test for group

Closed-ended groups provide a measure of synergism through the addition of new members.

False

As part of the change process, the social worker needs to engage the client in an appropriate working relationship. The term engage refers to:

Forming appropriate, professional relationships in which the worker reflects empathy, warmth, and sincerity

. _____ power is directly related to an internalized value or norm and is probably the most complex of the power bases.

Legitimate

Regarding ethics and guidelines for conducting exercises, all of the following are true except:

Sometimes it is preferable for the instructor to leave the room when an exercise is being conducted

When confronting a disruptive group member:

The leader should skillfully and assertively express concerns in a non-blaming way.

Studies on conformity have found:

Yielding is markedly reduced when a person has the support of one other person (a partner) in the group

The Tuckman model of group development consists of which of the following stages:

adjourning

The disorder which is characterized by difficulty in adjusting to the stress created by common events such as unemployment or divorce is called a:

adjustment disorder

A generalist social worker has skills in working with which of the following client systems:

all of the above individual groups communities

_____ leaders set goals and policies, dictate the activities of the members, and develop major plans.

authoritarian

In the _____ role, a worker helps individuals or groups to articulate their needs, clarify and identify their problems, explore resolution strategies, select and apply a strategy, and develop their capacities to deal with problems more effectively.

enabler

. Two examples of a focus group are Parents Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous.

false

A competitive group atmosphere is usually productive.

false

A group leader should always confront a member in private about his or her disruptive behavior.

false

A leader who is still emotionally involved with a problem should definitely self-disclose this to the group as it will make the group more cohesive.

false

A socialization group is formed to achieve a specific set of objectives such as an ad hoc committee.

false

According to Christie and Geis, a Machiavellian leader has a high degree of ideological commitment.

false

According to the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc., "shaping norms of participation" is a task that should be accomplished during the middle phase of group work.

false

Coercive power should be used to settle conflicts.

false

Diagnoser is considered a group maintenance role.

false

Economic justice is an ideal condition in which all members of a society have the same basic rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits.

false

Identifying issues and problems is the first step in the change process.

false

In the situational theory of leadership, selling behavior refers to the leader engaging in low-task behaviors and high-maintenance behaviors.

false

In the standards of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups regarding ethical issues in the use of new techniques, it is suggested that group workers use computers only for correspondence, and not for confidential client information.

false

Meetings that are one hour or less are the most preferred duration time for optimizing productivity and behavior and ensuring that members do not become drowsy.

false

Paralanguage deals with what is said and not so much with how something is said.

false

Participants in group work usually have emotional, interactional, or behavioral difficulties.

false

Research has shown that many people will not yield into group pressure when the attitudes and opinions of the group differ from their own personally significant matters.

false

The CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) contains 21 core competencies.

false

The aim of policy analysis is to stimulate and assist the local community to evaluate, plan, and coordinate efforts to provide for the community's health, welfare, and recreation needs.

false

The ecological model approach to assessing and changing human behavior arose in reaction to the historical notion that the emotionally disturbed were possessed by demons, were mad, and were to be blamed for their disturbances.

false

The planning stage of a group may also be referred to as the contract stage.

false

The success of Jane Addams and the Hull House led to the development of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA).

false

To effectively lead a group, you should always avoid controversy and conflict.

false

When a person is relaxed, the temperature on the surface of his or her hands is normally ten to fifteen degrees cooler than when the person is tense.

false

Zoning is behavior characterized by identification with an area in a way that indicates ownership and a willingness to defend it against those who may invade it.

false

A member's commitment to a group goal will depend on:

how likely it appears the group can accomplish the goal

The Garland, Jones and Kolodny Model of group development includes which of the following developmental stages

intimacy

From the 1920s to the 1960s most social workers used a _____ model approach to assessing and changing human behavior.

medical

. Informal or formal associations of people who share certain problems and meet regularly in small groups with professional leaders to provide emotional support, information, assistance in problem solving and other help for each other is called:

mutual aid

"Everyone in this class will learn how to cure all emotional and behavioral problems" is considered a(n):

non-operational

"Each member of this class will be able to describe the difference between personal and group goals" is considered a(n)

operational goal

The _____ approach to leadership defines leadership in terms of the authority of a particular job title.

postion

______ is a defense mechanism that occurs when group members unconsciously attribute their unacceptable ideas and impulses to others.

projection

______ is a defense mechanism that occurs when group members avoid facing an unpleasant truth by acting opposite to the way they feel.

reaction formation

Active listening includes which of the following elements:

restating content

. In social work, a _____ group is defined in the text as a training and consciousness-raising group rather than one that meets to resolve psychosocial or mental disorders, in which people relate to each other in a close interpersonal manner and in which self-disclosure is required.

sensitivity

The _________ approach to leadership involves someone who looks to the needs of the group, working with, and asking herself how he or she can help, the members to solve problems and promote their personal development.

servant-leadership

With one-way communication, as the message is passed along, it tends to become more simplified and distorted because of _____, in which a few high points become dominant and readily remembered, while much of the remainder is forgotten.

sharpening

The _____ theory of leadership asserts that when members have low maturity in terms of accomplishing a specific task, the leader should engage in high task behaviors and low maintenance behaviors.

situational

A fixed image of a group that is applied to all members of that group is called a:

stereotype

. The steps involved in planning and implementing educational and treatment groups are similar to the procedures followed by social workers who deal with individual clients.

true

A messy office may suggest to a client that the worker is overwhelmed, perhaps burning out, and therefore is unlikely to be of much help.

true

A nominal group is a group in which individuals work in the presence of others but do not verbally interact.

true

Before the first meeting, it is absolutely essential that a leader identify the group's needs and expectations as precisely as possible.

true

Body orientation is the extent to which we face toward or away from someone with our head, body, and feet.

true

Conformity means yielding to group pressure.

true

Due to their overlap with task groups, problem-solving and decision-making groups can be considered a subcategory of task groups.

true

If norms are not enforced, they will lose their effectiveness, and a new norm may begin to emerge.

true

If the personal goals of the group are homogeneous, members are more apt to agree on group goals.

true

It is important to give attention to how to end a session.

true

Kraus and Keltner found that body language can signal a person's economic status.

true

Research has shown that eczema and allergies can be caused in part by a person's lack of physical contact with a parent during infancy.

true

Signature pedagogy represents the central form of instruction and learning in which a profession socializes its students to perform the role of practitioner.

true

Social casework services are provided by nearly every social welfare agency that provides direct services to people.

true

Social work is the profession that has the responsibility and mandate to provide social services.

true

Sometime during the life of a group, one or more members may struggle with the leader for control.

true

Symbols are used to help individuals translate their feelings and thoughts to others so the individual can be understood.

true

The authority hierarchy affects two-way communication because high status people tend to talk more.

true

The decision to have coleaders should be based on the needs of the group members rather than on group facilitators' preferences for individual or dual leadership.

true

The effectiveness and efficiency of a group and its procedures can be measured by the extent to which goals are achieved.

true

The helper therapy principle generally is operative in treatment groups.

true

The skills, knowledge, and values needed for effective social work practice with groups are very similar to the skills, knowledge, and values needed for effective social work practice with individuals, families, organizations, and communities.

true

The termination of a group produces the same reactions that characterize the termination of other significant relationships, including the feeling of being rejected.

true

When conflicts arise in groups that do not have measurable and operational goals, there is no logical way to determine whose view has higher payoffs.

true