social work shyttt

Denial

a person escaping pain by rejecting reality. (example: an addict denying they have an addiction)

displacement

an individual redirecting their emotions to another. (example: you get bullied at school so you go home and take it out on your sibling.)

Intellectualization

focusing on facts and overanalyzing a situation to avoid dealing with their feelings. (example: losing a family member but starts thinking about planning a funeral instead of grieving.)

Repression

a mechanism where people exclude memories from their consciousness.

Projection

an individual putting their own insecurities or thoughts onto someone else to avoid confronting them internally.

Overcompensation

an individual developing an extreme behavior to hide their insecurities.

Regression

a mechanism that involves a person acting like a child

Reaction Formation

a person unconsciously replaces an emotion they're feeling with its opposite (example: a kid teasing someone they secretly have a crush on.)

Rationalization

creating "logical" or socially acceptable excuses for behaviors or thoughts that are illogical, unacceptable, or irrational.

sublimation (defense mechanism)

a mature coping mechanism that redirects their emotions into socially acceptable and constructive behaviors. (example: you're mad so you work out to blow off steam.)

3 barriers of social justice

prejudice, discrimination, and oppression

fifteenth amendment is what?

all men, regardless of color, can vote

nineteenth amendment is what?

Gave women the right to vote

what is the civil rights act of 1964

Law that ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

what is the civil rights act of 1968?

protection against discrimination in housing

Age discrimination act (ADEA)

doesn't allow discrimination against workers who are over the age of 40

what is the contact theory?

the more you interact with other cultures the more familiar you become.

cosmopolitanism

the ideology that all human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality.

what causes poor health in America?

gun violence and substance use

Assimilation

when immigrants adopt mainstream culture while giving up their native culture.

Intersectionality

Overlapping of social categories such as race, class, gender as they apply to a given individual or group. Creates interdependent systems of discrimination/disadvantage

random phrase to remember:

if it doesn't have a name you can't see it, if it doesn't have a name you can't acknowledge it.

what is fetal alcohol syndrome?

a mother's alcohol consumption during pregnancy, leading to lifelong brain, physical, and behavioral issues

Medicare

a federal program primarily for older people and disabilities.

Medicaid

joint federal-state program for low-income individuals/families

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

program providing temporary cash aid, job training, and support services to low-income families with children