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| Mental health professionals diagnose individuals with this disorder if they display preoccupied doubts about friends, suspicions that others are plotting against them, reads negativity into positive remarks and is reluctant to confide in peers. People with this disorder do not acknowledge their own faults, and delusions become permanently organized. |
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| Padre is a legal immigrant living in the United States. He and his family reside in subsidy housing with other individuals from a similar ethnic background. There are fewer opportunities for Padre to succeed than there are for the rest of society. The social pressure and lack of control over his own life place him in what group? |
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| This group tends to possess less power than members of a dominant group. They are not measured by numbers, but rather how subnormal they are in respect to social status. Members of this group is apt to receive different treatment in the societies in which they live. |
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| People are often classified into groups based on their racial characteristics. A group of people who have religious, racial, and linguistic traits in common is best describe as what? |
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| A group of individuals that share an interest in their homeland geographical area, common language, traditions, and religion. Most are characterized by morphology, specifically skin color. |
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| T/F: Children identified as suffering from ADHD do not intentionally display defiant behaviors. |
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| T: They become more of a distraction to others and fail to complete tasks due to an inability to focus. |
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| A social worker is providing services for a 15-year-old female named Christie. Background information includes the death of her mother from a drug overdose and the imprisonment of Christie’s father. She has mainly lived with her aunt, who has been quite violent in disciplinary measures. Christie is unable to demonstrate right from wrong and has been getting into trouble with the law. What personality disorder is the client likely suffering from? |
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| People with this diagnosis can be described as violating the rights of others. Victims will behave violently, lie, drop out of school, and often become drug abusers. It is the combination of genetic and environmental influences. Increased factors include an unstable family life. |
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| A couple has been referred for services due to an unstable family life. The social worker meets with the parents and children individually, then as a group. Right away there are red flags pertaining to the parenting style being utilized. There tends to be no emotional involvement with or supervision of the children. Basic needs are being provided, but there is no caring or love being demonstrated. The parents’ needs and wants are top priority. What parenting style is being demonstrated? |
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| These parents tend to be neglectful, indifferent, unresponsive, and undemanding towards their children. They will minimize all involvement and fail to teach, encourage, or enable a child. The negative patterns of parenting often leave children in social isolation suffering from shame and guilt. |
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| T/F: A stressful event is more likely to be traumatic if it happens unexpectedly or if one feels powerless to prevent it or if it involves intentional cruelty. |
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| True. Psychological and emotional trauma is the result of extraordinary events that underplay one’s sense of security, making one vulnerable and helpless. It can be caused by a one-time occurrence or an ongoing stressor. Commonly overlooked sources of trauma may include sports injuries, surgery, or humiliating experiences. |
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| T/F: Childhood traumatic experiences do not usually have a long-lasting effect. |
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| F: Youngsters see the world as a dangerous place. Fear and helplessness can carry over into adulthood, making even simplistic events a stage for trauma. Serious illness, neglect, bullying, abuse, and an unstable environment can all disrupt a child’s sense of security and safety. |
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| Mrs. Humberson is a second grade teacher at Millville Elementary. She makes a referral to a social worker in regards to a child in her classroom named Emily. Mrs. Humberson has many concerns about the child’s home life and worries she may need medical care. Emily has missed several days of school and does not give a reason nor does the parent send in an absence note. She comes to school with a distinct body odor, wearing the same set of clothes for days. During lunch, Emily appears very hungry and eats everything on her tray; however, she is very thin. What type of abuse may be taking place? |
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| Richard is an eight year old living in an unstable environment. He resides in subsidized housing with his parents and sister. The child has observed his father’s chronic spousal abuse towards his mother his whole life. Richard knows not to interfere or there will be violent consequences. He is isolated from having social contact with his friends and other adults. Richard’s father communicates with him by calling the boy stupid, dumb and retarded. What form of neglect is being described? |
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| Maladaptive behaviors refer to those that inhibit an individual’s ability to adjust to a specific situation. They prevent people from properly adapting to the demands of everyday life and are often utilized to reduce anxiety. What are four common maladaptive behaviors? |
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| Avoidance, substance abuse, anger, withdrawal |
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| Caleb is a healthy and active six-year-old boy who has been having difficulty lately with sleeping. He will sit up in the middle of the night and scream out of fright. When his parents come in, he appears awake but highly confused and disoriented. Caleb’s heart rate and breathing rate are increased, with his body covered in sweat. He was taken to the pediatrician and given a diagnosis of what? |
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| This sleep disorder typically occurs in children between the ages of 3 and 12. They are characterized by frequent episodes of crying and fear during sleep. Parents often have difficulty waking the child up. Possible causes may be stressful life events, sleep deprivation, fever and medications. |
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| In Erik Erikson’s eight stages of development, which stage involves identity vs. role confusion? |
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| The name of Erikson's stage of development that is normally demonstrated during the adolescent years between 12 and 18. Social relationships are affected, and teens develop a sense of self. Staying true to oneself leads to success, while failure brings about role confusion. |
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Many personality disorders have long-term effects without the proper therapy and treatment. One in particular is more prevalent in females than males and involves 3% of the general population. Symptoms include a pattern of attention seeking behavior that may even become provocative in nature. Victims of this disorder may display rapidly shifting expressions of emotions, show self-dramatization and use physical appearance to draw attention to themselves.
