Social Work Final

: What reflects the primary goals of the US criminal justice system in regard to criminal offenders?

A: Control and punishment

The sociological perspective of criminal behavior asserts that ________ problems are the root causes of criminal behavior.

Structural

Which theory of criminal behavior sees criminals not as victims but instead as responsible people who must be punished?

A: Individualistic theory

Q: The "broken window" theory reflects which perspective of criminal behavior?

Sociological

Q: Compared to male offenders, female offenders are associated with higher rates of all of the following except which?

A: Violent crimes

Q: Which of the following is not a function of the juvenile and family court system?

A: Providing assistance to people victimized by youth crime

Q: In which region of the United States would a social worker most likely be involved in advocacy efforts related to racial disparity in incarceration?

A: The Southeast

Q: Due to ________, juvenile offenders are believed to have a greater potential for rehabilitation than adult offenders.

A: Continued maturation of the brain

Q: Rather than building more prisons to reduce crime, the social work profession advocates ________.

A: Diversion

Q: ________ refers to a criminal offender's return to criminal behavior after a period of correctional treatment.

Recidivism

Q: Which term refers to a person’s right to a fair trial, to be present at the trial, to have an impartial jury trial, and to be heard in one’s own defense?

A: Due process

Q: Which pair correctly matches the time period with the particular area of emphasis?

A: 1970s—reintegration

Q: Which process involves officially suspending criminal or juvenile proceedings so as to allow defendants to meet specified conditions, such as completing treatment, community service, or an educational program?

Diversion

Q: A social worker who focuses on addressing questions and issues related to law and the legal system is involved in ________ social work.

Forensic

Q: Which of the following is not considered one of the three major areas of concern for social workers involved with the justice system?

Adjudication

Q: Toxic stress is ________.

A: Long-term and results from intense adverse experiences

Q: According to the DSM-5, ________ refers to witnessing or experiencing an event that involves actual or the threat of injury, death, or serious physical danger.

A: Trauma

Q: Which condition occurs in jobs where there is a combination of insufficient support, long hours, high caseloads, burdensome paperwork, and long-term degradation of energy and spirit?

Burnout

Q: Which term describes the state of being aware of everything in the present moment, without judgment or analysis?

Mindfulness

Q: Most people who live through a trauma or disaster experience stress and anxiety.

True

Q: Which type of stress is generated by short-lived adverse experiences such as starting a new job, meeting new people, or seeing a doctor for routine care?

A: Positive stress

Q: An injury to the body or psyche caused by shock, violence, or an unanticipated situation is called ________.

Trauma

Q: PTSD is included in DSM-5 under ________ disorders.

Anxiety

Q: Which term describes the natural outcome of prolonged exposure of helping professionals to stressful situations?

A: Compassion stress

Q: One study found EFT to be 33 percent more effective than cognitive behavioral therapy combined with antianxiety drugs for treating PTSD.

True

Q: According to Young, Ford, and Watson (2007), ________ refers to providing education to affirm the normalcy and value of each person’s reactions, concerns, and ways of coping.

Validation

Q: Profiling involves giving added scrutiny to certain populations based on a shared group characteristic.

True

Q: A disaster is an extraordinary event that often results in damage to property and may hinder some social institutions from fulfilling essential functions.

True

Which approach is based on the understanding that healing from PTSD requires involvement of both the mind and the body?

A: Trauma-releasing exercises

Q: The central premise of cognitive-behavioral therapies is that thoughts, rather than the external environment, cause emotions.

True

Q: ________ refers to the inappropriate use of medications or prescribed drugs.

A: Drug misuse

Q: A person who has a psychological dependence on a substance is motivated by ________ to keep using it.

A: Emotional factors

Q: Why have some social workers rejected the disease model of substance abuse and addiction?

A: It is not consistent with social work's strengths perspective.

Q: Which statement is most accurate regarding alcohol use?

A: Alcohol use among African Americans is lower than alcohol use among whites.

Q: ________ is the continued use of alcohol or other drugs (legal or illegal) in spite of adverse consequences.

A: Substance abuse

Q: Rates of alcoholism among people with alcoholic parents are ________ rates among people with non-alcoholic parents.

A: Three times higher than

Q: Some people believe problems exist in the US Drug Classification System because the information is based on ________.

A: Political considerations

Q: What was the focus of the Volstead Act?

A: Alcohol

Q: When treating someone who has a substance use disorder, the first issue that a social worker commonly must address is ________.

Denial

Q: Recent federal legislation addressing addiction focuses on ________.

A: Opioid use

Q: Professional perspectives on people with addiction began to change when alcoholism was first characterized as a disease in the ________.

1940s

Q: What options are presented to a person convicted of a drug-related offense in a drug court?

A: Treatment or incarceration

Q: The best solution for dealing with drug use in pregnant women is ________.

A: Providing high-risk pregnant women with increased access to prenatal drug treatment

Q: Which phase of drug treatment includes intense therapeutic services?

Rehabilitation

Q: Which of these people is most at risk for developing alcoholism?

A: A Latino male