Which is not a description of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American
Psychiatric Association?
a. The manual used to diagnose clients, which may be required to obtain funding
from clients' health insurers
b. The manual used to diagnose clients whose behaviors can be related to a
mental disorder but may not help practitioners acknowledge contributing
situational and contextual conditions that help to explain problems in
functioning
c. The manual that has a central role in funding social work services in which
social workers may come to value the characterization of human behavior
problems as mental disorders
d. The manual used to dictate guidelines to practitioners about how to conduct
practice
D
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When does intergenerational trauma occur?
a. Following elections b. During selection of unprecedented persons for leadership c. Following a recession d. Following large-scale losses
What are the assimilationist social policies designed to eliminate Indigenous cultures, languages, and spirituality?
a. Dawes Act of 1887 b. Contemporary expressions of violence c. Intergenerational trauma d. Cultural genocide
"Prescribing the symptom" is a form of:
a. paradoxical intervention b. non-paradoxical communication c. therapeutic double-bind d. none of the above
A 25-year-old male, who has started coming to therapy, has been isolating himself in his room. One
beginning objective the social worker and client might include on a treatment plan is: a) Client will not isolate himself b) Client will come out of his room at least once a day c) Client will become more sociable d) Client will find employment