mid term Flashcards
Assessment process
gather, analyze + interperate info about problem using basic knowledge + assumptions about human behavior.
Identifying + evaluating alternatives
- Understand problems + needs
- define alternatives
- positive + negative consequences should be clearly stated + weighed
- may have tunnel vison
Biological development theories
Physical aspects of life
Psychological development theories
The functioning + cognitive thought process that shows how people think about themselves, others and the environment
Discrimination
Treating people differently because they belong to some group
Privilege
Special rights/benefits enjoyed because of social, political / economic status
Power
- ability to achieve goals despite opposition
- may use force, authority, manipulation / persuasion
Prestige
Amount of Social respect / standing given to individuals based on occupation
Acclaim
enthusiastic approval/praise
life span phases
- Infancy + Childhood
- Adolescence + middle adulthood
- late adulthood
Subsystem
A secondary system that is a part of a larger system
Homeostasis
Tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable and constant state of balance.
Role
culturally established social behavior and conduct expected of a person in designated relationships
Relationship
a reciprocal, dynamic connections with patterns of emotional exchange, communication, and behavioral interactions
Input
the energy, information, or communication flow received from other systems
Output
The response of a system, after receiving and processing input
Feedback
input a system receives about its own performance.
Differentiation
a system’s tendency to move from a simpler to a more complex existence
Boundaries
The borders that separate one thing from another
Interface
When two systems come into contact or communicate with each other
Entropy
The tendency of a system to progress toward disorganization, depletion, and death.
Negative Entropy
The process of a system toward growth and development
Micro systems
an individual
Mezzo
A small group (family)
Macro
System larger than a small group. (policies)
human ecology perspective
focuses on the relationship of populations to their environment (look into this more p41)
Structural perspective
Focuses on how individuals fit into their community environment and are linked to those who govern them. ( more on p38)
Sociopsychological Perspective
how its members feel about themselves and interact with one another
Ecological Perspective
place greater emphasis on individuals’ and family systems’ functioning within their environments.
- an interpretation of systems theory
Social Systems perspective
emphasizes analyzing how the various social subsystems within the community interact with each other (p42)
Characteristics of Physical abuse
- bruises
- Lacerations (cuts etc)
- Fractures
- burns
- head injuries
- Internal injuries
Genogram
A graphic way of investigating the origins of a client’s problem by diagramming the family over at least three generations
Nature v’s nurture
our genetics v’s how we are raised in our environment
Characteristics of abusers
- Need for personal support and nurturance
- Social isolation
- Communication + relationship difficulties
- poor parenting skills
- poor general coping skills
- extreme external stress and life crises
Types of Child neglect
- physical health care
- mental health care
- educational neglect
- supervision
- abandonment and substitute child care
- housing hazards
- Household sanitation
- personal hygiene
- nutrition
- Social and attachment difficulties
- cognitive + academic defects
- emotional and behavioral problems
