Question 1

The current perspective of the biopsychosocial approach

Accepted Answer

A) focuses on life span rather than life course concepts. 
B) adheres to reductionist principles. 
C) focuses on how biological, psychological, and social systems influence the current state of affairs. 
D) looks at how biological, psychological, and social systems lead up to specific developmental outcomes. 
A) focuses on life span rather than life course concepts. 
B) adheres to reductionist principles. 
C) focuses on how biological, psychological, and social systems influence the current state of affairs. 
D) looks at how biological, psychological, and social systems lead up to specific developmental outcomes. C

Question 2

The following are examples of risk factors across the environment EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) difficult temperament, peer rejection, and discrimination. 
B) family disharmony, poor connection at school, and emotional trauma. 
C) participation in community networks, strong family values, and easy temperament. 
D) death of a family member, parents with mental illness, and low self-esteem. 
A) difficult temperament, peer rejection, and discrimination. 
B) family disharmony, poor connection at school, and emotional trauma. 
C) participation in community networks, strong family values, and easy temperament. 
D) death of a family member, parents with mental illness, and low self-esteem. C

Question 3

In order to avoid ethnocentrism, practitioners should

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A) accept the fact that all traditions are equally valid. 
B) not impose a value judgment from one's own community on the practices of another culture. 
C) not discredit the practices of other cultures. 
D) change their own value system. 
A) accept the fact that all traditions are equally valid. 
B) not impose a value judgment from one's own community on the practices of another culture. 
C) not discredit the practices of other cultures. 
D) change their own value system. B

Question 4

Cultural values and beliefs can be best evaluated through

Accepted Answer

A) forced choice questionnaires. 
B) asking about explicit rules. 
C) their meaning to outsiders. 
D) their meaning for the people who practice them. 
A) forced choice questionnaires. 
B) asking about explicit rules. 
C) their meaning to outsiders. 
D) their meaning for the people who practice them.

Question 5

Bobby is very proud of his culture. He knows that other people have different belief systems but his is the right one. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentrism. 
B) cultural imperialism. 
C) cultural competence. 
D) the nacirema. 
A) ethnocentrism. 
B) cultural imperialism. 
C) cultural competence. 
D) the nacirema.

Question 6

Protective factors are

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A) any well-known event, experience, or circumstance that is associated with a positive developmental outcome. 
B) any well-known event, experience, or circumstance that is associated with a negative developmental outcome. 
C) any well-known event, experience, or circumstance that is associated with a neutral developmental outcome. 
D) not informative to understanding a developmental outcome. 
A) any well-known event, experience, or circumstance that is associated with a positive developmental outcome. 
B) any well-known event, experience, or circumstance that is associated with a negative developmental outcome. 
C) any well-known event, experience, or circumstance that is associated with a neutral developmental outcome. 
D) not informative to understanding a developmental outcome.

Question 7

The CLAS standards refer to

Accepted Answer

A) the standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. 
B) standards created to identify cultural approaches to assessing students. 
C) standards for enhancing critical literary assessment skills. 
D) the standards for culture, language, attitudes, and society. 
A) the standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. 
B) standards created to identify cultural approaches to assessing students. 
C) standards for enhancing critical literary assessment skills. 
D) the standards for culture, language, attitudes, and society.

Question 8

When studying the ecological influences of a child, the parental work setting is an example of which level of system?

Accepted Answer

A) Microsystem 
B) Macrosystem 
C) Mesosystem 
D) Exosystem 
A) Microsystem 
B) Macrosystem 
C) Mesosystem 
D) Exosystem

Question 9

The McDonaldization of social life is

Accepted Answer

A) a fundamental characteristic of the CLAS standards. 
B) a characteristic and consequence of globalization. 
C) an older approach to organizing social organizations. 
D) a new way of socializing in the workplace. 
A) a fundamental characteristic of the CLAS standards. 
B) a characteristic and consequence of globalization. 
C) an older approach to organizing social organizations. 
D) a new way of socializing in the workplace.

Question 10

The term life course is defined as

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A) age-differentiated life patterns embedded in social institutions and subject to historical changes. 
B) the stable component of a direction towards a life destination. 
C) short-term state changes that are marked by life events. 
D) universal needs according to developmental stage. 
A) age-differentiated life patterns embedded in social institutions and subject to historical changes. 
B) the stable component of a direction towards a life destination. 
C) short-term state changes that are marked by life events. 
D) universal needs according to developmental stage.

Question 11

T he Person-In-Environment system does NOT address which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Social role problems 
B) Global assessment of functioning 
C) Mental disorders 
D) Environmental problems 
A) Social role problems 
B) Global assessment of functioning 
C) Mental disorders 
D) Environmental problems

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about values and cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) Many cultures lack or do not have values. 
B) There are about 36 values that people everywhere share. 
C) French and United States citizens do not differ in terms of their valuation of the state. 
D) In Kenyan society, it is acceptable for a mother to withhold food or snacks as a form of discipline. 
A) Many cultures lack or do not have values. 
B) There are about 36 values that people everywhere share. 
C) French and United States citizens do not differ in terms of their valuation of the state. 
D) In Kenyan society, it is acceptable for a mother to withhold food or snacks as a form of discipline.

Question 13

The assumption that the causes of crime and delinquency can change over time is consistent with which theorists?

