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Human Services Final Exam
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Undergraduate 1
05/05/2009

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Term
Interview
Definition
An interview is an interaction between people that has a planned purpose, structure, and goal.
Human Service workers’ behaviors can encourage trust and sharing or create barriers to communication.
Workers must learn to encourage the expression of emotion in an atmosphere of respect and cultural sensitivity.
Term
Common Elements of Effective Interviews
Definition
Nonjudgmental attitude
Expression of feelings
Rapport building
Problem Solving
Confidentiality
Reassessment
Limited emotional involvement
Acceptance
Term
Communication Barriers
Definition
Focusing on weaknesses rather than strengths
Feeling the need to “rescue”
Overly passive behavior
Discomfort with emotion
Anger
Condescension
(defined: to show feelings of superiority; patronize)
Term
Types of Questions
Definition
Open ended questions
Closed ended questions
Hypothetical questions
Follow-up Questions
Term
A Problem Solving Approach
Definition
Engagement
Defining the problem
Developing alternatives
Setting goals
Selecting the alternative
Taking action
Term
Occupational Therapy
Definition
Occupational Therapy is the selective and purposeful therapeutic use of activities to aid in the treatment of physical and mental disorders.
Term
Employment Settings for OT
Definition
Hospitals
Mental Health Clinics
Nursing Homes
Rehabilitation Centers
Day Care Centers
Sheltered Workshops
Home Health Care Agencies
Public and Private Schools
Term
Uses of Occupational Therapy
Definition
OT has a wide range of uses for people with a wide spectrum of abilities.
It is especially useful in teaching Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
ADLs include eating, dressing, self-care
Treatment activities may be educational, recreational, or social
Some Occupational Therapists design devices to meet the needs of a given situation.
Term
Physical Therapy
Definition
Physical therapy involves the physical rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems.
These conditions may include: sports injuries, fractures, chronic pain, strokes, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and more
Chronic-persistent for a long time OR constantly recurring.
Term
Settings for Practice for PT
Definition
Private and hospital-based outpatient facilities
Acute care hospitals
Patients’ homes
Skilled-nursing facilities
Early Intervention agencies
Primary and secondary schools
Academic institutions
Rehabilitation Centers
Health and wellness centers
Research Centers
Term
Common Experiences Among Physical Therapists
Definition
One-to-one interaction with patients
Help patients to improve ability to move effectively in their environment
Improve range of motion of joints and strength of muscles
Decrease pain
Enhance functional abilities
Term
Creative Arts Therapy
Definition
Creative arts therapists use dance, music, or art in a therapeutic manner.
Helps to facilitate an individual’s insight, self-expression, and social awareness
Can provide a means of nonverbal communication
Term
Settings For Practice for Creative Arts Therapy
Definition
In addition to our “usual list”, creative arts therapy programs have also been established in:
Prisons
Facilities for the terminally ill
Term
Populations that Creative Arts Therapy Helps
Definition
Creative arts therapy can be included as part of an individual’s treatment plan.
It has been shown to be an effective therapy for a wide range of individuals with or without disabilities.
Term
Examples of Creative Arts Therapies
Definition
Dance therapy focuses on non-verbal aspects of personality and behavior as represented by an individual’s body movement.
Music therapy shown to increase self-confidence, attention, social awareness, and cognitive and fine-motor skill development
Term
Training and Education for Creative Arts Therapists
Definition
Dance and Art therapists require a Master’s Degree as a minimum for an entry-level position in the field from an accredited program.
Music therapists can practice with a four-year undergraduate degree. Many earn a Master’s degree as well
All include clinical practicum placements
Term
most common helping dogs
Definition
labs and golden retrievers
Term
Steps for a Helping Dog
Definition
evaluation (2-4 weeks)
Formal Training (6m-2y)
Team Training
Term
evaluation
Definition
personality examined
basic obedience taught
test reactions in pulic
Term
formal training
Definition
foster care
public socialization
3 months in training center
client selected and client's needs taught to dog
training equipment incorporated (wheelchairs)
Term
team training
Definition
work with client for 2 weeks
Term
3 types of helping dogs
Definition
guide dogs
hearing dogs
service dogs
Term
how many commands can be taught?
Definition
40
Term
guide dogs
Definition
can: lead from A to B in straight line
stop for change in elevation
stop for overhead obstacles
avoid obstacles in path
can't: determine new route, read signals
Term
hearing dogs
Definition
alert to important sounds
recognize and respond to sounds (lead to the dryer buzzing and away from fire alarm)
can be any size or breed
Term
theratog
Definition
provide support for child (like an ace bandage) corrects posture
Term
vestibular
Definition
body's awareness in space
Term
bibliotherapy
Definition
helps kids work through issues with books
Term
how many suicides in 2 hours?
Definition
8 (1 every 15 minutes)
Term
how many commit suicide annually?
Definition
32,000
Term
best way to decrease suicide
Definition
early recognition and treatment of depression
Term
what is the most lethal of all psychiatric disorders?
Definition
eating disorders (1 in 4 will die)
Term
addiction
Definition
state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma
Term
cocaine
Definition
highly addictive stimulant derived from coca leaves that directly effects brain
stimulant
typically snorted (powder)
may be smoked in concentrated form (crack)
known for drug of abuse
Term
history of cocaine
Definition
-discovered in 1855
-prominent in 1970s and 80s
-taken from coca plant
-has been used as a form of anesthesia
-native americans used to chew the coca leaves
- famous abusers: Freud, Abe Lincoln
Term
effects of cocaine
Definition
immediate: dilates pupils
increases heart rate
surges blood pressure
longterm: weight loss, perforated septum, damage to nervous system
Term
Production/Criminalization
Definition
-3/4 from Columbia
-placed on US Controlled Substance Act in 1970
-jail time varies by amount possessed
Term
how to use coke
Definition
1. inject: use needle to release directly into blood
2. smoke: inhaling coke vapor into lungs, where its absorbed as quickly as when injected
3. snort: inhaling through nose
Term
Cocaine Business and Trafficking
Definition
- Us is worlds #1 consumer
- large scale cocaine trade is dominated by organized gangs from S. America
- sold by weight and dramatically marked up
- shipments from S. America are typically transported through mexico by land or air to staging sights in northern mexico where its broken down and smuggled
Term
how can cocaine effect life?
Definition
lying, stealing, can't admit addiction, skipping work or school
Term
cost for cocaine
Definition
gram: approx 50-80
ounce: approx 750-1100
Term
inpatient treatment
Definition
person lives at the facility where they are getting treated
Term
outpatient treatment
Definition
person lives at home and commutes to the facility where they are getting treatment
Term
Heroin
Definition
highly addictive
derived form morphine
obtained from asian opium poppy plant
injected through needles
can be smoked
Term
short term effects of heroin
Definition
slurred speech, constricted pupils, droopy eyelids, impaired night vision, vomiting, constipation, "rush"
Term
long term effects of heroin
Definition
addiction, collapsed veins, infected heart lining, cellulite, liver disease, Pneumonia, clogged blood vessels that lead to lungs
Term
withdrawal from heroin
Definition
drug craving, restlessness, muscle or bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, kicking movement
Term
cost of heroin
Definition
can cost 150-200/day to maintain addiction
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