Exam 3: Knowledge and Theoretical Foundations of Healthcare Social Work Practice

Mary is a social worker who has been given a referral to see Candice. Candice has recently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Candice spends most of the first session describing how one of the most difficult aspects of her disease is no longer thinking of herself as someone who is healthy. Mary realizes that Candice is grieving for her former self and experiencing a ______________________.

The first step in crisis intervention is to _____________________.

According to the WHO, mental disorders such as depression, bipolar disorders, and anxiety are among the twenty leading causes of disability worldwide.

"Disability" is a socially constructed term highly dependent on culture, politics, resources, and values.

_________________________ is a state of being.

Leah is a social worker who has been working to help Howard with his anxiety. Leah has taught Howard relaxation exercises such as deep breathing, creative visualization, and body relaxation. Leah is teaching Howard ____________________ strategies.

A social worker, John, joins a medical practice. On his first day, the physician, Dr. White, greets John and immediately asks John to go see "the patient with diabetes in room 2." Dr. White states, "I doubt there is anything you will be able to do for the patient, but since you're here, you might as well see the patient. " As John opens the door to the patient's room, he realizes the only thing he knows about the patient is that the patient has diabetes. What is most likely Dr. White's practice model?

Kubler-Ross and Rando's models of grief differ in that Rando insisted individuals move through the stages in a linear fashion, while Kubler-Ross's model allowed for movement in and out of the stages throughout the grieving process.

The ___________ model assists social workers to conceptualize and interpret human development and behavior within the context of the person-in-environment.

Integrative approaches address the body-mind-spirit framework with techniques like yoga and meditation.

The medical model focuses on impairment, disease, and symptoms rather than on the individual. What two steps can social workers take to assist in the evolution from this model to recognition of patient self-determination and inclusion?

A serious healthcare crisis can be composed of developmental, situational, and existential crises.

______________________________ is a process of being.

The changing healthcare climate includes a shift from a disease-driven focus to a wellness-driven focus. Care will be patient centered and address the concerns of the "whole person." Care will be delivered across the continuum, and behavioral health and physical health will be integrated. List three traditional social work perspectives that can be used as a theoretical framework for caring for patients under this new model.

The disability rights movement emphasizes that many instances of impairment result from limitations in ______________________.

A ___________________ is a metaphor used to describe the layers of social systems that surround and influence an individual.

The ____________________ is a "lens" in which all conditions are diseases requiring diagnosis, medication, and intervention.

One of the tools Leah employs with Howard as she helps him learn to manage his anxiety is ___________________. Howard uses this tool to describe and chart the severity of his anxiety before and after he uses the relaxation exercises Leah has taught him.

You are a social worker employed in an oncology practice. You are providing adjustment-to-illness counseling for your patients and families. What will be your focus in this practice setting?

Jane is a nurse who works in a primary care clinic. After meeting with one of the clinic patients, she asks Mike, the social worker, to see the patient. Jane states no matter how many time she has told the patient that he needs to stop smoking, the client does not listen to her. Jane expresses frustration that she cannot fix the patient. Jane is exhibiting ______________.