Although her mother begs to go to the doctor, Sarina tells her that she is complaining again for no reason and refuses to make an appointment. This type of purposeful withholding of medical attention from an elderly person could be considered the type of elder abuse called _____.

A. physical abuse
B. neglect
C. verbal abuse
D. self-neglect


D. self-neglect

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

The concept of sampling error only applies to nonrandom samples.

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All of the following are unethical violations of confidentiality EXCEPT:

A) ?Without the client's consent, you notify the police about a client who has just called your office stating that she is at home with a gun and will kill herself. B) ?Without your client's consent, you call your 22-year-old client's mother to gather more information about her childhood history. C) ?Without your client's consent, you bring your client's file to a local coffee shop to discuss with your supervisor, who is on sabbatical and unwilling to come to the office. D) ?Without your client's consent, you share assessment results with the assistant principal of your client's school, who called regarding the educational assessment that you recently completed for the client.

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A focus group could be best defined as:

a. an interview with a whole group of people at the same time, using an unstandardized interview. b. an interview with a whole group of people at the same time, using a schedulestandardized interview. c. an interview where a number of people are interviewed in sequence, using a nonschedule?standardized interview. d. a face?to?face interview, using an un?standardized interview and focusing in on only one topic.

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Which of the following is not part of the second cluster of vital concepts for understanding human behavior?

A. Empowerment B. Cultural competency C. Strengths perspective D. Resiliency

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