Human Behavior and the Social Environment Exam
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Course Introduction
This course explores the complex interplay between individuals and the various social systems in which they function, including families, groups, organizations, communities, and societies. Emphasizing theories and perspectives from psychology, sociology, and human development, students examine how factors such as culture, social class, race, gender, and life events influence human behavior across the lifespan. Special focus is placed on understanding how biological, psychological, and social dimensions interact to shape identity, decision-making, and adaptation. This foundational course is essential for students pursuing careers in social work, psychology, and related fields, providing a critical framework for assessing and addressing diverse human needs in a dynamic social environment.
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An Introduction to the Profession of Social Work 5th Edition by Elizabeth A. Segal
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Chapter 1: What Is Social Work
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Q1) The strengths perspective focuses on teaching clients new skills in order to strengthen their lives.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Social justice can be described as:
A)Something only the rich deserve
B)Something only the poor deserve
C)The level of fairness the exists in society
D)Respect for the uniqueness of the individual Answer: C
Q3) Social workers' primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Most social workers work for the government.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The History of the Social Welfare System and the
Social Work Profession
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Q1) Social Insurance programs seek to prevent poverty rather than alleviate it. A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) The 1980s can be described as a time period with new interest and support for public assistance programs.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Social workers must negotiate many contrasting values as they consider helping to improve the well-being of people in the United States.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q4) The value or belief that work conditions should be safe for employees developed out of the Progressive Era.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Poverty and Economic Disparity
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Q1) What is meant by the term the "juvenilization of poverty"?
Answer: The tendency that children are disproportionately among the ranks of those who are poor.
Q2) Briefly explain what is meant by "in-kind" benefits, and provide an example.
Answer: Giving people commodities or coupons that they can exchange for commodities. Examples of in-kind services are health care, housing subsidies, and food stamp coupons.
Q3) Which of the following is/are true about the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF)?
A)It replaced the Supplemental Security Income program
B)It limits the amount of time a family can receive benefits to a life-time total of five years
C)It encourages but does not require adult participants to work
D)You must apply for Food Stamps too or you are not eligible.
Answer: B
Q4) List and describe two cash benefit programs for the poor.
Answer: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF], Supplemental Security Income [SSI]
Q5) The United States officially uses a(n) ________________ measure of poverty.
Answer: Absolute
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Chapter 4: Human Rights and Social and Economic Justice
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Q1) Considering power imbalances is critical when looking for injustices.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is meant by the concept "institutional discrimination"? Provide an example of institutional discrimination.
Q3) Socialization theory suggests that racism is caused by economic factors.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A model of intergroup relations where people retain their unique cultural characteristics, while they mix socially and economically with other groups is known as which of the following?
A)Separatism
B)The Melting Pot
C)Cultural Determinism
D)Cultural Pluralism
Q5) The idea that inequities exist due to innate biological characteristics:
A)Is no longer accepted as a theory
B)Refers to a belief in biological determinism
C)Suggests there are no inherent differences between groups
D)Is a good justification for oppression
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Chapter 5: Dimensions of Diversity
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Q1) List and briefly explain the significance of two examples of historical practices or policies discussed in this chapter that have taken away the rights of certain social groups.
Q2) What is meant by the term "social identity"?
Q3) "Social Construction" refers to which of the following?
A)Identification with others who share certain characteristics
B)General agreement about how we perceive and value members of social groups
C)The relationships that exist between different social groups
D)That social groups are facts of nature
Q4) Due to their greater need, studies show that social services are over utilized by people of color.
A)True
B)False
Q5) It is expected that the population of Americans of Hispanic descent will grow slightly over the next fifty years.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Social group memberships help form our values, worldviews and attitudes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Generalist Social Work Practice
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Q1) A case manager is someone who provides therapeutic services such as counseling for addiction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Undergraduate social work education teaches specialized and advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cultural humility means being aware that we see the world through our own particular lens and engaging in ongoing self-reflection and self critique.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly explain what types of activities a case manager engages in when working with a client.
Q5) Community organizing is an example of macro social work practice.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the difference between micro and macro practice.
Q7) What does it mean to be a generalist practitioner?
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Chapter 7: Child Welfare: Working With Children and Their
Families
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Q1) The Ecological approach suggests that social workers view a client within the context of his/her environment. Name five systems that commonly impact the children with whom social workers work.
Q2) List and describe the three primary roles that social workers use to intervene on behalf of children and families?
Q3) Children are considered vulnerable and in need of special attention and advocacy because of which of the following?
A)Many of them live in poverty
B)They comprise one of the largest subgroups in the U.S.
C)They rely on adults to make their needs known to decision makers
D)They are not legally allowed to advocate for their own needs
Q4) Children often come to the attention of a social worker on their own.
