SOWK Final Exam
Theories that are highly abstract are correct answers
Define the strengths perspective. Why is it important for social workers to
focus on a client's strengths? correct answers
A form of professional practice competently conducted in a variety of
settings with client systems of various sizes at several levels of prevention
using a transferable body of knowledge, values, and skills is a definition of:
correct answersgeneralist practice
The process of identifying, describing, measuring, and testing the
variables and their relationship is the heart of . correct answerstheory
building
The guiding principles of social work education are developed by .
correct answersThe Council on Social Work Education
All social systems exist to satisfy some need, opportunity, or condition
existing in the environment. Accomplishing this purpose is . correct
answersgoal attainment
General systems theory seeks to explain the principles of correct
answersorganization According to Mead, the inner, spontaneous aspect of
the self is called correct answersi
The systems concept that pertains to the constancy and relative balance
of input and output exchanges a system has with its suprasystem is
known as: correct answerssteady state?
Roles are crucial for an individual in defining correct answersbehavior?
Living membranes that simultaneously connect and divide the
system and the suprasystem correct answersboundaries
Within social systems theory, the social environment is considered
the correct answerssuprasystem
A shared boundary between two or more systems correct
answersinterface
Identifies those social structures that permit the inflow of the resources
required by the system to function correct answersinput
Describes the purpose or goal of a social system correct answersproposed
output
, Process of converting signal inputs into outputs correct answersconversion
operations
Refers to the products that are returned to the environment after
conversion correct answers
Mechanisms by which social systems regulate their activities and maintain
their steady state correct answers
What are the 8 primary structures in social systems? correct answers
The CSWE has mandated that generalist practice address various system
levels. Name these levels. correct answersmicro, mezzo, macro
are the consequences administered by others in a social
system for the performance of a social role. correct answersrole
sanctions
is predicted on the idea that social interaction is a constant cycle of
cause and effect. correct answers
Both social systems theory and role theory emphasize correct answersthe
environment
Define ascribed positions and achieved positions. Give an example of
each. correct answers
Explain defense mechanisms and give an example of one. (Don't just list the
name of a defense mechanism; give an example of how one uses this
defense mechanism.) correct answers
The is an archetype forming the regulating center of the psyche. It
represents the wholeness, awareness, and acceptance that come in maturity.
correct answers
In Freudian psychoanalysis, the basic motivation for behavior is
correct answers Attachment theory grew out of the work of which
theorist? correct answers
The structure that both joins and divides a system and the environment is
the correct answersboundary
Freud identified five stages of development. Name the five stages and
briefly describe each stage. correct answers
According to general systems theory, all systems are correct answersopen
The expectations of people in a social system regarding how a person in
a specific position should behave are referred to as correct
answersnorms
Theories that are highly abstract are correct answers
Define the strengths perspective. Why is it important for social workers to
focus on a client's strengths? correct answers
A form of professional practice competently conducted in a variety of
settings with client systems of various sizes at several levels of prevention
using a transferable body of knowledge, values, and skills is a definition of:
correct answersgeneralist practice
The process of identifying, describing, measuring, and testing the
variables and their relationship is the heart of . correct answerstheory
building
The guiding principles of social work education are developed by .
correct answersThe Council on Social Work Education
All social systems exist to satisfy some need, opportunity, or condition
existing in the environment. Accomplishing this purpose is . correct
answersgoal attainment
General systems theory seeks to explain the principles of correct
answersorganization According to Mead, the inner, spontaneous aspect of
the self is called correct answersi
The systems concept that pertains to the constancy and relative balance
of input and output exchanges a system has with its suprasystem is
known as: correct answerssteady state?
Roles are crucial for an individual in defining correct answersbehavior?
Living membranes that simultaneously connect and divide the
system and the suprasystem correct answersboundaries
Within social systems theory, the social environment is considered
the correct answerssuprasystem
A shared boundary between two or more systems correct
answersinterface
Identifies those social structures that permit the inflow of the resources
required by the system to function correct answersinput
Describes the purpose or goal of a social system correct answersproposed
output
, Process of converting signal inputs into outputs correct answersconversion
operations
Refers to the products that are returned to the environment after
conversion correct answers
Mechanisms by which social systems regulate their activities and maintain
their steady state correct answers
What are the 8 primary structures in social systems? correct answers
The CSWE has mandated that generalist practice address various system
levels. Name these levels. correct answersmicro, mezzo, macro
are the consequences administered by others in a social
system for the performance of a social role. correct answersrole
sanctions
is predicted on the idea that social interaction is a constant cycle of
cause and effect. correct answers
Both social systems theory and role theory emphasize correct answersthe
environment
Define ascribed positions and achieved positions. Give an example of
each. correct answers
Explain defense mechanisms and give an example of one. (Don't just list the
name of a defense mechanism; give an example of how one uses this
defense mechanism.) correct answers
The is an archetype forming the regulating center of the psyche. It
represents the wholeness, awareness, and acceptance that come in maturity.
correct answers
In Freudian psychoanalysis, the basic motivation for behavior is
correct answers Attachment theory grew out of the work of which
theorist? correct answers
The structure that both joins and divides a system and the environment is
the correct answersboundary
Freud identified five stages of development. Name the five stages and
briefly describe each stage. correct answers
According to general systems theory, all systems are correct answersopen
The expectations of people in a social system regarding how a person in
a specific position should behave are referred to as correct
answersnorms
