SOWK 287 Final Quiz Questions with Correct Answers

SOWK 287 Final Quiz Questions with Correct Answers 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 - Answer-co-occurring disabilities CH 8) According to the DSM-5, intellectual challenges are characterized by limitations in intellectual functioning and what else? - Answer-adaptive behavior CH 8) Many of the well-known learning differences ______. - Answer-do not disappear over time CH 8) . People who are stereotyped and stigmatized because of their challenges often respond by doing what? - Answer-They begin to act the way that the people who are stigmatizing them expect them to act. CH 8) Media coverage frequently focuses on heartwarming features and inspirational stories about people with physical, cognitive, and developmental challenges. This often does what? - Answer-reinforces stereotypes and underestimates people's capabilities 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. - Answer-People are entitled to protection under the ADA simply on the basis of having a diagnosed disability. CH 8) Social workers best serve clients with disabilities by ______. - Answer-attuning to what the clients want and refraining from making assumptions or labeling. CH 8) An important component of using person-first language is that ______. - Answerthe challenge is no longer the primary, defining characteristic of the individual but just one of several aspects of the individual 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. - Answer-true CH 9) What is problematic about the use of the term abnormal? - Answer-Multiple definitions of abnormality fail to distinguish between desirable and undesirable behavior. CH 9) I am confused on this one (QUESTION 2) - Answer-look at your chapter 9 question two CH 9) Most mental health providers would hold that mental health includes all but which of the following? - Answer-vibrant creativity and unique perspectives 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. - Answer-The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) listed homosexuality as a mental illness until 1973. CH 9) Deinstitutionalization of people with mental disorders in the United States ______. - Answer-resulted in the U.S. nursing home population doubling CH 9) What reformer heightened awareness of the mistreatment of people with mental disorders in 1800s America, pushing for more humane approaches? - Answer-Dorothea Dix 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? - Answer-bipolar disorder CH 9) Alzheimer's and other conditions involving dementia and delirium are included in which DSM-5 category? - Answer-neurocognitive disorders CH 9) In Wyatt v. Stickney (1971) and O'Connor v. Donaldson (1975), the Supreme Court ruled that ______. - Answer-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 9) Licensed clinical social workers are directly responsible for ______. - Answerassessing, diagnosing, and treating all forms of mental disorders CH 10) In essence, addiction is ______. - Answer-a brain disorder that is expressed through compulsive behavior