One goal in treating a person diagnosed with a character or personality disorder is to

A. increase the client's dependence on the worker.
B. help him or her ventilate their feelings.
C. make the ego-syntonic trait ego-alien.
D. provide some concrete services.


C. make the ego-syntonic trait ego-alien.

A defining aspect of a personality or character disorder is the client's inability to understand how their behavior causes problems for them. Therefore, the clinicians' major task is to help the client see that the current way to doing things is not in their best interest.

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affected by a situation and involve them in the process of gathering data, analyzing the results, and translate the findings to decision makers is called _____ research

a. Participatory Action b. Process Action c. Progress Agreement d. Person Acclimated

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______ is the chief government program that pays for health care for older Americans.

a. Medicaid b. Medicare c. Social Security d. The Older Americans Act e. none of these

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Describe how motivation might impact memory.

What will be an ideal response?

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The informal structure of an organization may contribute to the strength and success of the organization by:

A) ?representing the tradition of the agency and preserving the status quo. B) ?informing case managers of any anticipated changes in budgeting. C) ?meeting the needs of the organization that are unmet by the formal structure. D) ?conducting utilization reviews within the agency's service delivery system.

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