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LMSW Theories Questions and Answers 2024
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LMSW TheoriesDescribe assessment in Systems Theory practice approach - answer Problems do not
belong to the individual, but instead belong to the interaction of the behaviors or social
conditions that create disequilibrium
What assumptions does systems theory make about human behavior - answer-
Individuals have the potential for growth and adoption throughout life. They are active,
problem-solving and purposeful
- Individuals can be understood as open systems which interact with other living
systems and the nonliving environment
- All systems are interdependent. Change in one system brings about changes in the
others. Additionally, change in a subsytem about changes in other subsystems
Theoretical base for the Psychosocial approach - answer- psychoanalytical theory -
Freud
- Ego Psychology
- Social Science Theories: role, family, impact of culture.
- Biological theories: ecological, homeostasis
Theory of Moral Development - answer- By Lawrence Kohlberg
- Six stages of moral reasoning which reveal a dramatic change i the moral perspective
of the individual.
- Moral development is linear
- Progress between stages is contingent upon the availability of a role model offering a
model of the principles of the next level
Piaget's Sensory- Motor Stage - answer- From birth to 2 years old
- Baby cannot evoke representations of people of objects when they are absent
- Baby interacts with their surroundings and can focus on objects other than themself.
- Baby learns to predict events (door open -> someone comes in)
-Learns objects can exist even when out of sight
- Begins to learn about causality
Theoretical Basis for Geriatric Social Work - answer- Psycho dynamic theory
- Ego psychology
- Family systems theory
- Live-span development theory
- Continuity theory
- Normal aging and demographics of aging population
Impact of chronic illness and physical cognitive limitations
, Carol Gilligan's Morality of Care - answer- Feminist response to Kohlbergs moral
development theory which studied only men.
- Masculine perspective: requires individualization and separation from the parent which
leads to awareness of power differences and concern over inequality
- Female perspective: Continuing attachment to parent, less awareness of inequalities,
not primarily focused on fairness
Assumptions Task Centered Approach makes about human behaviors - answer- People
are not solely influenced by unconscious drives or environmental forces
- Client usually is able to identity their problems and goals
- client is the primary agent of change
- Worker's role is to help the client achieve the change the client decides to work on
Motivations for change in Geriatric Social Work - answer- Need multiple types of
services: supportive housing, social services, etc.
- Adult children dealing with their parents aging
- As life expectancy increases there is an increased risk for living with chronic illnesses
Structural family therapy in relation to its contributions to Family systems theory -
answerSeeks to strengthen boundaries when families are enmeshed
seeks to increase flexibility when these systems are overly rigis
- emphasizes family structure should be hierarchical and that parents should be at the
top
Empty organism concept - answerlearning theory
- an infant has the capacity for action built into their physical makeup. Also reflexes and
motivation that will set this capacity in random motion
The law of effects - answerlearning theory
- governs development
- child behavior shaped by adults
- behaviors that result in satisfying consequences are likely to be repeated
- Denying satisfying rewards or punishment may stop a behavior
Schedules of reinforcment - answerlearning theory
- you don't have to reinforce every good or bad thing a child does, just a percentage
over a period of time
Cultural Relativism - answer- Values, behavior beliefs and understanding the universe
must be understood within the cultural framework in which they appear
- Limitations of normality and deviance are determined by the dominant culture
- Minority behavioral norms and expressions of emotional needs may be defined as
abnormal, meaning they differ from the majority
Assessment and treatment planning in the Family Systems theory - answerAssessment
- Acknowledge dysfunction of family system
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