Deck 13: Social Work and Services in Mental Health

Question 1

_____ is a severe mental disturbance characterized by delusions and hallucinations with an inability to participate in goal-directed activities.

A)Schizophrenia
B)Insomnia
C)Phobia
D)Neurosis

Answer 1

A

Question 2

_____ provide psychotherapy in mental health settings.

A)Clinical social workers
B)Paraprofessionals
C)Unit counselors

Answer 2

A

Question 3

_____ disorders involve a disruption of the normal integration of consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception, and behavior.

A)Dissociative
B)Anxiety
C)Depressive
D)Bipolar

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_____, which means being overly alert for possible dangers, is one of the issues that might be addressed when veterans try to reintegrate into society after returning home from war.

A)Impulse control
B)Hypervigilance
C)Schizophrenia
D)Insomnia

Question 5

_____ is any of a number of serious mental disorders characterized by disturbed, inappropriate behavior and loss of contact with reality.

A)A depressive disorder
B)Psychosis
C)A bipolar disorder
D)Neurosis

Question 6

Which of the following is true of electroconvulsive therapy?

A)It is used to treat mental health problems such as depression or schizophrenia, usually when drug therapies fail or patients are acutely suicidal.
B)Patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy receive high electrical current, up to 100 watts, for a period of 10 minutes.
C)It provides a permanent cure for people who experience some types of severe mental disorders and don't respond to other treatment modalities.
D)The electric current administered to a patient is said to dampen the transmission of neurological impulses, thus improving the patient's mood.

Question 7

In _____ therapy, expanded self-awareness is the primary goal.

A)person-centered
B)behavior
C)existential
D)cognitive

Question 8

A(n) _____ is an extreme, persistent sexual interest and arousal in response to unusual stimuli such as children or other nonconsenting persons, nonhuman objects, or pain or humiliation.

A)dissociative disorder
B)anxiety disorder
C)paraphilia
D)sexual trauma

Question 9

_____ personality disorder is characterized by pompous and pretentious behavior, constant search for admiration, andtheinability to have and express empathy.

A)Paranoid
B)Narcissistic
C)Schizoid
D)Antisocial

Question 10

Alzheimer's disease is a common type of _____.

A)bipolar disorders involving extreme mood swings
B)psychosis with disturbed, inappropriate behavior
C)dementia of unknown origin
D)depression and pessimism

Question 11

_____ are medical doctors with additional training in psychiatry and are the only professionals who can prescribe psychotropic drugs.

A)Clinical social workers
B)Psychologists
C)Psychiatrists

Question 12

The term _____ refers to groups that consist of professionals from a variety of fields working together for the benefit of clients.

A)paraprofessionals
B)interdisciplinary teams
C)community teams

Question 13

The term _____ refers to the process of giving people information, positive or negative, about their performance or behavior.

A)reinforcement
B)feedback
C)empathy
D)motivation

Question 14

Which of the following is true about inpatient mental and psychiatric hospitals?

A)These are among the least restrictive treatment settings available for the treatment of various severe mental disorders.
B)These fulfill the functions of assessment, planning, provision of medications, and therapeutic treatment for various severe mental disorders.
C)These institutions are versatile local organizations that provide a range of services, from mental health treatment to education about and prevention of mental illness.
D)These institutions provide services that focus on social workers' mental health and on adjustment problems that interfere with their work performance.

Question 15

At the _____ level, social workers address mental illness through case management, counseling, and intensive psychotherapy for chronically (long-term) mentally ill people.

A)micro
B)mezzo
C)macro
D)mazzo

Question 16

Samantha is a child care worker in a residential treatment center. She observes Adolf, a nine-year-old resident, do his routine chores and says, "Hey, Adolf, you are doing a really good job. Keep it up!" In this scenario, Samantha has used _____ to motivate Adolf to continue doing his chores on time.

A)an authoritarian approach
B)coercive control
C)positive reinforcement
D)an empathetic approach

Question 17

_____ involves the provision of mental health treatment by social workers in the workplace under the auspices of employers.

A)Day treatment
B)Outpatient treatment
C)Occupational social work
D)Clinical social work

Question 18

_____ focus on social workers' mental health and on adjustment problems that interfere with their work performance.

A)Employee assistance programs
B)Residential treatment centers
C)Outpatient treatment agencies
D)Day treatment programs

Question 19

With some _____ disorders, people experience primarily manic episodes characterized by abnormally elevated levels of emotion, feelings of euphoria, a grandiose sense of self, excessive movement or talkativeness, extreme irritability, and poor judgment.

A)dissociative
B)anxiety
C)sexual
D)bipolar

Question 20

The most commonly used classification system for defining and diagnosing mental illness is the _____.

A)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
B)International Journal of Applied Psychology
C)Clinical Mental Diagnosis Manual
D)Psychology Diagnostic Report

Question 21

One of the barriers to receiving mental health services is _____, which refers to feelings of shame and reproach upon one's reputation.

A)stigma
B)exaltation
C)disbelief
D)conviction

Question 22

_____ forms the root of the social work profession and is needed now more than ever to infuse social work values into insurance-dominated interests.

