Exam 2
In essence, addiction is: - The inability to stop using a particular substance when one wishes to do so - A brain disorder with self-perpetuating tendencies - An inability to function without using a substance on a daily basis - A lack of personal control over one's drug use—a lack of will power to stop using
A brain disorder with self-perpetuating tendencies
In Wyatt v. Stickney (1971) and O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975), the Supreme Court ruled: - Deinstitutionalization was a violation of the right to protection held by patients with mental illnesses - The U.S. government was responsible for covering the mental health treatment expenses of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War and any future wars - A client could not be hospitalized against his/her will simply for having a mental illness and needing treatment; a more specific set of guidelines had to be met - Mentally ill individuals could legally be stripped of their voting and firearm ownership rights
A client could not be hospitalized against his/her will simply for having a mental illness and needing treatment; a more specific set of guidelines had to be met
Doubling up/shared housing often involves all but which of the following factors? - Increased potential for damage and wear and tear on the home - Strained relationships - Disruption of lifestyle and violation of personal space - A formal leasing/subleasing agreement
A formal leasing/subleasing agreement
Gangs may provide all but which of the following to youths that they recruit? - A greater chance of surviving their teen years in a crime-ridden environment - Protection from significant threats to their families' safety - A source of identity and power - A chance to make more money than they might be able to make through legal means
A greater chance of surviving their teen years in a crime-ridden environment
Refugee
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
Mental health is best defined as
A relative state of emotional well-being where one is free from incapacitating conflicts and is consistently able to make rational decisions and cope with environmental stresses and internal pressures
Plea bargain
Agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant that the defendant will plead guilty to a lesser offense to avoid having to stand trial for a more serious offense.
The most commonly abused drug(s) among older adults is/are: - Heroine - Alcohol - Marijuana - Prescription medications
Alcohol
The most commonly used psychoactive substance is: - Alcohol - Heroin - Tobacco - Marijuana
Alcohol
What are limitations of international charity work? - All answers are correct - Charity may mirror some level of social injustice. - While useful in the short-term, charity does little to address the underlying problem. - Charity does not do much to challenge power differential or oppression
All answers are correct
Which of the following is true regarding HIV/AIDS? - It impairs the body's ability to fight off infections or developing diseases. - Antiretroviral medications can stop the progression of HIV. - All answers are correct - It is an infectious disease, not a contagious one.
All answers are correct
Comparative social policy
Analysis of policies and service delivery in other countries; Compare policies between countries (healthcare, public assistance, family leave, disability); Influence of values and culture
The signs and symptoms of PTSD, common among veterans, are today considered to fit mostly along the lines of what type of mental health concern? - Anxiety Disorder - Major Depression - Somatic Disorder - Mood Disorder
Anxiety Disorder
People who are civilians during peacetime but may be "called up" to serve during military conflicts at any time: - Do not see a significant change in monthly income during their deployment - Tend to be younger and married for less time than active duty soldiers - Are called reservists - Have no assistance from the Department of Defense for family adjustments that must be made during this time
Are called reservists
Rehabilitation programs in prisons: - Are present in a relatively small number of prisons and tend to be poorly funded - Are mandatory for criminals who have committed drug crimes - Cost taxpayers a significant amount of money to implement - Have helped reduce America's recidivism rate by 60% in the last 10 years
Are present in a relatively small number of prisons and tend to be poorly funded
Due to increased awareness about the severity of need, as well as many service member's extended deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, the military has hired many more social workers, most of whom are employed - On domestic military bases - At VA hospitals and clinics - As civilians - On bases overseas
At VA hospitals and clinics
Substance use disorders depend on: - One's genes - One's environment - Both one's genes and one's environment - One's desire to quit versus one's desire to stay clean
Both one's genes and one's environment
Donnie is preoccupied with food, has an irrational fear of being fat, exercises excessively at times, and goes through cycles of consuming huge amounts of food and subsequently ridding herself of: - Pica - Anorexia nervosa - Compulsive overeating - Bulimia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Which of the following is not true regarding the impact of caffeine? - College students' caffeine consumption near exam time is excessive, causing anxiety and sleep deprivation - There is no clear link between caffeine use and depression - Abruptly quitting caffeine can cause withdrawal symptoms until one's body adjusts - Caffeine does not have performance-enhancing effects
Caffeine does not have performance-enhancing effects
Research has shown which of the following is most effective in helping cigarette smokers to quit smoking, especially when co-occurring depression is present? - Chantix - Nicotine patches - Wellbutrin - Nicotine gum
Chantix
Malick (2014) noted which of the following effects of marijuana use? - Cognitive dysfunction, poor executive functions, and sedative effects - Increased creativity and spiritual well-being - Violent impulses and strong addictive potential - "The munchies" and cessation of cancer symptoms
