Test Bank for
Social Work An Empowering Profession, 10th edition Brenda Dubois Karla
Krogsrud Miley
Chapter 1-14 Answers are at the end of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
Social Work: A Helping Profession
Multiple Choice
1. Of the following, who is the least likely prepared for becoming an effective social work professional?
a. Someone who approaches situations with hope.
b. Someone who approaches others with humility.
c. Someone who wants to “do for” others.
d. Someone who is genuine.
2. Hospice social worker Mike Nikolas practices social work from a generalist perspective. This means that
______.
a. his job description excludes any tasks related to policy
b. he assesses the context of clients‟ situations
c. practice evaluation and research is not likely included in his job description
d. he works only with individuals who are dying and their families
3. Jolene is working on a planning effort to coordinate service delivery for homeless women and children. Ogden
is a counselor with the Homeless Coalition. Sarah, a legislative advocate, is concerned with social policy
development regarding homelessness. Evaluate their activities in relation to the purpose of social work.
a. Only Ogden reflects the true social work purpose.
b. Jolene and Sarah‟s work reflects social work purpose.
c. Sarah‟s work, while concerned with social justice, is tangential to social work purpose.
d. Jolene, Ogden, and Sarah all reflect the purpose of social work in their work activities.
4. Smitri applies a social work perspective to analyze the relationship between personal troubles and public issues.
She concludes that _____.
a. personal troubles always result from inappropriate choices or behavioral problems
b. solutions for personal troubles and public issues are separate and distinct
c. public issues are in the public domain and have no bearing on personal troubles
d. personal troubles and public issues are interconnected
5. According to Maslow‟s hierarchy of needs, identify the correct ascendancy of needs beginning with the most
fundamental.
a. physiological, esteem, security, self-actualization
b. security, physiological, self-actualization, esteem
c. physiological, security, belonging, esteem
d. self-actualization, esteem, belonging, physiological
6. A basic assumption of Maslow‟s hierarchy of needs is that _____.
a. fundamental basic needs must be met before pursuing higher-level growth needs
, b. social and intellectual development are classified as basic human needs
c. culture interferes with self-actualization
d. unique developmental needs emerge at every stage of life
7. Which of the following is an example of non-material culture?
a. social media
b. artifacts
c. customs
d. smart phones
8. Concluding that people who are poor are poor because lack a work ethic best illustrates an attitude of ____.
a. racism
b. ageism
c. classism
d. sexism
9. Which of the following exemplifies a second generation right?
a. rights to freedom of speech
b. rights to a reasonable standard of living
c. rights to environmental justice
d. rights to freedom of religion
10. Which is the first of the internationally binging agreements on human rights?
a. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
b. Convention on the Rights of the Child
c. International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
d. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
11. ______ prevail(s) when all members of a society share equally in the social order, secure an equitable
consideration of resources and opportunities, and enjoy their full benefit of civil rights and civil liberties.
a. Environmental competence
b. Social justice
c. Cultural competence
d. Universal basic needs
12. Of the following, who most likely experiences goodness of fit?
a. someone who is among the „working poor”
b. someone who lives on the “other side of the tracks”
c. someone who is a member of a minority group
d. someone with privilege
13. Which social work goal does Mary Ann Grant‟s crisis counseling support?
a. enhancing clients‟ capacities to resolve problems, cope, and function effectively
b. linking clients with needed resources
c. improving the social service delivery system
d. promoting social justice through the development of social policy
14. Joannie Devereaux‟s efforts to protect nursing home residents by advocating more inclusive state-level elder
abuse mandatory reporting laws support the social work goal of _____.
a. enhancing clients‟ capacities to resolve problems, cope, and function effectively
b. linking clients with needed resources
c. improving the social service delivery system
d. promoting social justice through the development of just social policy
15. By definition, the _____ institution socializes children for effective living?
a. education
,b. social
c. family
d. religion
, 16. The function of the social welfare institution is to _____.
a. socialize people to the norms of society
b. provide supports so people can attain or sustain social functioning
c. distribute economic resources through the production of goods and services
d. transmit knowledge and skills through educational processes
17. Lien upholds the view that social welfare programs and services should be available to all persons as a citizen
right. Lien‟s perspective reflects a(n) ______ view of social welfare.
a. institutional
b. substitutive
c. supportive
d. residual
18. Denise works with clients in a multiservice drug and alcohol treatment program. The field of practice that
includes her work is most likely _____.
a. family services
b. mental health
c. child protective services
d. criminal justice
19. Janelle facilitates support groups for adult children who are caregivers for aging parents. This program is most
likely within the field of _____.
a. family services
b. mental health
c. community organizing
d. gerontological social work
20. Greg‟s resume demonstrates his expertise in neighborhood development. To continue on this career path in
social work, he will most likely seek employment in the field of _____.
a. occupational social work
b. information and referral
c. criminal justice
d. community organizing
21. After surveying employment outlook predictions, Cindy decides she would most likely be able to position
herself for more plentiful job opportunities if she focused on _____.
a. child welfare or community organizing
b. family services, mental health, or aging services
c. child welfare, family services, or community organizing
d. aging services, child welfare, or mental health
22. Charlene works in a program for women in a correctional institution. Her professional activities embody the
view of social work as _____.
a. an intermediary between individuals and society
b. a reformer of society
c. separate from society
d. an agent of social control on behalf of society
23. Empowerment is best described as ______.
a. personal competence
b. sociopolitical influence
c. having personal and sociopolitical dimensions
d. having a sense of being in control
Social Work An Empowering Profession, 10th edition Brenda Dubois Karla
Krogsrud Miley
Chapter 1-14 Answers are at the end of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
Social Work: A Helping Profession
Multiple Choice
1. Of the following, who is the least likely prepared for becoming an effective social work professional?
a. Someone who approaches situations with hope.
b. Someone who approaches others with humility.
c. Someone who wants to “do for” others.
d. Someone who is genuine.
