Deck 4: Conducting a Biopsychosocial Assessment

Question 1

The intention of the biopsychosocial assessment is to:

A) Determine if a person needs a guardian
B) Determine if a person should be driving
C) Explore alternative housing options'
D) Identify potential difficulties that impede independence

Answer 1

Identify potential difficulties that impede independence

Question 2

The assessment process is initiated by:

A) Must be imitated by health care provider
B) Must always be requested by client
C) Usually not initiated by client
D) Often requested by family

Answer 2

Often requested by family

Question 3

Determination of decisional competence is:

A) A legal finding
B) A medical procedure
C) Requires the client's consent
D) The result of the biopsychosocial assessment

Answer 3

A legal finding

Question 4

The ideal place for an assessment is:

A) Hospital
B) Outpatient health care office
C) Older adult's home
D) Law office

Question 5

Tools to evaluate cognitive function commonly include:

A) The Mini Mental Status Exam
B) Luben Social Network Scale
C) Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living
D) Assessment of spiritual strength

Question 6

Home safety assessment is most important to determine:

A) If there are no rugs in house
B) Determine if the person can exit in case of emergency
C) Determine if the person can clean the home
D) Determine if a person has enough money to pay household expenses

Question 7

A biopsychosocial assessment should include all but the following:

A) Determination of decisional capacity
B) Home safety
C) Social supports
D) Physical wellness

Question 8

An assessment is incomplete it excludes:

A) The persons sense of their own well being
B) Military history
C) Financial resources
D) Spiritual beliefs

Question 9

Sexual functioning should be explored:

A) Only if the person brings it up
B) The person has a history of sexually transmitted diseases
C) The family okays the subject
D) The person expresses he/she is sexually active

Question 10

Suicide in older adults often associated with:

A) If there has been a relocation or removal from home
B) Is more common among women of color
C) Having to work due to financial concerns
D) Is more common among older adults who are not religious

Question 11

What are the limits of confidentiality of the assessment process that a social worker can offer an older adult?

Question 12

What is the value in beginning the assessment with inquiry of the older adult into a typical day?

Question 13

How do the life experiences of an older adult impact the assessment process?

Question 14

Sexuality in older adults is sometimes considered a taboo subject. How would you introduce the topic to an older adult during an assessment?

Question 15

Describe the difference between the terms decisional capacity and decisional competence. How is each determined?

Question 16

The biopsychosocial assessment includes a wide range of areas to assess. If you only have an hour to meet with an older adult client, how would you proceed with the assessment?

Question 17

If at the conclusion of your assessment, you determine a person very few social supports available, what other resources might you engage to increase a person's social network? Why are social supports important?

Question 18

If an older client is struggling to determine who they would like to serve as a surrogate decision maker in case of cognitive decline, how would you, as a social worker, help the person?

Question 19

Discuss the limitations of screening tools in assessing mood and cognitive ability in an older adult.

Question 20

Describe the distinction between a functional assessment and decisional assessment. What is the role of a social worker in each?