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

Logo therapy is empowering in that it involves helping the client refuse to accept that they may not have any choices about certain conditions in their life.

You have been meeting regularly with a patient who would benefit from quitting smoking cigarettes. He has not shown any interest in quitting despite understanding the consequences of continuing to smoke. On this visit, he says, "Well, you know. I'm thinking that maybe it is getting close to the time for me to quit smoking, but really, I'm not sure I can. I've been smoking for so long. Do you think it's even possible for someone like me to quit?" The patient is now in the __________________________ stage of change.

Some models of motivational interviewing include a sixth step, which is _______________.

_______________________ is a pathological, biomedical condition that interferes with the body's capacity to regulate itself and perform essential factors.

____________________________ is a branch of existential therapy focused on healing, wholeness, and finding will and purpose during challenging times.

Healthcare reforms are prompting a shift in focus to all of these services except _____.

You meet with a patient who has smoked cigarettes for more than 20 years. He has the early stages of congestive heart failure and would benefit from quitting smoking. The nurse has asked you to meet with the patient to "get him to quit smoking." When you speak with the patient, he states, "I know I should stop smoking. It is an expensive habit and it is not good for me. But I love smoking. I am no longer able to do as much as I used to be able to do, and smoking is the one thing that still brings me joy. I'm not going to quit right now." In the motivational interviewing model, what stage of change is the currently in?

The biopsychosocial framework has been expanded to acknowledge the ____________________ dimension of human experience.

In Erik Erikson's life-cycle model of development, each stage of development involves a specific challenge or developmental turning point. This is called __________________.

Paul is a social worker who has been given a referral to see Dan. Dan has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. As Dan walks into the room, he immediately states, "What did I do to deserve this? Why is God doing this to me? I've always been a good person and tried to do the right thing. There are so many bad people doing bad things and God is not punishing them." Paul realizes that Dan is having a(n) __________________________.

_______________________ recognizes the mutual influence of family members upon each other within the context of the broader social environment.

When doing narrative therapy with a client, it is important for the social worker to step back and simply record the story as it unfolds.

Illness is an individual's subjective experience of disease.

Healthcare social workers, whose role will increasingly be to coordinate patient care across the healthcare continuum, will be too busy with the new responsibilities to be responsible for the behavioral health needs of their patients.

When a patient chooses to belong to a medical home, the primary care physician associated with their medical home is the only physician approved to provide all of their medical care.

An essential feature of narrative therapy is ________________________________.

The social systems in which social workers interact are ___________________ systems because interaction occurs between the system and its broader environment.

Heather works in a primary care office as a social worker. She has been working with Keith to help him adjust to his recently diagnosed heart disease. What type of interventions will Heather be utilizing in her work with Keith?

A pathological, biomedical condition that interferes with the body's capacity to regulate itself and perform essential functions is ___________________.

Mary is doing research for her new job working in a primary care clinic. Mary is new to the community and is interested in learning about the overall health of the community. Where would be the best place that Mary could find this information?