Final exam MC

Question 1

What term is used to describe the situation where adults care for their children and their own parent?
a. disposable
b.fragmented
c.pressured
d.sandwiched

Answer 1

d

Question 2

Which of the following concepts generally applies more to a chronic illness?
a. It is a subjective perception
b. It has identifiable manifestations
c. It require intervention by medical practitioners
d. It is likely to be an ongoing part of a person’s life

Answer 2

d.

Question 3

What idea is replacing the old concept of the ill person of a victim?
a. Denial
b. Responsible
c. Demented
d. Noncompliant

Answer 3

b

Question 4

To what does morbidity refer?
a. death statistics
b. life expectancy
c. cause of death
d. disease numbers

Answer 4

d

Question 5

All of the following are types of depression except
a. Dysthymic disorder
b. Residual
c. Postpartum
d. Melancholia

Answer 5

b

Question 6

Which of the following represents a treatment for mental illness?
a. BNE
b. DSM
c. ECT
d. MLD

Answer 6

c

Question 7

Which of the two following characteristics correctly describe aspects of chronicity?
a. Curable
b. Residual changes
c. Optimizing function
d. Reversible pathology

Answer 7

d & c

Question 8

When making contact with Alzheimer’s, the therapist should:
a. Ask only simple, concrete questions
b. Assume lower position
c. Make eye contact
b. All of the above

Answer 8

d

Question 9

What percentage of Canadians will be diagnosed with some form of mental illness in their lifetime
a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25%

Answer 9

c

Question 10

Arrange Suchman’s stages of illness in order of occurrence
a. Assumption of the sick role
b. Depend client role
c. Medical care contact
d. Recovery or adaption
e. Experiences symptoms

Answer 10

EACBD

Question 11

Which of the following determinants of health is usually seen to be a primary responsibility of the individual?
a. Health behaviours
b. Education
c. Physical environment
d. Public policy

Answer 11

a

Question 12

Which of the following behaviours are present in mentally healthy individuals?
a. Making effective judgments
b. Avoiding any emotional responses
c. Having a sense of positive life progress
d. Functioning outside accepted cultural expectations

Answer 12

AC

Question 13

When massaging a patient with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia, one adjustment you won’t need to make is:
a. Keeping the massage to a shorter time of 15-30 minutes
b. Performing the massage over the client’s clothes
c. Assisting the client in performing their exercises
d. Maintaining a higher room temperature

Answer 13

c

Question 14

According to Santengelo, which of the following would be an inappropriate
a. Using simple reflective statements
b. Telling them “It’s okay”
c. Helping them resolve their emotional issues
d. Both B and C

Answer 14

d

Question 15

When working with a seriously apathetic individual, one should:
a. Try introducing a small amount of the activity at a time
b. Ensure you follow a strict timetable of activities
c. Avoid activities that do not require active participation such as listening to music
d. All the above

Answer 15

a

Question 16

When massaging an individual with AIDS, a therapist needs to be protected from which body fluids?
a. Skin
b. Body fluids
c. Mouth sores
d. Swollen glands

Answer 16

b

Question 17

Which of the following might indicate a therapist has reached the point of “no return”
a. Continual boredom
b. Excessive nervousness
c. Feeling down in the dumps
d. All of the above

Answer 17

d

Question 18

Why is massage of particular value in caring for persons with HIV/AIDS?
a. It will prevent pain
b. It will reduce transmission
c. It will provide indiviual contact
d. It will correct immune dysfunction

Answer 18

c

Question 19

The most common for of cerebral palsy is
a. Ataxic
b. Dyskinetic
c. Spastic
d. Mixed

Answer 19

c

Question 20

Why do individuals with OCD use rituals?
a. Ensure life rules are met
b. Demonstrare person superiority
c. Prevent errors in the behaviours of others
d. Control ideas that cause anxiety

Answer 20

d

Question 21

Individuals who suffer from dysmorphia may be at risk of
a. Needing an oxygen delivery device
b. Developing lupus
c. Committing suicide
d. All of the above

Answer 21

c

Question 22

How can massage therapists take care of themselves?
a. During the day, give their mind time to “recharge”
b. Make sure to spend a lot of time on various social media sites
c. Doing all of their own bookkeeping, accounting and marketing
d. All of the above

Answer 22

a

Question 23

In patients with mobility issues where the therapist has to help them on and off the table, the massage table should be
a. Raised when they are getting on and lowered when they are getting off
b. Lowered when they are getting on and lowered when they are getting off
c. Lowered when they are getting on and raised when they are getting off
d. Raised when they are getting on and raised when they are getting off

Answer 23

c

Question 24

According to Claudette Pelletier-Hannah who is #1?
a. Your minister
b. Yourself (therapist)
c. The patient
d. Your partner

Answer 24

b

Question 25

A common cause of cerebral palsy is a. Premature birth b. Stroke c. Cerebral malfunction d. All of the above

Answer 25

d

Question 26

When massaging a patient dying from cancer, what would the therapist most likely need to adapt? a. Personal clothing b. Medication c. Assessment d. Patient positioning

Answer 26

d

Question 27

Type I diabetes used to be called a. Adult onset diabetes b. Type II diabetes c. Juvenile diabetes d. Brittle diabetes

Answer 27

c

Question 28

The primary means of AIDS transmission in eastern Europe is a. IV drug use b. Homosexual intercourse c. Heterosexual intercourse d. All of the above

Answer 28

a

Question 29

Many people who suffer with various mental health conditions also have to deal with which other mental health concerns? a. Anger b. Depression c. Hyperactivity d. Hunger

Answer 29

b

Question 30

Diabetes can be the result of a. Hyperthyroidism b. Gangrene c. Pregnancy d. All of the above

Answer 30

c

Question 31

In Canada, a child is born with cerebral palsy every a. 9 days b. 24 hours c. 9 hours d. 3 days

Answer 31

c

Question 32

A massage consideration when dealing with a diabetic patient is a. Pulmonary secretions b. Edema c. Fibrotic tissue d. Both b & c

Answer 32

d

Question 33

Which system needs to be functioning optimally to prevent and control cancer? a. Immune b. Neurological c. Cardiac d. Psychological

Answer 33

a

Question 34

Which one activity do many people who suffer from anxiety disorders have difficulty with? a. Sitting in a small office without windows b. Flying in an airplane c. Looking in the mirror d. Leaving the house

Answer 34

b

Question 35

In which following situations should a therapist glove when massaging a cancer patient? a. The patient has just received the anti-tumor drug Cytoxan b. The therapist has torn cuticles c. The patient has shingles d. All of the above

Answer 35

d