Midterm Flashcards
The most noted leader in the settlement-house movement was:
Jane Addams
____ served as a model for the establishment of settlement houses in many large cities in the United States.
Hull House
The Young Men’s Christian Association:
Was the first organization to aid troops during wartime.
An ad hoc committee is an example of a ___ group
Task
A nominal group is an example of a ___ group
Focus
____ occurs in encounter groups when we decide certain patterns of out present behavior need to be changed, and we are psychologically ready to explore ways to make changes.
Unfreezing
Which of the following is true regarding group treatment?
ALL
- It allows members with interaction problems to test new approaches
- The helper therapy principle is generally operative
- It is generally easier to change the attitudes of an individual in a group than one-on-one
In social work, a ____ group is defined in the text as a training and consciousness-raising group rather than one that meets to resolve psychosocial or mental disorders, and in which people relate to each other in a closeinterpersonal manner and in which self-disclosure is required.
Sensitivity
In contrasting the goals of treatment groups vs sensitivity groups, which of the following would be considered a goal of sensitivity groups?
Help a person develop more effective interaction pattern
The Garland, Jones, and Kolodny model of group development consists of which of the following stages?
Preaffiliation
The Tuckman Model of development includes which of the following developmental stages?
Norming
The Tuckman Model of group development consists of which of the following stages?
Adjourning
The ____ model of group development proposes a four-stage model with emphasis on socio-emotional themes.
Northen and Kurland
In the ____ stage of the Northen and Kurland model of group development, the socio-emotional issue pertains to conflict, especially in issues of power and control.
Uncertainty-exploration
Which of the following is a recurring-phase model of group development?
Bales
The ___ approach to leadership assumes that leaders have inherent personal characteristics that distinguish them from followers.
Trait
According to the text, Machiavellian leaders have which of the following characteristics?
All
- They have a fairly accurate perception of the needs of their followers, which facilitates their capacity to manipulate them
- They are not concerned about conventional morality, they take a utilitarian view rather than a moral view, of their interactions with others
- They have little emotional involvement in interpersonal relationships
The ___ approach to leadership asserts that every member will be a leader at times by taking actions that serve group functions.
Distributed-functions
The text listed several suggestions o how to effectively form and lead a group. Which of the following was cited?
All
- Homework
- Agenda
- Introductions
In making a presentation to a group, all of the following are desirable except:
Seek to stand or sit in one place
____ is the international organization described in the text that seeks to promote and advance social work practice with groups.
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
When members have ____ personal goals, hidden agendas are more likely to develop.
Heterogenous
Which of the following is true regarding groups?
Long-range goals are usually set first
Research has found groups have a better change to be effective when:
Both personal and group goals an be attained by the same activities and tasks.
Which of the following is true regarding groups?
All
- a cooperative group atmosphere results when the person goals of the group members are perceived to be compatible, identical, or complementary
- in a highly cooperative group, a member can achieve a goal only if the other group members fail to obtain their goals
- competition promotes effective communication, trust, and positive self-attitudes between group members
A ____ group is a group in which individuals work in the presence of others but do not verbally interact.
Nominal
Which of the following is true?
Some norms can be set informally
Studies on conformity have found:
Yielding is markedly reduced when a person has the support of one other person (a partner) in the group.
A hidden agenda is a personal goal held by a member that is unknown to other group members and interferes with the group’s efforts.
True
If the personal goals of the group are homogenous, members are more apt to agree on group goals.
True
Research on the merits of the nominal group approach suggests that it is less effective than brainstorming.
FALSE
With one-way communication, as the message is passed along, it tends to become more simplified and distorted because of ___, which is the process in which receivers reduce the amount of information they receive by remembering much less of the information.
Leveling
With one-way communication, as the message is passed along, it tends to be more simplified and distorted because of ___, which is when the receivers interpret much of the message in terms of their own unique personalities and reference frames:
Assimilation
____ is a defense mechanism that occurs when group members unconsciously attribute their unacceptable ideas and impulses to others.
Projection
____is a defense mechanism that occurs when hostile or aggressive feelings are vented against safer objects or people rather than against those who caused the feelings.
Displacement
___ is a defense mechanism that occurs when group members avoid facing an unpleasant truth by acting opposite to the way they feel.
Reaction formation
____ is a defense mechanism that occurs when certain groups members, after being confronted about their failings, shed tears in an attempt to be excused for not fulfilling crucial commitments.
Regression
____ is a defense mechanism that involves offsetting a real or fancied defect or interiority by creating a real or fancied achievement or superiority.
Compensation
According to Jack Gibb, all of the following kinds of communication increase defensiveness in the receiver except:
Self-disclosure
Which of the following is true regarding self-disclosure in groups?
A leader of a therapy group usually should self-disclose if the information will be therapeutic for group members
In the Johari Window, the part of you that you are aware of but others aren’t is the ___ area.
Hidden
Active listening includes which of the following elements?