Cognitive dysfunction, poor executive functions, and sedative effects
Social workers in two different countries are sharing information on their nations' ways of helping low-income pregnant women to have sufficient nutrition for a healthy pregnancy. They are each engaging in: - Comparative social policy - Transnational identification - Charity and client empowerment - International development
Comparative social policy
The criminal justice system is a large network of organizations that includes all but which of the following? - Counseling agencies - Courts - Police departments - Corrections
Counseling agencies
Most refugees from the world's poorest countries end up in: - The United States - France and the United Kingdom - Canada - Countries neighboring their homelands
Countries neighboring their homelands
Prison overcrowding: - Creates a perfect educational atmosphere for future criminal behavior - Serves as an effective punishment, deterring prisoners from wanting to return to such deplorable conditions - Is a vastly overestimated problem - Is an issue in states like California and Texas, but not states with significantly lower populations
Creates a perfect educational atmosphere for future criminal behavior
Which of the following does not reflect a typical Native American view or practice regarding old age and death? - Death is something to fear and thus the elders are hidden form society - Elders bear the responsibility of passing wisdom onto the young - The soul is thought to be immortal, so fear is not something to be feared - Elders are respected for their knowledge and experience
Death is something to fear and thus elders are hidden from society
_______ refers to a group of symptoms that affect social and thinking abilities so severely that everyday functioning is affected. It includes problems with at least two brain functions (e.g., memory loss and language) and an inability to perform some activities of daily living. - Dementia - Delirium - Schizophrenia - Asperger's syndrome
Dementia
_______ are variants created by chemists to specifically avoid running afoul of anti-drug laws. - Psychotropic drugs - Club drugs - Psychedelic drugs - Designer drugs
Designer
The first step in overcoming either physiological or psychological addiction is: - Harm reduction - Accepting one has a problem - Detoxification - Recovery
Detoxification
Many elderly have anxiety about aging. Which of the following is not one of the "4 Ds" of aging? - Diet - Dementia - Death - Depression
Diet
Social workers believe people convicted of crimes—as well as their victims— deserve to be treated fairly, respectfully, and humanely, taking into account the specific challenges that different individuals have faced and continue to face (e.g., addiction, mental health concerns, and abuse). This represents what key of contemporary social work practice in the criminal justice system? - Dignity - Justice - Best practices and quality services - Rehabilitation
Dignity
Autism, depending on the way in which it presents, may be diagnosed as either a mental health issue or a: - Conduct disorder - Traumatic brain injury - Disability - Neurocognitive disorder
Disability
"In their older years, people pull away somewhat from society (e.g., by socializing less often) and society simultaneously pulls away from the older people." This statement is most reflective of which theory of aging? - Disengagement theory - Modernization theory - Cellular (DNA) theory - Activity theory
Disengagement theory
What reformer heightened awareness of the mistreatment of people with mental disorders in 1800s America, pushing for more humane approaches? - Dorothea Dix - Mary Richmond - Jane Addams - Ida Cannon
Dorothea Dix
People who are codependent are likely to exhibit all but which of the following behaviors? - Drinking to excess with their partner simply because they do not want to feel left out or alone on a Saturday night - Calling in sick for his hung-over alcoholic partner so they do not lose their job - Denying their own needs because they are so busy taking care of others - Hiring a lawyer to help get her daughter out of a DUI/DWI charge and continuing to allow her to drive
Drinking to excess with their partner simply because they do not want to feel left out or alone on a Saturday night
Which of the following statements about depression in the elderly is true? - Older people who receive a diagnosis of depression do not experience great stigma because depression is understandable as one age - 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 - Depression is over-diagnosed and overmedicated among the elderly - Depression results in elderly women having the highest suicide rate of any demographic group
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
Cullen Housing Developers Inc. has been going around to impoverished neighborhoods in a particular city, buying up cheap homes, leveling them, and building high-priced condominium complexes. The minority individuals who were renting these homes or apartments from their landlords are thereby displaced and may not have other affordable housing options. This is a process known as: - Redlining - Community segregation - Urban development - Gentrification
Gentrification
Social workers who specialize in practice with the elderly may call themselves: - Genealogists - Gerontologists - Germatologists - Gynecologists
Gerontologists
Marta has recently been paroled after serving three years in a state prison. Her parole officer helps her to secure housing in a facility where she is encouraged to find work, has some limited opportunity to have visits from family, is expected to contribute to the maintenance and cooking duties for all residents, and participates in group meetings. Most likely, Marta is in a: - Section 8 housing facility - Halfway house - Shelter - Outpatient behavioral health facility
Halfway house
