Social Work Post-Test

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Course Transcript Questions The answer to Question 1 is found in Section 1 of the Course Content. The Answer to Question 2 is found in Section 2 of the Course Content... and so on. Select correct answer from below. Place letter on the blank line before the corresponding question.

Questions: 1. What reframing exercise in helping someone admit they have a problem? 2. What are the aspects of the three-dimensional model? 3. What are the ways to build confidence? 4. What is the therapy outline in the exercise Redefining Parents’ Rules? 5. What are steps in the Identifying the Critic technique? 6. What are the ways to Destroy the Critic? 7. What are techniques that can be useful in calming down teens who become violent? 8. What are techniques that are useful with teens who are prone to truancy and failing grades? 9. What are the levels of confrontation? 10. What are the key steps involved in writing an effective Family Agreement Contract? 11. What are the steps involved in Keeping Cool during an argument? 12. What are strategies that can help parents get their teens to stop alcohol or drug abuse? 13. What are techniques that parents can use with a teen who is prone to running away? 14. What are levels on which teen promiscuity may be examined?

Answers: A. valuing the unique teen, building self-respect, and recognizing effort and improvement.   B. 1. uncover the facts that are involved with both the teen and parent in the situation, 2. hear the teen’s viewpoint, 3. listen to reason, 4. dialouge, and 5. compromise. C. whining and complaining; stubborn refusal; verbal abuse; threats of violence; and acts of violence. D. Nurture; Intervention; and Talk Back. E. discovering parental triggers; discovering teen triggers; and busting the trigger. F. contemporary developmental pressures on the family, Other-Person-Centered Responding, and structure. G. streamlining the problems; creating concrete rules; and creating a well-written consequence. H.  Outside Looking In I. Unmasking the purpose, talking back, and making the critic useless J. Working with the School; Back to School; Positive Praise and Recognition through Role Playing. K. hearing the internal voice, determining and recognizing situations when the voice is present, monitor the voice, and determine how the voice makes your client feel L. Determining Frequency; Family Meeting; and The Alcohol Talk. M. educating the parent; teen self-esteem; and internet activity. N. Uncovering the Motives; Winning Cooperation; and Establishing Authority.

Course Article Questions The answer to Question 15 is found in Section 15 of the Course Content. The Answer to Question 16 is found in Section 16 of the Course Content... and so on. Select correct answer from below. Place letter on the blank line before the corresponding question.

Questions: 15. What are the individual factors predisposing an adolescent to firesetting? 16. What is the benefit in using peer groups to gather information useful in diagnosing and treating a child with a disruptive behavior disorder? 17. What is a "sensory reinforcement controlled" type of firesetter? 18. What significantly predicted girls’ externalizing problems? 19. Under what conditions is pathological firesetting likely to continue? 20. Why are certain components of "cognitive problem-solving" more appropriate for older children than for younger children? 21. What is the logic of current prevention strategies for adolescent alcohol abuse? 22. What was found in the survey regarding fathers observing negative consequences to the use of some drugs? 23. How is the attachment process through adolescence distinguished? 24. How does the gender of the adolescent affect his/her attitude toward sex? 25. A further important role for parents is the establishment of appropriate demands for an increasing contribution to family and household responsibilities.  What was found that supports this statement? 26. What is the common thread among family interventions to promote adolescent health?

Answers: A.  1) provide massive amounts of public education about the negative consequences of alcohol use before the age of 21; 2) criminalize and shame any youth or adult behavior that supports alcohol use before the age of 21; 3) expect that after turning 21 young adults will be able to quickly learn to use alcohol responsibly and be problem-free because the onset of use has been postponed. B.  Azrin et al. demonstrated adolescent substance abuse was influenced by the way in which parents supported and rewarded adolescent behavior. C. Antisocial behaviors; Sensation seeking; Social skills deficits; Attention seeking; and Fire-safety skills D. a natural environment in which children are interacting with others could provide a wealth of information about them. Not only can details pertaining to diagnosis be obtained, but the data collected may also determine which children would be successful in group therapy. E.  the growth of the child towards cognitive and physical maturity and the re-negotiation of family relationships towards greater reciprocity. F.  describes those for whom the sensory aspects of the fire are sufficiently reinforcing for them to set fires frequently. G.  Preschoolers' cognitive processes might not be developed enough to actively conceptualize and initiate self-modeled behavior. H.  The survey data found fathers were less likely to see negative consequences in use of some drugs. Less than half of fathers report believing that if their child smokes marijuana, they will face consequences such as difficulty coping with life’s problems and getting along with family. I. improving communication and reducing conflict. J.  Depression in the mother, along with mother "negativity" and father "negativity" and life stress K.  Several studies find that male adolescents are more likely than females to have positive reactions to having sex. While the attitude change associated with first sex may operate in either direction, it seems most likely that it will tend toward more permissive postsex attitudes, especially for males. L.  to continue if the underlying motivations or reinforcers are not specifically identified and treated.

