HBSE - Chapter 1 and 2
geographers - ANS-scientists who have a substantive interest in understanding the associations
or connections between people and their habitat
environmental determinism - ANS-looked at associations between habitats and human activities
as simple cause and effect relations
possibilism - ANS-non-determinist position, stating that the physical environment offers people
and variety of possibilities from which to select ways of using their habitat
social environment - ANS-the expectations, motives, and incentives that shape and place limits
on behavior and that are constructed by the other people who inhabit a person's social world
social work concern in the social environment - ANS-understanding the social environment to
include people, families, groups, organizations and communities
What is the Council on Social Work Education expectation? - ANS-students of social work
understand how a peron's behavior is influenced by membership in different-sized social
systems
What is the IOM? - ANS-Institute of Medicine
What is psychosocial work environment - ANS-job related stressors that have associations with
health concerns
Social Work theory on human behavior - ANS-Social Workers use a biopsychosocial approach
to understanding human heavier and the social environment
theory? - ANS-an orderly integrated set of statements that describes, explains and predicts
behavior
perspective - ANS-unlike a theory, perspectives do not offer explicit predictions or observations
of human behavior.
the biopsychosocial framework is based on an assumption that - ANS-each person is composed
of molecules,cells and organs,each person is also a member of a family, community, culture,
nation and world
3 basic dimensions for assessing human behavior - ANS-biophysical, psychological and social
, current perspective from the biopsychosocial framework? - ANS-assessing how biological,
psychological, and social systems influence current states of affairs
developmental perspective from the biopsychosocial framework? - ANS-focuses on how these
systems interact in leading up to the current state of affairs.
biophysical dimension consists of - ANS-biochemical systems, cell systems and physiological
system
biophysical dimension helps in the assessment of - ANS-an individuals physical growth and
development
physical hazard - ANS-factors in the external or internal environment of a person that can cause
him/her adverse or harmful health effect
example of physical hazard - ANS-lead exposure in the environment can threaten important
physical developmental processes
risk - ANS-refers to the chances of a harmful consequence occurring after exposure to a hazard
Why are social workers concerned about clients who have been exposed to physical hazards or
other types of risks? - ANS-because of the role they can play in health and welfare concerns
psychological dimension - ANS-represents the systems that contribute to the organization or
integration of the individual's mental processes
examples of psychological dimensions include - ANS-systems of information processing and
cognitive development, communication, attitudes, etc
social dimension - ANS-the systems of social relationships that a person interacts with
individually or in a group
examples of social dimensions - ANS-families, communities (social group) and church, political
parties (social institution)
an emerging paradigm in the developmental sciences - ANS-recognizes a need for integrating
the sociological, psychological and biobehavioral approaches to understanding developmental
concerns
spirituality refers to - ANS-subjective experiences of relationship to a universal power
religion refers to - ANS-formal, institutionalized systems of belief including dogmas, creed,
denominations identity and related rituals.
geographers - ANS-scientists who have a substantive interest in understanding the associations
or connections between people and their habitat
environmental determinism - ANS-looked at associations between habitats and human activities
as simple cause and effect relations
possibilism - ANS-non-determinist position, stating that the physical environment offers people
and variety of possibilities from which to select ways of using their habitat
social environment - ANS-the expectations, motives, and incentives that shape and place limits
on behavior and that are constructed by the other people who inhabit a person's social world
social work concern in the social environment - ANS-understanding the social environment to
include people, families, groups, organizations and communities
What is the Council on Social Work Education expectation? - ANS-students of social work
understand how a peron's behavior is influenced by membership in different-sized social
systems
What is the IOM? - ANS-Institute of Medicine
What is psychosocial work environment - ANS-job related stressors that have associations with
health concerns
Social Work theory on human behavior - ANS-Social Workers use a biopsychosocial approach
to understanding human heavier and the social environment
theory? - ANS-an orderly integrated set of statements that describes, explains and predicts
behavior
perspective - ANS-unlike a theory, perspectives do not offer explicit predictions or observations
of human behavior.
the biopsychosocial framework is based on an assumption that - ANS-each person is composed
of molecules,cells and organs,each person is also a member of a family, community, culture,
nation and world
3 basic dimensions for assessing human behavior - ANS-biophysical, psychological and social
, current perspective from the biopsychosocial framework? - ANS-assessing how biological,
psychological, and social systems influence current states of affairs
developmental perspective from the biopsychosocial framework? - ANS-focuses on how these
systems interact in leading up to the current state of affairs.
biophysical dimension consists of - ANS-biochemical systems, cell systems and physiological
system
biophysical dimension helps in the assessment of - ANS-an individuals physical growth and
development
physical hazard - ANS-factors in the external or internal environment of a person that can cause
him/her adverse or harmful health effect
example of physical hazard - ANS-lead exposure in the environment can threaten important
physical developmental processes
risk - ANS-refers to the chances of a harmful consequence occurring after exposure to a hazard
Why are social workers concerned about clients who have been exposed to physical hazards or
other types of risks? - ANS-because of the role they can play in health and welfare concerns
psychological dimension - ANS-represents the systems that contribute to the organization or
integration of the individual's mental processes
examples of psychological dimensions include - ANS-systems of information processing and
cognitive development, communication, attitudes, etc
social dimension - ANS-the systems of social relationships that a person interacts with
individually or in a group
examples of social dimensions - ANS-families, communities (social group) and church, political
parties (social institution)
an emerging paradigm in the developmental sciences - ANS-recognizes a need for integrating
the sociological, psychological and biobehavioral approaches to understanding developmental
concerns
spirituality refers to - ANS-subjective experiences of relationship to a universal power
religion refers to - ANS-formal, institutionalized systems of belief including dogmas, creed,
denominations identity and related rituals.
