaster relief efforts
CH 9) Diagnoses of which disorder among children increased 4,000% between 1984 and 2014, causing many to believe that it was perhaps simply becoming a more popular diagnosis among practitioners, rather than actually occurring more frequently?
bipolar disorder
CH 16) What type of changes are essential in establishing the role of the social work profession in environmental research, policy, and practice?
changes in the social work curricula
CH 16)Warmer temperatures, a rise in the sea level, possible catastrophic effects on plant life, and decreased water quality are all impacts of the ongoing phenomenon known as ______.
climate change
CH 8) Kayla has a client, Tegan, who is hard of hearing and diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). Tegan can be described as having ______. dual disabilities co-occurring disabilities coincidental disabilities two categorical disabilities
co-occurring disabilities
CH 16) Social workers have to create situations that help overcome personal and societal difficulties while simultaneously working on what?
conditions needed for a sustainable future
CH 12) Prison overcrowding_________.
creates a perfect educational atmosphere for future criminal behavior
CH 8) Many of the well-known learning differences ______.
do not disappear over time
CH 10) (t or f) Researchers have come to conclusive agreement that food addiction is a significant contributing factor to the global epidemic of obesity.
false
CH 10) (t or f) The majority of treatment centers use a harm-reduction approach rather than a zero-tolerance approach.
false
CH 12) (t or f) It costs less than $20,000 per year to incarcerate a prisoner in the United States
false
CH 12) (t or f) The definition of who is legally considered a juvenile is consistent in all 50 states
false
CH 15) (t or f) A model employed by the Army for substance abuse treatment is the community capacity model.
false
CH 16) Older people have special concerns when it comes to the impact of environmental issues, including all BUT which of the following? -normal changes that occur with aging and make one more susceptible to harm in disasters -poverty and malnutrition increasing vulnerability to environmental stressors -greater likelihood of their caretaking instincts kicking in to save other people nearby before themselves -chronic diseases and the need for of medications to treat those conditions
greater likelihood of their caretaking instincts kicking in to save other people nearby before themselves
CH 10)The majority of time in most drug abuse/addiction treatment centers is spent in what style of treatment?
group therapy
CH 10) What one variable in treatment centers results in people abstaining from their problematic substance longer?
group work
CH 16) The person-in-environment approach of social work ______.
has tended to disregard the natural environment while focusing on the social environment
CH 12) Ellen plans to slash the tires of Kenna's car because Kenna is going to be attending the homecoming dance with her girlfriend. Ellen believes homosexuality is a sin and that Kenna should not be able to attend the dance with someone of the same gender. She also writes a Bible verse on Kenna's car windows in lipstick, along with "Sick lesbo." What is the most accurate description of the type of crime Ellen has committed?
hate crime
CH 11) One of the challenges of social work with older adults is what?
honoring their strengths
CH 15) Military clients often display what your textbook calls the "triple threat" of three specific conditions. Which of these is not one of those conditions?
hyper aggressive behavior
CH 16) Since the industrial revolution, America has seen a sharp increase in air pollution, which has had a deleterious effect on the planet's ozone layer. Air pollution also has a direct impact upon ______.
increased risk of lung cancer
CH 10) Data from college campuses reveal that students' caffeine consumption ______.
increases around exam time and causes anxiety and sleeplessness
CH 16) What is one reason that poor people may suffer more in times of environmental disaster?
less preparedness for a disaster
CH 9) I am confused on this one (QUESTION 2)
look at your chapter 9 question two
CH 10) Substance abuse social workers are concerned with assessing the following issues in determining the severity of the client's substance use disorder ______.
loss of control, tolerance, and impairment in functioning
CH 16) Overpopulation is a factor in a number of significant social problems. Which of the following is not a key issue impacted by overpopulation?
military conflict
CH 12) Social workers who wish to advocate on behalf of clients in the criminal justice system ______.
must strive to have accurate data and information with which to educate those in power
CH 9) Alzheimer's and other conditions involving dementia and delirium are included in which DSM-5 category?