2. Hospice social worker Mike Nikolas practices social work from a generalist perspective. This means that
______.
a. his job description excludes any tasks related to policy
b. he assesses the context of clients‟ situations
c. practice evaluation and research is not likely included in his job description
d. he works only with individuals who are dying and their families
3. Jolene is working on a planning effort to coordinate service delivery for homeless women and children. Ogden
is a counselor with the Homeless Coalition. Sarah, a legislative advocate, is concerned with social policy
development regarding homelessness. Evaluate their activities in relation to the purpose of social work.
a. Only Ogden reflects the true social work purpose.
b. Jolene and Sarah‟s work reflects social work purpose.
c. Sarah‟s work, while concerned with social justice, is tangential to social work purpose.
d. Jolene, Ogden, and Sarah all reflect the purpose of social work in their work activities.
4. Smitri applies a social work perspective to analyze the relationship between personal troubles and public issues.
She concludes that _____.
a. personal troubles always result from inappropriate choices or behavioral problems
b. solutions for personal troubles and public issues are separate and distinct
c. public issues are in the public domain and have no bearing on personal troubles
d. personal troubles and public issues are interconnected
5. According to Maslow‟s hierarchy of needs, identify the correct ascendancy of needs beginning with the most
fundamental.
a. physiological, esteem, security, self-actualization
b. security, physiological, self-actualization, esteem
c. physiological, security, belonging, esteem
d. self-actualization, esteem, belonging, physiological
6. A basic assumption of Maslow‟s hierarchy of needs is that _____.
a. fundamental basic needs must be met before pursuing higher-level growth needs
, b. social and intellectual development are classified as basic human needs
c. culture interferes with self-actualization
d. unique developmental needs emerge at every stage of life
7. Which of the following is an example of non-material culture?
a. social media
b. artifacts
c. customs
d. smart phones
8. Concluding that people who are poor are poor because lack a work ethic best illustrates an attitude of ____.
a. racism
b. ageism
c. classism
d. sexism
9. Which of the following exemplifies a second generation right?
a. rights to freedom of speech
b. rights to a reasonable standard of living
c. rights to environmental justice
d. rights to freedom of religion
10. Which is the first of the internationally binging agreements on human rights?
a. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
b. Convention on the Rights of the Child
c. International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination
d. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
11. ______ prevail(s) when all members of a society share equally in the social order, secure an equitable
consideration of resources and opportunities, and enjoy their full benefit of civil rights and civil liberties.
a. Environmental competence
b. Social justice
c. Cultural competence
d. Universal basic needs
12. Of the following, who most likely experiences goodness of fit?
a. someone who is among the „working poor”
b. someone who lives on the “other side of the tracks”
c. someone who is a member of a minority group
d. someone with privilege
13. Which social work goal does Mary Ann Grant‟s crisis counseling support?
a. enhancing clients‟ capacities to resolve problems, cope, and function effectively
b. linking clients with needed resources
c. improving the social service delivery system
d. promoting social justice through the development of social policy
14. Joannie Devereaux‟s efforts to protect nursing home residents by advocating more inclusive state-level elder
abuse mandatory reporting laws support the social work goal of _____.
a. enhancing clients‟ capacities to resolve problems, cope, and function effectively
b. linking clients with needed resources
c. improving the social service delivery system
d. promoting social justice through the development of just social policy
15. By definition, the _____ institution socializes children for effective living?
a. education
,b. social
c. family
d. religion
, 16. The function of the social welfare institution is to _____.
a. socialize people to the norms of society
b. provide supports so people can attain or sustain social functioning
c. distribute economic resources through the production of goods and services
d. transmit knowledge and skills through educational processes
17. Lien upholds the view that social welfare programs and services should be available to all persons as a citizen
right. Lien‟s perspective reflects a(n) ______ view of social welfare.
a. institutional
b. substitutive
c. supportive
d. residual
18. Denise works with clients in a multiservice drug and alcohol treatment program. The field of practice that
includes her work is most likely _____.
a. family services
b. mental health
c. child protective services
d. criminal justice
19. Janelle facilitates support groups for adult children who are caregivers for aging parents. This program is most
likely within the field of _____.
a. family services
b. mental health
c. community organizing
d. gerontological social work
20. Greg‟s resume demonstrates his expertise in neighborhood development. To continue on this career path in
social work, he will most likely seek employment in the field of _____.
a. occupational social work
b. information and referral
c. criminal justice
d. community organizing
21. After surveying employment outlook predictions, Cindy decides she would most likely be able to position
herself for more plentiful job opportunities if she focused on _____.
a. child welfare or community organizing
b. family services, mental health, or aging services
c. child welfare, family services, or community organizing
d. aging services, child welfare, or mental health
22. Charlene works in a program for women in a correctional institution. Her professional activities embody the
view of social work as _____.
a. an intermediary between individuals and society
b. a reformer of society
c. separate from society
d. an agent of social control on behalf of society
23. Empowerment is best described as ______.
a. personal competence
b. sociopolitical influence
c. having personal and sociopolitical dimensions
d. having a sense of being in control
