Describe the clinical picture of delirium
What will be an ideal response?
The clinical picture of delirium is rapid onset with severe disorientation and agitation in otherwise coherent older adults. It may look like dementia and therefore be ignored or attempted to be managed by behavioral techniques. If left untreated it can result in death and must be treated as a medical emergency. Social workers would not directly treat the symptoms of delirium, recognition and referral to an emergency department is critical as Educating families, and perhaps the public about the potential risks, symptoms and causes of dementia is a legitimate role for social workers.
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Case Management
a. focuses on an individual's psychological growth and the development of emotional insight and personal growth. b. involves the coordination of services with other systems impacting the life of the client. c. is most often used with health management organizations (HMOs). d. has fallen out of favor in the human services profession.
Which of the following corresponds most closely to the pure chemical model of illicit drug manufacture and sale?
A. codeine B. cocaine C. LSD D. opium E. morphine
Which concept needs to be at the center of the framework for empowering older adults?
A) Family resources B) Medical insurance C) Self-determination
It is the ethical responsibility of human services workers to become familiar with the culture of the client so that:
a. Cultural differences do not become obstacles to good communication b. Every possible culture that a client represents is part of the human services worker’s cultural repertoire c. The client will feel more affinity toward human services workers d. The human services worker’s own ethnic group does not color the client’s opinion