A)True B)False
Q5) Because they are young, children can never be included in the planning and decision-making regarding the intervention process.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Gerontology: Working With People Who Are
Older
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Q1) Given that they are not medical professionals, how can social workers assist people as they age with some of the health challenges that they face?
Q2) The Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Program is the social insurance program most people refer to as ___________________.
Q3) The old-old or frail older people (85 and over) are projected to be the fastest-growing segment of the population in the 21st century.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not a goal of case management with the elderly?
A)Assuring that services are appropriate to the needs of a particular client
B)Improving client access to the continuum of long term care services
C)Conducting support, therapy, or recreational groups
D)Supporting the client's caregivers with counseling and information
E)Serving as a bridge between institutional and community-based care services
Q5) List the three ways that people who are older are often categorized.
Q6) Discuss what is meant by "ageism" and how it impacts older people.
Q7) List and describe two government programs that provide financial assistance to older Americans.
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Chapter 9: Health Care Services
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Q1) In 2010 Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
A)True
B)False
Q2) Given that they are not health care professionals, what do social workers have to offer in health care settings?
Q3) In a ______________________ insurance plan, the insured chooses a doctor, receives services, and pays a deductible, after which the insurance company pays the bill.
Q4) Ambulatory care refers to care provided on an outpatient basis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) On average, people in lower socioeconomic groups have higher mortality (death) and morbidity (illness) rates than people in higher socioeconomic groups.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List several reasons for rapidly rising health care costs in the U.S.
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Chapter 10: Mental Health Services
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Q1) Which of the following statements about mental health care in the US is the most accurate?
A)Costs for mental health care have remained constant while the costs of physical health care have risen dramatically
B)Almost all insurance plans offer the same benefits for mental health treatment as they do for the treatment of physical health problems
C)Rather than being a single system, the delivery of mental health services is actually a loose network of various services
D)Psychiatrists provide the vast majority of mental health services in the US
Q2) List and briefly discuss three reasons why people who experience mental illness do not seek treatment.
Q3) Briefly explain why it can be difficult to assess and diagnosis mental disorders in older adults.
Q4) Social workers constitute the largest group of mental health professionals in the United States
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: School Social Work
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Q1) The U.S. educational system has long been based on a dominant-culture, middle-class value structure which has resulted in students from many non-dominant groups being placed in remedial classes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) School social workers rely on which theory or framework to analyze the transactions between students, teachers, parents, and the school system?
A)String Theory
B)Ecological Framework
C)Empowerment Framework
D)Conflict Theory
Q3) List two micro and two macro activities that school social workers engage in.
Q4) Social workers can best address serious school-related challenges by focusing on evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List at least two groups who have particularly high dropout rates. Provide two reasons that researchers identify that help explain these high dropout rates?
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Chapter 12: Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which of the following statements is not true?
A)With more than 11,000 drug treatment facilities in the US, there is still a shortage.
B)Alcohol and drug issues commonly occur in combination with other mental health challenges.
C)The decision of where to place a client for treatment is often determined by the client's insurance coverage and availability of treatment programs.
D)It is hard to pay for treatment because substance abuse is not included in the American's with Disabilities Act.
Q2) A compulsion toward a specific behavior despite negative consequences, and a psychological and/or physical dependence on the behavior or substance being abused is known as which of the following?
A)Drug Misuse
B)Addiction
C)Chemical Dependency
D)Substance Abuse
Q3) List at least two possible reasons for the high prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse among non-dominant groups or populations.
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Chapter 13: Violence, Victims, and Criminal Justice
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Q1) Which of the following is not a social work position on crime and criminals?
A)All victims should receive assistance
B)Refer more children who commit crimes to the adult criminal justice system
C)Convicted criminals can be rehabilitated
D)More funds should be spent on juvenile prevention and treatment programs
Q2) Which of the following is not an individualistic theory to explain criminal behavior?
A)Deterrence Theory
B)Biological Determinism
C)Social Disorganization
D)Behaviorism
E)Psychological Determinism
Q3) People who are convicted of a crime and receive probation do not go to jail or prison for their crime.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Years of hard work and anti-discrimination laws have eliminated racism and racial bias from the criminal justice system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Crisis, Trauma, and Disasters
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Q1) Cognitive behavioral therapy rests on the assumption that feelings come from deep-seated, repressed childhood traumas.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Burnout is the second-hand exposure to traumatic events.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following would not be classified as "positive stress":
A)Starting a new job
B)Purchasing a house
C)Meeting new people
D)Separation or Divorce
Q4) After witnessing or experiencing an event that involves actual or the threat of injury, death or serious danger, a person has experienced:
A)Post Traumatic Stress
B)Trauma
C)Crisis
D)Positive Stress
Q5) What are the basic differences between positive, tolerable, and toxic stress?
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