Assessing relationship factors helps to:
a. make the social worker feel more competent and comfortable in the work.
b. promote optimal connection with clients early in the work.
c. create an understanding of who is in charge in the relationship.
d. establish boundaries that the social worker demands not be crossed.
B
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Reflective listening gives clients the feeling that:
a. They are indeed in a crisis situation b. They are truly being heard and understood c. The worker is avoiding arriving at a solution to their problem d. The clinician is being repetitive
The practice of family therapy has generally preceded ___________; thereafter progress in the field typically proceeds in leapfrog fashion
a. politics b. theory c. technique d. science
John has recently become unemployed. In terms of the policies discussed in this chapter, he is better off in
a. A state with a much lower unemployment rate than average. b. A state with a rich oil industry. c. A state with a large coastal region. d. A state with a higher unemployment rate than average.
You are asked to assess a 15-year old female client who has recently arrived at a mental health center with the following complaints: For the past 4 weeks she has been uncharacteristically angry and irritable. She states she has difficulty concentrating on her schoolwork and her after-school activities. When asked how she feels she says she feels "Blah...you know...like YUCK". She relates she has been eating less, skipping breakfast and has lost 9 pounds in the last 4 weeks. She relates a serious decrease in appetite. She relates she has difficulty sleeping and has dropped out of several school activities she was very involved with. During your assessment her hands are in constant nervous motion and she gets up from her seat several times and restlessly paces the room. Your BEST diagnosis
would be: A) a drug induced depression B) a somatoform disorder C) a depressive episode D) an anxiety disorder