DICTIONARY OF SOCIAL WORK

1. To forsake or desert as when a parent gives up responsibility for a child or when a man leaves his wife and children
without intending to return to them.

a. abortion c. accomodation

b. abandon d. acceptance

2. To carry out into action repressed impulses which have been brought out to a conscious level.

a. action research c. acting out

b. action system d. activity

3. One who has been taken as a child by single individual or a couple through legal means: He may be a relative or a
total stranger to the adoptive parents.

a. adopted child c. adoptive parent

b. adoption d. adoption service

4. The manner by which the social worker serves exclusively the interest of a client or a citizen’s group.

a. advocacy c. advise

b. advocate d. adult

5. The feeling of being isolated from the general community and from reference persons.

a. aging c. alcoholism

b. aggression d. alienation

6. Concern for the welfare of others in contrast to consideration for ones self.

a. amnesia c. ambisexual

b. altruism d. aging

7. As used by the DSWD, it refers to residents and indigenous workers found in almost every community who can be
counted upon to assist in the speedy delivery of social services.

a. analyst c. anchor person

b. asocial d. autocentric

8. Usually used in group work to shape,stabilize, modify or alter client’s behavior with the use of certain tecniques such
as reassurance, reinforcement.

a. behavioral modification c. behavior

b. behavior therapy d. character modification

9. A teaching method in which the members of the class are required to analyze the problem in a given case, present it
and defend their analysis within the classroom.

a. case management c. case recording

b. case method d. casework

10. A schizophrenic disorder in which the person experience a marked deviation of motor behavior such as plastic
immobility of the limbs, stupor, negativism and mutism.

a. catharsis c. catalyst

b. catatonia d. autocentric

11. The utilization of a child for the a selfish purpose as in the use of child labor to ensure more profit for the capitalist .

a. child exploitation c.child care

b. child abuse d. child placement

12. A group of child caring, child placement and other types of child welfare organizations duly licensed by the
government , sharing management of cases of children within a cluster region.

a. child welfare c. child placement services

b. Child welfare services d. child welfare network

13. Rights granted by the state to its citizens to protect them from the abuses of the government . Among these are
liberty and security of the person, freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

a. civil liberties c. civil responsibilty

b. civil rights d. civil disobedience

14. Several social service providers serving a common client work together on a common undertaking or project
towards a common goal.

a. collaboration c. committed

b. commitment d. committee

15. A physical and social facility in a community where the people can or may obtain the social service or help needed.

a. community c. community chest

b. community center d. community consciousness

16. An organization concerned with the coordination of human service organizations in the community, the planning of
social welfare programs and the undertaking of service roles for other orgaizations.

a. community development c. community outreach

b. community organization d. community welfare council

17. A settlement of differences in which each side makes concesssions.

a. competition c. conformity

b. compromise d. conflict

18. The arousing of man’s positive self-concept in relation to his environment and society through a liberating education
which opens his eyes to the factors inhibiting his further growth and development and the realization of his own
capacities and capabilities to do something about these.

a. conscience c. conscientized

b. conscientization d. consensus
19. Monitoring and measuring organizational activities and performance to ensure that they are consistent with
organizational goals and objectives.

a. context c. controlling

b. coordination d. cooperation

20. The concept that a person upset by a crisis almost immediately tries to recover and operate an equilibrium.

a. crisis theory c. crisis

b. crisis intervention d. credible

21. A way of life that develops among the poor as an adaptation to their deprived condition.

a. culture c. culture of poverty

b. cultural minorities d. culture shock

22. Refers to a wide variety of organized care, supervision and developmental opportunities for children that
supplements parental care and guidance for a part of the day outside the time.

a. day care c. day care center

b. day care service d. day care of children

23. A refusal to comply with an order , satisfy a request or tell the truth: it could also be a rejection of a doctrine or
belief.

a. depression c. denial

b. deprivation d. dependency

24. Skills , levels of achievements and social adjustments which are considered important at certain ages for the
successful adjustments of the individual.

a. development plan c. development social welfare

b. development tasks d. development social work

25. The transference of an affection or emotional attachment from its proper object to a substitute.

a. displacement c. dissident

b. discussion d. direct

26. One who prepares report, records, case studies and other official documents to account for services rendered for
the general information.

a. document c. documentor

b. documentation d. documentary

27.The power to produce or capacity to produce the desired effect: the ability to produce results.

a. effectivity c. efficiency

b. efficacy d. effort
29. The collection of information to ascertain whether the client is qualified to receive the service that he is requesting
usually material or cash assistance.