neurocognitive disorders
CH 10) Which model of recovery teaches addicts to recognize and dispute irrational thoughts that encourage substance abuse, referring to those addiction-promoting thoughts by the acronym BEAST?
rational-recovery model
CH 11)One of the informal rites of passage as people age in the United States is what?
receiving their AARP membership and card
CH 10) A codependent person is likely to exhibit all but which of the following behaviors?
refusing to provide financial support for their active drug addicted child or spouse
CH 8) Media coverage frequently focuses on heartwarming features and inspirational stories about people with physical, cognitive, and developmental challenges. This often does what?
reinforces stereotypes and underestimates people's capabilities
CH 9) Deinstitutionalization of people with mental disorders in the United States ______.
resulted in the U.S. nursing home population doubling
CH 11) Funding for Medicare comes from all BUT which of the following? -social security contributions -monthly premiums from participants -general federal revenues -sales and property taxes
sales and property taxes
CH 15) Inara is a military social worker who has recently seen an increase in the number of clients on her caseload who have sustained serious physical handicaps from overseas conflicts and deployments. Recently, she has found that at home after work, she is experiencing a lot of the same symptoms she hears her clients describe. Sometimes, she even believes she feels pain in limbs where her clients have had significant wounds. Inara is experiencing ______.
secondary trauma
CH 15) Military social workers are most likely to ____.
serve as flexible generalist practitioners
CH 12) Which of the following is NOT an example of white-collar crime? -fraud -theft -falsification of records -sexual harassment
sexual harassment
CH 15) The Air Force's community capacity model used to deal with substance abuse issues has two major components. What are they?
shared responsibility and collective competence
CH 11) What is typically the first sign of emerging Alzheimer's disease?
slight memory losses
CH 15) Which is true of suicide among military personnel? -Suicide rates correlate with nonmilitary risk factors. -Very few suicides occur among military personnel who have never been deployed. -Veterans who have served in battle have the lowest suicide rates. -Suicide rates are highest among officers.
suicide rates correlate with nonmilitary risk factors
CH 16) What was the favored response to famine during the 1970s/1980s?
the Green Revolution that increased agricultural productivity
CH 8) An important component of using person-first language is that ______.
the challenge is no longer the primary, defining characteristic of the individual but just one of several aspects of the individual
CH 15) Which of the following have been the most frequent reasons people have joined the military since the policy of an all-volunteer force replaced the draft in 1973?
the economy/job market, and an individual's call to service
CH 15) Regarding MST (military sexual trauma; i.e., rape and sexual assault in the military), ______.
the overwhelming majority of MST victims do not report the incidents because they fear the consequences of doing so
CH 12)When someone commits an act that is a crime under a law that is later repealed ______.
they typically continue to be classified as criminals
CH 10) (t or f) Attempting to quit using some substances "cold turkey" on one's own can be dangerous
true
CH 11) (t or f) Older people living alone may or may not be lonely; what matters is whether they enjoy the social interactions they do have, whether outside or inside their residence.
true
CH 11) (t or f) Substance abuse is a significant issue for older adults because they have a reduced ability to metabolize those substances, as well as increased brain sensitivity to those chemicals.
true
CH 15) (t or f) Tricare provides a form of insurance that takes care of many mental and physical health needs during predeployment, deployment, and postdeployment.
true
CH 16) (t or f) Ecological ethics suggests that social workers must value nature for the sake of nature, not just for the sake of the uses to which human beings might put the elements of nature.
true
CH 16) (t or f) Social workers are trained to interpret and respond to crisis situations, but their input in disaster relief at the local, state, national, and international levels has usually been negligible.
true
CH 8) (t or f) The law places strict limits on employers when it comes to asking job applicants to answer medical questions, take a medical exam, or identify a challenging condition.
true
CH 9) Most mental health providers would hold that mental health includes all but which of the following?
vibrant creativity and unique perspectives
