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23 Cards in this Set
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A male client reports to a social worker that he is a "female trapped inside a man's body and forced to live a man's life" He is most likely experiencing:
A. ego dystonia B. ego systonic C. ego rejection D. ego frustration |
ego dystonia
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A male client reports to a social worker that he is comfortable with his identity and the fact that he prefers males to females in his sexual relationships. The client reports that he wants to "come out" and tell his family members who do not know his preferences or how he really feels. He reports he has always known this but only in adolescence did he realize this is how he wanted to live. This client is most likely experiencing:
A. ego dystonic B. ego systonic C. ego rejection D. ego frustration |
ego systonic
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When working on adjustment and change strategy with a group of divorced males, a recently divorced father with five children becomes withdrawn from the group discussions. He asks to speak with the social worker in private. During the individual session, the client reveals that he has kept his feelings in secret for years, and never acted on them, but is not sure how much longer he can do this. He says he is not comfortable sharing this behavior in the group setting because he is fearful of the group chastising him. What is this client most likely about to reveal:
A. he struggles with issues around his own sexuality B. he is addicted to child pornography C. he is suffering from a substance abuse problem D. he has a gambling problem |
he struggles with issues around his own sexuality
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When social worker and his/her client are of a different race, what should the social worker prepare for possibly happening in this relationship?
A. the client might have trouble trusting the social worker and initially developing rapport B. the social worker might have trouble accepting the client C. the client would not talk or share details D. the social worker should refer the client to his/her supervisor |
the client might have trouble trusting the social worker and initially developing rapport
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A social worker is working with a couple in therapy. The wife states that she had an affair because her husband a truck driver was gone all the time. The social worker suggests the wife go on the road with her husband from time-to-time. The husband agrees with this and so does the wife. In this scenario the social worker is:
A. manipulating the therapeutic session B. the social worker is placing her values on them C. discouraging independent decision making D. empowering the husband to have more control |
manipulating the therapeutic session
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A nine-year-old boy exposes himself at school and the other children begin to tease him about this behavior. The more the children tease him the more he does the behavior. What is the best intervention for the social worker?
A. assess the boy for possible sexual abuse B. ask the boy why he is exposing himself C. tell the boy's parents about his behavior D. ask the teacher if this is happening in the classroom as well |
assess the boy for possible sexual abuse
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The social worker has been seeing a terminal ill HIV/AIDS patient, he has not told his parents he has AIDS he wants the social worker to tell his parents that he has the disease. What should the social worker do first?
A. agree to tell the parents, but explain there could be significant ramifications to this B. strongly encourage patient to tell his parents C. plan a meeting with parents. D. refer to support group. |
strongly encourage patient to tell his parents
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The social worker has been seeing a terminal ill HIV/AIDS patient; he has not told his parents he has AIDS. The client does not know how to tell his parents and wants the social worker to tell them for him. What should the social worker do first?
A. explore with the client the consequences or ramifications of telling his parents B. strongly encourage patient to tell his parents himself C. plan a meeting with parents. D. refer to support group. |
explore with the client the consequences or ramifications of telling his parents
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A social worker is leading a group for individuals that are substance addicted and prior to the start of the group she is approached by one of the members. A male participating in the group who is gay complains openly that no one else in the group is gay and he is upset about this as he feels he cannot relate. What should the social worker do?
A. tell him to keep his sexual preferences private B. encourage him to focus his energy on the subject matter C. encourage him to "come out" in the group and express his concerns D. tell him that the purpose of the group is treatment |
encourage him to focus his energy on the subject matter
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A client with AIDS continues to engage in unprotected sex and not take precautions to protect his partners. In the state where this occurs there is no state law requiring a social worker to report the case to the health department. What should the social worker do first?
A. contact the health department B. strongly encourage the client to tell his partners C. get client to sign consent so the social worker can tell the partners D. call the police |
strongly encourage the client to tell his partners
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A client who is HIV positive is being seen by a social worker doing discharge planning in the hospital setting. The client names several partners with whom he has had sexual relations. The social worker encourages him to notify his partners of this, but the client refuses. What should the social worker do next?
A. report this information to the client's physician in the hospital B. try to get written permission from client to notify the named persons C. notify the named persons without the client's permission D. give the client the name of the health department and ask him to let them know |
report this information to the client's physician in the hospital
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A client reports to her hospital social worker that she is very angry about the treatment that she has received from her physician in the hospital setting. She states she was not treated with respect and the physician was disrespectful. What should the social worker do first?
A. acknowledge that the client is angry with the physician B. explore options for reporting the physician C. refer her to another physician D. discuss it with the nurse in charge |
acknowledge that the client is angry with the physician
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A woman is angry with her husband. She is afraid he will hit her so she does not express her anger to him. Instead later when her child asks to go out and play, she takes her unresolved anger out on her child, by inappropriately punishing him by hitting him. She is not really aware of this connection with her anger toward her husband but she does know that when she hits the child the child cannot fight back as she has the control.
A. Sublimation B. Displacement C. Reaction Formation D. Projection |
Displacement
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A teenage boy is angry with his father. He cannot tell his father how he feels so he decides to go out and play football. During the football game he goes out and tackles a member of the other team fiercely to the ground. The whole time he is thinking about his father and the anger he has for him. The audience cheers his getting a team victory. This is an example of:
A. Sublimation B. Displacement C. Reaction Formation D. Projection |
Sublimation
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A mother feels that people do not like her and life is hopeless and worthless. The mother later tells her daughter, "your friends, don't like you, they laugh at you behind your back, they do not care about you and your life is not worth living to them." The mother is using what defense mechanism:
A. Sublimation B. Displacement C. Reaction Formation D. Projection |
Projection
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A defense mechanism where an individual ignores individual feelings and emotions and analyzes problems based on objectivity in a stylized and overly rational manner.
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Intellectualization
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is where the UNCONSCIOUS takes over and ideas or actions that are unacceptable are pushed into unawareness. Often times these behaviors come up in disguised forms.
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Repression
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The individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors by substituting behavior, thoughts, or feelings that are diametrically opposed to his or her own unacceptable thoughts or feelings
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Reaction formation
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The individual deals with emotions conflict or internal or external stressors by expelling disturbing wishes, thoughts, or experiences from conscious awareness. The feeling content may remain detached from its associated ideas.
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Repression
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A female reports to a social worker that she has been experiencing feelings of anger toward family and friends since her mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The patient denies feeling angry at her mother, but admits being angry at her aunt frequently. What defense mechanism is this lady is experiencing?
A. Displacement B. Denial C. A female reports to a social worker that she has been experiencing feelings of anger toward family and friends since her mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The patient denies feeling angry at her mother, but admits being angry at her aunt frequently. What defense mechanism is this lady is experiencing? A. Displacement B. Denial C. Projection D. Sublimation D. Sublimation |
Projection
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The individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors by attributing exaggerated negative qualities to self or others.
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Devaluation
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The individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors by attributing exaggerated positive qualities to others.
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Idealization
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A teenage girl is reprimanded at school by her teacher for failing to do her assignment. She is upset by this reprimand but decides not to address it with the teacher and accepts the criticism without responding to it. The next day, while she is doing her homework, her brother comes into her room. The teenage girl immediately yells at her younger brother and throws a pillow at him for being irresponsible and waiting for her to acknowledge his knock. The brother is shocked as he always comes in her room in the exact same way and she has never yelled at him before. She rarely expresses her anger in this way toward her brother. Her behavior illustrates:
A. Projection B. Displacement C. Sublimation D. Reaction Formation |
Displacement
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