Accepted Answer

A) Gottfredson and Hirschi 
B) Patterson and Hirschi 
C) Sampson and Laub 
D) Hirschi and Simmons 
A) Gottfredson and Hirschi 
B) Patterson and Hirschi 
C) Sampson and Laub 
D) Hirschi and Simmons

Question 14

The social environment includes

Accepted Answer

A) genetics. 
B) the people, families, groups, and organizations within which a person's biography unfolds. 
C) mental processes. 
D) psychological skills. 
A) genetics. 
B) the people, families, groups, and organizations within which a person's biography unfolds. 
C) mental processes. 
D) psychological skills.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a level of system?

Accepted Answer

A) Microsystem 
B) Middlesystem 
C) Exosystem 
D) Macrosystem 
A) Microsystem 
B) Middlesystem 
C) Exosystem 
D) Macrosystem

Question 16

Social functioning does NOT

Accepted Answer

A) support the profession's focus on person-in-environment transactions. 
B) refer to the client's ability to accomplish the tasks necessary for daily living. 
C) refer to the client's ability to fulfill major social roles. 
D) refer to the client's ability to fulfill the roles as defined by the social worker. 
A) support the profession's focus on person-in-environment transactions. 
B) refer to the client's ability to accomplish the tasks necessary for daily living. 
C) refer to the client's ability to fulfill major social roles. 
D) refer to the client's ability to fulfill the roles as defined by the social worker.

Question 17

An example of practicing from the strengths perspective is

Accepted Answer

A) assuming young mothers can't care for their newborns. 
B) neglecting to mention a client's high level of motivation in a monthly report. 
C) incorporating a client's existing religious activities into a case plan as an informal support. 
D) only asking the client about their problems in an intake interview. 
A) assuming young mothers can't care for their newborns. 
B) neglecting to mention a client's high level of motivation in a monthly report. 
C) incorporating a client's existing religious activities into a case plan as an informal support. 
D) only asking the client about their problems in an intake interview.

Question 18

Resilience does NOT

Accepted Answer

A) have an association with protective factors. 
B) only happen in older adulthood. 
C) refer to a person's ability to make positive adjustments under conditions of adversity. 
D) help us understand how to buffer individuals from negative outcomes after exposure to known risk factors. 
A) have an association with protective factors. 
B) only happen in older adulthood. 
C) refer to a person's ability to make positive adjustments under conditions of adversity. 
D) help us understand how to buffer individuals from negative outcomes after exposure to known risk factors.

Question 19

The multidimensional framework includes

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A) physical hazards and the biophysical dimension. 
B) physical hazards, the biophysical dimension, the psychological dimension, and the social dimension. 
C) the biophysical dimension, the psychological dimension, and the social dimension. 
D) biochemical systems, cell systems, organ systems, and physiological systems. 
A) physical hazards and the biophysical dimension. 
B) physical hazards, the biophysical dimension, the psychological dimension, and the social dimension. 
C) the biophysical dimension, the psychological dimension, and the social dimension. 
D) biochemical systems, cell systems, organ systems, and physiological systems.

Question 20

As social workers we assume

Accepted Answer

A) that the environment should receive priority in our assessments of human behavior. 
B) that professionals must operate from a single theory that provides scientific explanations of their subject area. 
C) that socialization is the most important contributor to a person's behavior patterns. 
D) that no single factor can account for behavioral responses. 
A) that the environment should receive priority in our assessments of human behavior. 
B) that professionals must operate from a single theory that provides scientific explanations of their subject area. 
C) that socialization is the most important contributor to a person's behavior patterns. 
D) that no single factor can account for behavioral responses.

The current perspective of the biopsychosocial approach

The following are examples of risk factors across the environment EXCEPT

In order to avoid ethnocentrism, practitioners should

Cultural values and beliefs can be best evaluated through

Bobby is very proud of his culture. He knows that other people have different belief systems but his is the right one. This is an example of

Protective factors are

The CLAS standards refer to

When studying the ecological influences of a child, the parental work setting is an example of which level of system?

The McDonaldization of social life is

The term life course is defined as

T he Person-In-Environment system does NOT address which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true about values and cultures?

The assumption that the causes of crime and delinquency can change over time is consistent with which theorists?

The social environment includes

Which of the following is NOT a level of system?

Social functioning does NOT

An example of practicing from the strengths perspective is

Resilience does NOT

The multidimensional framework includes

As social workers we assume

An Integrative Multidimensional Framework for Assessing Current and Developmental Concerns

Pregnancy

Infancy

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Emerging and Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late and Very Late Adulthood

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Exam 1: Introduction to Human Behavior in the Social Environment

The current perspective of the biopsychosocial approach

The following are examples of risk factors across the environment EXCEPT

In order to avoid ethnocentrism, practitioners should

Cultural values and beliefs can be best evaluated through

Bobby is very proud of his culture. He knows that other people have different belief systems but his is the right one. This is an example of

Protective factors are

The CLAS standards refer to

When studying the ecological influences of a child, the parental work setting is an example of which level of system?

The McDonaldization of social life is

The term life course is defined as

T he Person-In-Environment system does NOT address which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true about values and cultures?

The assumption that the causes of crime and delinquency can change over time is consistent with which theorists?

The social environment includes

Which of the following is NOT a level of system?

Social functioning does NOT

An example of practicing from the strengths perspective is

Resilience does NOT

The multidimensional framework includes

As social workers we assume

An Integrative Multidimensional Framework for Assessing Current and Developmental Concerns

Pregnancy

Infancy

Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Emerging and Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Late and Very Late Adulthood

Filters