Human Services Study Guide
Week 1 Knowledge Check Study Guide
Concepts
Mastery
Themes and Purposes of
Human Services
Score: 18 / 19
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The interdisciplinary approach of human services Societal attitudes toward human services before the
19th century
The changes in societal attitude toward human services in the 19th century 12
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Human services through
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the 20th century
Federal policies and reforms in the field of
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human services
Concept: Themes and Purposes of Human Services
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1.
Identify the correct statement about social control and social care.
A. Social care is received by people who are able to provide for themselves.
B. Social control is meant for individuals who have violated norms.
C. Social control is provided only to the individuals who ask for it.
D. Social care imposes restrictions on clients’ lives and their independence.
Correct:
The Correct Answer is: B.
The recipients of social care are individuals who cannot provide for themselves. On the other hand, social control services are meant for individuals who are able to care for themselves but have not adhered to the norms of society in doing so or have simply failed to do so.
2.
Who among the following is likely to receive social control rather than social care?
A. A victim of a road accident
B. A person with a mental illness
C. A teenager convicted of illicit drug use
D. A malnourished child
Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
Social control aims to restrict or monitor the independence of clients because they have violated the norms of society. A teenager who is convicted of illicit drug use is one example of a client who requires social control services.
3.
Jana, a human services professional, is helping Philip, who was severely injured in an accident. After the accident, Philip finds it difficult to function without assistance from others. Jana has made treatment plans to
Concepts
Mastery
Themes and Purposes of
Human Services
Score: 18 / 19
Questions
100%
1
2
3
100%
5
6
7
100%
8
9
10
67%
11
4
The interdisciplinary approach of human services Societal attitudes toward human services before the
19th century
The changes in societal attitude toward human services in the 19th century 12
13
Human services through
100%
14
15
16
17
18
19
the 20th century
Federal policies and reforms in the field of
100%
human services
Concept: Themes and Purposes of Human Services
Mastery
100%
Questions
1
2
3
4
1.
Identify the correct statement about social control and social care.
A. Social care is received by people who are able to provide for themselves.
B. Social control is meant for individuals who have violated norms.
C. Social control is provided only to the individuals who ask for it.
D. Social care imposes restrictions on clients’ lives and their independence.
Correct:
The Correct Answer is: B.
The recipients of social care are individuals who cannot provide for themselves. On the other hand, social control services are meant for individuals who are able to care for themselves but have not adhered to the norms of society in doing so or have simply failed to do so.
2.
Who among the following is likely to receive social control rather than social care?
A. A victim of a road accident
B. A person with a mental illness
C. A teenager convicted of illicit drug use
D. A malnourished child
Correct:
The Correct Answer is: C.
Social control aims to restrict or monitor the independence of clients because they have violated the norms of society. A teenager who is convicted of illicit drug use is one example of a client who requires social control services.
3.
Jana, a human services professional, is helping Philip, who was severely injured in an accident. After the accident, Philip finds it difficult to function without assistance from others. Jana has made treatment plans to