What are the barriers to treatment for late life alcoholism?
What will be an ideal response?
Since there are no legal or social consequences to drinking older adults rarely seek help. Family attitudes about drinking may be quite permissive and enable the older person to drink at will. It may be that health or mental health recommendations for treatment have been refused Health care providers may overlook and not screen older adults on the use of alcohol and drugs.
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How can a policy advocate convince others that a condition is a problem?
a. Staging a protest march. b. Offering a solution. c. Using data and research. d. All of the above choices.
In Edgar Schein's theories of organizational culture, such phenomena as traditions, informal rules, group norms, and stories and myths:
A. Are easily identified and understood. B. Are evident in the organization's mission statement. C. Are key to understanding why things happen within an organization. D. Are important only among senior employees. Part IIA (Chapters 4-8)
A user becomes paranoid, is physically exhausted, appears confused, may have tactile hallucinations, and may become violent. These effects describe ________ psychosis
A. hashish B. amphetamine C. marijuana D. alcohol
Resiliency belief systems:
A. Recognize that adversity gets absorbed into systemic meaning B. A positive outlook will change even the oppressiveness of societal systems C. Often tap into transcendence and spirituality D. Are natural parts of African communities, but must be learned by others