Introduction to Social Work

Which of the following is true about inpatient mental and psychiatric hospitals:

Samantha is a staff member in a residential treatment center. Samantha says to Adolf (a resident), "Hey, Adolf, you really did a nice job completing your chores this week. Way to go!" Samantha is attempting a procedure called ________, hoping that this will increase the frequency of Adolf doing his chores on time.

_____ is the process of giving people information, positive or negative, about their performance or behavior.

_____ provide psychotherapy in mental health settings.

______ are services provided by organizations that focus on workers' mental health and on adjustment problems that interfere with their work performance.

_____ social work is the provision of mental health treatment by social workers in the workplace under the auspices of employers.

_____ are professionals from a variety of fields working together for the benefit of clients.

_____ are medical doctors with additional training which focuses on mental health treatment. They are the only professionals who can prescribe psychotropic drugs.

Which of the following is true about the DSM-IV-TR:

_____ is a state in which people develop numerous cognitive problems due to some medical problem; an example is Alzheimer's disease.

______ is a severe mental disturbance characterized by delusions and an inability to participate in goal-directed activities.

_____ is any number of serious mental disorders characterized by disturbed, inappropriate behavior and loss of contact with reality.

With some _____ disorders, people experience episodes characterized by abnormally elevated affect and feelings of euphoria, to periods of depression and extreme irritability.

One of the issues that might be addressed with veterans as they reintegrate into society after returning home from war is _____, which means being overly alert for possible dangers.

______ disorders involve a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception.

_____ was formerly referred to as multiple personality disorder.

Pompous and pretentious behavior, constant search for admiration, and lack of empathy describes _____ personality disorder.

The social work role of choice for clients with chronic mental illness who have many ongoing needs is:

_____ therapy is an attitudinal approach to issues of living.

Which of the following is true regarding electroconvulsive therapy (ECT):