Elaine goes to school in the suburbs of Kansas City, where she lives with her mother. However, she and her siblings go to Mexico at least three times a year for two weeks or more, and Elaine considers the Mexican community where her father lives to be her home as much as her suburban Kansas City neighborhood. Elaine: - Has a transnational identity - Could be considered American Mexican rather than Mexican American - Is experiencing what social workers call "intercultural conflict" - Is a Mexican immigrant
Has transnational identity
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 - Hate crime - Violent crime - Victimless crime - Juvenile delinquent crime
Hate crime
HIV/AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Some cultures resist discussion, prevention
Children are often forced or exploited into acting as laborers, soldiers, or prostitutes, constituting multiple forms of: - International juvenile abuse - Third-world child welfare - Human trafficking - Genocide
Human trafficking
Military clients often display what your textbook calls the "triple threat" of three specific conditions. Which of these is not one of those conditions? - Posttraumatic stress disorder - Hyperaggressive behavior - Traumatic brain injury - Substance use disorders
Hyperaggressive behavior
International social work: - Is a term that has a simple agreed-upon definition within the world of social work - Basically, means staying in one's own country but working with social workers from other countries on policy change - Includes taking a role in advocating for change internationally and developing policies to enact that change - Simply means practicing social work in another country
Includes taking a role in advocating for change internationally and developing policies to enact that change
George is experiencing the early symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, including delirium tremens (DTs). He has a high degree of anxiety and some suicidal thoughts. In what type of setting is a social worker most likely to recommend he be placed? - Inpatient treatment - Shelter - Halfway house - Correctional facility
Inpatient treatment
Shelters typically: - Expect to have their residents for a long-term stay - Provide some level of counseling services in addition to food and shelter - Provide their residents with lowered anxiety due to having some housing stability - Involve communal living
Involve communal living
Jean, a social worker, goes to visit Juanita, a client in a rundown home in an impoverished section of town who has applied for a free home health care program. Upon entering the house for the scheduled visit, Jean observes that the home seems to be infested with cockroaches. The kitchen garbage is overflowing with dirty diapers and there is raw meat sitting out on the counter that appears to have been there for a couple of days. The home does not seem to have running water, either, as when Jean goes to wash her hands, nothing comes out of the faucet. Juanita does not appear concerned about the condition of the home or the potential impact on her 4-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter. What should Jean do? - Jean should respect the client's right to self-determination and honor her choice to live in the home. - Jean should make a call to child protective services due to the unsafe living conditions for the children. - Jean should immediately remove Juanita and her children from the premises due to the unsafe conditions. - Jean should call the police first for assistance in assessing the situation
Jean should make a call to child protective services due to the unsafe living
The spike in foreclosures in America in the 2000s resulted in part from: - A grassroots movement by homeowners against banks and lenders for shady business practices - The increasing divorce rates - Lenders providing a large number of mortgage loans to people incapable of paying them back - The increasing cost of homes during that time period, which made it difficult to buy a home
Lenders providing a large number of mortgage loans to people incapable pf paying them back
There are uniformed social work officers in all but which of the following branches of the Armed Forces? - Air Force - Marines - Navy - Army
Marines
___________ is a social process whereby human experience is culturally defined as pathological and treatable as a medical condition. - Deinstitutionalization - Mainstreaming - Normalization - Medicalization
Medicalization
Alzheimer's and other conditions involving dementia and delirium are included in which DSM-5 category? - Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders - Neurocognitive disorders - Personality disorders - Post-traumatic stress disorder
Neurocognitive disorders
U.S. war veterans who are interested in returning to the civilian workforce: - Do not often experience challenges in finding work because veterans are highly valued employees across all employment sectors - Always recognize the skills they learned while in the military will translate well to civilian jobs - Have a harder time if they are male, as oppose to female veterans - Often worry their new coworkers will have vastly different interests and values
Often worry their new coworkers will have vastly different interests and values
Which of the following is true about equality as it pertains to the criminal justice system? - People who are wealthier are more likely to be able to get a criminal case dropped. - Judges, on average, sentence people of all races to equally harsh sentences. - Women are just as likely as men to be sentenced to prison time. - Criminal history does not typically impact someone's chances of getting hired after release
People who are wealthier are more likely to be able to get a criminal case dropped
It is not unusual for accused individuals to negotiate with prosecutors for a reduced sentence or charge through a process called: - Plea bargaining - Magistration - Forensic social work - Court-driven mediation
Plea bargaining
