CDMS Behavioral Health and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability 3

Question 1

In the transtheoretical model (stages of change), a worker who acknowledges they need to change but has not taken action yet is in which stage?

Accepted Answer

Contemplation

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Precontemplation

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Preparation

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Maintenance

Question 2

Which factor is identified in research as a 'blue flag' in the context of psychosocial barriers to return-to-work?

Accepted Answer

Perceptions about work demands, job stress, and lack of supervisor support

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Personal beliefs about the relationship between pain and harm

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Perceived poor social support from family members

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Fear of re-injury and physical deconditioning

Question 3

Family counseling is recommended in disability management when which situation is identified?

Accepted Answer

Family dynamics are reinforcing illness behavior or creating barriers to rehabilitation

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The injured worker requires surgical intervention for their physical injury

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The employer disputes the workers' compensation claim in litigation

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The claimant requests a change in their treating physician

Question 4

Self-efficacy, as defined by Bandura, is BEST described as which concept relevant to disability management?

Accepted Answer

A person's belief in their own ability to successfully perform a specific behavior or task

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An individual's objective functional capacity as measured by a medical professional

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The financial self-sufficiency achieved through return to gainful employment

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A legal standard of competency required for informed medical consent

Question 5

A disability manager is conducting a psychosocial assessment. Which tool is most commonly used to screen for depression in claimants with work-related injuries?

Accepted Answer

The PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9)

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The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

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The Waddell Signs assessment

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The Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)

Question 6

Substance use disorders among injured workers are associated with which disability management outcome?

Accepted Answer

Longer disability duration, increased complications, and poorer rehabilitation outcomes

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Shorter claim duration due to higher pain tolerance

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Faster resolution of litigation and reduced claim costs

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Improved compliance with treatment recommendations

Question 7

The concept of 'resilience' in disability management refers to which characteristic that disability managers aim to build in claimants?

Accepted Answer

The capacity to positively adapt and recover from adversity, injury, or illness

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The legal right to resist employer-mandated modified duty assignments

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The financial reserve that protects against income loss during disability

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The physical strength regained through occupational therapy exercises