SOWK 2100 Ch 7-12 questions with accurate
answers
3 categories of older adults Ans✓✓✓ •The young-old, ages 65-74
The old-old, ages 75-84
The oldest old, ages 85 and older
According to the U.S. Census Bureau Ans✓✓✓ •Older people are 65
years old and over
•More than 40 million people, 13/4% of the US population, are over 65
•This includes 23 million women and 18 million men
Acute Care Ans✓✓✓ settings include hospitals and other inpatient
environments and involve short stays
Addiction Ans✓✓✓ A compulsion toward a specific behavior, such as
the use of alcohol or other drugs, despite negative consequences, and a
psychological and/or physical dependence on the behavior or substance
being used
Advocacy and Policy Building Ans✓✓✓ acting on behalf of children to
assure protection of their basic rights and needs. Social workers can
impact the policy making process simply by voting in all elections and
supporting candidates that support children services. Social workers also
lobby politicians regarding children's issues.
,Ambulatory Care Ans✓✓✓ includes outpatient services, education,
counseling, and community outreach
Are people saving for retirement? Ans✓✓✓ • only about 53% of
workers have tried to determine what they will need to save for
retirement
• 30% of Americans have not put any money aside for retirement
• of those with optional retirement savings through employer available,
25% do not participate
Basic Facts Ans✓✓✓ •Roughly 24 million Americans aged 12 or older
use an illicit drug or pain reliever, stimulant or tranquilizer, up 10
percent since 2002
●Tobacco kills almost half-million people a year
●There are over 75,000 alcohol-related deaths per year in the U.S.
Bilingual Education Ans✓✓✓ •Bilingual education was introduced in
the United States in the 1960s under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
●It was challenged in the 1990s. As a result, some states have eliminated
many bilingual programs.
●Dual language programs educate all students in two languages.
Students spend half-day learning in English, and half-day learning in
Spanish.
, Biopsychosocial perspective Ans✓✓✓ is needed to successfully
diagnose and treat mental disorders. This perspective focuses on
interactions between a person's social environment, medical history, past
experiences (trauma, family, peers, school, larger sociocultural
environment), psychological variables, and genetic factors.
Caregivers: informal, family members, and paid professionals Ans✓✓✓
• Home aid is usually not covered by insurance or government.
• Basic care, at about $15 per hour, can keep people at home
• skilled nursing home care typically cost $150 per day, and is higher for
specialized care, Alzheimer's units, private rooms
Case Management Ans✓✓✓ Case management With children includes
assessing a child's problems and needs and determining what steps are
necessary to provide services for the child and his or her family.
Case Manager Ans✓✓✓ Case managers network with and monitor
family services, vocational services, mental health services, child care
services, medical and pharmacotherapy services, legal services, and
behavioral therapy and counseling services. The strengths perspective
requires the case management process to be driven by client-identified
goals.
Categories of Drugs Ans✓✓✓ •stimulants
•depressants
•Hallucinogens
•psychostimulants
answers
3 categories of older adults Ans✓✓✓ •The young-old, ages 65-74
The old-old, ages 75-84
The oldest old, ages 85 and older
According to the U.S. Census Bureau Ans✓✓✓ •Older people are 65
years old and over
•More than 40 million people, 13/4% of the US population, are over 65
•This includes 23 million women and 18 million men
Acute Care Ans✓✓✓ settings include hospitals and other inpatient
environments and involve short stays
Addiction Ans✓✓✓ A compulsion toward a specific behavior, such as
the use of alcohol or other drugs, despite negative consequences, and a
psychological and/or physical dependence on the behavior or substance
being used
Advocacy and Policy Building Ans✓✓✓ acting on behalf of children to
assure protection of their basic rights and needs. Social workers can
impact the policy making process simply by voting in all elections and
supporting candidates that support children services. Social workers also
lobby politicians regarding children's issues.
,Ambulatory Care Ans✓✓✓ includes outpatient services, education,
counseling, and community outreach
Are people saving for retirement? Ans✓✓✓ • only about 53% of
workers have tried to determine what they will need to save for
retirement
• 30% of Americans have not put any money aside for retirement
• of those with optional retirement savings through employer available,
25% do not participate
Basic Facts Ans✓✓✓ •Roughly 24 million Americans aged 12 or older
use an illicit drug or pain reliever, stimulant or tranquilizer, up 10
percent since 2002
●Tobacco kills almost half-million people a year
●There are over 75,000 alcohol-related deaths per year in the U.S.
Bilingual Education Ans✓✓✓ •Bilingual education was introduced in
the United States in the 1960s under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965.
●It was challenged in the 1990s. As a result, some states have eliminated
many bilingual programs.
●Dual language programs educate all students in two languages.
Students spend half-day learning in English, and half-day learning in
Spanish.
, Biopsychosocial perspective Ans✓✓✓ is needed to successfully
diagnose and treat mental disorders. This perspective focuses on
interactions between a person's social environment, medical history, past
experiences (trauma, family, peers, school, larger sociocultural
environment), psychological variables, and genetic factors.
Caregivers: informal, family members, and paid professionals Ans✓✓✓
• Home aid is usually not covered by insurance or government.
• Basic care, at about $15 per hour, can keep people at home
• skilled nursing home care typically cost $150 per day, and is higher for
specialized care, Alzheimer's units, private rooms
Case Management Ans✓✓✓ Case management With children includes
assessing a child's problems and needs and determining what steps are
necessary to provide services for the child and his or her family.
Case Manager Ans✓✓✓ Case managers network with and monitor
family services, vocational services, mental health services, child care
services, medical and pharmacotherapy services, legal services, and
behavioral therapy and counseling services. The strengths perspective
requires the case management process to be driven by client-identified
goals.
Categories of Drugs Ans✓✓✓ •stimulants
•depressants
•Hallucinogens
•psychostimulants
