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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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A basic assumption of Maslow‟s hierarchy of needs is that _____. a. fundamental basic needs must be met before pursuing higher-level growth needs