Question 1

_______ is the process whereby appropriate behaviors are recognized and reinforces, thus increasing the probability of these behaviors occurring in the future.

Accepted Answer

Positive reinforcement is the process where behaviors are encouraged by rewards, increasing the likelihood of these behaviors being repeated in the future.

Question 2

Engagement can also sometimes be referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Engagement is the process of joining with a client to assess their needs and intervene to help them achieve their goals.

Question 3

At its basic level this family approach involves the listening to and telling or retelling of stories about what people and the problems that they identify are experiencing.

Accepted Answer

The Narrative family approach focuses on the stories of individuals and families, exploring how these narratives shape their experiences and problems. It involves listening to and retelling these stories to understand and address the issues identified.

Question 4

Punishment involves:

Accepted Answer

Punishment involves applying an aversive consequence immediately after a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior occurring again.

Question 5

Contracting occurs at the end of which phase?

Accepted Answer

Contracting typically occurs at the end of the assessment phase, where goals and plans are formalized based on the information gathered during the assessment.

Question 6

A _________ question in solution focused therapy involves when a client describes having surmounted difficult situations in the past and the family social worker asking how they did so.

Accepted Answer

Coping questions are used in solution-focused therapy to explore how clients have managed to overcome challenges in the past, helping them recognize their own strengths and resources.

Question 7

The family social worker as ________ captures the worker's unique position in the social network of helping resources.

Accepted Answer

The term "mobilizer" captures the social worker's role in connecting families with various resources and services within the community, leveraging their position within the social network to facilitate access to help.

Question 8

Which of the following approach has family structure and hierarchies, subsystems and boundaries and its three fundamental concepts?

Accepted Answer

The Structural family approach focuses on family structure, including hierarchies, subsystems, and boundaries, as its core concepts. This approach emphasizes understanding and improving the family's structure to solve its problems.

Question 9

What is the purpose of confrontation?

Accepted Answer

Confrontation in a therapeutic context is used to raise awareness by presenting information that the client (or in this case, the family) is overlooking, minimizing, or not identifying. It helps clients see things from a different perspective, recognize patterns of denial, avoidance, or rationalization, and encourages them to face issues more directly.

Question 10

What is the purpose of reframing?

Accepted Answer

Reframing involves changing the way a situation or concept is viewed by placing it in a different context, which can alter its meaning and impact.

Question 11

Case management involves primarily:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Case management involves primarily:
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Question 12

In the role of a _________, the guiding philosophy of a family social worker is to identify and reinforce family strengths while recognizing family limitations and lack of resources.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the role of a _________, the...

Question 13

Behavioral family approach is based upon the principles of:

Accepted Answer

The behavioral family approach is grounded in behavior modification and social learning principles. It focuses on changing specific behaviors through reinforcement and modeling, emphasizing how family members can influence each other's behaviors through their interactions.

Question 14

A prime developer of the solution focused approach is:

Accepted Answer

Steve de Shazer is recognized as a prime developer of the solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) approach, which focuses on discussing solutions rather than problems.

Question 15

An example of a "exception question" in solution focused therapy would be:

Accepted Answer

Exception questions in solution-focused therapy aim to identify times when the problem does not occur or is less severe, thereby helping the client recognize their own ability to overcome or manage the problem. Choice B directly asks the client to think about times when the problem was absent or less intense, fitting the definition of an exception question.

Question 16

What percentage of children of substance abusers were shown to not become chemically dependent (Bernard, 1992)?

Accepted Answer

Bernard (1992) showed that 70-92% of children of substance abusers do not become chemically dependent, indicating a significant majority manage to avoid the path of chemical dependency despite their parents' substance abuse issues.

Question 17

The structural family approach was primarily developed by:

Accepted Answer

Salvador Minuchin is the primary developer of the structural family therapy approach, which focuses on understanding and restructuring the family system.

Question 18

The ________ approach is effective in getting family members in touch with their affective blocks so that a healthier family unit can exist.

Accepted Answer

The communication/experiential approach focuses on improving communication and emotional expression among family members, aiming to resolve affective blocks and foster a healthier family dynamic.

Question 19

Behavioral family interventions look at mainly:

Accepted Answer

Behavioral family interventions focus on understanding and modifying ongoing family relationships and interactional patterns within the family system. This approach emphasizes the dynamics and behaviors among family members rather than the inner psychological states of individuals or rapid crisis intervention.

Question 20

The communication/experiential approach was primarily developed by:

Accepted Answer

Virginia Satir is known for developing the communication/experiential approach, focusing on family therapy and communication patterns within families.

Quiz 1: An Introduction to Family Social Work Questionaire