Ch 1

Social and behavioral science theories are based on ______________ or beliefs held to be true without testing or proof, about the nature of human social life.

Assumptions

When human behavior is considered to be the result of interactions of integrated biological, psychological, and social systems we call this the _________________approach.

Biopsychosocial

Understanding human behavior to be the result of interactions of biological, psychological, and social systems is known as the:

Biopsychosocial approach

The building blocks of theory which allow us to communicate about the phenomena of interest are known as:

Concepts

Which of the following is not considered a personal dimension that affects behavior? psychological, spiritual, biological, culture

Culture dude

_______________ refers to a feature that can be focused on separately but also needs to be understood by considering other features.

DImension

Theories are a form of ___________________ that lay out general, abstract assertions that we can use to generate specific hypotheses to test in unique situations.

Deductive reasoning

When people believe that there are forces beyond their control, this is related to:

Determinism

Patterns of groups differences refers to:

Diversity

Linkages and interconnections with larger institutions are known as:

Exosystems

Differences among individuals, or individual variations, refers to:

Heterogeneity

When a social worker considers the time dimensions of any person in a story, they are thinking about:

The past, present, and future

When a social worker considers the environmental dimensions of any person in a story, they are thinking about:

The physical environment, the community, culture, and families

When people believe that they are free and proactive agents in the creation of their behavior, this is related to:

Voluntarism

Interconnections within personal networks are known as:

Mesosystems

Systems that involve direct face-to-face contact among members are known as:

Microsystems

When a social worker thinks about human behavior as changing configurations of person and environment over time, this is a ________________________ approach.

Multidimensional

Understanding human behavior as changing configurations of person and environment over time is the:

Multidimensional approach (having several identifiable dimensions - a dimension being a feature that can be focused on separately but that cannot be understood without also considering other features)

When something exists outside of a person's consciousness this is:

Objective reality

The best definition of communities would be:

People bound by either geography or by network links

There is growing evidence of the impact of the ____________.environment on human well-being.

Physical

Social categorizations of gender, race, and class create ________________, or unearned advantage for some groups and disadvantage other groups.

Privilege

In the 1920's social work moved away from the focus on environment and began to rely on _____________ theory:

Psychodynamic theory

When a social worker uses methods that are flexible and experiential this is known as:

Qualitative research

When a social work researcher uses methods to measure concepts, standardize the collection of data, preselects variables, and uses statistical methods, this is known as:

Quantitative research

_______________are where we fit in a system of social identities, such as race, social class, sexual orientation, and ability/disability.

Social locations

The multidimensional approach is rooted in:

Social work history and practice

Which of the following is considered one of the personal dimensions:

Spiritual, Biological, Psychological

When something is based on personal perception, this is:

Subjective reality

When a social worker considers the personal dimensions of any person in a story, they are thinking about:

The biological, social, and spiritual

Systems of broader influences like culture, subculture, and social structure are known as:

Macrosystems