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| Histrionic personality disorder |
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| People with this disorder have difficulty achieving and maintaining intimacy in romantic relationships. Victims will often act out a role and seek to control their partner. Same-sex friend relationships are also hindered due to the provocative interpersonal style that may seem threatening. Patients often crave stimulation, excitement and novelty. |
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| Histrionic personality disorder |
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| Symptoms of his this diagnosis include a maladaptive pattern of use leading to significant distress or impairment. Manifestation occurs when which of the following takes place in a one year period. A person may experience repeated absences from work or school, driving an automobile when impaired, arrests for disorderly conduct and arguments with a spouse in relation to the problem. Persistent or recurrent social problems may occur such as physical fights. |
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| drug and/or alcohol abuse |
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| Social workers spend a lot of time documenting. Documentation records services provided while protecting a client’s well-being. Future services will be assured if documentation is completed in a timely manner. What is the foremost thing to remember when completing this task? |
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| Protect client’s privacy. |
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| Continuing education in the field of social work is a must. Professionals are hired on the foundation of expertise and should only accept work based on the willingness to acquire necessary training. What type of performance is being described? |
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| Professionals deal with an array of individuals from different cultures. Social workers need to be aware of strengths that exist in everyone no matter what their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability may be. If a social worker is unable to provide services based on a lack of knowledge in this area, what should she or he do? |
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| Educate oneself and seek understanding in diversity |
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| Erica spends the day with clients as a social worker for the Department of Health and Human Services. Her work requires home visits, and most documentation is completed at this time. In between visits, Erica leaves case records in her car until she needs them. Due to a tight schedule on this particular day, she haphazardly throws papers on the backseat. A neighbor of one the clients walks by the vehicle and recognizes a name on one of the documentation sheets. What ethical standards were not followed by the social worker? |
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| Alan has been providing social work services to a client for two weeks. When the issue of payment as set forth in the signed contract arises, the client is unable to come up with the money. However, the social worker is offered a free gym membership since the client works at the local fitness center part-time. What is the social worker’s next move? |
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| Terminate services for non-payment |
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| A social worker is helping a family whose primary language is Spanish. The mother and children speak broken English, but there is great difficulty in reading within both languages. When the social worker attempts to orally go over a written consent with the mother, there is much confusion. What is the professional’s next step? |
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| Lisa is completing her graduate classes in social work. One of the requirements is to observe another professional in the field. Lisa contacts an agency and requests the opportunity to take part in an actual family assessment. What is the professional’s responsibility prior to this event? |
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| Get written consent from the family |
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| Ryan is a social worker who gets a referral on a family with possible child neglect concerns. After completing a full assessment, he discovers there are definitely problems with parenting skills and the children may be at risk. Around the same time, Ryan receives a phone call at home from amechanic whois working on Ryan’s vehicle. Soon it is discovered the mechanic is a relativeof the family and is aware of the services being provided. What should Ryan do at this point? |
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| Inform the clients of a possible conflict of interest |
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| A local professional social worker is conducting a seminar on child abuse/neglect. During the course of the session, a prior case is described as an example. The names are left out, but physical location and ages are given. Soon a member in the audience is phoning a neighbor with information pertaining to her grandchildren. What area of expertise has been violated? |
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| Privacy and confidentiality |
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| Michael is set up on a blind date by some of his friends. When he meets Cathy at a restaurant, Michael instantly recognizes her. He provided social work services to Cathy twoyears prior. What is Michael’s next move? |
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| End the date due to professional ethics |
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| A social worker accepts a job in administration and will be leaving hercurrent position. How should the social worker handle her caseload? |
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| Take steps to avoid abandonment |
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| A social worker cannot terminate services with a client under what circumstances? |
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| when a client poses an imminent danger to self or others. A social worker cannot terminate services when a client poses an imminent danger to self or others. Social workers can terminate services to clients when they no longer serve their needs or interests. This can also occur due to non-payment or an overdue balance as agreed upon in a contract. A professional is responsible for discussing payment arrangements as set forth in a mutual contract. |
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| Madison is aware of a fellow colleague with a drug abuse problem. Until recently, it did not appear to be affecting job performance. Now the colleague is missing work and failing to meet with clients as required. Madison does not want to get her fellow worker in trouble and feels someone else will eventually notice the problem. How else could this be handled? |
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| Talk to the colleague having a problem |
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