Deck 5: Building Relationships With the Community

Question 1

The term that describes when a system moves toward disorganization is

A) differentiation.
B) negative entropy.
C) equifinality.
D) entropy
E) interface.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes power?

A) it is the capacity to influence others
B) it is the influence assigned to a person
C) it is useful in creating policies
D) it is made up of human and material aspects
E) it relies on the person who possesses it.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the person-in-environment perspective, the environment consist of

A) physical, spiritual, and psychological dimensions.
B) physical, interpersonal, and socio-cultural aspects.
C) psychological, spiritual, and emotional aspects.
D) biological, organizational, and occupational dimensions.
E) biological, interpersonal, and socio-cultural aspects.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following characterizes synergy in systems?

A) relationships within systems that give them an identity
B) boundaries are open and systems are able to influence others
C) there is mutual exchange among systems
D) what happens when two systems merge efforts
E) presence of movement among systems

Question 5

According to the ecological perspective, individuals interact with their environment for the purpose of

A) development of relationships
B) organization of roles.
C) adaptation.
D) self-sufficiency.
E) unity.

Question 6

Systems that interact when one is doing community development are the

A) benefit, action, and target systems.
B) micro, meso, and macro systems.
C) focal, supra, and sub systems.
D) benefit, cultural, and action systems.
E) hierarchical, egalitarian, and secular systems.

Question 7

The ecological perspective is useful in community development because

A) the environments that people live in can influence relationships in both positive and negative ways.
B) benefits can accumulate over time while the developer works with the community members.
C) persons and environments tend to become complex over time.
D) systems may have different goals and community developers need to involve the community.
E) the environments become more complex as people interact with one another.

Question 8

The three main functions of systems consist of

A) role delegation, relationship building, and boundary making.
B) interface, goal direction, and relationship building.
C) goal direction, input and output.
D) differentiation, communication, and goal direction.
E) input, output, and interface.

Question 9

When systems tend to become more complex with time, they become

A) differentiated.
B) permeable.
C) synergistic.
D) adaptable.
E) complex.

Question 10

The patterns of behaviour that characterize relationships within a system and give that system an identity is

A) feedback.
B) the input.
C) differentiation.
D) a boundary.
E) the output.

Question 11

Which of the following examples is a role according to the systems theory?

A) my family believes in saying prayers before meals and going to bed early
B) he and I usually go bowling together on the weekends
C) my family do not want people coming to our house without any invitation
D) when we were kids, we always asked for permission from mother before we played outside
E) when we were growing up, we did not associate with our neighbours or the other children in school

Question 12

Why is self-awareness necessary in community development?

A) how one approaches a situation and the environment is dependent on one's past history
B) one's motivation and style of interacting affects how one develops relationships in the community
C) how one perceives power and transactions influences the worker
D) one's self esteem and physical needs affect how one perceives the working environment
E) how one's own feelings and emotions affect thought patterns

Question 13

A neighbourhood is a focal system while a city or a town is a

A) feedback system.
B) subsystem.
C) suprasystem.
D) universal system.
E) open system.

Question 14

An example of a focal system is

A) a town with boundaries.
B) the neighbourhood that is of interest.
C) a street or a building.
D) a small community amalgamated with a larger one.
E) the immediate environment.

Question 15

The context of community development that includes all systems that influence the achievement of community goals is the

A) arena of action.
B) interface.
C) situational system.
D) professional system.
E) arena of goal orientation.

Question 16

Maslow identified motives of people who achieve self-actualization and they include

A) self, sufficiency, meaningfulness, and playfulness.
B) uniformity, consistency, and self-sufficiency.
C) complexity, meaningfulness, and dependency.
D) playfulness, complexity, and uniformity.
E) meaningfulness, dependency, and consistency.

Question 17

Generalist cultures are different from specialist cultures because they value

A) secularity instead of religiousness.
B) interdependence instead of independence.
C) need for space instead of no need for it.
D) compartmentalization instead of holism.
E) isolation instead of connection.

Question 18

Which of the following is an example of the meso level in the ecological perspective?

A) what people do in their spare time
B) how people view their government
C) how the community feel about drinking and driving
D) what students do when they are together outside of class
E) how the school deals with students who are disruptive

Question 19

Expert power is different from referent power in that it

A) is based on the person who possesses desirable traits.
B) is associated with the position one holds within a group.
C) relies on the particular set of skills or specialized knowledge of a person.
D) relies on the persuasiveness or content of communication.
E) is based on the expectation of consequences.

Question 20

In any community, major power bases reside in

A) people and positions.
B) knowledge and businesses.
C) people and information.
D) positions and expertise.
E) authorities and knowledge.

Question 21

Mission statements are developed as marketing tools.

Question 22

In the professional context, community workers are aware that it includes

A) community situations.
B) worker's salary.
C) code of ethics.
D) organizational hierarchy.
E) qualifications of staff.

Question 23

The exo level of the environment is made up of institutions that affect relationships in the immediate environment.

Question 24

Community workers need to be aware of their organization's structure, the role they play in the organization, who they will be working with , and for what purpose.

Question 25

A principle that is helpful in guiding ethical decisions in community practice is determination of the consequences of rule application.

Question 26

Primary targets of change are those that

A) need the most assistance to change.
B) have the most resistance to change.
C) can provide what is needed.
D) can influence other targets.
E) has the most probability to change.

Question 27

Complementariness in community relationships can lead to innovative approaches.

Question 28

Positional negotiation is different from principled negotiation in that it involves

A) one group gives up something while the other gains something.
B) groups battling over the same ground in a recurring fashion.
C) setting precedents for which group gives up something.
D) reluctance to give up one's position.
E) the possibility of forming an alliance with another group.

Question 29

Permeability refers to the openness to or resistance of entry of outside influences.

Question 30

A specialist culture values interdependence and traditional beliefs.

Question 31

People have multiple dimensions and these dimensions interact with the physical, interpersonal, and sociocultural aspects of the environment.

Question 32

This type of relationship converts targets into supporters.

A) co-optation
B) confrontation
C) negotiation
D) collaboration
E) empowerment

Question 33

Each person has a reality made up of personal and environmental factors that make up the human system.

Question 34

Equifinality refers to the complexity of the systems within a larger system.

Question 35

Recognizing one's preferences and difficulties in working with others can be helpful in forging relationships in the communities where one works.

Question 36

Which of the following is a confrontational activity in community development?

A) setting deadlines
B) cutting off support
C) information gathering
D) walking out
E) presenting demands

Question 37

Reflection of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is useful in the pursuit of self-awareness.

Question 38

Traditional authority is based on the position, rules, and procedures that have been documented.

Question 39

Power is present in all relationships.

Question 40

The human ecological perspective contends that people actively move towards environments where they fit.

Question 41

Describe the five different types of power.

Question 42

Describe the three main functions of systems.

Question 43

Explain how community workers can develop effective communication between people from different cultural backgrounds.

Question 44

Explain the implications of the systems theory in community development.

Question 45

Identify the basic tenets of the four types of relationships in community practice.

Question 46

Describe two community development techniques to assess connections in the environment.

Question 47

Define traditional authority..

Question 48

Why is it important for community workers to be aware of boundaries in the systems?

Question 49

Differentiate principled negotiation from positional negotiation.