Masters Trivia Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes 'structural family therapy' as developed by Salvador Minuchin?
Answer: Restructuring dysfunctional family hierarchies and boundaries
Minuchin's structural family therapy targets family organization, including subsystems, hierarchies, and boundaries, to alleviate symptomatic behavior.
A social worker uses 'reframing' during a session. This technique is BEST described as:
Answer: Offering an alternative perspective on a situation to change its meaning
Reframing changes the conceptual or emotional context of a situation so the client can perceive it differently, opening new possibilities for response.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), social service agencies are required to provide 'reasonable accommodations.' This means:
Answer: Making modifications that do not cause undue hardship to the organization
The ADA requires reasonable accommodations that do not impose an undue hardship (significant difficulty or expense) on the organization.
Which practice model emphasizes identifying and building on existing client strengths rather than focusing on deficits?
Answer: Strengths-based perspective
The strengths-based perspective, associated with Dennis Saleebey, focuses on clients' assets, capacities, and resources rather than pathology.
A social worker who accepts expensive gifts from grateful clients is violating which ethical principle?
Answer: Boundary maintenance and conflict of interest
Accepting significant gifts creates a conflict of interest and blurs professional boundaries, violating NASW standards on dual relationships and conflicts of interest.
In group therapy, the 'norming' phase described by Tuckman is characterized by:
Answer: Development of cohesion, shared norms, and collaborative behavior
In Tuckman's forming-storming-norming-performing model, the norming stage features growing trust, established group norms, and emerging cohesion.
Which of the following is a hallmark feature of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) per DSM-5?
Answer: Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment—real or imagined—is one of the nine defining DSM-5 criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder.