Final Exam

Question 1

What is a liberal’s political view?

Answer 1

Change is generally good; people are basically good, but people need structure to reinforce good impulses; not entirely self-governing, environment plays part in their problems; family needs social and government supports, family definition changing; regulation needed to be fair; government programs needed to help meet basic needs, need regulation to ensure fairness

Question 2

What is the conservative political view?

Answer 2

change is not desirable; people are selfish and need to be controlled; people are responsible for their own lives and problems; traditional family only, shouldn’t have government interference; society functions well on it’s own; government role is to support not regulate

Question 3

What is the radical political view?

Answer 3

change is good thing; people are basically good but can be corrupted by institutions; individual behavior is influenced by social and economic structures; changing family needs government support; society needs changing because there are inequalities between those with and without power; needs mixed public/private economy and system

Question 4

What are the core values and ethics of the social work profession?

Answer 4

Service (primary goal to help people in need and address social problems), social justice (ensure access to needed information, services, and resources; equality of opportunity), dignity and worth of the person (treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion), importance of human relationships (engage people as partners), integrity (act honestly and responsibly), competence (increase their knowledge and work within their areas of competence)

Question 5

Describe person-in-enviroment concept.

Answer 5

individuals are best understood when in the context of their interrelatedness to their environment

Question 6

What are the levels of social work practice?

Answer 6

Micro (working one-on-one), Mezzo (working with families and small groups), Macro (work in communities, organizations)

Question 7

Social work Profession:

Answer 7

goal is to enhance human well-being and help meet basic human needs of all people, focus attention to environmental forces that create, contribute to, and promote individual and social well being

Question 8

What is social welfare?

Answer 8

a system
(set of elements that affect, influence, and/or interact with one another-- all beings are systems and all beings reside within multiple systems)

Question 9

What is social work?

Answer 9

a profession

Question 10

What is the biopsychosocial model?

Answer 10

biological domain, psychological domain (mental and personality processes), social domain

Question 11

Ecosystems prospective and ecomap

Answer 11

PIE (person-in-enviroment), goodness of fit (fit between a person and his/her environment)

Ecomap: visual representation of PIE- helps client and social worker locate mismatches

Question 12

Define abuse

Answer 12

as any physical injury, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse

Question 13

Define neglect

Answer 13

as failure to provide the necessary or proper support

Question 14

What is a substantiated report?

Answer 14

A finding that abuse/neglect has occurred or is occurring as a result of visible signs, physical, or credible evidence

Question 15

What is unsubstantiated report?

Answer 15

a finding that insufficient physical or credible verbal evidence exists and where few or no indicators are identified

Question 16

Define a mandated reporter

Answer 16

someone who is required by law to report anything regarding neglect and abuse

Question 17

Define forensic

Answer 17

pertaining to or connected to courts of law

Question 18

What is forensic social work practice?

Answer 18

activities related to criminal or civil law, must be knowledgeable in all legal aspects, could be a fact witness (firsthand knowledge of individual or situation) or expert witness (used to express and interpretive opinion about the facts of a case)

Question 19

What is the strain theory?

Answer 19

like robin hood, strain or stress may increase criminal action to reduce or escape from the tension the person is feeling

Question 20

What is the social learning theory?

Answer 20

that the people an individual asserts themselves with have a large impact on whether or not that person will engage in crime

Question 21

What is the control theory?

Answer 21

understanding as to why people don’t engage in crimes

1. behavior directly controlled by others
2. has too much to lose if engaged in crime
3. person tries to control own behavior

Question 22

What is the labeling theory?

Answer 22

labeling individuals as criminals results in social difficulties and encourages criminal behavior (more likely to engage if labeled as one)

Question 23

What is social disorganization theory?

Answer 23

explains community differences in crime rates by identifying the characteristics of communities with high crime rates

Question 24

Define corrections in the context of addle criminal justice.

Answer 24

function of state government (local jail, state prison) can be served for parole

Question 25

Describe factors social workers use to explain crime in different groups and amend different people.

Answer 25

individual traits, immediate social environment, larger social environment

Question 26

What is the role of family and juvenile court?

Answer 26

address issues such as child abuse and neglect, adoption and foster care, termination of parent rights, juvenile delinquency

Question 27

Understand prevention and diversion programs in the juvenile justice system.

Answer 27

Youth development: identify strengths and stay positive

Restorative Justice: focusses on repairing damages made, usually detention close to family so they can interact

Question 28

Healthcare institutions that employ social workers. What do they do there?

Answer 28

Hospitals (patient and family counseling, conduct research),
community ( preventive services, education and outreach), hospice (adjustment to loss of loved one, intake family communication)

Question 29

List major health problems in the US.

Answer 29

Heart disease, cancer, obesity, asthma, AIDS

Question 30

What are the socioeconomic aspects of illness.

Answer 30

groups coming from lower socioeconomic status are likely to suffer. (Blacks, hispanic, indians, asians, poor whites)

Question 31

What is mental illness?

Answer 31

medical disorder

Question 32

What are the most common diagnosed mental illnesses?

Answer 32

anxiety, mood disorder (depression/bipolar), schizophrenia

Question 33

List common forms of treatment.

Answer 33

therapy, counseling, psychotropic medication