Exam Preview for 1674: Infant Mental Health in Hospital Social Work

Infant Mental Health in Hospital Social Work Practice

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1. What is infant mental health? Talk therapy for infants. Medication management for mental health for infants. Infant mental health is the same as mental health for older children and adolescents. An infant's overall wellbeing considering the quality of the infant's social and emotional caregiving environment.
2. Why is it important to attend to infant mental health? It is not important; infants do not have mental health yet. If an infant has poor mental health, they will always have poor mental health. To help infants stop crying and fussing. Infancy is a time of rapid development. When infants have a healthy and supportive environment, they tend to have better outcomes through life.
3. Developmental benefits of secure attachment include: Better coping skills More persistent (tries harder and longer) More cooperative and affectionate All of the above
4. Which of the following is an example of a reflective stance? Did you have prenatal care? Do you have a support system? How have you prepared for the birth of your baby? Are you working?
5. The term "parental reflective function" means that: The parent can always tell what the infant wants and needs. The parent never has to guess about their infant's behavior. The parent has the capacity to understand that behavior relates to the infant's mental states, such as hunger, fear, and so on. The parent has the capacity to provide basic instrumental care to the infant such as feeding and changing diapers.
6. By adding mental state language to the medical record, social workers enhance all providers’ understandings of the: mother in relation to her self-awareness. mother in relation to her responsibilities. mother in relation to her significant other. mother in relation to her baby.
7. Which of the following is a method for introducting a reflective stance into practice? Behavior reflection Affective reflection Affirmative statement All of the above
8. The following is an example of a reflective statement in social work practice: You know just what to do when your baby cries. You are worried about how to take care of your baby when he cries. There are only two possible reasons why your baby cries. Ignore your baby when he cries, he just trying to get your attention.
9. When social workers DO NOT write a reflective statement in the medical record, the case formulation lacks _______________ and illustrates a different picture of this family system. reflection tone integrity none of the above
10. Using a reflective stance in the medical record means that: There is no need to state concerns about material resources. You use mental state language to help providers understand the parent's thinking about the infant and the family's relationships. You make a statement indicating whether the parent is reflective or not all reflective. The record can only include information about the infant and not about the parent.