Which of the following statements is true of a single-subject research design?
A) ?It prevents practitioners from obtaining measures of the extent of problem behaviors before implementing interventions.
B) ?It prevents practitioners from implementing interventions aimed at decreasing the frequency of positive but insufficient behaviors.
C) ?It provides a baseline against which the results of interventions to eliminate problem behaviors can be assessed.
D) ?It enables practitioners to rate goal achievement on a scale with points assigned after rating is completed.
C
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a. 19.6% b. 64.1% c. 32% d. 89.3%
A 68-year-old female client with depression is referred to a social worker who specializes in
problem solving therapy. After the first meeting, the social worker should FIRST: a) Explain the connections between daily problems and pleasurable events b) Review the causes for depression c) Review the homework and performance outcomes d) Identify her problem solving style
When Supplemental Poverty Measure, and experimental income-based method that takes into account more factors than does the official poverty level calculation, is used the poverty rate for older adults is higher.
a. true b. false
Alcoholism
a. is a problem for the alcoholic and their family but is not considered a serious social problem. b. is basically a problem for young, poor, minority men. c. is like depression—it more often affects women. d. is a problem that reaches all ages and sociocultural and economic groups, with the majority (75%) of alcoholics being men.