Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning Flashcards
Sections include: - Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data - Assessment Methods & Techniques - Intervention Planning
Which of the following behaviors is NOT an indicator that a client is resistant or lacks readiness to fully participate in services?
A) Engaging in small talk about irrelevant topics.
B) Regularly missing or being late for appointments.
C) Limiting the amount of information revealed about the problem.
D) Asking in detail about confidentiality practices and procedures.
D) Asking in detail about confidentiality practices and procedures.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Assessment Methods & Techniques –> Methods to Assess Motivation, Resistance, & Readiness to Change
A client who was hospitalized for hallucinations is being discharged with medication to address these symptoms. The client is MOST likely being prescribed:
A) Paxil (paroxetine)
B) Tegretol (carbamazepine)
C) Risperdal (risperidone)
D) Klonopin (clonazepam)
C) Risperdal (risperidone)
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data –> Common Psychotropic & Nonpsychotropic Prescriptions & Over-the-Counter Medications & Their Side Effects
A client is discharged from the hospital with a medication that must be taken four times a day. Which of the following abbreviations will appear on the client’s medication order?
A) qid
B) prn
C) bid
D) qh
A) qid
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data –> Common Psychotropic & Nonpsychotropic Prescriptions & Over-the-Counter Medications & Their Side Effects
A social worker completes a sexual history with an adolescent client. The social worker asks about the number of partners she has had and the methods, if any, that she is using to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The social worker then puts the sexual history in the client’s file. The social worker’s supervisor would consider this sexual history to be inappropriate because of it:
A) Included protected health information about sexually transmitted diseases.
B) Was placed in an adolescent client’s file instead of stored separately.
C) Lacked important information about the gender of her partners and sexual practices.
D) Should have been completed by another professional who is licensed in this area.
C) Lacked important information about the gender of her partners and sexual practices.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data –> The Types of Information Available from Other Sources (e.g., Agency, Employment, Medical, Psychological, Legal, or School Records)
Which statement is NOT true about the distinction between grief and depression?
A) Painful feelings caused by grief come in waves while mood and ideation, which are almost constantly negative, are associated with depression.
B) Feelings of worthlessness, suicidal ideations, and impairment of overall function are symptoms of grief rather than depression.
C) When grief and depression coexist, grief is more severe and prolonged than grief without depression.
D) In grief, self-esteem is usually preserved while corrosive feelings of worthlessness and self-loathing are more common when depressed.
B) Feelings of worthlessness, suicidal ideations, and impairment of overall function are symptoms of grief rather than depression.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Assessment Methods & Techniques –> The Use of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
A couple in their mid-50s makes an appointment to see a social worker due to recent sexual dysfunction. During the first session, they report that they have recently had a lot of life changes due to their children entering college. The husband reports decreased sexual desire that has made physical intercourse difficult. In this situation, the social worker should FIRST:
A) Explore how having their children leave the house has affected their relationship.
B) Determine when changes in their sexual activities first began.
C) Refer the couple for physical examinations to rule out medical etiology.
D) Arrange to meet with each spouse separately to find out if other issues exist.
C) Refer the couple for physical examinations to rule out medical etiology.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data –> The Indicators of Sexual Dysfunction
The PRIMARY criterion for selecting an intervention modality should be that it is:
A) Applied consistently to ensure reliability of service provision.
B) Sanctioned and monitored by agency administration to ensure quality.
C) Approved by third-party payers so that reimbursement for services will occur.
D) Supported by research and professional values for treating the presenting problem.
D) Supported by research and professional values for treating the presenting problem.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Intervention Planning –> The Criteria Used in the Selection of Intervention/Treatment Modalities (e.g., Client/Client System Abilities, Culture, Life Stage)
A hospital social worker is working with a client who has suffered a traumatic brain injury that has damaged his cerebellum. The social worker would expect this impairment to affect his:
A) Problem-solving abilities.
B) Coordination and balance.
C) Feelings and emotions.
D) Breathing and heart rate.
B) Coordination and balance.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data –> Basic Medical Terminology
A hospital social worker will be working with a woman who is getting a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. Based on this information, it is likely that the needs of the client will focus on:
A) Improving mobility for maximum ambulation and independence.
B) Ensuring sufficient specialized liquid nutrition for ongoing sustenance.
C) Enhancing cardiopulmonary functioning to increase oxygen intake.
D) Monitoring urine output to guarantee waste is being eliminated from the body.
B) Ensuring sufficient specialized liquid nutrition for ongoing sustenance.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data –> Basic Medical Terminology
A client seeing a social worker for weekly counseling for her anxiety feels that her symptoms are worsening. She would like to be voluntarily hospitalized to address her problem, but has been told by her insurance company that inpatient services will not be covered since appropriate services can be delivered in the community. In order to formulate a treatment plan, the social worker should:
A) Assess her current symptoms so an appropriate level of care can be established.
B) Obtain a listing of the criteria for medical necessity from the insurance carrier.
C) Contact the inpatient program to see if charity care funding is available.
D) Explain the medical necessity requirement for inpatient hospitalization.
A) Assess her current symptoms so an appropriate level of care can be established.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> The Criteria Used in the Selection of Intervention/Treatment Modalities (e.g., Client/Client System Abilities, Culture, Life Stage)
Echolalia is associated with which of the following DSM-5 diagnoses?
A) Catatonia.
B) Autism Spectrum Disorder.
C) Bipolar Disorder.
D) Major Depression.
B) Autism Spectrum Disorder
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Assessment Methods & Techniques –> The Use of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
Hypomania can be characterized as:
A) Extreme manic episodes with psychotic features.
B) Inflation in mood that does not result in significant impairment in work or family/social life.
C) Elevated mood that is subtle and not noticeable to family members or friends.
D) Any manic episode that does not meet the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder.
B) Inflation in mood that does not result in significant impairment in work or family/social life.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Biopsychosocial History & Collateral Data –> The Indicators of Mental & Emotional Illness Throughout the Lifespan
A client is referred to a social worker by her employer due to many absences. She is a single mother with three small children. Financial troubles have resulted in her home being placed in foreclosure. She has had many different jobs in the last few years with few lasting more than several months. In order to best assist this client, the social worker should FIRST:
A) Develop strategies to address issues that led to the work absences.
B) Help the client to identify her underlying problems.
C) Ascertain the client’s earnings and expenses to find existing financial gaps.
D) Determine if she qualifies for subsidized housing assistance.
B) Help the client to identify her underlying problems.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Assessment Methods & Techniques –> Methods of Involving Clients/Client Systems in Problem Identification
A client has been seeing a social worker to deal with the grief associated with the recent death of his elderly mother. The client lived with his mother for his entire life and was her primary caregiver just prior to her passing. The client informs the social worker that he has recently been diagnosed with cancer and will begin treatment immediately. The social worker should respond to this disclosure by:
A) Assessing whether current goals need to be altered given a change in his physical well-being.
B) Adjusting his appointments in order to work around needed medical appointments.
C) Mobilizing the client’s natural support network to assist him during treatment.
D) Reassuring him that there are many effective medical treatments for cancer.
A) Assessing whether current goals need to be altered given a change in his physical well-being.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Assessment Methods & Techniques –> Methods to Assess the Client’s/Client System’s Strengths, Resources, & Challenges (e.g., Individual, Family, Group, Organization, Community)
Using the DSM-5, symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder include all of the following EXCEPT:
A) Marked impulsivity.
B) Obsessive tendencies.
C) Suicidal ideation.
D) Affective instability.
B) Obsessive tendencies.
Unit 2: Assessment & Intervention Planning –> Assessment Methods & Techniques –> The Use of the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