a. eligible c. equitable

b. eligibility study d. equality

30. The acting out of emotional problems on others through behavioral disorder, usually characterized by
impulsiveness, destructiveness and assaultiveness.

a. emotional c. emotional disturbances

b. emotional disorder d. emotional stability

31. a philosophy that is primarily concerned with man’s existence , his situation in the world, his freedom to choose his
goals and projects and the meaning of his life .

a. evaluation c. equitable

b. existentialism d. engagement

32. The physical dissolution of family due to desertion, separation, divorce and annulment.

a. family breakdown c. family counseling

b. family casework d. family disorganization

33. A service to enhance and facilitate the capacity for social functioning of the family and the individual, so as to
improve interpersonal relationships.

a. family planning c. family therapy

b. family life education d. family treatment

34. A generic term applied to any kind of full- time substitute care of children outside their own home by persons
other than their parents.

a. foster care c. foster family care

b. foster child d. foster home

35. It is method for engaging the client through a relationship essentially one to one, in the use of a social service toward
his own and the general social welfare.

a. developmental approach c. remedial approach

b. functional approach d. interactionist approach

36. Social work practice which incorporates what is common in all three primary methods toward creating a better
environment and maximizing opportunities for developing individual potential.

a. generalist c. generic social work

b. generic d. geriatrics

37. The philosophy which recognizes the value and the dignity of man and makes him the measure of all things including
development.

a. humanism c. humanization

b. humanitarian d. human power

38. One whose primary function is to deal with problems that emanate from the conflict between societal and personal
interest; it aims is to define or alter a person’s behavior, attributes and social status in order maintain or
enhance his well being.

a. human relations training c. human rights

b. human resource development d. human service organization

39. An individual who exhibits excessive concern about his health.

a. homeostatis c. hypochondriac

b. hyperkinetic d. hysteria

40. To associate oneself closely with a person or a group or a political or a social movement.

a. identify c. ideology

b. identity d. idiocy

41. The act or manner by which the worker is foundly absorbed in the affairs of the community, making it his place
residence so that he can get to know the understand the people and their problem more and be in a better
position to help them.

a. impact c. immersion

b. incentive d. impairment

42. To originate , develop or produce naturally in a particular land, region or area in the environment.

a. indigenization c. indigent

b. indigenous d. indigenous worker

43. The recognition that each person is unique, separate and distinct from the others and should be treated as such.

a. individualism c. individual

b. individualization d. individual deficiency

44. The act or manner of combining an element with another so as to make it complete or whole.

a. integration c. internalize

b. interaction d. intervene

45. A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward as opposed to the extrovert whose interest are directed
to others and to the environment.

a. irrational c. introvert

b. Intervene d. involvement

46. The assignment of an individual to a job on the basis of his abilities, experiences, interests and the requirements for
the position.

a. job analysis c. internalize

b. job placement d. integration

47. The degree of competence , learning, achievement, etc. that the individual sets for himself and anticipates attaining.

a. level of aspiration c. levels of poverty

b. level of living d. learning

48. The rapid spread of behavior patterns among the groups of people not necessarily in direct contact.

a. mass media c. mass organization

b. mass movement d. mass contagion

49. In social work it refers to that sector of the population which needs assistance from the government or the
community in order to survive, subsist or attain self- sufficiency.

a. marginal c. marginality

b. marginal group d. marginal

50. An educationally or vocationally retarded individual due to abnormal mentality: the term does not imply
feeblemindedness or mental deficiency.

a. mental illness c. mental health

b. mental disorder d. mentally handicapped

51. The inner control of behavior as represented by physiological conditions, interest, attitudes and aspirations: it
provides the power or force to achieve specific social goals.

a. motivating c. motive

b. motivation d. motives

52. A pathological condition of the brain and spinal cord in which hardening of the tissues takes place with consequent
impairment of functioning.

a. multiple sclerosis c. multi- problem family

b. multi- purpose worker d. multi- parent family

53. A condition or situation in which something necessary or desirable is required or wanted so that the person may
function satisfactorily.

a. need c. need assessment

b. needs d. neglect

54. Any organized , systematic educational activity carried on outside the framework of the formal system: it aims to
provide selected types of learning to particular subgroups in the population.

a. non –judgemental c. non- formal education

b. non – verbal communication d. formal education

54. The provision of food, love and care that enables in individual to develop.

a. nursery c. nurturance

b. nurture d. nurturing
55. In social work it is planned organization-wide program to enhance organizational health and effectiveness through
planned intervention in certain areas of operations.

a. organizing c. organizational development

b. organization d. organizational movement

56. A model , pattern or example which demonstrates all the possible functions of what it represents.

a. palsy c. paralysis

b. paradigm d. philanthropy

57. Man’s involvement in the movements, activities and decision which affect his own life and those he is responsible
for.

