Exam Preview for 1275: Social Work Practice with Older Adults and t

Social Work Practice with Older Adults and the Elderly

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. Risk Factors for falls include: Sleeping poorly Low vision Diet Depression
2. What are the three types of grief? Real, Imagined, & Anticipated Layered, Concerned, & Distressed Sad, Anxious, & Forgotten Lonely, Depressed, & Forlorn
3. The most common mental and neurological disorders in this age group are: Hoarding and Mental Fatigue PTSD and Social Anxiety Bipolar and Personality Disorders Depression, Anxiety, & Dementia
4. What are the 4 M’s: Money, Mobility, Mental Health, Medications Meditating, Mindfulness, Mental Health, Medications Mobility, Medications, Mental Activity, What Matters Medication, Mental Health, Materials, What Matters
5. CBT or Cognitive Behavior Therapy helps clients to: Do guided imagery Process trauma Meditate Reframe and modify their negative thoughts into more helpful ones
6. A common sign of Dementia is: Forgetting the name of a close family member or friend Stable memory Completing tasks independently Sleeping too much
7. Life Review Therapy aims to: Help patients reframe their negative thoughts Help patients work with estranged family members Help patients to resolve their past conflicts, reconstruct their life stories, and accept their present conditions. Help patients to learn distress tolerance skills
8. The suicide rate for men is the highest in what age group? 55 years and older 85 years and older 18 years and older 60 years and older
9. Arthritis and depression are the leading causes of what? Depression Trauma Disability Death
10. Group therapy can help an older adult or their caregiver: Create bonds, share ideas, and get education Learn distress tolerance skills Process unresolved grief Cure Dementia