HMS 200 MID TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
cultural competence: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The mastery of a particular set of knowledge, skills,
policies, and programs used by the social worker that addresses the cultural needs of individuals,
families, groups, and communities.
human diversity: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The vast range of human differences and the effects they
have on human behavior.
ethnocentrism: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An orientation or set of beliefs that one's own culture,
ethnicity, race, or nation is superior to others.
resiliency: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ability of an individual, family, group, community, or
organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble,
confusion, or harship.
critical thinking: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The careful examination and evaluation of beliefs and actions
to establish an independent decision about what is true and what is not.
empowerment: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political
power so that individuals can take action to improve their life situations.
pregnancy statistics of teen moms: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Teen mothers account for over 10 percent
of all U.S. births.
At what age does an infant begin to recognize his/her mother? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 months
At what age do children typically begin the process of separating from their parents and begin to prefer
the company of other children over adults? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 years old
id: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The primitive psychic force, hidden in the unconscious, that represents the
baisc needs and drives on which other personality factors are built (including hunger, thirst, sex, and
self-preservation).
, ego: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The rational component of the mind. Begins to develop through
experience, shortly after birth. The ego controls a person's thinking and acts as the coordinator of
personality. Evaluates consequences and determines courses of action in a rational manner.
superego: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Normally develops between ages 3 and 5. Describes the traditional
values and mores of society that are interpreted to a child by the parents.
principles of Piaget's theory: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All people learn how to think in the same way, in a
set order ( a schema).
Stages include: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, and formal operational.
types of infant attachment: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Secure attachment: Infants actively explore their
environment and interact with strangers while their mothers are present.
Anxious-avoidant attachment: Infants avoid contact with their mothers after separation or ignore their
efforts to interact. They show less distress about being alone than other infants.
Anxious-resistant attachment: Infants are very cautious in the presence of a stranger. Exploratory
behavior is noticably disrupted by the caregiver's departure. When the caregiver returns, the infant
wants to be close the caregiver but they are also angry and difficult to soothe.
Disorganized attachment: Behavior is particularly inconsistent and unpredictable, conveying a sense of
confusion or extreme fear.
Know the following types of intelligence: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Crystallized: Involves intellectual
abilities that emphasize verbal communication and involve the ability to learn from others in the social
environment through education and interaction.
Contextual: Involves the practical aspect of how people actually adapt to their environment. How is
knowledge learned and then applied or put to use in a practical sense?
Experiential: Involves a person actually doing a task. Allows individual to put together information in
new and creative ways.
Componential: Involves how people think about, process, and analyze information in new and creative
ways.
criteria for giftedness: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Includes the following 5 dimensions:
cultural competence: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The mastery of a particular set of knowledge, skills,
policies, and programs used by the social worker that addresses the cultural needs of individuals,
families, groups, and communities.
human diversity: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The vast range of human differences and the effects they
have on human behavior.
ethnocentrism: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅An orientation or set of beliefs that one's own culture,
ethnicity, race, or nation is superior to others.
resiliency: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ability of an individual, family, group, community, or
organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble,
confusion, or harship.
critical thinking: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The careful examination and evaluation of beliefs and actions
to establish an independent decision about what is true and what is not.
empowerment: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political
power so that individuals can take action to improve their life situations.
pregnancy statistics of teen moms: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Teen mothers account for over 10 percent
of all U.S. births.
At what age does an infant begin to recognize his/her mother? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 months
At what age do children typically begin the process of separating from their parents and begin to prefer
the company of other children over adults? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 years old
id: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The primitive psychic force, hidden in the unconscious, that represents the
baisc needs and drives on which other personality factors are built (including hunger, thirst, sex, and
self-preservation).
, ego: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The rational component of the mind. Begins to develop through
experience, shortly after birth. The ego controls a person's thinking and acts as the coordinator of
personality. Evaluates consequences and determines courses of action in a rational manner.
superego: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Normally develops between ages 3 and 5. Describes the traditional
values and mores of society that are interpreted to a child by the parents.
principles of Piaget's theory: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅All people learn how to think in the same way, in a
set order ( a schema).
Stages include: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, and formal operational.
types of infant attachment: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Secure attachment: Infants actively explore their
environment and interact with strangers while their mothers are present.
Anxious-avoidant attachment: Infants avoid contact with their mothers after separation or ignore their
efforts to interact. They show less distress about being alone than other infants.
Anxious-resistant attachment: Infants are very cautious in the presence of a stranger. Exploratory
behavior is noticably disrupted by the caregiver's departure. When the caregiver returns, the infant
wants to be close the caregiver but they are also angry and difficult to soothe.
Disorganized attachment: Behavior is particularly inconsistent and unpredictable, conveying a sense of
confusion or extreme fear.
Know the following types of intelligence: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Crystallized: Involves intellectual
abilities that emphasize verbal communication and involve the ability to learn from others in the social
environment through education and interaction.
Contextual: Involves the practical aspect of how people actually adapt to their environment. How is
knowledge learned and then applied or put to use in a practical sense?
Experiential: Involves a person actually doing a task. Allows individual to put together information in
new and creative ways.
Componential: Involves how people think about, process, and analyze information in new and creative
ways.
criteria for giftedness: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Includes the following 5 dimensions:
