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Who created cognitive development theory?
Ans: Jean Piaget
What is cognitive development?
Ans: The emergence of the ability to think and understand.
Focuses on development in terms of information processing,
conceptual resources, perceptual skills, language learning, and
other aspects.
Piaget's cognitive development theory holds that children _______
Ans: learn through interactions with the environment and
others
Who originated attachment theory?
Ans: John Bowlby
According to Bowlby, what is the definition of attachment?
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Ans: a lasting psychological connectedness between human
beings that can be understood within an evolutionary context in
which a caregiver provides safety and security for a child
Attachment theory suggests that attachment is a set of
Ans: learned behaviors
What is the basis for learning attachments?
Ans: food, a child will form an attachment initially with
whoever feeds them. The child also finds that crying, smiling,
etc bring desirable responses from others, and through op erant
conditioning, learn to repeat these be hav ions to get the things
they want
According to Maslow, what are the deficiency needs? (D-needs)
Ans: Physiological, safety, social, and esteem
What are deficiency needs?
Ans: needs that arise due to deprivation
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According to Maslow, what are growth needs? (Also known as "being
needs" or B-needs)
Ans: Self actualization
According to Maslow, when can growth needs (B-Needs) be achieved?
Ans: A client must satisfy the lower-level basic needs
(deficiency needs) before meeting higher -level needs like self-
actualization.
What are physiological needs?
Ans: These need maintain the physical organism. Food, water,
oxygen, and constant body temperature
What are safety needs?
Ans: There is a need to feel safe from harm, danger, or threat
of destruction. Clients need regularity and some predictability
What are social needs?
Ans: friendships, intimacy, affection, and love are needed. Can
come from work, family, friends, or romantic relationships
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What are esteem needs?
Ans: people need a stable, firmly based level of self -respect
and respect from others
What are self-actualization needs?
Ans: There is a need to be oneself, to act consistently with
whom one is. This is an on-going process that involved
developing potential, becoming, and being what one is capable
of being
What is strengths perspective/ humanistic approach?
Ans: Based on the assumption that clients have the capacity to
grow, change, and adapt. Clients also have the knowledge that
is important in defining and solving their problems (Clients are
experts about their own lives and situations). Clients are
resilient and survive and thrive despite difficulties
What does the strengths based approach focus on?
Ans: Understanding clients or families on the basis of their
strengths and resources and mobilizing the resources to
improve their situations
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LMSW Dawn Apgar Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Who created cognitive development theory?
Ans: Jean Piaget
What is cognitive development?
Ans: The emergence of the ability to think and understand.
Focuses on development in terms of information processing,
conceptual resources, perceptual skills, language learning, and
other aspects.
Piaget's cognitive development theory holds that children _______
Ans: learn through interactions with the environment and
others
Who originated attachment theory?
Ans: John Bowlby
According to Bowlby, what is the definition of attachment?
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Ans: a lasting psychological connectedness between human
beings that can be understood within an evolutionary context in
which a caregiver provides safety and security for a child
Attachment theory suggests that attachment is a set of
Ans: learned behaviors
What is the basis for learning attachments?
Ans: food, a child will form an attachment initially with
whoever feeds them. The child also finds that crying, smiling,
etc bring desirable responses from others, and through op erant
conditioning, learn to repeat these be hav ions to get the things
they want
According to Maslow, what are the deficiency needs? (D-needs)
Ans: Physiological, safety, social, and esteem
What are deficiency needs?
Ans: needs that arise due to deprivation
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According to Maslow, what are growth needs? (Also known as "being
needs" or B-needs)
Ans: Self actualization
According to Maslow, when can growth needs (B-Needs) be achieved?
Ans: A client must satisfy the lower-level basic needs
(deficiency needs) before meeting higher -level needs like self-
actualization.
What are physiological needs?
Ans: These need maintain the physical organism. Food, water,
oxygen, and constant body temperature
What are safety needs?
Ans: There is a need to feel safe from harm, danger, or threat
of destruction. Clients need regularity and some predictability
What are social needs?
Ans: friendships, intimacy, affection, and love are needed. Can
come from work, family, friends, or romantic relationships
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What are esteem needs?
Ans: people need a stable, firmly based level of self -respect
and respect from others
What are self-actualization needs?
Ans: There is a need to be oneself, to act consistently with
whom one is. This is an on-going process that involved
developing potential, becoming, and being what one is capable
of being
What is strengths perspective/ humanistic approach?
Ans: Based on the assumption that clients have the capacity to
grow, change, and adapt. Clients also have the knowledge that
is important in defining and solving their problems (Clients are
experts about their own lives and situations). Clients are
resilient and survive and thrive despite difficulties
What does the strengths based approach focus on?
Ans: Understanding clients or families on the basis of their
strengths and resources and mobilizing the resources to
improve their situations
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