Deck 2: Diverse People Affected by Hivaids Helen Land

Question 1

HIV/AIDS affects several domains of a person's life. Name the three most common domains.

A) Biological, social, spiritual
B) Psychological, social, spiritual
C) Biological, psychological, spiritual
D) Biological, psychological, social

Answer 1

Biological, psychological, social

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

20th-century plague

Question 3

Who is most often affected by an AIDS diagnosis?

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

Answer 3

The caregiver and the carrier of the virus

Question 4

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

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 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

What does the term PLWHAs mean?

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 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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 10

HIV/AIDS only impacts the biological domain.

Question 11

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

Question 12

In the early 1980s, physicians determined the first two means of how the AIDS virus was contracted: through unprotected anal sex and illicit intravenous drugs.

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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.

Question 16

It was uncommon for caregivers to experience feelings of role overload, strain, and loss as they cared for patients.

Question 17

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

Question 18

The name of the new treatment protocol that resulted in prolonged life and movement from hospitals to homes was known as HAART.

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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.

Question 23

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

Question 24

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.