Jermaine was discharged from the Army following two tours of duty in Iraq four years ago. Since then, he has been observed by his girlfriend to have a strong tendency to avoid crowds, an exaggerated startle response, a tendency to change the TV channel anytime something military-related is discussed or depicted, nightmares, and a lack of memory about certain parts of his time in the military. Of what mental or medical health concern does Jermaine appear to exhibit many symptoms? - Traumatic brain injury - Alcoholism - Suicidality - Posttraumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Which of the following is a condition often experienced by people who have suffered through an unusually dreadful event? - Factitious disorder - Generalized anxiety disorder - Post-traumatic stress disorder - Adjustment disorder not otherwise specified
Post-traumatic stress disorder
The head of the U.S. armed forces is the: - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - President - Vice-President - Secretary of Defense
President
What do social workers believe should be the first goal of social work as it related to the criminal justice system? - Prevention - Rehabilitation - Punishment - Justice
Prevention
Many young people from Sudan (sometimes referred to as "the Lost Boys of Sudan") have come to the United States due to suffering and persecution for their cultural identity or religious beliefs. The government gives them special consideration, since they were forced out of their country for these reasons and would have risked death had they stayed. The United States provides protection to them, and they may be known as: - Expatriates - Refugees - Immigrants - Ideologues
Refugees
Chicago is a city known for having several neighborhoods that are separated on the basis of race and ethnicity; it includes areas with names like Ukrainian Village, Chinatown, Greektown, Polish Village, and more. This is an example of the phenomenon known as: - Neighborhood diversity - The melting pot - Gentrification - Segregated communities
Segregated communities
Which of the following conditions is not recognized as a diagnosable disorder in the DSM-5? - Gambling addiction - Sex addiction - ADHD - Substance use disorders
Sex Addiction
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, social workers: - Should engage in political action to help change laws that produce unequal outcomes for different groups - Should not follow laws which they find to be unethical and antithetical to social justice - Should dissuade clients from breaking laws, even if the reason for breaking that law may be understandable - Should ignore unethical practices
Should engage in political action to help change laws that produce unequal outcomes for different groups
Which of the following is an example of redlining? - Refusing to take on minority clients while serving white clients - Allowing people of various ethnicities and races to inhabit the same neighborhood without government intervention - Showing an African American family a rundown apartment while showing a Caucasian family a spacious, well-appointed apartment in the same complex - Showing a Mexican American family only the homes for sale in a largely Hispanic town while showing a white couple homes in the neighboring, affluent town populated mostly by whites
Showing a Mexican American family only the homes for sale in a largely Hispanic town while showing a white couple homes in the neighboring, affluent town populated mostly by whites
Which of the following may result from use of anabolic steroids among men? - Mood swings and loss of appetite - Depression and fatigue - Insomnia and loss of sex drive - Shrinking testicles and the development of breasts
Shrinking testicles and the development of breasts
What is typically the first sign of emerging Alzheimer's disease? - Shuffling gait - Loss of bowel and bladder control - Slight memory losses - Hallucinations and delusions
Slight memory losses
Rashmi is engaged in work in a country known for vastly unequal power and distribution of wealth. Her goal is not simply to give food and basic needs to the inhabitants, but to help them to become educated, to take ownership of the voice they can have in the political process, and to begin grassroots efforts to alleviate their own communities' ills. Rashmi's practice is dedicated to: - Comparative social policy - International charity work - Global practice - Social development
Social development
Public housing, rent supplements, and interest deductions are all examples of: - Nonprofit housing - Subsidized housing - Section 8 housing - Authority-based housing
Subsidized housing
The number one preventable cause of death in the United States is: - Heart disease - Poor diet - Substance abuse - Alcoholism
Substance Abuse
Which of the following is a current term used in the diagnosis of substance-related conditions in the DSM-5? - Substance dependence - Substance addiction - Substance abuse - Substance-use disorder
Substance-use disorder
A new emerging way of breaking people into class worldwide seems to be connected in large part to: - Political power - Technology access - Wealth - Bloodline and health
Technology access
Which of the following is true about homosexuality and mental illness? - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) listed homosexuality as a mental illness until 1973 - The World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD) stopped categorizing homosexuality as a mental illness before it was removed from the DSM - 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
_________ provides a pension upon retirement for nearly every American who pays taxes into the system. - The Equal Rights Amendment - The Social Security Act of 1935 - The Equal Opportunity Act - Supplementary Security Income
The Social Security Act of 1935
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 - Free education and free room and board - Family tradition of military service and military benefits - Identification with the warrior mentality and a chance to see the world
The economy/job market, and an individual's call to service
What is senescence? - The ability to perambulate independently in a safe manner - The opposite of senility - The ability to recognize familiar faces - The gradual decline of all organ systems, leading inevitably to death
The gradual decline of all organ systems, leading inevitably to death
Human trafficking
The illegal trade of human beings, a modern-day form of slavery, for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, or involuntary military combat.
