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Systems |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |system |is |a |whole |comprising |component |parts |
that |work |together. |Applied |to |social |work, |systems |theory |views |human |behavior |through |
larger |contexts, |such |as |members |of |families, |communities, |and |broader |society. |Important |to |
this |theory |is |the |concept |that |when |one |thing |changes |within |a |system, |the |whole |system |is |
affected. |Systems |tend |toward |equilibrium |and |can |have |closed |or |open |boundaries.
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(p. |43). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |Edition.
Systems |Theory |Applications |to |Social |Work |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Social |workers |need |to
|understand |interactions |between |the |micro, |meso, |and |macro |levels. |
2. |Problems |at |one |part |of |a |system |may |be |manifested |at |another.
| 3. |Ecomaps |and |genograms |can |help |to |understand |system |dynamics.
|4. |Understanding |"person-in-environment" |is |essential |to |identifying |barriers |or |opportunities |
for |change. |
5. |Problems |and |change |are |viewed |within |larger |contexts.
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(pp. |43-44). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |
Edition.
Some |System |Theory |Terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Closed |system- |uses |up |its |energy |and |
dies
Differentiation- |becoming |specialized |in |structure |and |function |
Entropy- |closed, |disorganized, |stagnant; |using |up |available |energy |
,Equifinality- |arriving |at |the |same |end |from |different |beginnings |
homeostasis |steady |state |
Input- |obtaining |resources |from |the |environment |that |are |necessary |to |attain |the |goals |of |the |
system |
Negative |entropy- |exchange |of |energy |and |resources |between |systems |that |promote |growth |
and |transformation |
Open |system |a |system |with |cross-boundary |exchange |
Output- |product |of |the |system |that |exports |to |the |environment |
Subsystem- |a |major |component |of |a |system |made |up |of |two |or |more |interdependent |
components |that |interact |in |order |to |attain |their |own |purpose( |s) |and |the |purpose( |s) |of |the |
system |in |which |they |are |embedded |
Suprasystem- |an |entity |that |is |served |by |a |number |of |component |systems |organized |in |
interacting |relationships |throughput |energy |that |is |integrated |into |the |system |so |it |can |be |
used |by |the |system |to |accomplish |its |goals
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(p. |44). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |Edition.
The |eight |interlocking |concepts |of |Bowen |Theory |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |
Differentiation |of |Self
2) |Triangles
3) |Nuclear |Family |Emotional |Process
4) |Family |Projection |Process
5) |Emotional |Cutoff
6) |Multigenerational |Transmission |Process
7) |Sibling |Position
8) |Societal |Emotional |Process.
,FAMILY |THEORIES |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Family |theory |provides |a |theoretical |and |
therapeutic |base |for |dealing |with |family-related |situations; |it |is |also |useful |in |understanding |
and |managing |individual |problems |by |determining |the |extent |to |which |such |problems |are |
related |to |family |issues. |A |family |systems |approach |argues |that |in |order |to |understand |a |
family |system, |a |social |worker |must |look |at |the |family |as |a |whole, |rather |than |focusing |on |its |
members. |People |do |not |exist |in |a |vacuum. |They |live, |play, |go |to |school, |and |work |with |other |
people. |Most |anthropologists |agree |that, |next |to |their |peculiar |tendency |to |think |and |use |
tools, |one |of |the |distinguishing |characteristics |of |human |beings |is |that |they |are |social |
creatures. |The |social |group |that |seems |to |be |most |universal |and |pervasive |in |the |way |it |
shapes |human |behavior |is |the |family. |For |social |workers, |the |growing |awareness |of |the |crucial
|impact |of |families |on |clients |has |led |to |the |development |of |family |systems |theory. |Family |
systems |theory |searches |for |the |causes |of |behavior, |not |in |the |individual |alone, |but |in |the |
interactions |among |the |members |of |a |group. |The |basic |rationale |is |that |all |parts |of |the |family |
are |interrelated. |Further, |the |family |has |properties |of |its |own |that |can |be |known |only |by |
looking |at |the |relationships |and |interactions |among |all |members. |
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(pp. |44-45). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |
Edition.
The |family |systems |approach |is |based |on |several |basic |assumptions: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
1. |Each |family |is |more |than |a |sum |of |its |members. |
2. |Each |family |is |unique, |due |to |the |infinite |variations |in |personal |characteristics |and |cultural |
and |ideological |styles. |
3. |A |healthy |family |has |flexibility, |consistent |structure, |and |effective |exchange |of |information.
