The treatment plan involves both goals and objectives. How are these concepts different? Define each. How are they interrelated?

What will be an ideal response?


Goals are abstract and not as easily measured, objectives lend to a concrete behavior that is measurable. The Author cites the “See Johnny Test.” If you can see it, it is an objective. If you cannot, it is a goal. Objectives are goals broken down into smaller measurable components

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Which of the following describes the social psychological theory of aging?

a. Adult development is a series of different periods or phases, personality and behavior are shaped by socialization experiences and assigned social roles. b. Aging is not a disease but instead represents natural losses of function. c. The factors of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, occupation, and birth cohort color each individual’s encounter with old age. d. None of the above

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

Years of evaluation of abstinence-only programs find positive evidence that restrictive education delays adolescent sexual activity.

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In preliterate societies, people tried to prevent hunger, illness, injury, and death by:

A) making plans. B) living together. C) prayers, rituals, and sacrifices. D) working together. E) all of these.

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A man received a spinal cord injury three years ago in a driving accident while he was intoxicated. He says he did not have a drinking problem then, but he drinks more often and more heavily now

He also thinks he is clinically depressed. He lives alone, is on disability, and has difficulty going out. What do you recommend? A. Sequential treatment utilizing family support, mutual-help support, and mental health resources B. Integrated treatment utilizing community transportation resources, mental health resources, education for independent living, and mutual-help support C. Long-term treatment in a community alcohol treatment center D. Treatment at a rehabilitation hospital

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