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 - Many more women who experience MST report it than civilian women who experience sexual assault and rape. - It is believed that less than 10% of enlisted women are raped - Commanding officers have the discretion whether to report an assault to higher-ranking officials or to determine that the complaint has no basis.
The overwhelming majority of MST victims do not report the incidents because they fear the consequences of doing so
Disengagement theory
The view that aging makes a person's social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withdrawal, and passivity.
When someone commits an act that is a crime under a law that is later repealed: - They typically continue to be classified as criminals. - The crime is stricken from their record automatically. - If they are imprisoned, they must be immediately released. - They simply must file an appeal in order to be cleared of their criminal record.
They typically continue to be classified as criminals
Yari is experiencing significant headaches, dizziness, fatigue, vomiting, pupil dilations, and speech problems since returning from her latest mission. She should be screened as soon as possible for: - Paramilitary fatigue - Suicide Risk - Traumatic brain injury - Post traumatic Stress Disorder
Traumatic brain injury
The signature wound of recent warfare is: - Third-degree burn caused by fire or chemical warfare - Embedded shrapnel from explosions - Traumatic brain injury caused by blast exposure - Loss of limb caused by explosion or artillery
Traumatic brain injury caused by blast exposure
Child prostitutes in Thailand: - Face no pressure from their families to continue engaging in the work, but often do so out of a sense of duty and honor - Typically move from rural areas to the city to make a little money to send back home to their families - Generally choose to do their work out of personal interest - Are almost exclusively sought out by Thai males in the cities
Typically move from rural areas to the city to make a little money to send back home to their families
Most mental health providers would hold that mental health includes all but which of the following? - Accurate perception of reality - Positive view of the self - Autonomy and independence - Vibrant creativity and unique perspectives
Vibrant creativity and unique perspectives
Rape and aggravated assault both fall under which category of crime? - Violent crimes - Status crimes - Hate crimes - Property crimes
Violent crimes
Traumatic brain injury
a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that damages the brain
Halfway house
a correctional facility housing convicted felons who spend a portion of their day at work in the community but reside in the halfway house during nonworking hours
Hate crime
a criminal act against a person or a person's property by an offender motivated by racial or other bias
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
a psychological reaction that can occur when a person either sees, hears about, or experiences a traumatic event outside of range of common human experience such as sexual assault, military combat, or a natural disaster. It is not known why some people develop PTSD from trauma and others do not.
Codependency
a relationship between two or more people who rely on each other to meet reciprocal needs, especially unhealthy emotional ones. People pleasers are an example
Dementia
a syndrome rather than a single disease process, of which Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia are the two most common manifestations, wherein people lose functioning of their body, memory, and cognition
Bulimia nervosa
an eating disorder, common in young women of nearly normal weight, characterized by episodic binge eating followed by depression, guilt, or self-condemnation
Anxiety Disorder
an exaggeration of people's normal and adaptive reactions to stressful or fearful events
Assisted living
apartment-style residences where older adults get individualized services (e.g., bathing, dressing, prepared meals, medication, administration) to maximize their independence
Neurocognitive disorders
before the DSM-5, major neurocognitive disorders (NCD), known as dementia; the main feature if all NCDs is an acquired decline in one or more cognitive domains. NCDs can affect attention, language, learning, memory, perception, and social cognition. They interfere markedly with a person's independence in major NCD; however, not so in minor NCD
Mental health
connotes psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and the ordinary demands of life
Violent crimes
crimes against people that involve the use of force or threatened force
4 Ds of aging
death, dementia, depression, disability
Inpatient treatment
medical and psychological care during which a person stays at a medical or rehabilitation facility
Addiction
physiological and psychological dependence on a substance or behavior resulting in compulsive and habitual use; a synonym for substance dependence or drug dependence
Senescence
the gradual decline of all organ systems, especially after age 30; all the changes associated with the normal process of aging
Medicalization
the process by which problems or issues not traditionally seen as medical come to be framed as such
