Chapter 23

Question 1

What are the 4 groups of vulnerable populations?

Answer 1

The poor, the homeless, pregnant teens and the mentally ill

Question 2

More likely to live in dangerous environments, be unemployed or work at high risk jobs, eat less nutritional foods, and have many stressors.

Answer 2

People who are poor

Question 3

Refers to having insufficient resources to meet basic living expenses (food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and health care).

Answer 3

Poverty

Question 4

Used by the USDHHS to determine if a person or family is financially eligible for assistance or services under a particular federal program.

Answer 4

Federal income poverty guidelines

Question 5

Poverty has an especially negative effect on?

Answer 5

Women of the childbearing age

Question 6

What group is at the highest risk for the effects of poverty, especially lack of adequate nutrition and brain development, exposure to environmental toxins, trauma, abuse, and lower quality daily care?

Answer 6

Young children

Question 7

What percent of older adults live in poverty?

Answer 7

10

Question 8

Knowing about state laws about confidentiality and services for birth control, pregnancy, abortion, and adoption.

Answer 8

The provision of reproductive health care services to teens requires sensitivity to the special needs of this age-group including:

Question 9

Being able to engage in productive activities and fulfilling relationships with other people, to adapt to change, and to cope with adversity.

Answer 9

Mental health

Question 10

Are conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior associated with distress or impaired functioning.

Answer 10

Mental disorder

Question 11

Refers collectively to all diagnosable mental disorders.

Answer 11

Mental illness

Question 12

At-risk populations for mental illness?

Answer 12

Low income and minority groups

Question 13

*Affordable housing, housing subsidies, effective job-training programs, employer incentives, preventive health care services, multisystem case management, birth control services, safe-sex education, needle-exchange programs, parent education, and counseling programs

Answer 13

Primary prevention services

Question 14

Supportive and emergency housing, soup kitchens, screening for depression and other HC issues).

Answer 14

Secondary prevention

Question 15

Support of affordable housing, promotion of psychosocial rehabilitation programs- mentoring, precepting, support groups, etc.)

Answer 15

Tertiary prevention