mid term

Question 1

Assessment process

Answer 1

gather, analyze + interperate info about problem using basic knowledge + assumptions about human behavior.

Question 2

Identifying + evaluating alternatives

Answer 2

• Understand problems + needs
• define alternatives
• positive + negative consequences should be clearly stated + weighed
• may have tunnel vison

Question 3

Biological development theories

Answer 3

Physical aspects of life

Question 4

Psychological development theories

Answer 4

The functioning + cognitive thought process that shows how people think about themselves, others and the environment

Question 5

Discrimination

Answer 5

Treating people differently because they belong to some group

Question 6

Privilege

Answer 6

Special rights/benefits enjoyed because of social, political / economic status

Question 7

Power

Answer 7

• ability to achieve goals despite opposition

- may use force, authority, manipulation / persuasion

Question 8

Prestige

Answer 8

Amount of Social respect / standing given to individuals based on occupation

Question 9

Acclaim

Answer 9

enthusiastic approval/praise

Question 10

life span phases

Answer 10

• Infancy + Childhood
• Adolescence + middle adulthood
• late adulthood

Question 11

Subsystem

Answer 11

A secondary system that is a part of a larger system

Question 12

Homeostasis

Answer 12

Tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable and constant state of balance.

Question 13

Role

Answer 13

culturally established social behavior and conduct expected of a person in designated relationships

Question 14

Relationship

Answer 14

a reciprocal, dynamic connections with patterns of emotional exchange, communication, and behavioral interactions

Question 15

Input

Answer 15

the energy, information, or communication flow received from other systems

Question 16

Output

Answer 16

The response of a system, after receiving and processing input

Question 17

Feedback

Answer 17

input a system receives about its own performance.

Question 18

Differentiation

Answer 18

a system’s tendency to move from a simpler to a more complex existence

Question 19

Boundaries

Answer 19

The borders that separate one thing from another

Question 20

Interface

Answer 20

When two systems come into contact or communicate with each other

Question 21

Entropy

Answer 21

The tendency of a system to progress toward disorganization, depletion, and death.

Question 22

Negative Entropy

Answer 22

The process of a system toward growth and development

Question 23

Micro systems

Answer 23

an individual

Question 24

Mezzo

Answer 24

A small group (family)

Question 25

Macro

Answer 25

System larger than a small group. (policies)

Question 26

human ecology perspective

Answer 26

focuses on the relationship of populations to their environment (look into this more p41)

Question 27

Structural perspective

Answer 27

Focuses on how individuals fit into their community environment and are linked to those who govern them. ( more on p38)

Question 28

Sociopsychological Perspective

Answer 28

how its members feel about themselves and interact with one another

Question 29

Ecological Perspective

Answer 29

place greater emphasis on individuals' and family systems' functioning within their environments. - an interpretation of systems theory

Question 30

Social Systems perspective

Answer 30

emphasizes analyzing how the various social subsystems within the community interact with each other (p42)

Question 31

Characteristics of Physical abuse

Answer 31

- bruises - Lacerations (cuts etc) - Fractures - burns - head injuries - Internal injuries

Question 32

Genogram

Answer 32

A graphic way of investigating the origins of a client's problem by diagramming the family over at least three generations

Question 33

Nature v's nurture

Answer 33

our genetics v's how we are raised in our environment

Question 34

Characteristics of abusers

Answer 34

- Need for personal support and nurturance - Social isolation - Communication + relationship difficulties - poor parenting skills - poor general coping skills - extreme external stress and life crises

Question 35

Types of Child neglect

Answer 35

- 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