Social Work Fundamentals
Question: Why do social workers study human behavior and the social environment?
Answer: To understand individual and group dynamics, perform assessments and interventions, and identify systems and structural influences.
Question: How many years make up a generation?
Answer: Approximately 20 years.
Question: What are risk factors?
Answer: Characteristics or conditions that increase the likelihood of developing a disease or negative outcome.
Question: What is self-efficacy?
Answer: The belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.
Question: At one year old, how big is the infant's brain in comparison to the full size it will grow into?
Answer: The brain is about 50% of its adult size.
Question: What is cultural competence?
Answer: The ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.
Question: What are age norms?
Answer: Societal expectations about what behaviors are appropriate at various stages of life.
Question: What are protective factors?
Answer: Conditions or attributes that mitigate or eliminate risk and help individuals cope more effectively.
Question: Who is Piaget, and what did he contribute to the field of social work?
Answer: Jean Piaget was a developmental psychologist known for his theory of cognitive development in children.
Question: What is SIDS?
Answer: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby during sleep.
Question: What is trauma-informed practice?
Answer: An approach to social work that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role trauma may play in an individual's life.
Question: What stage of pregnancy is a zygote?
Answer: The earliest stage, immediately after fertilization.
Question: What is globalization?
Answer: The process by which businesses, cultures, and societies become interconnected and interdependent on a global scale.
Question: Who is Erikson, and what did he contribute to social work?
Answer: Erik Erikson was a developmental psychologist known for his theory of psychosocial development across the lifespan.
Question: Are African American babies more likely to die of SIDS than white babies?
Answer: Yes.
Question: What is social adaptation?
Answer: The process of adjusting to and coping with new social environments and changes.
Question: What stage is the embryo?
Answer: The stage following the zygote, typically from 2 weeks to 8 weeks of development.
Question: Are infant mortality rates higher or lower in the US than most developed nations?
Answer: Higher
Question: What are gross motor skills?
Answer: Physical abilities involving large muscle movements, such as walking, jumping, and balancing.
Question: Around what month does a baby start saying "mama" or "dada"?
Answer: Around 9 months.
Question: What is a biopsychosocial assessment?
Answer: A comprehensive evaluation that social workers and other healthcare professionals use to understand a person's physical (bio), psychological (psycho), and social (social) factors.
Question: What stage is the fetus?
Answer: The stage of development from 9 weeks until birth.
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Question: What are fine motor skills?
Answer: Fine motor skills involve the coordination of small muscles in movements—usually involving the hands and fingers—such as writing, buttoning a shirt, or picking up small objects.
Question: How does poverty impact brain development?
Answer: Poverty can negatively affect brain development due to factors like stress, lack of stimulation, and poor nutrition.