NONE OF THE BELOW
- Sympathizing
- Evaluating
- Praising
- Advising
I-messages include ____ messages.
Nonblaming
Bo and Hope have been dating and one night Hope is angry and upset with Bo for paying too much attention to Billie. She emphasizes the depth of these feelings by pounding a fist and pointing an accusing finger. According to the text this is an example of which type of nonverbal communication?
Accentuation
In E. H. Hess and J. M. Polt’s research, the greatest increase in pupil size occurred when:
Women looked at a picture of an infant and mother.
The ____ zone, which ranges from approximately eighteen inches to four feet, is the distance at which a couple stands apart from each other in public.
Personal
Students in class tend to select a certain seat to sit in. If someone else should happen to sit in that seat, the first student may feel that ownership rights are being violated. This is an example of:
Territorially
Which of the following would be considered a physiological factor that could influence our perception?
A smelly sulfur pit
All of the following are NASW Standards for cultural competence in social work practice, except
Life experiences
____ discrimination is legal discriminations
De jure
____ discrimination refers to discrimination that actually exists, whether legal or not.
De facto
Empowerment is fostered by
a & c
Providing the client with education and access to resources
Helping the client define her own needs
In leading a multiracial group, Davis, Galinsky, and Schopler urge that the leader use the RAP framework. The R stands for:
Recognize
Regarding culturally-competent social work, which of the following is true?
In group services to racially diverse groups, it is best when no one race vastly outnumbers the others.
___ sets up a dynamic in which a omen’s locus of control is external to herself.
Learned hopelessness
The ___ concept asserts that the adverse consequences of an oppressive society on the self-concept of a person of color or of any minority group can be partially offset by the nurturing system.
Dual perspective
The ____ does not believe in the values of freedom and equality and consistently discriminates against other groups in both word and deed.
Prejudiced discriminator
The ____ feels hostile to other groups but recognizes that law and social pressures are opposed to overt discrimination.
Prejudiced nondiscriminator
The ____ in both belief and practice, upholds American ideals of freedom and equality:
Unprejudiced nondiscriminator
The ___ is not personally prejudiced but may sometimes, reluctantly, discriminate against groups because it seems socially or financially convenient to do so.
Unprejudiced discriminator
The “requirement of mourning: coined by Wright, refers to
Society’s belief that those with a disability ought to feel inferior
The text describes a ___ as when a worker establishes a relationship with diverse clients in which both the worker and the clients not only feel free but also are expected to share their relevant beliefs and values about key service issues.
Posture of reciprocity
The text labels the traditional view in our society that a woman cannot be both feminine and an achiever as:
Feminine achievement incompatibility
Which of the following is true?
A & B
- In defining race, there is no such thing as an Asian
- There is a danger that presenting descriptive information about a group may lead to negative stereotyping
Which of the following is true?
NONE
- Gays and lesbians are to blame for the AIDS epidemic
- People are either homosexual or heterosexual
- Gay men desire to be women and lesbians desire to be men
Which of the following is true
A component of feminisms embodies both attitudes and actions
Which of the following strategies were listed in the text for working with hostile, involuntary members?
Modeling respect can help calm members
Which of the following is true?
Seating arranged in a circle is ideal for generating discussion.
In voluntary groups:
NONE
- The facilitator should maintain a formal, directive approach
- Less is left up to the members themselves, and the facilitator maintains most of the responsibility
- The facilitator may begin by involving members in small talk
Which of the following is true?
Every member of a group, at times, will take on leadership roles.
Which of the following is true?
Therapists should “trust their gut”
“Could you tell me more about it?” is an example of:
Neutral inquiry
Regarding self-determination in groups, which of the following is true?
A&C
- It is the facilitator’s responsibility to suggest and explore all viable alternatives with a client
- One of the biggest single factors in determining whether a group member’s situation will improve is the motivation to carry out essential tasks.
Which of the following guidelines are accurate regarding formulation a contract?
Formulating an explicitly contract is directly related to a positive outcome for clients
This text noted that “sibling rivalries” are apt to be exhibited in the ___ stage of group development.
Intimacy
Group facilitators:
All
- Should carry malpractice insurance
- Obtain written parental consent when working with minors
- Avoid engaging in social relationships with group participants
The NASW Code of Ethics contains which of the following statements:
Social workers should under no circumstances engage in sexual activities or sexual contact with current client’s.
According to Yalom’s factors that lead to positive changes in clients who receive group treatment, ____ is similar to the helper therapy principle.
Altruism
___-based practice is defined as the use of the best available scientific knowledge derived from randomized controlled outcome studies, and meta-analyses of existing outcome studies, as one basis for guiding professional interventions and effective therapies, combined with professional ethical standards, clinical judgement, and practice wisdom.
Evidence
A ____is described in the text as an experiment in which participants are randomly assigned to either a treatment tor a control group, without the participant knowing which group they are in
Randomized control trials
