_____ builds upon the data collected during the exploring phase when a social worker and client addressed
questions about the history and evolution of the issue of concern.
A. A buffering hypothesis
B. A null hypothesis
C. Synthesis
D. Functional analysis
ANS: D
PG: 379–380
Feedback: As social workers engage in assessment processes, we apply the primary critical thinking skills of
analysis and synthesis. Functional analysis builds upon the data collected during the exploring phase when the
worker and client addressed questions about the history and evolution of the issue of concern
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