Human Behav. - Exam 1

Question 1

Oppression

Answer 1

Putting unfair and extreme limitations and constraints on members of an identified group.

Question 2

Power

Answer 2

The ability to achieve one’s goals despite the opposition of others.

Question 3

Privilege

Answer 3

Entails special rights or benefits enjoyed because of elevated social, political, or economic status.

Question 4

Empowerment

Answer 4

The process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so that individuals can take action to improve their life situations.

Question 5

Primary Social Group

Answer 5

A small social group whose numbers share personal and endearing relationships.

Question 6

Secondary Social Group

Answer 6

A large and impersonal social group whose members pursue a specific goal, or activity.

Question 7

Reference Groups

Answer 7

A social group that serves as a point of reference in making decisions and evaluations.

Question 8

Socialization

Answer 8

The process whereby children acquire knowledge about the language, values, etiquette, rules, behaviors, social expectations, and all the subtle, complex bits of information necessary to get along and thrive in a particular society.

Question 9

Micro System

Answer 9

Refers to the individual.

Question 10

Mezzo System

Answer 10

Refers to any small group, including family, work groups, and other social groups.

Question 11

Macro System

Answer 11

Refers to a system larger than a small group.

Question 12

Structure

Answer 12

Refers to the boundaries that define and the rules that govern any particular community.

Question 13

Boundaries

Answer 13

The borders or margins that separate one entity from another.

Question 14

Subsystem

Answer 14

A secondary or subordinate system that is a component of a larger system.

Question 15

Interface

Answer 15

The point where two systems of any size come into contact with each other or communicate.

Question 16

Input

Answer 16

The energy, information, or communication flow received from other systems.

Question 17

Output

Answer 17

The response of a system, after receiving and processing input, that affects other systems in the environment.

Question 18

Feedback

Answer 18

A special form of input in which a system receives information about its own performance (either negative or positive).

Question 19

Homeostasis

Answer 19

The tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable, constant state of balance.

Question 20

Entropy

Answer 20

The tendency of a system to progress toward disorganization, depletion, and death.

Question 21

Equifinality

Answer 21

The fact that there are many different means to the same end.

Question 22

Adaptation

Answer 22

The capacity to adjust to surrounding environmental conditions.

Question 23

Personality

Answer 23

The complex cluster of mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics that distinguish a person as an individual.

Question 24

Child Maltreatment

Answer 24

Includes physical abuse; being given inadequate medical care and nourishment; deprivation of adequate medical care; insufficient encouragement to attend school consistently; exploitation by being forced to work too hard or too long; “exposure to unwholesome or demoralizing circumstances”; sexual abuse; and emotional abuse and neglect.

Question 25

Role

Answer 25

The culturally established social behavior and conduct expected of a person in any designated interpersonal relationship.

Question 26

Human Diversity

Answer 26

The vast range of human differences and the effects they have on human behavior.

Question 27

Cultural Competency

Answer 27

The mastery of a particular set of knowledge, skills, policies and programs used by the social worker that address the cultural needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities.

Question 28

Populations-At-Risk

Answer 28

Any group of people who share some identifiable characteristic that places them at greater risk of social and economic deprivations and oppression than the general mainstream of society.

Question 29

Resiliency

Answer 29

The ability of an individual, family, group, community, or organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion or hardship.

Question 30

Human Rights

Answer 30

The premise that all people, regardless of race, culture, or national origin, are entitled to basic rights and treatment.

Question 31

Social Justice

Answer 31

The idea that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical “rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits”.

Question 32

Critical Thinking

Answer 32

“The careful examination and evaluation of beliefs and actions” to establish an independent decision about what is true and what is not.

Question 33

Ethical Dilemmas

Answer 33

Situations in which ethical principles conflicts and all solutions are imperfect.

Question 34

Systems

Answer 34

A set of elements that are orderly and interrelated to make a functional whole.

Question 35

Relationship

Answer 35

A reciprocal, dynamic interpersonal connection characterized by patterns of emotional exchange, communication, and behavioral interaction.

Question 36

Differentiation

Answer 36

A system’s tendency to move from a simpler to a more complex existence.

Question 37

Negative Entropy

Answer 37

The process of a system toward growth and development.

Question 38

Suprasystem

Answer 38

The social environment in which a system resides

Question 39

Presentation of Self

Answer 39

An individuals efforts to create specific impressions in the minds of others.

Question 40

Dynamic

Answer 40

Can be changed

Question 41

Master Status

Answer 41

A position that carries a lot of importance for identity and often shapes a persons entire life.