4. |The |family |is |an |interactional |system |whose |component |parts |have |constantly |shifting |
boundaries |and |varying |degrees |of |resistance |to |change. |
5. |Families |must |fulfill |a |variety |of |functions |for |each |member, |both |collectively |and |
individually, |if |each |member |is |to |grow |and |develop. |
6. |Families |strive |for |a |sense |of |balance |or |homeostasis. |
7. |Negative |feedback |loops |are |those |patterns |of |interaction |that |maintain |stability |or |
constancy |while |minimizing |change. |Negative |feedback |loops |help |to |maintain |homeostasis. |
, Positive |feedback |loops, |in |contrast, |are |patterns |of |interaction |that |facilitate |change |or |
movement |toward |either |growth |or |dissolution. |
8. |Families |are |seen |as |being |goal |oriented. |The |concept |of |equifinality |refers |to |the |ability |of |
the |family |system |to |accomplish |the |same |goals |through |different |routes. |
9. |The |concept |of |hierarchies |describes |how |families |organize |themselves |into |various |smaller |
units |or |subsystems |that |are |comprised |by |the |larger |family |system. |When |the |members |or |
tasks |associated |with |each |subsystem |become |blurred |with |those |of |other |subsystems, |
families |have |been |viewed |as |having |difficulties. |For |example, |when |a |child |becomes |involved |
in |marital |issues, |difficulties |often |emerge |that |require |intervention. |
10. |Boundaries |occur |at |every |level |of |the |system |and |between |subsystems. |Boundaries |
influence |the |movement |of |people |and |the |flow |of |information |into |and |out |of |the |system. |
Some |families |have |very |open |boundaries |where |members |and |others |are |allowed |to |freely |
come |and |go |without |much |restriction; |in |other |famil
The |family |systems |Key |clinical |issues |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Establishing |a |contract
|with |the |family |
-Examining |alliances |within |the |family
-Identifying |where |power |resides
-Determining |the |relationship |of |each |family |member |to |the |problem
| -Seeing |how |the |family |relates |to |the |outside |world |
-Assessing |influence |of |family |history |on |current |family |interactions
| -Ascertaining |communication |patterns
| -Identifying |family |rules |that |regulate |patterns |of |interaction
| -Determining |meaning |of |presenting |symptom |in |maintaining |family |homeostasis |
| -Examining |flexibility |of |structure |and |accessibility |of |alternative |action |patterns
|-Finding |out |about |sources |of |external |stress |and |support |The |following |are |some |types |of |
family |therapy.
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(p. |46). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |Edition.
Answers
Systems |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |system |is |a |whole |comprising |component |parts |
that |work |together. |Applied |to |social |work, |systems |theory |views |human |behavior |through |
larger |contexts, |such |as |members |of |families, |communities, |and |broader |society. |Important |to |
this |theory |is |the |concept |that |when |one |thing |changes |within |a |system, |the |whole |system |is |
affected. |Systems |tend |toward |equilibrium |and |can |have |closed |or |open |boundaries.
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(p. |43). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |Edition.
Systems |Theory |Applications |to |Social |Work |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Social |workers |need |to
|understand |interactions |between |the |micro, |meso, |and |macro |levels. |
2. |Problems |at |one |part |of |a |system |may |be |manifested |at |another.
| 3. |Ecomaps |and |genograms |can |help |to |understand |system |dynamics.
|4. |Understanding |"person-in-environment" |is |essential |to |identifying |barriers |or |opportunities |
for |change. |
5. |Problems |and |change |are |viewed |within |larger |contexts.
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(pp. |43-44). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |
Edition.
Some |System |Theory |Terms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Closed |system- |uses |up |its |energy |and |
dies
Differentiation- |becoming |specialized |in |structure |and |function |
Entropy- |closed, |disorganized, |stagnant; |using |up |available |energy |
,Equifinality- |arriving |at |the |same |end |from |different |beginnings |
homeostasis |steady |state |
Input- |obtaining |resources |from |the |environment |that |are |necessary |to |attain |the |goals |of |the |
system |
Negative |entropy- |exchange |of |energy |and |resources |between |systems |that |promote |growth |
and |transformation |
Open |system |a |system |with |cross-boundary |exchange |
Output- |product |of |the |system |that |exports |to |the |environment |
Subsystem- |a |major |component |of |a |system |made |up |of |two |or |more |interdependent |
components |that |interact |in |order |to |attain |their |own |purpose( |s) |and |the |purpose( |s) |of |the |
system |in |which |they |are |embedded |
Suprasystem- |an |entity |that |is |served |by |a |number |of |component |systems |organized |in |
interacting |relationships |throughput |energy |that |is |integrated |into |the |system |so |it |can |be |
used |by |the |system |to |accomplish |its |goals
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(p. |44). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |Edition.
The |eight |interlocking |concepts |of |Bowen |Theory |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |
Differentiation |of |Self
2) |Triangles
3) |Nuclear |Family |Emotional |Process
4) |Family |Projection |Process
5) |Emotional |Cutoff
6) |Multigenerational |Transmission |Process
7) |Sibling |Position
8) |Societal |Emotional |Process.
