Deck 12: Social Work and Services in Health Care

Question 1

Organizations that provide a wide range of health-care services for participants and employers who typically pay an established monthly fee for services are called _____.

A)health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
B)primary health-care clinics (PHCCs)
C)community health and mental health centers (CHMHCs)
D)individual pathology centers (IPCs)

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the health-care system in the United States?

A)The technology used in the health-care field is obsolete.
B)Administrative overhead for running health-care organizations is lower than that of Western European countries.
C)Costs of public and private health insurance have reduced drastically.
D)Americans pay 50 percent more for their prescription drugs than people pay for them in other developed nations.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In the context of addressing the problem of HIV/AIDS, _____ has developed educational programming in addition to having cut taxes on condoms and gotten religious leaders to participate in AIDS education.

A)Zimbabwe
B)Senegal
C)Ethiopia
D)Tanzania

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to ProQuest (2014), in 2011, _____ percent of Americans, including people at all income levels, lacked any health insurance.

A)more than 15
B)less than 5
C)more than 75
D)less than 10

Question 5

One of the ethical issues concerning managed care involves the potential conflict between the gatekeeping role of some managed care organizations and _____.

A)physician qualification
B)high capitation
C)private insurance
D)client self-determination

Question 6

_____ involve written, witnessed, signed instructions regarding what individuals wish to have done in the event that they are unable to make decisions.

A)Advance directives
B)End-of-life decisions
C)Placement decisions
D)Disclosures of terminal illness

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?

A)HIV can be transmitted through anal or vaginal intercourse with an infected partner.
B)HIV cannot be transmitted to babies through their infected mothers during pregnancy.
C)HIV can be transmitted through telephones, shared utensils, and used clothing.
D)HIV can be transmitted by casual contact with infected persons in crowded settings.

Question 8

The _____ is often referred to as Obamacare.

A)State Children's Health Insurance Program
B)Medicare Program
C)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
D)Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Question 9

_____ detect the virus directly and thus can detect human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at about 10 days after infection-as soon as it appears in the bloodstream, before antibodies develop.

A)Antibody screening tests
B)Rapid tests
C)RNA tests
D)Standard HIV tests

Question 10

_____ T-cells are a specific type of T-cells that are vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

A)Natural killer
B)CD8
C)Suppressor
D)CD4

Question 11

The term _____ refers to the expression of respect for and showing affection toward parents, as well as sacrificing for them in times of need.

A)filial piety
B)fatalism
C)informed consent
D)power distance

Question 12

The health-care environment in the United States historically has been weighed down by the following problems except:

A)the effects of social class and race.
B)the escalating cost of health care.
C)the effects of poverty.
D)the competition from health-care providers.

Question 13

Which of the following is an immunoassay used for screening the AIDS virus that generates results in 30 minutes or less?

A)Rapid test
B)RNA test
C)Home Access HIV-1 Test System
D)Ora-Quick In-Home HIV Test

Question 14

In the context of health-care practice, if a social worker is involved in _____ care, he or she helps a client recover from an illness.

A)preventive
B)secondary
C)restorative
D)tertiary

Question 15

_____ fight off diseases invading the body.

A)Astrocytes
B)T-cells
C)Red cells
D)Neurons

Question 16

_____ are conditions and infections that themselves are usually not life threatening but that take advantage of a weakened immune system and invade it.

A)Acute diseases
B)Refractory diseases
C)Opportunistic diseases
D)Static diseases

Question 17

According to Weiner (2001), during the 1990s, simply breathing the air in Mexico City during one day was the equivalent of _____.

A)consuming toxic pesticides
B)having an acute asthma attack
C)smoking two packs of cigarettes
D)handling nuclear waste

Question 18

In the context of health-care practice, a social worker involved in _____ care helps in the treatment of illness that is seriously endangering a client's health.

A)palliative
B)secondary
C)restorative
D)tertiary

Question 19

_____ is the combination of three or more human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drugs, often referred to as cocktail drugs.

A)Azidothymidine (AZT)
B)Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNTRI)
C)Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)
D)Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI)

Question 20

According to ProQuest (2014), the life expectancy for White males is approximately _____ years greater than that for African American males.

A)2
B)5
C)15
D)25

Question 21

Public health initiatives include encouraging lifestyles that contribute to good health, conducting research about factors affecting health such as diseases and injuries, and identifying and managing infectious diseases.

Question 22

Research has found that Asians are more comfortable with greater physical contact and smaller interpersonal distances.

Question 23

"Cocktail drugs" have been found to cure HIV/AIDS.

Question 24

For Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, there is stigma about and shame in experiencing mental and emotional distress.

Question 25

Social workers and the National Association of Social Workers have historically served as significant forces in advocating for improved health-care legislation, policies, and resources.

Question 26

A useful concept in working with people with AIDS who are facing their own death is the idea of making them "the star of their own death."

Question 27

It has been found that casual contact with HIV-infected persons is highly dangerous and results in the transmission of the deadly disease.

Question 28

In the context of U.S. health-care provision, Asian and Pacific Islander (API) values center on the individual decision-making process.

Question 29

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires virtually all Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine.

Question 30

One of the many functions of social workers include helping patients understand and interpret technical medical jargon.

Question 31

Fatalism involves a person's right to receive adequate information about the consequences and risks of a medical procedure or treatment process, evaluate alternatives, and give permission for a procedure before it's begun.

Question 32

As educators, social workers may help link clients to needed resources and services.

Question 33

According to Coleman and Kerbo (2009), people receiving Medicaid were twice as likely to get the surgery they needed as people with private insurance.

Question 34

Till date, only two industrialized countries have established a national health insurance plan.

Question 35

In many Asian and Pacific Islander (API) cultures, talking about death is considered "polluting" or will cause bad luck.

Question 36

The most common human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test is the RNS test, which detects antibodies in the body.

Question 37

Diseases such as cholera and typhoid that posed a serious health concern have now been completely eradicated.

Question 38

Given the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) cultural orientation toward cooperation, patients may feel obligated to sign consent papers presented to them when they really don't want to.

Question 39

According to Kaiser Family Foundation (2014b), almost half (48%) of all the people who die from HIV/AIDS in the United States are Latinos.

Question 40

A special kind of virus that invades normal cells and causes them to reproduce more of the virus rather than reproduce themselves like other normal cells is called a rhinovirus.

Question 41

What are the myths related to the use of condoms by men in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Question 42

List the five key factors that cause or contribute to health problems.

Question 43

How do you think health care should be handled in the United States? Should coverage be universal, that is, available to all? To what extent does the Affordable Care Act (ACA) accomplish this?

Question 44

What traditions and values characterize your heritage? To what extent do your own values comply with traditional ideas? What are the reasons for these discrepancies?

Question 45

Explain the goals of public health departments.

Question 46

Condoms manufactured by foreigners come to Africa already infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Question 47

Explain how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) attacks the body, and what treatment is available.

Question 48

How can the U.S. health-care system become more sensitive to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other cultures? How can social workers address this issue?

Question 49

Cite and describe any four roles played by social workers in empowering people living with AIDS.

Question 50

According to Kaiser Family Foundation (2015), worldwide there are 36.9 million people who were HIV positive in 2014.

Question 51

What can be done to address the AIDS/HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Question 52

Explain the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Are you for or against this health-care reform? State your reasons.