Question 1

Drug addiction has many effects on a family. The preoccupation with a substance continuously changes mood and performance. Usage can cause marital problems and the destruction of the family unit as a whole. Many members will deny there is a problem or attempt to cover it up out of love for the using individual. This is called:

Accepted Answer

Enabling behavior is common in dysfunctional relationships due to secondary gains. A person may depend upon income, focus on the other person's behavior to minimize their own, or any number of other reasons to "look the other way" with problem behaviors.

Question 2

Addiction is often described as a behavioral syndrome where drug usage dominates the individual's motivation. Normal constraints on a person's behavior lead to a self-perceived "loss of control." One defining characteristic of addiction is:

Accepted Answer

A major symptom of addiction is consuming greater quantities over a period of time to get the same effects. It can also be the inability to cut down on use despite the negative consequences of such use, as well as physical effects such as blackouts and memory loss.

Question 3

Motor development flows along several basic principles, each one influenced by many areas. Ethnicity, birth size, nutrition, genetics and social class all play a role. This process depends on familial patterns and environmental factors. How is motor development defined?

Accepted Answer

Motor development is a process that includes fine and gross skills. Fine motor skills include picking up small objects or coloring, while gross motor skills involve walking, running and climbing. Increased stimulation does not necessarily enhance the development.

Question 4

There are many milestones to achieve in child development from birth to the age of five. Many studies specify time frames of normal development. Children may achieve these milestones earlier or later, but still remain within a normal range of development. At what age does a child become self-sufficient in many routines?

Accepted Answer

Children at 3 to 4 years of age become quite comfortable with their self-sufficiency. They have the motor ability to jump and stand on one leg. At this stage, youngsters develop cooperative play with others and begin imitating their parents.

Question 5

The study of how children's minds work has been quite influential within the educational theory. One such theorist proposed that thinking does not develop at the same level in a smooth manner. There are times when thinking transitions into new areas and capabilities. This overall vision was brought to life by what famous biologist?

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget completed his studies by observing, talking and listening to children. His particular interest was in maturation skills and the capacity for individuals to understand their surrounding world. He identified transitions taking place at different ages from birth up.

Question 6

Learning disabilities among children affect areas in language, reading, writing and math. These individuals struggle with paying attention and improving motivation on their own. Often if the problem is detected early, skills at overcoming the disability can be achieved. Learning disabilities are not caused by what factor?

Accepted Answer

Intelligence is not a problem with learning disabilities. The trouble lies within the processing of sensory information. Children and adults with this disorder tend to hear, see and understand things differently than others.

Question 7

Many individuals experience limits in their ability to learn at expected levels. Development in children is often slower and affects the way they speak, eat, walk and care for themselves. This disability ranges from slight to severe, with many predicting signs of a problem. Children may learn to talk later than others and have trouble solving problems. What disorder is being described?

Accepted Answer

Intellectual disabilities limit how a child might let others know of their needs and wants. They will often learn to crawl and walk later than other individuals. Intellectual disabilities hinder the ability to remember things and understand social rules.

Question 8

A high profile company demonstrates success through its diverse work force. Each employee is a part of a team that has learned to accept gender, race and nationality differences. The focus instead, is on building trust and respect through individual commonalities. What is being practiced at this level?

Accepted Answer

Diversity works at many levels. There can be cultural diversity but not gender diversity. There can be cultural diversity but not ethnic diversity, as cultures are often comprised of many ethnic groups. Respecting individuals as individuals encompasses all of the above.

Question 9

There have been many studies completed on the irrational behavior that causes an individual to have negative feelings towards something. People will determine a set of characteristics, usually unconsciously, that they analyze others things or persons by. This interpersonal behavior is known as:

Accepted Answer

Antipathy is defined as an unconscious dislike for certain characteristics. People, places or things that fall under these descriptions are avoided with distaste. This behavior often resembles irrational, automatic processes.

Question 10

Collectivism is a term used to describe a culture that serves the group in which they belong. Attitudes are favored towards teamwork and personal recognition is shared by all. What group of individuals is the exact opposite?

Accepted Answer

Individualism describes a culture based on independence and self-reliance. They often prefer activities at work and in life to be individual. Instead of an extended family approach, people of this culture prefer to only care for themselves and immediate relatives.

Question 11

Cognitive Behavior Therapy works with clients to first identify inappropriate or maladaptive behaviors, then to change these behaviors through physical and/or mental interventions. This type of therapy relies on what for it to have a chance of being successful?

Accepted Answer

A client must first have an awareness of the problem behavior before they can begin to address behavioral change. That is the cognitive connection.

Question 12

Indirect practice benefits all individuals, but especially the population targeted by social welfare programs and policies. Social workers begin working with individuals based on what foundational principle reinforced by the NASW Code of Ethics?

Accepted Answer

A primary tenet of the NASW Code of Ethics is the dignity and worth of a person. From this principle is built the concepts of social justice, empowerment, and all others from which a social worker may organize interventions.

Quiz 5: Diversity