SOW 6604 Midterm Exam Questions And
All Correct Answers.
Benzodiazepines (Flumazenil) - Answer A class of depressant drugs whose chemical structure
is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed to treat conditions such
as anxiety disorders, insomnia, and seizures.
Person-In-Environment (PIE) - Answer A practice-guiding principle in social work that
highlights the importance of understanding an individual and individual behavior in light of the
environmental contexts in which that person lives and acts.
What can inhibit a person from taking medication? - Answer Affordability.
Improper storage.
Substance Abuse.
Disability.
Lack of transportation
Stress diathesis model: - Answer A theory suggesting that mental disorders and medical
conditions are caused by a combination of an inherent predisposition and the person's
experience of stress.
Role of social work in medication: - Answer Historically "physician's assistant."
Appreciation of client self-determination.
Partnership with clients and families.
Chemical Restraint - Answer Medications used to control a person's mood or behavior.
Adolf Meyer - Answer A Swiss physician committed to a holistic perspective; developed the
psychobiological approach to mental illness. It considered mental illnesses to be a product of
dysfunctional personality not a pathology of the brain.
Edith Horton - Answer The first professional psychiatric social worker.
, Thioxanthene - Answer A chemical compound in which the oxygen atom in xanthene is
replaced with a sulfur atom. Several of its derivatives are used as typical antipsychotics in the
treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses.
Ritalin - Answer A central nervous system (CNS) stimulant medication used to treat attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, to a lesser extent, narcolepsy.
Phenothiazine (Acepromazine) - Answer An organic compound that has the formula
S(C6H4)2NH and is related to the thiazine-class of heterocyclic compounds. It is used as
tranquilizers in the treatment of mental illness.
Antidepressants - Answer A class of medication used to treat major depressive disorder,
anxiety disorders, chronic pain conditions and to help manage addictions. Common side-effects
of antidepressants include dry mouth, weight gain, dizziness, headaches, sexual dysfunction,
and emotional blunting.
Aripiprazole (Abilify) - Answer An atypical antipsychotic. It is primarily used in the treatment of
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Mood stabilizers - Answer A psychiatric medication used to treat mood disorders characterized
by intense and sustained mood shifts, such as bipolar disorder and the bipolar type of
schizoaffective disorder.
Psychostimulants - Answer A substance (such as dextroamphetamine or methylphenidate)
that has mood-enhancing and stimulant properties, is used medically especially to treat
attention deficit disorder or sometimes depression, and is frequently used illicitly.
Endogenous - Answer Caused by internal factors such as neurotransmitter malfunctions.
Endogenous opioids - Answer A family of peptide transmitters that have been called the
body's own narcotics. The three kinds are enkephalins, endorphins, and dynorphins.
Exogenous - Answer Caused by outside factors.
Anxious Patient - Answer Concerns about the effects of taking or not taking medication.
All Correct Answers.
Benzodiazepines (Flumazenil) - Answer A class of depressant drugs whose chemical structure
is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed to treat conditions such
as anxiety disorders, insomnia, and seizures.
Person-In-Environment (PIE) - Answer A practice-guiding principle in social work that
highlights the importance of understanding an individual and individual behavior in light of the
environmental contexts in which that person lives and acts.
What can inhibit a person from taking medication? - Answer Affordability.
Improper storage.
Substance Abuse.
Disability.
Lack of transportation
Stress diathesis model: - Answer A theory suggesting that mental disorders and medical
conditions are caused by a combination of an inherent predisposition and the person's
experience of stress.
Role of social work in medication: - Answer Historically "physician's assistant."
Appreciation of client self-determination.
Partnership with clients and families.
Chemical Restraint - Answer Medications used to control a person's mood or behavior.
Adolf Meyer - Answer A Swiss physician committed to a holistic perspective; developed the
psychobiological approach to mental illness. It considered mental illnesses to be a product of
dysfunctional personality not a pathology of the brain.
Edith Horton - Answer The first professional psychiatric social worker.
, Thioxanthene - Answer A chemical compound in which the oxygen atom in xanthene is
replaced with a sulfur atom. Several of its derivatives are used as typical antipsychotics in the
treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses.
Ritalin - Answer A central nervous system (CNS) stimulant medication used to treat attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and, to a lesser extent, narcolepsy.
Phenothiazine (Acepromazine) - Answer An organic compound that has the formula
S(C6H4)2NH and is related to the thiazine-class of heterocyclic compounds. It is used as
tranquilizers in the treatment of mental illness.
Antidepressants - Answer A class of medication used to treat major depressive disorder,
anxiety disorders, chronic pain conditions and to help manage addictions. Common side-effects
of antidepressants include dry mouth, weight gain, dizziness, headaches, sexual dysfunction,
and emotional blunting.
Aripiprazole (Abilify) - Answer An atypical antipsychotic. It is primarily used in the treatment of
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Mood stabilizers - Answer A psychiatric medication used to treat mood disorders characterized
by intense and sustained mood shifts, such as bipolar disorder and the bipolar type of
schizoaffective disorder.
Psychostimulants - Answer A substance (such as dextroamphetamine or methylphenidate)
that has mood-enhancing and stimulant properties, is used medically especially to treat
attention deficit disorder or sometimes depression, and is frequently used illicitly.
Endogenous - Answer Caused by internal factors such as neurotransmitter malfunctions.
Endogenous opioids - Answer A family of peptide transmitters that have been called the
body's own narcotics. The three kinds are enkephalins, endorphins, and dynorphins.
Exogenous - Answer Caused by outside factors.
Anxious Patient - Answer Concerns about the effects of taking or not taking medication.