A)Counseling
B)Case management
C)Brokering
D)Advocacy

Question 23

Obsessive-compulsive disorders involve how clients think about their world and their important beliefs and assumptions about people, events, and the environment.

Question 24

Psychotherapy is a treatment process that is used by both bachelors in social work and masters in social work.

Question 25

Methylphenidate is an antipsychotic drug.

Question 26

Bipolar disorder was formerly referred to as multiple personality disorder.

Question 27

The aim of cognitive therapy is to help clients identify their unproductive and negative thoughts, evaluate their thought patterns, and alleviate inaccurate perceptions about self, others, or circumstances.

Question 28

A family service association is a type of outpatient treatment agency that offers various types of counseling, often in addition to child welfare services such as adoption and foster care.

Question 29

Positive reinforcement is a procedure or consequence that increases the frequency of the behavior immediately preceding it.

Question 30

Providing feedback is the act of not only understanding how another person feels but also conveying to that person an awareness of how he or she feels.

Question 31

In the context of mental health practices, which of the following is a similarity among comprehensive community support, family education and support, and work encouragement and assistance?

A)They are all mezzo-level practices.
B)They are all macro-level practices.
C)They are all evidence-based practices.
D)They are all practices used in the past.

Question 32

During the process of person-centered therapy, clients work to become more psychologically congruent and self-actualized, that is, more conscious about how they really feel.

Question 33

Which of the following statements is true of culturally competent mental health organizations?

A)They have a diverse staff reflecting a range of racial and cultural backgrounds.
B)The treatment techniques used by these organizations do not vary based on the clients' cultural backgrounds.
C)The focus of these organizations is the treatment of patients and not their ethnicity.
D)They pay special attention to clients from African and Latino families when compared to clients from other diverse backgrounds.

Question 34

The process of providing services and care for people within their own communities rather than in institutional settings is called deinstitutionalization.

Question 35

In occupational social work, services can be either delivered by an internal office or purchased by employers from external contractors.

Question 36

At the micro level, generalist social workers conduct group therapy and provide various kinds of family treatment.

Question 37

Only masters in social work(MSWs)are employed in mental health settings.

Question 38

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are examples of eating disorders.

Question 39

In the context of managed care, the term _____ refers to a form of payment involving a fixed, predetermined payment per person for a specified range of services for a fixed period of time.

A)investment management
B)capitation
C)utilization management
D)gatekeeping

Question 40

Trichotillomania is the controlling impulse to pull out one's own hair, most frequently from the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelids, to the extent that the loss is readily apparent to others.

Question 41

Explain the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists.

Question 42

Explain cognitive therapy.

Question 43

What are your opinions about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)? Would you ever consider ECT for yourself or for someone close to you?

Question 44

Becoming a member of the National Association of Social Workers offers an excellent opportunity to network with social workers practicing in mental health.

Question 45

Describe posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD). Explain in general the treatment process of PTSD for war veterans.

Question 46

Describe any three trends in mental health practice that have been found to be evidence-based.

Question 47

Describe any three categories of psychotropic drugs.

Question 48

Cultural awareness is defined as the consciousness of one's own cultural values and of ethnicity and racism and its impact on professional attitude, perception, and behavior.

Question 49

Explain what social workers do in mental health at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

Question 50

In managed care, capitation refers to the fact that certain medical and mental health services must be authorized ahead of time; otherwise the managed care organization won't pay for them.

Question 51

Clinicians who are unfamiliar with the cultural customs of people having different beliefs, values, and behaviors may well misdiagnose the problem. This barrier to receiving mental health services is known as clinician bias.

Question 52

Define positive reinforcement, empathy, and feedback.

Question 53

One of the ways in which social workers practice in the mental health macro arena is by functioning as managers and administrators in mental health agencies and striving to improve policies and service provision in collaboration with colleagues and clients.

Question 54

To what extent do you feel that the assessment and labeling system of the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is fair and adequate? What are the reasons for your answer? What do you see as the DSM-5's strengths and weaknesses?

Question 55

List any five personality disorders, and describe the persistent patterns characterizing each.

Question 56

In Eastern psychology, there is no clear connection between emotions and language.

Question 57

Utilization management is an example of evidence-based practice in mental health.

Question 58

Gatekeeping is a procedure used in electroconvulsive therapy.

Question 59

Electroconvulsive therapy, used to treat mental health problems, is a controversial technique in modern psychiatry.

Question 60

There is no evidence to prove that educating the family about mental illness and teaching family members problem-solving and coping skills have positive results for the person with the psychiatric disorder.

Question 61

In the context of managed care, distinguish between mental health care and general health care.

Question 62

In the context of cultural competence, what are the barriers to receiving mental health services?

Question 63

Explain the concepts of capitation, gatekeeping, and utilization management in managed care.

Question 64

As a social worker, what would you do to improve mental health services to people of color?

Question 65

What do you think are the weaknesses and strengths of managed care in mental health? To what extent do you support or fail to support managed care in mental health? Give reasons for your answer.