Question 1

In their work as patient advocates, what were social workers most often battling against?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination 
B)  Stigma 
C)  Lack of support 
D)  Lack of laws 
A)  Discrimination 
B)  Stigma 
C)  Lack of support 
D)  Lack of laws B

Question 2

Identify the three steps of the biopsychosocial assessment and write an appropriate question that might be asked of the client, caregiver, or family member in each step.

Accepted Answer

The three steps are 1) Biological assessment, 2) Psychological assessment, and 3) Social assessment. Questions might include: Biological - What general health issues are you currently experiencing? Psychological - How would you rate your level of stress? Social - Who is included in your social support network?

Question 3

Because it was a new disease and many people were dying so quickly, AIDS was also known by a secondary name. What is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV 
B)  20th-century plague 
C)  Gay plague 
D)  Black plague 
A)  HIV 
B)  20th-century plague 
C)  Gay plague 
D)  Black plague B

Question 4

The three common challenges faced by the stigma of the disease were: 1) denial of hospital rooms, 2) denial of doctor visits, and 3) denial of services for ongoing care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The first support groups and organizations for PLWAs were started in living rooms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which aspect of social work with patients demonstrates a multiplicity of systemic levels of action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessing conditions of both persons 
B)  Responding with different treatment plans 
C)  Giving attention to mezzo and macro factors 
D)  Exploring factors for significant others 
A)  Assessing conditions of both persons 
B)  Responding with different treatment plans 
C)  Giving attention to mezzo and macro factors 
D)  Exploring factors for significant others

Question 7

Despite the scarcity of literature about heterosexual fathers caring for their children with HIV/AIDS, identify four commonalities about this group.

Accepted Answer

Four commonalities about this group are

Question 8

The role of social workers in the beginning of the AIDS crisis ranged from support giver, nurse, and psychotherapist to housekeeper and advocate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Social workers often respond solely to the needs of the carrier of the virus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

HIV/AIDS only impacts the biological domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify and describe three reasons for support groups for caregivers and persons carrying the virus.

Accepted Answer

Three reasons for the need of a support

Question 12

One of the key Spanish terms that is important for working with Latino cultures and HIV/AIDS is "respeto."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What does the term PLWHAs mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  People lying while having AIDS 
B)  People living in whole health with AIDS 
C)  People living with homelessness and AIDS 
D)  People living with HIV/AIDS 
A)  People lying while having AIDS 
B)  People living in whole health with AIDS 
C)  People living with homelessness and AIDS 
D)  People living with HIV/AIDS

Question 14

Considering the mezzo and macro factors in working with PLWAs, organizations must continue to champion for services and access to health care. Identify and discuss two of the three factors that are important for organizations and communities to incorporate into practice.

Accepted Answer

Two factors that are important for organ

Question 15

What two states were most impacted in the early days of the virus?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York and California 
B)  New Jersey and New York 
C)  California and New Jersey 
D)  Texas and California 
A)  New York and California 
B)  New Jersey and New York 
C)  California and New Jersey 
D)  Texas and California

Question 16

What are the three factors that have been identified as unique to African Americans in the context of HIV/AIDS?

Accepted Answer

Factors that are unique to Afr

Question 17

Many of the first social workers and caregivers for carriers of the virus were also the partners or friends of young gay men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Who is most often affected by an AIDS diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The caregiver and the carrier of the virus 
B)  Children and fathers 
C)  The physician and the carrier of the virus 
D)  The social worker and the carrier of the virus 
A)  The caregiver and the carrier of the virus 
B)  Children and fathers 
C)  The physician and the carrier of the virus 
D)  The social worker and the carrier of the virus

Question 19

The third step in biopsychosocial assessment is to examine what aspects with the client?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural underpinnings, stigma, and health optimism 
B)  Spiritual values 
C)  General health and relationship strength of primary caregiver 
D)  Psychological outcomes and stress 
A)  Cultural underpinnings, stigma, and health optimism 
B)  Spiritual values 
C)  General health and relationship strength of primary caregiver 
D)  Psychological outcomes and stress

Question 20

What decade did the AIDS virus come into the medical and social scenes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early 1960s 
B)  Early 1970s 
C)  Early 1980s 
D)  Early 1990s 
A)  Early 1960s 
B)  Early 1970s 
C)  Early 1980s 
D)  Early 1990s

Exam 2: Diverse People Affected by Hivaids Helen Land

In their work as patient advocates, what were social workers most often battling against?

Identify the three steps of the biopsychosocial assessment and write an appropriate question that might be asked of the client, caregiver, or family member in each step.

Because it was a new disease and many people were dying so quickly, AIDS was also known by a secondary name. What is it?

The three common challenges faced by the stigma of the disease were: 1) denial of hospital rooms, 2) denial of doctor visits, and 3) denial of services for ongoing care.

The first support groups and organizations for PLWAs were started in living rooms.

Which aspect of social work with patients demonstrates a multiplicity of systemic levels of action?

Despite the scarcity of literature about heterosexual fathers caring for their children with HIV/AIDS, identify four commonalities about this group.

The role of social workers in the beginning of the AIDS crisis ranged from support giver, nurse, and psychotherapist to housekeeper and advocate.

Social workers often respond solely to the needs of the carrier of the virus.

HIV/AIDS only impacts the biological domain.

Identify and describe three reasons for support groups for caregivers and persons carrying the virus.

One of the key Spanish terms that is important for working with Latino cultures and HIV/AIDS is "respeto."

What does the term PLWHAs mean?

Considering the mezzo and macro factors in working with PLWAs, organizations must continue to champion for services and access to health care. Identify and discuss two of the three factors that are important for organizations and communities to incorporate into practice.

What two states were most impacted in the early days of the virus?

What are the three factors that have been identified as unique to African Americans in the context of HIV/AIDS?

Many of the first social workers and caregivers for carriers of the virus were also the partners or friends of young gay men.

Who is most often affected by an AIDS diagnosis?

The third step in biopsychosocial assessment is to examine what aspects with the client?

What decade did the AIDS virus come into the medical and social scenes?

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