SWU 171 - EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED LATEST UPDATE 2025-
2026
T or F: Mortality rates are 20% higher for the uninsured - Answers True
T or F: Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to the elderly and all eligible for social
security - Answers False (this is the definition for Medicare)
T or F: Health care settings are collaborative interdisciplinary environments that involve many
professions except social work - Answers False
Which of the following is one of the most critical roles of social workers in acute care settings? -
Answers Discharge Planning
T or F: Social workers are some of the most vocal advocates for a universal comprehensive
health system - Answers True
T or F: Universal health care was included in the initial social security system - Answers False
T or F: A successful public education campaigns in the U.S, stigma is no longer a problem for
individuals with mental illness - Answers False
T or F: Due to lack of appropriate training, self-help group are of no use in providing services for
individuals with mental illness - Answers False
T or F: Jails and prisons in the US currently have a larger number of people than do mental
hospitals - Answers True
T or F: Kendra's Law prevents people from being forced into treatment - Answers False (it
allows people to be forced)
T or F: Research does not support E-Therapy (online therapy, cyber therapy) as being effective -
Answers False
T or F: The DSM-V is the book that lays out all mental health disorders, but does not make
treatment recommendations - Answers True
Alzheimer's disease is - Answers the most common form of dementia
T or F: Baby Boomers were born between 1946-1964 - Answers True
T or F: Depression is the primary emotional disorder among people who are older, affecting
women more than men - Answers True
T or F: Medicare is needs-based health insurance for individuals whose income and assets fall
below a set amount - Answers False (this is the definition of Medicaid)
What is the basic health insurance program for all people 65 and over? - Answers Medicare
2026
T or F: Mortality rates are 20% higher for the uninsured - Answers True
T or F: Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to the elderly and all eligible for social
security - Answers False (this is the definition for Medicare)
T or F: Health care settings are collaborative interdisciplinary environments that involve many
professions except social work - Answers False
Which of the following is one of the most critical roles of social workers in acute care settings? -
Answers Discharge Planning
T or F: Social workers are some of the most vocal advocates for a universal comprehensive
health system - Answers True
T or F: Universal health care was included in the initial social security system - Answers False
T or F: A successful public education campaigns in the U.S, stigma is no longer a problem for
individuals with mental illness - Answers False
T or F: Due to lack of appropriate training, self-help group are of no use in providing services for
individuals with mental illness - Answers False
T or F: Jails and prisons in the US currently have a larger number of people than do mental
hospitals - Answers True
T or F: Kendra's Law prevents people from being forced into treatment - Answers False (it
allows people to be forced)
T or F: Research does not support E-Therapy (online therapy, cyber therapy) as being effective -
Answers False
T or F: The DSM-V is the book that lays out all mental health disorders, but does not make
treatment recommendations - Answers True
Alzheimer's disease is - Answers the most common form of dementia
T or F: Baby Boomers were born between 1946-1964 - Answers True
T or F: Depression is the primary emotional disorder among people who are older, affecting
women more than men - Answers True
T or F: Medicare is needs-based health insurance for individuals whose income and assets fall
below a set amount - Answers False (this is the definition of Medicaid)
What is the basic health insurance program for all people 65 and over? - Answers Medicare
