INTRO TO SOCIAL WORK FINAL EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
In 1905 in Boston, Ida Cannon became the first person hired as a: - ANSWER-
Medical social worker
Which of the following is true about hospice care? - ANSWER-It involves a team-
oriented approach to care, pain management, and support tailored to the individual
What do hospice and palliative care have in common? - ANSWER-They embrace
the idea that, at the end of life, comfort is more important than continued aggressive
treatment
A __________ social worker may help implement communitywide programs, make
home visits, conduct community health fairs, and assist with vaccination seminars -
ANSWER-Public health social worker
The fastest growing segment of the population is: - ANSWER-People over 80
In 2013, more than 40 million Americans had no health insurance. - ANSWER-True
Most of our chronic diseases can be more easily prevented by healthy lifestyle
choices than they can be cured by medical intervention. - ANSWER-True
The top three causes of death in the United States are all but which of the following?
- ANSWER-Diabetes
A public health social worker may do all but which of the following in the course of
his/her work? - ANSWER-Remove children from homes where abuse or neglect is
occurring.
About what percentage of Americans have a disability? - ANSWER-20%
Which of these terms would be most preferred by social workers when it comes to
describing clients? - ANSWER-People with physical and mental challenges
Kayla has a client, Tegan, who is hard of hearing and diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis (MS). Tegan can be described as having: - ANSWER-Co-occurring
disabilities
Intellectual disability is the now-preferred term for the range of conditions once
referred to by what name? - ANSWER-Mental retardation
The only 100% preventable developmental disability is: - ANSWER-Fetal alcohol
syndrome
, Sociologist Erving Goffman identified all but which of the following forms of social
stigma? - ANSWER-Personality disorders that cause one to have an ongoing series
of unhealthy personal relationships with friends and significant others
Which of the following is true about the impact of stigma and public reactions on
people who are living with disabilities? - ANSWER-People who are stereotyped and
stigmatized because of their disability begin to act in the way that is expected of
them
Independent-living centers espoused the principles of: - ANSWER-Self-
determination and deinstitutionalization
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in: - ANSWER-1990
The loss of a limb is a developmental disability. - ANSWER-False
Deaf people may be considered part of a unique cultural group whose members use
sign language and emphasize strengths. - ANSWER-True
Dorothea Dix began advocating for reform when she found that people with
intellectual disablity and mental illness were sometimes penned up with criminals,
sometimes chained and naked. - ANSWER-True
he effects of a traumatic brain injury are apparent immediately after the incident that
caused the injury. - ANSWER-False
Which of the following is a federally funded service for people with disabilities? -
ANSWER-Workers compensation
Dysgraphia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia are all examples of: - ANSWER-Learning
disabilities or differences
The disability rights movement of the late 1960s: - ANSWER-Argued that people with
physical limitations were disadvantaged as much or more by discrimination as by
their physical limitations
Which is an example of replacing common language with person-first language, the
type of terminology preferred by social workers? - ANSWER-"Person who uses a
wheelchair" rather than"wheelchair-bound person"
Social workers best serve clients with disabilities by: - ANSWER-Attuning to what the
clients want and refrain from making assumptions or labeling
Social work is committed to ______________, the right of people, groups, and
communities to make choices, design a course of action, and live as independently
as possible. - ANSWER-Self-determination
The social work change process always occurs in a predictable, ordered fashion. -
ANSWER-False
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
In 1905 in Boston, Ida Cannon became the first person hired as a: - ANSWER-
Medical social worker
Which of the following is true about hospice care? - ANSWER-It involves a team-
oriented approach to care, pain management, and support tailored to the individual
What do hospice and palliative care have in common? - ANSWER-They embrace
the idea that, at the end of life, comfort is more important than continued aggressive
treatment
A __________ social worker may help implement communitywide programs, make
home visits, conduct community health fairs, and assist with vaccination seminars -
ANSWER-Public health social worker
The fastest growing segment of the population is: - ANSWER-People over 80
In 2013, more than 40 million Americans had no health insurance. - ANSWER-True
Most of our chronic diseases can be more easily prevented by healthy lifestyle
choices than they can be cured by medical intervention. - ANSWER-True
The top three causes of death in the United States are all but which of the following?
- ANSWER-Diabetes
A public health social worker may do all but which of the following in the course of
his/her work? - ANSWER-Remove children from homes where abuse or neglect is
occurring.
About what percentage of Americans have a disability? - ANSWER-20%
Which of these terms would be most preferred by social workers when it comes to
describing clients? - ANSWER-People with physical and mental challenges
Kayla has a client, Tegan, who is hard of hearing and diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis (MS). Tegan can be described as having: - ANSWER-Co-occurring
disabilities
Intellectual disability is the now-preferred term for the range of conditions once
referred to by what name? - ANSWER-Mental retardation
The only 100% preventable developmental disability is: - ANSWER-Fetal alcohol
syndrome
, Sociologist Erving Goffman identified all but which of the following forms of social
stigma? - ANSWER-Personality disorders that cause one to have an ongoing series
of unhealthy personal relationships with friends and significant others
Which of the following is true about the impact of stigma and public reactions on
people who are living with disabilities? - ANSWER-People who are stereotyped and
stigmatized because of their disability begin to act in the way that is expected of
them
Independent-living centers espoused the principles of: - ANSWER-Self-
determination and deinstitutionalization
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in: - ANSWER-1990
The loss of a limb is a developmental disability. - ANSWER-False
Deaf people may be considered part of a unique cultural group whose members use
sign language and emphasize strengths. - ANSWER-True
Dorothea Dix began advocating for reform when she found that people with
intellectual disablity and mental illness were sometimes penned up with criminals,
sometimes chained and naked. - ANSWER-True
he effects of a traumatic brain injury are apparent immediately after the incident that
caused the injury. - ANSWER-False
Which of the following is a federally funded service for people with disabilities? -
ANSWER-Workers compensation
Dysgraphia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia are all examples of: - ANSWER-Learning
disabilities or differences
The disability rights movement of the late 1960s: - ANSWER-Argued that people with
physical limitations were disadvantaged as much or more by discrimination as by
their physical limitations
Which is an example of replacing common language with person-first language, the
type of terminology preferred by social workers? - ANSWER-"Person who uses a
wheelchair" rather than"wheelchair-bound person"
Social workers best serve clients with disabilities by: - ANSWER-Attuning to what the
clients want and refrain from making assumptions or labeling
Social work is committed to ______________, the right of people, groups, and
communities to make choices, design a course of action, and live as independently
as possible. - ANSWER-Self-determination
The social work change process always occurs in a predictable, ordered fashion. -
ANSWER-False
