SOCIAL WORK EXAM BACHELOR
LEVEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are some examples of reliability testing - ANSWER-1-interobserver (the use of
independent observers to see whether they record the same events)
2-test-retest reliability (assessing the consistency of a measure from one time to
another)
3-parallel-forms reliability (comparing results of two tests assessing the same
domain)
4-internal consistency reliability (examining the consistency of results across items
within a test)
A process during which a conditioned response gradually stops occurring due to the
withholding of a reinforcer is known as:
A. Aversion therapy
B. Negative reinforcement
C. Extinction
D. Classical conditioning - ANSWER-C. Extinction
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of age-stage developmental theorists?
A. Development is discontinuous, with qualitatively different capacities emerging in
each stage
B. Stages are related to age
C. Stages occur in a specific order, with each stage building on capacities developed
in the previous stage
D. Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in life -
ANSWER-D. Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in
life
Age-stage developmental theorists view these age-related stages as discrete and
occurring in sequential order.
While the last response choice may be true, it is NOT a hallmark of age-stage
development theories.
Name four psychologists that who describe development as a series of stages -
ANSWER-Freud
Erikson
Piaget
Kohlberg
Which of the following service provisions is based on a residual approach to social
welfare?
A. Public education
B. Supplemental nutrition assistance
C. Law enforcement
D. Social security - ANSWER-C. Law enforcement
agoraphobia is a mental health diagnosis that is associated with which of the
following fears?
, a) fear of snakes
b) fear of open spaces
c) fear of heights
d) fear of enclosed spaces - ANSWER-b) fear of open spaces
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross stages of dying - ANSWER-denial, anger, bargaining,
depression, acceptance
What are defense mechanisms in psychoanalytical theory - ANSWER-Repression
regression
displacement
Sublimation
reaction Formation
Projection
Rationalization
Splitting
Repression (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-when a feeling is hidden and forced
from the consciousness to the unconscious because it is seen as socially
unacceptable
splitting defense mechanism - immature - ANSWER-employed by patients with
borderline personality disorder where people, events, or actions are either all good or
all bad.
ex. women who thinks her boyfriend is the love of her life until they have first
disagreement at which point the patient decides that her boyfriend is the worst
human being on earth.
Rationalization (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- Attempting to make excuses or
formulate logical reasons to justifying unacceptable feelings or behaviors.
EX: John tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because its the only way I can deal with my
bad marriage and awful job."
reaction formation (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- Preventing unacceptable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or
types of behaviors.
EX: Jane hates nursing. She attended nursing school to please her parents. During
career day, she speaks to prospective students about the excellence of nursing as a
career.
sublimation (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- Rechanneling of drives or impulses
that are personally or socially unacceptable into activities that are constructive.
EX: Mom of son killed by drunk driver, president of MADD.
displacement (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- The transfer of feelings from one
target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral.
LEVEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are some examples of reliability testing - ANSWER-1-interobserver (the use of
independent observers to see whether they record the same events)
2-test-retest reliability (assessing the consistency of a measure from one time to
another)
3-parallel-forms reliability (comparing results of two tests assessing the same
domain)
4-internal consistency reliability (examining the consistency of results across items
within a test)
A process during which a conditioned response gradually stops occurring due to the
withholding of a reinforcer is known as:
A. Aversion therapy
B. Negative reinforcement
C. Extinction
D. Classical conditioning - ANSWER-C. Extinction
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of age-stage developmental theorists?
A. Development is discontinuous, with qualitatively different capacities emerging in
each stage
B. Stages are related to age
C. Stages occur in a specific order, with each stage building on capacities developed
in the previous stage
D. Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in life -
ANSWER-D. Development in early childhood has an impact on development later in
life
Age-stage developmental theorists view these age-related stages as discrete and
occurring in sequential order.
While the last response choice may be true, it is NOT a hallmark of age-stage
development theories.
Name four psychologists that who describe development as a series of stages -
ANSWER-Freud
Erikson
Piaget
Kohlberg
Which of the following service provisions is based on a residual approach to social
welfare?
A. Public education
B. Supplemental nutrition assistance
C. Law enforcement
D. Social security - ANSWER-C. Law enforcement
agoraphobia is a mental health diagnosis that is associated with which of the
following fears?
, a) fear of snakes
b) fear of open spaces
c) fear of heights
d) fear of enclosed spaces - ANSWER-b) fear of open spaces
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross stages of dying - ANSWER-denial, anger, bargaining,
depression, acceptance
What are defense mechanisms in psychoanalytical theory - ANSWER-Repression
regression
displacement
Sublimation
reaction Formation
Projection
Rationalization
Splitting
Repression (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-when a feeling is hidden and forced
from the consciousness to the unconscious because it is seen as socially
unacceptable
splitting defense mechanism - immature - ANSWER-employed by patients with
borderline personality disorder where people, events, or actions are either all good or
all bad.
ex. women who thinks her boyfriend is the love of her life until they have first
disagreement at which point the patient decides that her boyfriend is the worst
human being on earth.
Rationalization (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- Attempting to make excuses or
formulate logical reasons to justifying unacceptable feelings or behaviors.
EX: John tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because its the only way I can deal with my
bad marriage and awful job."
reaction formation (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- Preventing unacceptable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or
types of behaviors.
EX: Jane hates nursing. She attended nursing school to please her parents. During
career day, she speaks to prospective students about the excellence of nursing as a
career.
sublimation (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- Rechanneling of drives or impulses
that are personally or socially unacceptable into activities that are constructive.
EX: Mom of son killed by drunk driver, president of MADD.
displacement (defense mechanism) - ANSWER-- The transfer of feelings from one
target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral.
