Social Work ASWB Masters Exam Guide Questions And Answers.
closed system -
\uses up its energy and dies
differentiation -
\becoming specialized in structure and function
entropy -
\closed, disorganized, stagnant; using up available energy
equifinality -
\arriving at the same end from different beginnings
homeostasis -
\steady state
input -
\obtaining resources from the environment that are necessary to attain the goals of the
system
negative entropy -
\exchange of energy and resources between systems that promote growth and
transformation
open system -
\a system with cross-boundary exchange
output -
\a product of the system that exports to the environment
subsystem -
\a major component of a system made up of two or more interdependent components
that interact in order to attain their own purpose(s) and the purpose(s) of the system in
which they are embedded
suprasystem -
\an entity that is served by a number of component systems organized in interacting
relationships
throughput -
\energy that is integrated into the system so it can be used by the system to accomplish
its goals
closed system -
\uses up its energy and dies
differentiation -
\becoming specialized in structure and function
entropy -
\closed, disorganized, stagnant; using up available energy
equifinality -
\arriving at the same end from different beginnings
homeostasis -
\steady state
input -
\obtaining resources from the environment that are necessary to attain the goals of the
system
negative entropy -
\exchange of energy and resources between systems that promote growth and
transformation
open system -
\a system with cross-boundary exchange
output -
\a product of the system that exports to the environment
subsystem -
\a major component of a system made up of two or more interdependent components
that interact in order to attain their own purpose(s) and the purpose(s) of the system in
which they are embedded
suprasystem -
\an entity that is served by a number of component systems organized in interacting
relationships
throughput -
\energy that is integrated into the system so it can be used by the system to accomplish
its goals