True/False Statements: The Answer to Statement 1 is found in Section 1 of the Course Content... and so on. Enter T only for True, or F only for False for each statement below. Place letter only in the box before the corresponding statement. Do not add any periods or spaces.

True/False Statements: 1. "Outside Looking In" is a reframing exercise in helping someone admit they have a problem. 2. Contemporary developmental pressures on the family, Other-Person-Centered Responding, and structure are the aspects of the three-dimensional model. 3. Valuing the unique teen, building self-respect, and recognizing effort and improvement are ways to build confidence. 4. The therapy outline in the exercise Redefining Parents’ Rules are: 1. uncover the facts that are involved with both the teen and parent in the situation, 2. hear the teen’s viewpoint, 3. listen to reason, 4. dialouge, and 5. compromise. 5. The steps in the Identifying the Critic technique include: hearing the internal voice, determining and recognizing situations when the voice is present, monitor the voice, and determine how the voice makes your client feel. 6. Determining Frequency, Family Meeting, and the Alcohol Talk are the ways to destroy the critic. 7. Nurture, Intervention, and Talk Back are techniques that can be useful in calming down teens who become violent. 8. Techniques that are useful with teens who are prone to truancy and failing grades can include working with the school, back to school, positive praise, and recognition through role-playing. 9. The levels of confrontation are: whining and complaining; stubborn refusal; verbal abuse; threats of violence; and acts of violence. 10. Streamlining the problems, creating concrete rules, and creating a well-written consequence are the key steps involved in writing an effective Family Agreement Contract. 11. Some steps involved in keeping cool during an argument can be discovering parental triggers, discovering teen triggers, and busting the trigger. 12. Strategies that can help parents get their teens to stop alcohol or drug abuse are determining frequency, family meetings, and the Alcohol Talk. 13. Uncovering the Motives, Winning Cooperation, and Establishing Authority are techniques that parents can use with a teen who is prone to running away. 14. The levels on which teen promiscuity may be examined are educating the parent, teen self-esteem, and internet activity. 15. The individual factors predisposing an adolescent to firesetting are antisocial behaviors, sensation seeking, social skills deficits, attention seeking, and fire-safety skills. 16. The benefit of using peer groups to gather information useful in diagnosing and treating a child with a disruptive behavior disorder is that a natural environment in which children are interacting with others could provide a wealth of information about them. Not only can details pertaining to diagnosis be obtained, but the data collected may also determine which children would be successful in group therapy. 17. A"sensory reinforcement controlled" type of firesetter describes those for whom the sensory aspects of the fire are sufficiently reinforcing for them to set fires frequently. 18. Depression in the mother, along with mother "negativity" and father "negativity," and life stress, is often significantly predicted in girls’ externalizing problems. 19. Pathological firesetting is likely to continue if the underlying motivations or reinforcers are not specifically identified and treated. 20. Certain components of "cognitive problem-solving" are more appropriate for older children than for younger children because preschoolers' cognitive processes might not be developed enough to actively conceptualize and initiate self-modeled behavior. 21. The logic of current prevention strategies for adolescent alcohol abuse is 1) provide massive amounts of public education about the negative consequences of alcohol use before the age of 21; 2) criminalize and shame any youth or adult behavior that supports alcohol use before the age of 21; 3) expect that after turning 21 young adults will be able to quickly learn to use alcohol responsibly and be problem-free because the onset of use has been postponed. 22. The survey data found fathers were less likely to see negative consequences in use of some drugs. Less than half of fathers report believing that if their child smokes marijuana, they will face consequences such as difficulty coping with life’s problems and getting along with family. 23. The attachment process through adolescence is distinguished by the growth of the child towards cognitive and physical maturity and the re-negotiation of family relationships towards greater reciprocity. 24. Several studies find that male adolescents are more likely than females to have positive reactions to having sex. While the attitude change associated with first sex may operate in either direction, it seems most likely that it will tend toward more permissive post-sex attitudes, especially for males. 25. A further important role for parents is the establishment of appropriate demands for an increasing contribution to family and household responsibilities. Azrin et al. demonstrated that adolescent substance abuse was influenced by the way in which parents supported and rewarded adolescent behavior. 26. Improving communication and reducing conflict is the common thread among family interventions to promote adolescent health.

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