Some individuals engage in repetitive behaviors (hand washing or checking) or mental
acts (counting) that they feel driven to perform in response to "rigidly applied rules"
(known only to them). These behaviors are mental acts in response to reducing distress
and/or preventing some dreaded event or situation from happening. However, these
behaviors or acts are not connected in a realistic way with what they are "designed" to
neutralize. At some point, the individual does not recognize these repetitive behaviors as
excessive or unreasonable. This is referred to as:
a) Obsessions
b) Compulsions
c) Tics
d) Trichotillomania
b)
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Fair economic policies promote the social work value of
A. civil rights B. social justice C. humanitarianism D. responsive social institutions
Which of the following is a social justice implication regarding intergroup dialogue?
a. Workers should seek to discourage intergroup dialogue. b. Workers should minimize conflict by redirecting members who bring up sensitive issues. c. Workers should intentionally provide opportunities for dialogue around difficult issues. d. Workers should allow group members to resolve issues without intervening.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding violence against women?
a. Approximately one of every 15 women has been raped in her lifetime. b. Women are 10 times more likely to be physically abused by an intimate partner than a stranger. c. Low-income African-American married women are more likely to be victims of assault and rape. d. Women experience rape trauma syndrome less often than men because they are more fearful of becoming a rape victim in their daily lives.
Human brains resemble each other because the maturation process is influenced by
experiences with the environment. Indicate whether the statement is true or false