Modern Social Work Theory - Chapter 9 Flashcards

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A system must have input from the outside or it will run down and die.

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Entropy

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Stressors can be in the form of a person, family, or community and apply energy to the system.

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Life stressors

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3
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The idea that the whole may be more than the sum of the parts.

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Non-summativity

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If one part of a system changes, that change interacts with all the other parts and thus in turn creates change.

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Reciprocity

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5
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The idea that a system can incorporate change without changing identity.

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Steady state

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6
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People’s needs, capacities and goals may or may not fit well to their environment and adaptive exchanges release and support adaptedness

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Adaptation, adaptedness, fit

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7
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Habitat is the physical and social context within which people live Power, powerlessness, pollution Abuse of power in support of sectional interests creates social and environmental pollution

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Habitat, niche

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8
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the non-uniform pathways of biopsychosocial human and environmental development, involving historical, individual and social time

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Life course

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9
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Transitions and events that disturb the fit and adaptedness between person and environment leading to stress that is beyond our ability to cope

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Life stressors

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10
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the capacity to bounce back from adverse events, assisted by protective factors in the person or their environment and exchanges between these.

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Resilience

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___________ theory does present useful language and ideas. It has led to useful developments in networking and social support systems as part of social work, even while failing to incorporate critical and transformational social ideologies.

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Systems theory

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12
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__________ and ___________ theories differ a great deal from traditional social work practice’s individualization and psychological orientation.

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Systems and ecological theories

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13
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This theory also lacks a framework of understanding that clearly suggests the level and type of interventions required in specific circumstances.

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Systems theory

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14
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What are the five characteristics of a system?

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Steady state
Equilibrium
Differentiation
Non-summativity
Reciprocity

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