Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention Flashcards
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A case manager is working with a client from a collectivist culture who defers all healthcare decisions to their family. How should the case manager respond?
Answer: Respect the client's cultural framework and involve the family in decision-making
Culturally competent care requires recognizing and respecting collectivist decision-making frameworks rather than imposing individualistic Western models of autonomy.
Which of the following assessment findings would indicate a client's risk of caregiver burnout requiring immediate intervention?
Answer: The caregiver reports exhaustion, resentment, and neglecting their own health
Exhaustion, resentment toward the care recipient, and self-neglect are hallmark signs of caregiver burnout requiring prompt psychosocial intervention.
A case manager uses the biopsychosocial model during assessment. Which of the following correctly identifies the 'social' component of this model?
Answer: The client's housing instability and lack of employment
The social component of the biopsychosocial model includes environmental and situational factors such as housing, employment, income, and social relationships.
A case manager is conducting a psychosocial assessment and the client discloses active thoughts of harming their neighbor. Under what legal duty is the case manager obligated to act?
Answer: Duty to warn and protect (Tarasoff duty)
The Tarasoff ruling established the duty to warn identifiable third parties when a client makes credible threats of harm, overriding confidentiality.
A case manager is helping a client with a new cancer diagnosis process their emotional response. The client states, 'If I promise to go to church every day, maybe God will take the cancer away.' Which Kübler-Ross stage does this represent?
Answer: Bargaining
Bargaining involves making deals or promises in hopes of reversing or delaying the loss, often directed toward a higher power or medical team.
Which of the following BEST describes 'social determinants of health' as they relate to psychosocial case management?
Answer: Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age that affect health outcomes
Social determinants of health are the non-medical factors — such as poverty, education, housing, and community — that significantly shape health outcomes.
A case manager is facilitating a family meeting after a client's stroke. The client's adult children disagree about whether to place their parent in a nursing facility. What is the case manager's MOST appropriate role?
Answer: Facilitate discussion, present options with pros and cons, and support the family's decision-making process
The case manager's role in family meetings is to facilitate informed decision-making by presenting options, clarifying information, and supporting the family's process — not to decide for them.