Final Flashcards

Question

Conservatorship

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a guardian and protector appointed by a judge to protect and manage the financial affairs and/or the person's daily life due to physical or mental limitations or old age

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a written statement detailing a person's desires regarding their medical treatment in circumstances in which they are no longer able to express informed consent,

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length of life

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the average period that a person may expect to live.

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The appointment of a health care agent to make decisions when the principal becomes unable to make or communicate decision

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a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.

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a brief examination consisting of eleven questions intended to evaluate an adult patient's level of cognitive functioning

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end of life care

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federally funded New Deal Program part of Social Security

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Palliative care is an area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients

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insurance against loss due to ill health

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(2006)the first federal level initiative aimed at providing comprehensive services for older adults provides funding - based primarily on the percentage of an area's population 60 and older - for nutrition and supportive home and community-based services, disease prevention/health promotion services, elder rights programs, the National Family Caregiver Support Program, and the Native American Caregiver Support Program

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introduced a number of mechanisms—including mandates, subsidies, and insurance exchanges—meant to increase coverage and affordability of health insurance.

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1. Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; 2. Is manifested before the individual attains age 22; 3. Is likely to continue indefinitely; 5. Results in substantial functional limitations

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Fee-for-service is a payment model where services are unbundled and paid for separately. In health care, it gives an incentive for physicians to provide more treatments because payment is dependent on the quantity of care, rather than quality of car

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a health insurance organization to which subscribers pay a predetermined fee in return for a range of medical services from physicians and healthcare workers registered with the organization. under the Health Maintenance Act of 1973

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the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year

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focus on assessing and diagnosing problems. approach traditionally used by doctors

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the relative incidence of a particular disease

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the state of being subject to death

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a system in which the government, rather than private insurers, pays for all health care costs (Canada, United Kingdom)

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a health care system which provides health care and financial protection to all its citizens

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the state or condition of being in good physical and mental health

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Moral treatment was an approach to mental disorders based on humane psychosocial care or moral discipline that emerged in the 18th century and came to the fore for much of the 19th century, deriving partly from psychiatry or psychology and partly from religious or moral concerns

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During the process of deinstitutionalization the rights for people with mental health problems became the main focus of the legal advocacy movement of the 1970's. Landmark cases ensured their rights and self determination.

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1980's and 1990's a consumer is someone who is receiving or had previously received mental health services advocates during the consumer movement helped lower stigma and bring mental health into mainstream medicine

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Instead of focusing on the treatment of MENTAL ILLNESS, mental hygienists emphasized early intervention, prevention, and the promotion of mental health. Mental hygienists were interested in children because they were convinced that mental illness and mental disorder were to an important extent related to early childhood experiences. Their interest in prevention made them focus their public-health education activities on reaching parents to inform them about the latest scientific insights in child development and child rearing.

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2008 required that treatment limitations and financial requirements for mental illness have to be equal to physical health care

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relating to or denoting drugs that affect a person's mental state

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moving from institutions to locally based mental health care

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the study or process of trying to achieve equity in education. The US doesn't have good education equity because our schools are financed by local taxes and the level of local income affects local schools

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1990 law that bans discrimination against people with physical or mental disabilities in such areas as employment and transportation

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Outcome based education Testing Policy well intended but with no funding it failed

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act of moving a child with disabilities from special education courses and instead enrolling them in regular education courses

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working with people who have disabilities to allow them to function in the environment that allows the most freedom.

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School social workers are employed by schools to assist kids who are having social and/or emotional needs.

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Individualized Educations Plans mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act education plans tailored specifically to a child with a disability

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using punishment to prevent people from committing crimes

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the idea that some groups are predestined to commit crime or be poor. Usually to support racial inferiority. No longer a wide spread belief but it hasn't disappeared entirely.

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means that humans must act according to reason, but it can also be synonymous with some sort of Psychological egoism. The latter is the view that humans will always act according to their perceived best interest

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the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns

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Social disorganization is defined as an inability of community members to achieve shared values or to solve jointly experienced problems prisoners and prison personal must model a positive and supportive environment so that when offenders return to the outside world they can access the mainstream rewards system

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The theory states that maintaining and monitoring urban environments in a well-ordered condition may stop further vandalism and escalation into more serious crime.

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Social workers want to make larger prevention and rehabilitation programs. That all victims should receive assistance and have the chance to be rehabilitated. A larger portion of society votes for a punishment model which is what a majority of our prisons are today. Which could help explain our low level or rehabilitation rates.

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The treatment model sprang from the notion that children who are ill-trained, or ill-supervised or otherwise unsocialized should be individually diagnosed and provided with appropriate rehabilitative services

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the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision.

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the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior

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habitual relapse into crime

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of, relating to, or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime.

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Three-strikes laws are statutes enacted by state governments in the United States which mandate state courts to impose harsher sentences on habitual offenders who are convicted of three or more serious criminal offenses

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improper or excessive use of medications

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a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

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a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

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overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance, esp. alcohol or drugs.

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addiction to a mood- or mind-altering drug, such as alcohol or cocaine.

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intended to help addicted individuals stop compulsive drug seeking and use. Treatment can occur in a variety of settings, take many different forms, and last for different lengths of time. inpatient/outpatient

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Schedule 1- no current accepted medical use(heroine) Schedule 2-high potential for abuse(meth) Schedule 3-moderate to low potential of psychological and physical dependence (codeine) Schedule 4-low potential of abuse or addiction(xanax) Schedule 5-lower potential of abuse or addiction (robitussin)

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notion that an individual and his or her behavior cannot be understood adequately without consideration of the various aspects of that individual’s environment

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guide for conduct, ethics, and values of Social Work

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Everything is confidential unless there is a threat to the client or others

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