,FAMILY |THEORIES |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Family |theory |provides |a |theoretical |and |
therapeutic |base |for |dealing |with |family-related |situations; |it |is |also |useful |in |understanding |
and |managing |individual |problems |by |determining |the |extent |to |which |such |problems |are |
related |to |family |issues. |A |family |systems |approach |argues |that |in |order |to |understand |a |
family |system, |a |social |worker |must |look |at |the |family |as |a |whole, |rather |than |focusing |on |its |
members. |People |do |not |exist |in |a |vacuum. |They |live, |play, |go |to |school, |and |work |with |other |
people. |Most |anthropologists |agree |that, |next |to |their |peculiar |tendency |to |think |and |use |
tools, |one |of |the |distinguishing |characteristics |of |human |beings |is |that |they |are |social |
creatures. |The |social |group |that |seems |to |be |most |universal |and |pervasive |in |the |way |it |
shapes |human |behavior |is |the |family. |For |social |workers, |the |growing |awareness |of |the |crucial
|impact |of |families |on |clients |has |led |to |the |development |of |family |systems |theory. |Family |
systems |theory |searches |for |the |causes |of |behavior, |not |in |the |individual |alone, |but |in |the |
interactions |among |the |members |of |a |group. |The |basic |rationale |is |that |all |parts |of |the |family |
are |interrelated. |Further, |the |family |has |properties |of |its |own |that |can |be |known |only |by |
looking |at |the |relationships |and |interactions |among |all |members. |
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(pp. |44-45). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |
Edition.
The |family |systems |approach |is |based |on |several |basic |assumptions: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
1. |Each |family |is |more |than |a |sum |of |its |members. |
2. |Each |family |is |unique, |due |to |the |infinite |variations |in |personal |characteristics |and |cultural |
and |ideological |styles. |
3. |A |healthy |family |has |flexibility, |consistent |structure, |and |effective |exchange |of |information.
4. |The |family |is |an |interactional |system |whose |component |parts |have |constantly |shifting |
boundaries |and |varying |degrees |of |resistance |to |change. |
5. |Families |must |fulfill |a |variety |of |functions |for |each |member, |both |collectively |and |
individually, |if |each |member |is |to |grow |and |develop. |
6. |Families |strive |for |a |sense |of |balance |or |homeostasis. |
7. |Negative |feedback |loops |are |those |patterns |of |interaction |that |maintain |stability |or |
constancy |while |minimizing |change. |Negative |feedback |loops |help |to |maintain |homeostasis. |
, Positive |feedback |loops, |in |contrast, |are |patterns |of |interaction |that |facilitate |change |or |
movement |toward |either |growth |or |dissolution. |
8. |Families |are |seen |as |being |goal |oriented. |The |concept |of |equifinality |refers |to |the |ability |of |
the |family |system |to |accomplish |the |same |goals |through |different |routes. |
9. |The |concept |of |hierarchies |describes |how |families |organize |themselves |into |various |smaller |
units |or |subsystems |that |are |comprised |by |the |larger |family |system. |When |the |members |or |
tasks |associated |with |each |subsystem |become |blurred |with |those |of |other |subsystems, |
families |have |been |viewed |as |having |difficulties. |For |example, |when |a |child |becomes |involved |
in |marital |issues, |difficulties |often |emerge |that |require |intervention. |
10. |Boundaries |occur |at |every |level |of |the |system |and |between |subsystems. |Boundaries |
influence |the |movement |of |people |and |the |flow |of |information |into |and |out |of |the |system. |
Some |families |have |very |open |boundaries |where |members |and |others |are |allowed |to |freely |
come |and |go |without |much |restriction; |in |other |famil
The |family |systems |Key |clinical |issues |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Establishing |a |contract
|with |the |family |
-Examining |alliances |within |the |family
-Identifying |where |power |resides
-Determining |the |relationship |of |each |family |member |to |the |problem
| -Seeing |how |the |family |relates |to |the |outside |world |
-Assessing |influence |of |family |history |on |current |family |interactions
| -Ascertaining |communication |patterns
| -Identifying |family |rules |that |regulate |patterns |of |interaction
| -Determining |meaning |of |presenting |symptom |in |maintaining |family |homeostasis |
| -Examining |flexibility |of |structure |and |accessibility |of |alternative |action |patterns
|-Finding |out |about |sources |of |external |stress |and |support |The |following |are |some |types |of |
family |therapy.
Apgar |PhD |LSW |ACSW, |Dr. |Dawn |(2015-05-11). |Social |Work |ASWB |Masters |Exam |Guide: |A |
Comprehensive |Study |Guide |for |Success |(p. |46). |Springer |Publishing |Company. |Kindle |Edition.
