Social Work Test 3

Question 1

Mental Illness

Answer 1

a physical or mental impairment that substantially

limits one or more major life activities

Question 2

Medical Perspective

Answer 2

Disability stems from a biological or physiological impairment
• Emphasis on “Sick role”

Question 3

Social Perspective

Answer 3

Disability derives from social arrangements that restrict activities
• Emphasis on changing social systems

Question 4

Materialist Perspective

Answer 4

Economic factors lead to oppression of people with disabilities.

Question 5

Postmodernist Perspective

Answer 5

Disabilities are varied and complex; cannot be understood with one theory.

Question 6

How many Americans suffer from an emotional or metal disorder?

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

Americans who know someone with a disorder but are not receiving help for it.

Answer 7

33%

Question 8

Percentage who believe that mental health is a large issue in America.

Answer 8

70%

Question 9

Thomas Szasz

Answer 9

No arms or legs but does not let his disability hinder what he does in life.

Question 10

DSM-V

Answer 10

Diagnostic handbook for mental health professionals
• Now in 5th edition
• 1st edition published in 1952
• Social workers critiques of the DSM:

DSM does not provide useful language to talk about
Social deprivation,Strengths, Oppression, Racism, sexism, etc.

Question 11

Disorders diagnosed in infancy/Childhood

Answer 11

Neurodevelopmental disorders:
ADHD/ ADD
Autism Spectrum Disorder

Question 12

Mood disorders

Answer 12

Major depressive disorder and Bipolar Disorder.

Question 13

Anxiety Disorders

Answer 13

GAD- generalized anxiety disorder

OCD- obsessive Compulsive disorder

Question 14

Trauma and stress related disorders

Answer 14

PTSD

Question 15

Other Mental Disorders

Answer 15

eating disorders, sexual dysfunction and gender dysphoria, personality disorders, and culture-bound syndromes.

Question 16

3 Criteria for Admission

Answer 16

threat to themselves, threat to others, gravely disabled.

Question 17

Acute

Answer 17

extremely intensive

Question 18

Sub-acute

Answer 18

less intensive

Question 19

Percentage of homeless who are mentally ill

Answer 19

25-50%

Question 20

Intellectual disability- Mild

Answer 20

50-69 IQ

Question 21

Intellectual disability- Moderate

Answer 21

36-49 IQ

Question 22

Intellectual disability- Severe

Answer 22

20-35 IQ

Question 23

Intellectual Disability- profound

Answer 23

Below 20 IQ

Question 24

Possible causes of intellectual disability

Answer 24

• Gestational disorders
• Toxemia or fetal alcohol syndrome
• Infections during gestation
• Postnatal cerebral infection (encephalitis, meningitis)
• Nutritional deficits
• Chromosome abnormalities (Down’s)
• Metabolic disorders (inherited)
• Trauma to the brain

Question 25

Disability Rights Movement

Answer 25

Early 1970's

Question 26

American's with Disabilities Act

Answer 26

Established civil rights for people with disabilities. * Requires: * Reasonable accommodation in employment * Public accommodations * And accommodations in other areas of life

Question 27

Drug

Answer 27

``` Any habit forming substance that directly affects the brain and nervous system. It is a chemical that affects moods, perceptions, body functions, or consciousness and that has the potential for misuse because it may be harmful to the user ```

Question 28

Intoxication

Answer 28

the state of being under the influence of alcohol or other drugs such that the thinking, feeling, and behavior of the individual are affected.

Question 29

Substance Abuse

Answer 29

``` a maladaptive pattern of using certain drugs, alcohol, medications, and toxins despite their adverse consequences. ```

Question 30

Drug addiction

Answer 30

a compulsion to use chemical substances that results in a physiological dependence in which the body tissues require the substance to function comfortably.

Question 31

Most commonly abused drug

Answer 31

alcohol

Question 32

Alcohol

Answer 32

Depressant 1. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 2. Abuse and neglect 3. Health problems - kidney problems, heart problems, cancer, diabetes, ulcers, impotency 4. 1/5 of arrests for minor crimes 5.Financial problems 6. Unemployment

Question 33

Depressants

Answer 33

Psychoactive drug that suppresses or relaxes the Central Nervous System. 1. Alcohol: most common addictions in the U.S. 2. Barbiturates: reduce insomnia and anxiety. Treats high blood pressure and schizophrenia 3. Sleeping pills/sedatives: Valium and Xanax 4. Tranquilizers: reduce anxiety and relax muscles

Question 34

Tobacco

Answer 34

Stimulant

Question 35

Stimulant

Answer 35

Psychoactive drug that stimulates functioning of the CNS | Caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, crack and cocaine

Question 36

Crystal Meth- methamphetamine

Answer 36

highly addictive, one of the most addictive drugs. | problems : loss of appetite, loss of brain cells, odd sleep pattern, weight loss, rapid heart rate etc.

Question 37

Marijuana

Answer 37

cannabinoid

Question 38

Cannabinoid

Answer 38

impaired coordination, euphoria, slowed thinking, adn confusion. (marijuana and harshish)

Question 39

Heroine

Answer 39

``` opioid Clouded mental functioning, Uncontrollable feelings of itching that result in compulsive scratching or picking at skin, Heart problems, Infectious diseases spread by shared needles (HIV and hepatitis B and C), Chronic pneumonia or other pulmonary diseases, Bacterial infections, Liver disease, Seizures ```

Question 40

Opioid

Answer 40

medications that reduce pain because they reduce the intensity of the pain signals that are reaching the brain - hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, opium, heroine.

Question 41

hallucinogens

Answer 41

Result in unpredictable altered mental states, distorted perceptions, hallucinations, and sometimes flashbacks. - LSD, Peyote, shrooms

Question 42

U.S. War on Drugs

Answer 42

cut off supply of drugs from Latin American countries. - too expensive to jail everyone - focused on detention, arrest, and incarceration

Question 43

Needle exchange

Answer 43

program to prevent spread of HIV and hepatitis.

Question 44

Models of addiction- Biopsychosocial

Answer 44

drug addiction is the result of biological, sociological, and psychological factors in the environment

Question 45

Models of Addiction- disease

Answer 45

addiction is mainly a disease, not a symptom of a personal problem.

Question 46

Models of Addiction- Psychological

Answer 46

addiction is a way of coping with psychological problems or addictive personality.

Question 47

Models of addiction- Sociocultural

Answer 47

addiction caused by society and culture