Chapter 1
Introduction to Human Behavior and the Social Environment
EPAS EPAS Competency/Practice Behavior Multiple True or Essay
Choice False
#
2.1.1b Practice personal reflection and self-correction to assure 18 23 15
continual professional development
2.1.1c Attend to professional roles and boundaries 19, 22-25 25 15
2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional 9
practice
2.1.2a Recognize and manage personal values in a way that 9 9, 15
allows professional values to guide practice
2.1.2b Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the 9 8 5-6, 9
National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
and, as applicable, of the International Federation of
Social Workers/International Association of Schools of
Social work Ethics in Social Work, Statement of
Principles
2.1.2c Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts 7 9
2.1.2d Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at 7, 9 9, 13
principled decisions
2.1.3 Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate 11 3, 13-
professional judgments 15
2.1.3b Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, 20 13-14
and evaluation
2.1.4 Engage diversity and difference in practice 5, 18 4, 23 3, 12
2.1.4a Recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures and 7 5
values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or
enhance privilege and power
2.1.4b Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence 18 23 12
, of personal biases and values in working with diverse
groups
2.1.5a Understand forms and mechanisms of oppression and 6
discrimination
2.1.5b Advocate for human rights and social and economic 10 6
justice
2.1.7 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social 1-25 1-25 1-15
environment
2.1.7a Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of 1-25 1-25 1-15
assessment, intervention, and evaluation
2.1.7b Critique and apply knowledge to understand person and 1-25 1-25 1-15
environment
2.1.9a Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing 20-21 14
locales, populations, scientific and technological
developments, and emerging societal trends to provide
relevant services
2.1.10 Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, 2, 14-16 2, 19- 1
families, groups, organizations, and communities 21
2.1.10e Assess client strengths and limitations 8 4
2.1.10k Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients 22 15
,Learning Objectives (LO) Multiple True/ Essay
Choice
False
A. Explain the importance of foundation knowledge for social work 1-2 1-2 1
with an emphasis on assessment
B. Discuss the organization of this book, which follows a life-span 3-4 3 2
approach and emphasizes common life events, normal
developmental milestones, and bio-psycho-social assessments
C. Introduce important concepts for understanding human 5-11 4-9 3-6
behavior that are stressed throughout the book, including
human diversity, cultural competency, oppression, populations-
at-risk, empowerment, the strengths perspective, resiliency,
human rights, and critical thinking about ethical issues
D. Propose a theoretical approach to understanding human 12-13 10-18 7-10
behavior—ecosystems theory—that incorporates concepts
from systems theories and the ecological perspective
E. Emphasize the importance of people’s involvement with 14-21 19-24 11-14
multiple systems in the social environment, including macro
systems (communities and organizations), and discuss these
systems’ significance
F. Describe a range of social worker roles used by practitioners in 22-25 25 15
the macro social environment
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The text stated that social work may be viewed as having three major thrusts.
Which of the following was not included:
A. Social workers can link people with systems
B. Social workers can work with systems so people can have better access to
the resources and opportunities
C. Social workers can force all systems to work with every client, no matter the
problem
, D. Social workers can help people solve their problems and cope with their
situations
ANS: C LO: A PG: 6 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
2.The step in social work in which the problem or situation is scrutinized and understood
is called:
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Intervention
ANS: A LO: A PG: 6 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10
3. The lifespan development is separated in this text according to which of the
following:
A. Infancy and childhood/adolescence/young and middle adulthood/later
adulthood
B. Infancy/childhood and adolescence/young and middle adulthood/later
adulthood
C. Infancy/childhood and adolescence/young adulthood/middle and later
adulthood
D. Infancy and childhood/adolescence and young adulthood/middle and later
adulthood
ANS: A LO: B PG: 7 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
4. _____ aspects of development concern how people think about themselves, others,
and the environment around them.
