Question

Case Management book (Fundementals of Case Management Practice, skills for the human services - 5th ed by Nancy Summers).

Exercise - Chapter 18

Fill in the blanks for each of these questions. This exercise is simply to acquaint you with words you might encounter in the course of your work.

1. The chart on Mr. Kling reads that he has conceptual disorganization. What was the psychologist referring to? _____________________________________________________________________ .
2. In a staff meeting, the psychologist and the case manager discuss the fact that Mrs. Purdy seems to have racing thoughts. They are talking about what? ______________________________________ .
3. The neurologist’s report comes for Mr. Engler. The diagnosis is Broca’s aphasia. What does that mean? _________________________________________________________________________ .
4. When the psychiatrist saw Mrs. Nguyen, he said her mood was euthymic. He meant _____________   _______________________________________________________________________________ .
5. Mr. Kissel’s speech is described as impoverished. That means his speech is ___________________   _______________________________________________________________________________ .
6. When Dr. McCoy said Mr. Perkins used neologisms, Dr. McCoy was referring to ________________   _______________________________________________________________________________ .
7. Mrs. Dell has been on antipsychotic mediation for some time, and now she shows signs of tardive dyskinesia. That means she ________________________________________________________ .
8. When Mrs. Jones was described by the psychologist as seductive, he meant that Mrs. Jones was __   _______________________________________________________________________________ .
9. The chart says that during the interview with Mr. Landon at the prison, where he was being held after being arrested for drug possession, Mr. Landon’s speech was guarded. That means his speech was _______________________________________________________________________________ .
10. When the ambulance crew called in about 93-year-old Mr. Keller, they said they were bringing him into the hospital, but he was oriented ×3. They meant ____________________________________ . 11. Mrs. Harris complained of trouble falling asleep. In the chart, this was written as ________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ .
12. When Alice stops taking her medication, she tends to believe she can fly. We call this ___________   _______________________________________________________________________________ .
13. The psychologist is describing his interview with Mrs. Carter. “She tends to perseverate,” he noted. He means that Mrs. Carter _________________________________________________________ .

Answer 1

1. The psychologist was referring to irrelevant verbal statements of the client.

2. Racing thoughts are stream of thought patterns that are mostly seen when the person is stressed or have anxiety.

3. Broca's Aphasia is caused by a stroke which injures the frontal region of left hemisphere. A person with this disorder can understand what is being said but is unable to speak fluently.

4. Euthymic refers to non depressed, normal mood.

5. Impoverished means that a person's speech lacks ideas and own creative thoughts which may be caused by disturbance in the thought process.

6. Neologism refers to words that are newly coined. It is mostly seen in people suffering from schizophrenia or Aphasia.

7. Tardive dyskinesia is caused by side effect to long term used of psychotic drugs which can cause uncontrollable movements on face such as frequent blinking.

8. It means that the person is attractive and intimate.

9.Guarded means that the person is cautious of what he is speaking. So there is less chance of speaking up the truth.

10. Oriented x3 means oriented to person, place and time.

11. Trouble falling asleep can be initial insomnia.

12. This can be seen as a symptom of schizophrenia.

13. It means talking about a same idea over and over again.