Shame and guilt are both identified as common problems within the family. What are the key differences in these concepts?

What will be an ideal response?


Guilt is where an individual feels/thinks they did something wrong. Shame, on the other hand, is when a person feels/thinks there is something wrong with them.

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Which movement focused on individuals as part of their community and understanding and appreciating the strengths of cultural diversity?

a. Charity Organization Society movement b. feminist movement c. settlement house movement d. suffrage movement

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The two major views regarding drug and alcohol use are:

a) The view of use as a person self-medicating to escape environmental circumstances and stresses and the view of use as allowable as a right of individual choice. b) The view of use as criminal behavior and the view of use as a result of being raised in a house with a parent or family member who misused drugs or alcohol. c) The view of use as a criminal behavior and the view of use as an illness or response to certain environmental circumstances. d) The view of use as a moral or personal failing, and the view of use as criminal behavior

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Social justice activities should avoid enacting or replicating power hierarchies.

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_______ is the primary reason with the difficulty in determining the number of relationship maltreatment occurrences in the military

a. secretive nature/associated shame b. policy changes in 2000s c. guilt and shame d. ineffective treatment plans prior to 2000

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