Introduction to Human Behavior and the Social Environment
EPAS EPAS Competency/Practice Behavior Multiple True or Essay
Choice False
#
2.1.1b Practice personal reflection and self-correction to assure 18 23 15
continual professional development
2.1.1c Attend to professional roles and boundaries 19, 22-25 25 15
2.1.2 Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional 9
practice
2.1.2a Recognize and manage personal values in a way that 9 9, 15
allows professional values to guide practice
2.1.2b Make ethical decisions by applying standards of the 9 8 5-6, 9
National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics
and, as applicable, of the International Federation of
Social Workers/International Association of Schools of
Social work Ethics in Social Work, Statement of
Principles
2.1.2c Tolerate ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts 7 9
2.1.2d Apply strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at 7, 9 9, 13
principled decisions
2.1.3 Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate 11 3, 13-
professional judgments 15
2.1.3b Analyze models of assessment, prevention, intervention, 20 13-14
and evaluation
2.1.4 Engage diversity and difference in practice 5, 18 4, 23 3, 12
2.1.4a Recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures and 7 5
values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or
enhance privilege and power
2.1.4b Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence 18 23 12
, of personal biases and values in working with diverse
groups
2.1.5a Understand forms and mechanisms of oppression and 6
discrimination
2.1.5b Advocate for human rights and social and economic 10 6
justice
2.1.7 Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social 1-25 1-25 1-15
environment
2.1.7a Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of 1-25 1-25 1-15
assessment, intervention, and evaluation
2.1.7b Critique and apply knowledge to understand person and 1-25 1-25 1-15
environment
2.1.9a Continuously discover, appraise, and attend to changing 20-21 14
locales, populations, scientific and technological
developments, and emerging societal trends to provide
relevant services
2.1.10 Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, 2, 14-16 2, 19- 1
families, groups, organizations, and communities 21
2.1.10e Assess client strengths and limitations 8 4
2.1.10k Negotiate, mediate, and advocate for clients 22 15
,Learning Objectives (LO) Multiple True/ Essay
Choice
False
A. Explain the importance of foundation knowledge for social work 1-2 1-2 1
with an emphasis on assessment
B. Discuss the organization of this book, which follows a life-span 3-4 3 2
approach and emphasizes common life events, normal
developmental milestones, and bio-psycho-social assessments
C. Introduce important concepts for understanding human 5-11 4-9 3-6
behavior that are stressed throughout the book, including
human diversity, cultural competency, oppression, populations-
at-risk, empowerment, the strengths perspective, resiliency,
human rights, and critical thinking about ethical issues
D. Propose a theoretical approach to understanding human 12-13 10-18 7-10
behavior—ecosystems theory—that incorporates concepts
from systems theories and the ecological perspective
E. Emphasize the importance of people’s involvement with 14-21 19-24 11-14
multiple systems in the social environment, including macro
systems (communities and organizations), and discuss these
systems’ significance
F. Describe a range of social worker roles used by practitioners in 22-25 25 15
the macro social environment
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The text stated that social work may be viewed as having three major thrusts.
Which of the following was not included:
A. Social workers can link people with systems
B. Social workers can work with systems so people can have better access to
the resources and opportunities
C. Social workers can force all systems to work with every client, no matter the
problem
, D. Social workers can help people solve their problems and cope with their
situations
ANS: C LO: A PG: 6 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
2.The step in social work in which the problem or situation is scrutinized and understood
is called:
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Intervention
ANS: A LO: A PG: 6 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b, 2.1.10
3. The lifespan development is separated in this text according to which of the
following:
A. Infancy and childhood/adolescence/young and middle adulthood/later
adulthood
B. Infancy/childhood and adolescence/young and middle adulthood/later
adulthood
C. Infancy/childhood and adolescence/young adulthood/middle and later
adulthood
D. Infancy and childhood/adolescence and young adulthood/middle and later
adulthood
ANS: A LO: B PG: 7 EPAS: 2.1.7, 2.1.7a, 2.1.7b
4. _____ aspects of development concern how people think about themselves, others,
and the environment around them.
