SOWK MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The Triple A approach to critical thinking involves:
a. ask assess assert
b. acquire access accept
c. account accrue accommodate
d. abide abolish resolve - Answers - a. Ask, assess, assert
Barker describes ______ as a nation's system of programs, benefits, and services that
help people meet those social, economic, educational, and health needs that are
fundamental to the maintenance of
a. social work
b. social justice
c. social welfare
d. sociology - Answers - c. Social welfare
The ______ perspective of social welfare focuses on problems and gaps.
a. residual
b. institutional
c. developmental - Answers - Residual
The ____ perspective on social welfare programs originated after World War II in Third
World countries.
a. residual
b. institutional
c. developmental - Answers - Developmental
The ______ perspective of social welfare views people's needs as a normal part of life.
a. residual
b. institutional
c. developmental - Answers - Institutional
Prior to the Great Depression of the 1930s, the ______ approach to social welfare
dominated.
a. residual
b. institutional
,c. developmental - Answers - Residual
The developmental perspective on social welfare programs gained impetus in the
United States beginning in the:
a. 1940s
b. 1950s
c. 1960s
d. 1970s - Answers - 1970s
_____ involves development that meets the current needs of the present generations
without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
-futurity
-intergenerationalism
-global initiative
-sustainability - Answers - Sustainability
Conservatives generally believe:
-people are born with infinite possibilities for being shaped for the good
-it is the government's job to provide a nurturing environment
-people are significantly affected by things in their environment
-keeping a class of people in poverty enhances the status of the upper class - Answers -
Keeping a class of people in poverty enhances the status of upper classes
All of the following statements would probably be made by a person of conservative
ideology except:
-if it aint broke don't fit it
-people are basically corrupt
-if people would take responsibility for their actions, they wouldn't need any welfare help
-three's always a better way to get things done - Answers - There's always a better way
to get things done
______ is the philosophy that supports government involvement in the social, political,
and economic structure so that all people's rights and privileges are protected in the
name of social justice.
-radicalism
-liberalism
-conservatism - Answers - Liberalism
According to the ______ philosophy, poverty exists to enhance the prestige and status
of the middle class because they have others to look down upon.
,-radical
-liberal
-conservative - Answers - Radical
_____ social work includes dealing with the law, educating lawyers, and serving as
expert witnesses.
-police
-judicial
-forensic - Answers - Forensic
_____ is a skilled treatment process whereby a therapist works with an individual,
couple, family, or group to address a mental disorder or alleviate other problems the
client may be having in the social environment.
-cognitive therapy
-psychotherapy
-developmental therapy
-envirotherapy - Answers - Psychotherapy
_____ emphasizes the study of behavior and cognitive processing.
-sociology
-psychology
-counselor education
-human services - Answers - Psychology
Families lie somewhere between _____ systems.
-macro and mazzo
-mezzo and macro
-micro and mezzo - Answers - Micro and Mezzo
Organizations and communities are considered _____ systems.
-mezzo
-macro
-micro
-mazzo - Answers - Macro
The ______ system is the system that social workers need to change or influence in
order to accomplish their goals.
-target
-client
-goal
, -digestive - Answers - Target
All of the following are dimensions that make social work unique except:
-social workers practice in a partnership with clients
-social work often targets the environment encompassing clients
-social workers often find it necessary to advocate for their clients
-social workers track people into specific ways of thinking - Answers - Social workers
track people into specific ways of thinking and acting
The medical model:
-focuses on the individual as having something wrong with him or her
-focuses on the environment encompassing the individual
-targets the environment
-assumes a systems approach - Answers - Focuses on the individual as having
something wrong with him or her
_____ refers to the idea that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical rights,
protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits.
-empowerment
-assessment
-social justice
-economic justice - Answers - Social justice
____ involves the distribution of resources in a fair and equitable manner.
-empowerment
-assessment
-social justice
-economic justice - Answers - Economic justice
____ refers to groups of people with some identified characteristics who have a greater
chance of being subjected to social and economic deprivation than those in the
mainstream.
-empowerment
-populations at risk
-assessment
-social justice - Answers - Populations-at-risk
____ involves the process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so
that individuals can take action to improve their life situations.
