What concept means the negative prejudicial attitudes toward and discrimination against the elderly?

a. elderism
b. ageism
c. elderphobia
d. agephobia


b. ageism

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The identification component of therapy for older children who stutter entails which of the following?

a. self-identifying as a “stutterer” b. distinguishing between fluent and disfluent utterances of others c. identifying and describing their own instances of stuttering d. identifying a goal for speech fluency.

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HIPPA does not apply to _______________

(a) Health information contained in health care provider records or in health plan records (b) Health information contained in health care clearinghouses. (c) Health information contained in employer records or in educational records (d) None of the above

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Regarding counselors' use of assessment skills, which one of the following is not true?

a. They must know how to assess individuals in crises intervention, intake interviewing and diagnostic evaluations. b. They must develop competency skills in selecting and interpreting both standardized and non-standardized tests. c. They must develop competency in administering and scoring tests. d. They need to be critically aware of the increasing numbers of assessment tools available in the market.

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During intake meeting, your client disclosed that he swallowed several sleeping pills just before coming to your office with the intent of end his life. What would be this client's suicide lethality?

a. Low lethality b. Moderate lethality c. Moderate-high lethality d. High lethality

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