Exam 13: Social Work and Services in Mental Health

Explain cognitive therapy.

_____ personality disorder is characterized by pompous and pretentious behavior, constant search for admiration, andtheinability to have and express empathy.

Electroconvulsive therapy, used to treat mental health problems, is a controversial technique in modern psychiatry.

Explain the concepts of capitation, gatekeeping, and utilization management in managed care.

The term _____ refers to groups that consist of professionals from a variety of fields working together for the benefit of clients.

A family service association is a type of outpatient treatment agency that offers various types of counseling, often in addition to child welfare services such as adoption and foster care.

_____ forms the root of the social work profession and is needed now more than ever to infuse social work values into insurance-dominated interests.

Define positive reinforcement, empathy, and feedback.

_____, which means being overly alert for possible dangers, is one of the issues that might be addressed when veterans try to reintegrate into society after returning home from war.

Describe posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD). Explain in general the treatment process of PTSD for war veterans.

Which of the following is true of electroconvulsive therapy?

Methylphenidate is an antipsychotic drug.

At the _____ level, social workers address mental illness through case management, counseling, and intensive psychotherapy for chronically (long-term) mentally ill people.

With some _____ disorders, people experience primarily manic episodes characterized by abnormally elevated levels of emotion, feelings of euphoria, a grandiose sense of self, excessive movement or talkativeness, extreme irritability, and poor judgment.

In occupational social work, services can be either delivered by an internal office or purchased by employers from external contractors.

The aim of cognitive therapy is to help clients identify their unproductive and negative thoughts, evaluate their thought patterns, and alleviate inaccurate perceptions about self, others, or circumstances.

In the context of managed care, the term _____ refers to a form of payment involving a fixed, predetermined payment per person for a specified range of services for a fixed period of time.

One of the ways in which social workers practice in the mental health macro arena is by functioning as managers and administrators in mental health agencies and striving to improve policies and service provision in collaboration with colleagues and clients.

As a social worker, what would you do to improve mental health services to people of color?

_____ involves the provision of mental health treatment by social workers in the workplace under the auspices of employers.