Studies of primates have shown that caloric restriction can improve physical activity and slow down metabolism.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A 25-year-old male, who has started coming to therapy, has been isolating himself in his room. One
beginning objective the social worker and client might include on a treatment plan is:
a) Client will not isolate himself
b) Client will come out of his room at least once a day
c) Client will become more sociable
d) Client will find employment
Values of filial piety and ancestor worship in Japan are based on:
A) Confucian values.
B) Judeo-Christian values.
C) Muslim values.
D) Buddhist values.
A central aspect of Assertive Community Treatment programs are:
a) Continuous, time-limited support
b) Round-the-clock, time-unlimited support
c) Twelve-hour, daytime supports
d) Nighttime support, from 11pm to 7am
Which of the following is true regarding supercentenarians?
A) They have had more experience with chronic disease.
B) They have fewer chronic diseases.
C) About 60 have cardiovascular disease.
D) Hypertension rates stand at 50 for the population.
Singapore is preparing for its aging population by:
A) building long-term care facilities.
B) encouraging self-sufficiency.
C) lowering the mandatory retirement age to 60.
D) passing legislation to mandate filial piety.
A client in a residential facility has not been bathing regularly and is malodorous. Using a behavioral
approach, the social worker should FIRST:
a) Develop an attainable goal with the client for bathing
b) Explore the root of the problem with the client
c) Ask residential staff to give the client reminders
d) See if the psychiatrist can adjust the client's medications
The original name for Assertive Community Treatment from the 1970s was:
a) Program of Assertive Community Treatment
b) Mobile Community Treatment
c) Training in Community Living
d) Intensive Community Treatment
Which of the following factors is most important in mitigating the impact of modernization on older people?
A) expectations of continued financial support by parents
B) cultural values of respect toward elders
C) continued participation of elders in the workforce
D) strong national welfare systems
According to psychoanalytic theory, depression indicates disturbances in which stage of human
development?
a) Anal
b) Oral
c) Oedipal
d) Pre-oedipal