Deck 8: Social Work With Families

Question 1

All of the following are essential functions that families perform in modern industrial societies except:

A) Replacement of the population
B) Care of the young
C) Regulation of sexual behavior
D) Sole educator of the children

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Socialization of new members as related to families includes:

A) Encouraging children to meet other children in the neighborhood
B) Teaching children about the cultures language, values, norms, and mores
C) Teaching students about sexual behaviors
D) Providing students emotional support

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The eco-map:

A) Is a drawing of the client/family in its social environment
B) Is a graphic way of investigating the origins of a presenting problem of a client by diagramming the family over at least three generations
C) Is essentially a family tree
D) Focuses on identifying behavioral patterns in families that tend to be repeated from generation to generation

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The genogram:

A) Is essentially a family tree
B) Is a drawing of the client/family in its social environment
C) Provides a snapshot view of important interactions for a client/family at a particular point in time
D) Was developed by Ann Hartman

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding communication:

A) Most communication is considered a one-way process
B) Translating your thoughts and feelings into symbols that others can understand is called decoding
C) When your message reaches a receiver, the receiver encodes the message by interpreting it in terms of thoughts or feelings that mean something to the receiver
D) The meaning of a communication is the response it elicits in the receiver, regardless of the intent of the sender

Question 6

In a _____ communication, the sender of a message places the receiver in a situation where, no matter how he or she responds, the sender will criticize.

A) Compensated
B) Displaced
C) Reactive
D) Double-bind

Question 7

In alcoholic families, the _____ is the person who probably has a good sense of humor and appears not to take anything seriously.

A) Chief enabler
B) Mascot
C) Scapegoat
D) Lost child

Question 8

A (n) _____ is described in the text as a personal goal held by a member that is unknown to the other family members and that interferes with the family goals.

A) Dysfunctional behavior
B) Aggressive pattern
C) Hidden agenda
D) Defensive communication

Question 9

The _____ is a family assessment instrument, developed by E. P. Congress, to help social workers better understand culturally diverse clients and their families.

A) Culturagram
B) Diversagram
C) Culturalmap
D) Diversitymap

Question 10

In-home services for troubled families include:

A) Foster care
B) Group homes
C) Family preservation services
D) Adoption

Question 11

Social workers in our society should view the nuclear family as the ideal model that all clients should be encouraged to strive to form.

Question 12

Without affection and recognition, a person's emotional, intellectual, physical, and social growth will be stunted.

Question 13

A broken line such as this: - - - - - - - on an eco-map signifies a stressful, conflict-laden relationship.

Question 14

The meaning of a communication is the response it elicits in the receiver, regardless of the intent of the sender.

Question 15

One-way communication is apt to occur with a democratic head of the family.

Question 16

The defense mechanism of regression is generally involved in reaction formation.

Question 17

In families, it is of benefit to the family when the personal goals of family members are supportive of family goals.

Question 18

One of the areas of culturally diverse families that social workers are urged to attend to is their contact with cultural and religious institutions.

Question 19

Family preservation services involve removal to foster care of a child who is acting out in order to preserve the remainder of the family.

Question 20

Describe the great diversity in marital arrangements and family forms that exist in the United States. Describe how you will learn about different family forms when you enter the field of social work.

Question 21

Describe the functions the family is supposed to fulfill in our society. In your opinion, how well is the family performing these functions?

Question 22

Describe and compare the eco-map and the genogram.

Question 23

Describe the effective communication process. Identify the areas in which misinterpretations may occur.

Question 24

Define the following defense mechanisms: (a) displacement; (b) regression; (c) isolation; (d) identification.

Question 25

Explain double-bind communication and cite an example.

Question 26

What is a culturagram? What are eight of the ten areas that social workers are urged to attend to?

Question 27

Thorman lists what four categories in which problems within families tend to be clustered?

Question 28

List several in-home services that are designed to help families stay together.

Question 29

What are considered out-of-home services for families experiencing problems?