social work quiz 4

Which of the following describes the social psychological theory of aging?

Adult development is a series of different periods or phases, personality and behavior are shaped by socialization experiences and assigned social roles.

The practice of real estate agents leading buyers to only houses in certain neighborhoods for the intent to maintain racial segregation is known as:

Racial steering

The ecological/holistic approach to defining "health" states that health is:

The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing, but it needs regulation and stimulation.

Which of the following statements describes the liberal point of veiw of housing?

The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing, but it needs regulation and stimulation.

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

all of the above

Mental illness can be defined as

all of the above

Older Americans differ broadly in terms of

all of the above

What was a contribution of the Social Security Act of 1935?

all of the above

Which of the following is true of Alzheimer's Disease

all of the above

Medicare is:

comprehensive, federally financed medical insurance for the elderly and others receiving Social Security.

Institutional factors in homelessness include all except:

disaffiliation.

The medical model of illness

focuses on disease and its treatment. It assumes that poor health is caused primarily by genetic malformations, internal chemical imbalances, and the attacks of viruses, bacteria, and other agents on our bodies

What term replaced mental retardation within the field of development disabilities?

intellectual disability

Which perspective on health care stresses the right of all people to adequate health care, government as a major enforcer of this right, and consumer participation in health care planning

liberal

The definition of developmental disability includes the following except:

manifested before the age 10

One explanation of mental illness is that certain genetic components or brain functioning may predispose an individual to mental illness. What type of explanation of mental illness is this

psychological

The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996:

requires insurers who offer mental health benefits to establish equal annual payment limits and lifetime caps for coverage of mental and physical illnesses.

The disengagement theory of aging would be considered a

social psychological theory.

Activity theory predicts that:

the elderly will derive the most satisfaction from staying active and resisting isolation.

The underlying dynamic of the shortage of affordable housing is:

the tendency to view housing as a commodity rather than a basic right