-empowerment
ACCURATE ANSWERS
The Triple A approach to critical thinking involves:
a. ask assess assert
b. acquire access accept
c. account accrue accommodate
d. abide abolish resolve - Answers - a. Ask, assess, assert
Barker describes ______ as a nation's system of programs, benefits, and services that
help people meet those social, economic, educational, and health needs that are
fundamental to the maintenance of
a. social work
b. social justice
c. social welfare
d. sociology - Answers - c. Social welfare
The ______ perspective of social welfare focuses on problems and gaps.
a. residual
b. institutional
c. developmental - Answers - Residual
The ____ perspective on social welfare programs originated after World War II in Third
World countries.
a. residual
b. institutional
c. developmental - Answers - Developmental
The ______ perspective of social welfare views people's needs as a normal part of life.
a. residual
b. institutional
c. developmental - Answers - Institutional
Prior to the Great Depression of the 1930s, the ______ approach to social welfare
dominated.
a. residual
b. institutional
,c. developmental - Answers - Residual
The developmental perspective on social welfare programs gained impetus in the
United States beginning in the:
a. 1940s
b. 1950s
c. 1960s
d. 1970s - Answers - 1970s
_____ involves development that meets the current needs of the present generations
without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
-futurity
-intergenerationalism
-global initiative
-sustainability - Answers - Sustainability
Conservatives generally believe:
-people are born with infinite possibilities for being shaped for the good
-it is the government's job to provide a nurturing environment
-people are significantly affected by things in their environment
-keeping a class of people in poverty enhances the status of the upper class - Answers -
Keeping a class of people in poverty enhances the status of upper classes
All of the following statements would probably be made by a person of conservative
ideology except:
-if it aint broke don't fit it
-people are basically corrupt
-if people would take responsibility for their actions, they wouldn't need any welfare help
-three's always a better way to get things done - Answers - There's always a better way
to get things done
______ is the philosophy that supports government involvement in the social, political,
and economic structure so that all people's rights and privileges are protected in the
name of social justice.
-radicalism
-liberalism
-conservatism - Answers - Liberalism
According to the ______ philosophy, poverty exists to enhance the prestige and status
of the middle class because they have others to look down upon.
,-radical
-liberal
-conservative - Answers - Radical
_____ social work includes dealing with the law, educating lawyers, and serving as
expert witnesses.
-police
-judicial
-forensic - Answers - Forensic
_____ is a skilled treatment process whereby a therapist works with an individual,
couple, family, or group to address a mental disorder or alleviate other problems the
client may be having in the social environment.
-cognitive therapy
-psychotherapy
-developmental therapy
-envirotherapy - Answers - Psychotherapy
_____ emphasizes the study of behavior and cognitive processing.
-sociology
-psychology
-counselor education
-human services - Answers - Psychology
Families lie somewhere between _____ systems.
-macro and mazzo
-mezzo and macro
-micro and mezzo - Answers - Micro and Mezzo
Organizations and communities are considered _____ systems.
-mezzo
-macro
-micro
-mazzo - Answers - Macro
The ______ system is the system that social workers need to change or influence in
order to accomplish their goals.
-target
-client
-goal
, -digestive - Answers - Target
All of the following are dimensions that make social work unique except:
-social workers practice in a partnership with clients
-social work often targets the environment encompassing clients
-social workers often find it necessary to advocate for their clients
-social workers track people into specific ways of thinking - Answers - Social workers
track people into specific ways of thinking and acting
The medical model:
-focuses on the individual as having something wrong with him or her
-focuses on the environment encompassing the individual
-targets the environment
-assumes a systems approach - Answers - Focuses on the individual as having
something wrong with him or her
_____ refers to the idea that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical rights,
protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits.
-empowerment
-assessment
-social justice
-economic justice - Answers - Social justice
____ involves the distribution of resources in a fair and equitable manner.
-empowerment
-assessment
-social justice
-economic justice - Answers - Economic justice
____ refers to groups of people with some identified characteristics who have a greater
chance of being subjected to social and economic deprivation than those in the
mainstream.
-empowerment
-populations at risk
-assessment
-social justice - Answers - Populations-at-risk
____ involves the process of increasing personal, interpersonal, or political power so
that individuals can take action to improve their life situations.
-empowerment
