When Assessing a Client's Ability to Adapt to a Sheltered-Living

question 5

Multiple Choice

When assessing a client's ability to adapt to a sheltered-living apartment,you find that the client is not on track to achieve goals despite revisions in the service plan.As a professional,you would be remiss if you did not consider:

• A) ​The endless chances you have already given and the fact that your patience is running thin
• B) ​The fact that other, perhaps more suitable candidates might be waiting for a vacancy
• C) ​The repercussions you will bear if this does not succeed
• D) ​The fact that you might be "spinning wheels" and wasting time and money

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Definitions:

Unconscious Forces

Pertains to the processes in the human mind not directly accessible to consciousness, which influence thoughts, feelings, and behaviors according to psychoanalytic theory.

Social Cognitive Theory

A theory in psychology that posits that learning occurs in a social context with a dynamic and reciprocal interaction of the person, environment, and behavior.

Cognitive Processes

Mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining, and using knowledge, such as perception, memory, language, and problem-solving.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through their association with primary reinforcers.