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CHAPTER 12: CRISES IN REACTION TO SERIOUS ILLNESS AND
DISABILITIES
Multiple Choice
1. AIDS stands for:
A. Acquired Involuntary Deterioration Syndrome.
B. Aggressive Immune Disease Syndrome.
C. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
D. none of the above.
2. HIV can be spread by:
A. touching.
B. hugging.
C. breathing.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.
3. HIV can be found in:
A. blood.
B. feces.
C. breast milk.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.
4. A crisis issue usually faced by both someone infected with HIV and someone with AIDS
is:
A. suicide.
B. caretaker issues.
C. disability issues.
D. none of the above.
5. How many Americans are estimated to be afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease?
A. 5million
B. 20 million
C. 500,000
D. 1 million
6. What might be a sign that a caretaker of someone with Alzheimer’s disease may need
intervention?
A. They are socializing too much.
B. They are suffering from their own health problems.
C. They are sleeping soundly.
D. All of the above.
7. The purpose of the ADA of 1990 was to:
A. broadly challenge discrimination against disabled people.
B. provide funding for retirement homes.
C. provide testing for Alzheimer’s disease.
D. none of the above.
8. Which of the following is probably the most important development in intervening with
the disabled?
A. Psychoanalysis
B. EMDR
C. Case management
D. Person centered therapy
Short Answer/Essay
1. How would a counselor intervene differently with a client who has a diagnosis of AIDS
than with a client who has just been told he is HIV positive?
2. List five ways that an HIV infected person can spread the virus.
3. What is palliative care?
4. What is meant by the biopsychosocial model?
5. Describe four different types of subgroups considered to be disabled.
