2 Flashcards
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Seeking exceptions
a technique where a practitioner actively looks for instances in a client’s life where their problem was not present, was less severe, or where they managed it more effectively (solution focused approach)
Scaling the problem…
refers to using a numerical scale (typically from 0 to 10) to help clients quantify the severity or impact of their current problem, allowing for a more concrete understanding of the situation and a way to track progress over time, often used within a solution-focused therapy approach.
Scaling motivation…
a technique where practitioners use a numerical scale (typically from 1 to 10) to assess a client’s current level of motivation regarding a specific goal or change, helping to visualize progress and boost their drive to achieve desired outcomes (solution focused approach)
“miracle question”
a technique used in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy where a client is asked to imagine a scenario where their current problem magically disappears overnight, and to describe what would be different in their life if this “miracle” happened
8 client functions typically assesses in psychosocial evaluation
- cognitive functioning
- emotional regulation
- social interaction
- communication skills
- self-care abilities
- coping mechanisms
- decision-making skills
- insight into their condition
MMPI - Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
a widely used psychological test that measures personality traits and psychopathology. To assess mental health disorders, To identify personality patterns, and To aid in diagnosis and treatment planning.
338 t/f questions
Erikson’s stages of development (aka stages of psychosocial development)
1 Trust vs. Mistrust, infancy
2 Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt, early childhood
3 Initiative vs. Guilt, preschool
4 Industry vs. Inferiority, school age
5 Identity vs. Role Confusion, adolescence
6 Intimacy vs. Isolation, young adulthood
7 Generativity vs. Stagnation, middle adulthood
8 Integrity vs. Despair, later adulthood
Gender Role Theory
a sociological theory that explains how gender stereotypes and social expectations lead to different behaviors in men and women. Key terms: socialization, gender stereotypes, division of labor, expectations, communication
Stratification
Social stratification is a social science concept that describes the ranking of people in a society based on factors such as wealth, income, education, power, and race. It’s a way of dividing people into social groups, with some groups having more status and privileges than others.
Pluralism
Pluralism in social work is the idea that values can be incompatible and that different value positions can be engaged with through dialogue. It also refers to the recognition of diversity in social groups, religious beliefs, values, and political powers.
Social role theory
a social psychological theory that suggests that social expectations and stereotypes about gender are the main cause of sex differences in behavior. People form gender role beliefs by observing how men and women behave, seeing those behaviors reinforced through socialization and then acting in ways that are expected of them.
Who is the primary concern in reunification decisions
First focus is on the emotional stability of the children
The phases of social work include:
engagement, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination, and follow-up.
Concrete operational stage
from 7-11 years old - involves developing logical thinking, classification skills, conservation skills, and reversibility skills.
Formal operational stage
occurs from 12 years old and onwards and involves developing abstract reasoning, hypothetical thinking, and metacognition.
Preoperational stage
occurs from 2 to 7 years old and involves developing symbolic thinking, egocentrism, and animism.
Sensorimotor Stage
occurs from birth to 2 years old and involves developing sensory awareness, motor skills, and object permanence.
Piaget 4 stages of cognitive development
sensorimotor
preoperational
concrete operational
formal operational
Magnification
a cognitive distortion, and is also known as catastrophizing or fortune-telling. The client exaggerates the importance or severity of his thoughts or situations. Cognitive distortions are irrational or inaccurate thoughts that interfere with one’s perception of reality and cause emotional distress
Overgeneralization
Cognitive distortion. occurs when someone assumes that a single event will apply to all similar future events
Personalization
Cognitive distortion. involves placing blame on oneself or others for an event or situation in a way that’s disproportionate to the situation.
All or nothing thinking/black and white thinking/dichotomous thinking/polarized thinking
Cognitive distortion. Viewing things in extremes, without room for gray areas
Negative Mental filtering
Cognitive distortion. Focusing on only the negative and magnifying that so that the whole situation is darkened.
Disqualifying the positive
cognitive distortion - will acknowledge positive but refuse to accept it - invalidate and ignore the positives while finding excuses to turn it into a negative
