Sam Smith, a Social Worker at Sunny Valley Hospital, Reviews

question 16

Multiple Choice

Sam Smith, a social worker at Sunny Valley Hospital, reviews a patient's record to obtain information needed for a nursing home referral. He needs to determine the marital status, race, and ethnicity of the patient. This information would be part of the ____ data recorded in the record.

• A) clinical
• B) demographic
• C) financial
• D) socioeconomic

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Definitions:

Sometimes-Opponent-Process Theory

A theory suggesting emotional reactions are followed by opposite emotional states; initially applied to psychological explanations of drug addiction.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior learning.

Unconditioned Responses

Automatic, reflexive reactions to specific stimuli that are not learned, such as jerking your hand away from a hot surface.

UCS Cortical Center

A hypothetical or proposed brain area responsible for processing unconditioned stimuli, which automatically trigger reflexive responses.