SOCW6101 ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE CLINICAL CASE
APPLICATIONS AND STEP BY STEP
EXPLANATIONS 2026 STUDY GUIDE
◉ The Sympathetic division of the Autonomic Nervous system is the
"rest and digest" system.
Answer: False
◉ ______ refers to the location of cues relative to the self, for spatial
navigation
Answer: Egocentric spatial
◉ Gray matter of the brain contains ______ and the white contains
______.
Answer: cell bodies; nerve fibers
◉ The two hemispheres of the forebrain perform different functions.
The left hemisphere is said to be more ______.
Answer: analytical
,◉ The thalamus acts as a relay station between your sensory
receptors and the brain areas responsible for interpreting those
sensations.
Answer: True
◉ The corpus callosum is used to send information from one side of
the brain to the other.
Answer: True
◉ The Parasympathetic division of the Autonomic Nervous system is
the "fight or flight" system.
Answer: False
◉ The 33 segments of the spinal cord are subdivided into ______.
Answer: 5 regions
◉ Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.
Answer: True
◉ Synapses that are not stimulated are reorganized and the
dendritic filopodia withdraw.
Answer: False
, ◉ Cultural neuroscience is a research field that examines:
Answer: the interaction of cultural and biological factors across the
life course
◉ The brain's ability to change it's structure and function is ______.
Answer: Neuroplasticity
◉ Neuroplasticity is often triggered by events in the environment
that stimulate ______.
Answer: structural remodeling
◉ Structural plasticity involves changes in cortical thickness or gray
matter volume in any given brain areas.
Answer: True
◉ ______ is a site at which a neuron communicates with a target cell.
Answer: Synapse
◉ A(n) ______ is an agent that can cause damage to the developing
embryo and fetus.
Answer: teratogen
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE CLINICAL CASE
APPLICATIONS AND STEP BY STEP
EXPLANATIONS 2026 STUDY GUIDE
◉ The Sympathetic division of the Autonomic Nervous system is the
"rest and digest" system.
Answer: False
◉ ______ refers to the location of cues relative to the self, for spatial
navigation
Answer: Egocentric spatial
◉ Gray matter of the brain contains ______ and the white contains
______.
Answer: cell bodies; nerve fibers
◉ The two hemispheres of the forebrain perform different functions.
The left hemisphere is said to be more ______.
Answer: analytical
,◉ The thalamus acts as a relay station between your sensory
receptors and the brain areas responsible for interpreting those
sensations.
Answer: True
◉ The corpus callosum is used to send information from one side of
the brain to the other.
Answer: True
◉ The Parasympathetic division of the Autonomic Nervous system is
the "fight or flight" system.
Answer: False
◉ The 33 segments of the spinal cord are subdivided into ______.
Answer: 5 regions
◉ Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.
Answer: True
◉ Synapses that are not stimulated are reorganized and the
dendritic filopodia withdraw.
Answer: False
, ◉ Cultural neuroscience is a research field that examines:
Answer: the interaction of cultural and biological factors across the
life course
◉ The brain's ability to change it's structure and function is ______.
Answer: Neuroplasticity
◉ Neuroplasticity is often triggered by events in the environment
that stimulate ______.
Answer: structural remodeling
◉ Structural plasticity involves changes in cortical thickness or gray
matter volume in any given brain areas.
Answer: True
◉ ______ is a site at which a neuron communicates with a target cell.
Answer: Synapse
◉ A(n) ______ is an agent that can cause damage to the developing
embryo and fetus.
Answer: teratogen