a. partialization c. partnership

b. participation d. pathology

58. As used by the English and Americans it refers to a way of life by which the poor are dependent on public or private
relief.

a. pauper c. alms giving

b. pauperism d. mendicants

59. Lack of education, employment , skills.

a. personal identity c. person in situation

b. personality d. personal inadequacy

60. a structured design for carrying out planned change: it contains specific objectives and goals, strategies and
approaches and specific statement of resources.

a. plan c. plan of action

b. planning d. plan of intervention

61. Persons who have been picked up by military and detained in a designated detention center or jail for alleged
political activities such as possession of subversive documents or hidden firearms or being an activist or suspected
communist.

a. politics c. political detainees

b. political action d. detained politician

62. Intergenerational exposure to socio-economic deprivation.

a. poverty c. poverty line

b. poverty cycle d. poverty mode

63. Programs and services intended to prevent social breakdown which accompanies industrialization and urbanization ,
increase population , changing system and situations.

a. preventive c. preventive social welfare

b. preventive social work d. preventive functions

64. One characterized by intimate face to face association and cooperations.

a. primary setting c. primary method

b. primary group d. primary

65. An individual who espouses an ideology or political belief considered inimical or contrary to the prevailing beliefs
held by the political rulers as a result of which he is detained or imprisoned for many years.

a. prisoner c. prisoner privileged

b. prisoner of conscience d. prisoner’s base

66. Are concerned with helping people in a community or neighborhood or a particular constituency group develop
further knowledge.

a. process c, process recording

b. process goals d. processable

67. A method of estimating the impact of a program in terms of costs and benefits.

a. programming c. program analysis

b. program accountancy d. program evaluation

68. A periodic assessment of program information so that the administrator can make decisions about adjustments in
the program operations that may be needed so as to plan more effectively for the future.

a. Program monitoring c. program management

b. program product d. program evaluation

69. The science of mental processes and behavior.

a. psychology c. psychopath

b. psychosis d. psychiatry

70. A disorder which caused by a combination or organic and psychological factors.

a. psychosomatic c. psychotherapy

b. psychosomatic disorder d. psychosocial disorder

71. This emphasizes working in the here and now. It negates the importance of past experience except in
understanding the present.

a. reality c. reality therapy

b. reality theory d. realization

72. Former anti government guerillas who have left the insurgent movement and are now willing to resume to return to
normal life.

a. racism c. rebel returnees

b. ration d. returnees rebel

73. A person who flees to a place of safety to escape from natural calamity or man made disaster, or from invasion,
oppression , or religious or political persecution or on account of race.

a. refugee c. rehabilitation
 b. relocation d. resettle

74. The application of social work methods or intervention to the needs and problems of people living in rural areas
who are mostly dependent on agriculture.

a. rural area c. rural social work

b. rural development d. rural organization

75. A welfare agency operated by a religious organization.

a. sectarian agency c. government agency

b. private agency d. secondary setting

76. Ordinarily refers to the provision of aid to one’s self: it implies that the resources are available and within reach of
the person.

a. self- fulfillment c. self- help

b. self- actualization d. self – concept

77. A state in which the individual or family has enough resources to take care of meet his/its basic needs.

a. self- realization c. self – sufficiency level

b. self- relianc d. self- actualization

78. Encompasses individual or group activity designed to influence a change in policy.

a. social action c. social agency

b. social administration d. social movement

79. Material aid provided by the voluntary or non- governmental organization.

a. social change c. social work

b. social assistance d. social conflict

80. An internal recognition by the individual of standards of right and wrong with which he judges the conduct or
situation of his environment.

a. social conflict c. social control

b. social conscience d. social Darwinism

81. It is the balanced and harmonious blending of different views, practices, values and courses to promote stability.

a. social integration c. socialism

b. social interaction d. social needs

82.The interaction between two or more individuals.

a. social process c. social problem

b. social provision d. social role

83. Change in the character or personality of the person such as change from apathetic, indifferent individual to a
socially concerned or highly politicized citizen.

a. social relationship c. social change

 b. social transformation d. social services

84. These are the set of specific measures used to identify the level of individual or family well- being at a given time.

a. social welfare agency c. social welfare objectives

b. social welfare indicator d. social welfare function

85. The study of social behavior of human beings especially the origins of organizations, institution and development of
human society.

a. sociology c. sociologist

b. specialist d. society

86. The improvement of a social structure by alteration, correction of error or removal of defects.

a. structure c. structured experience

b. structural analysis d. structural reform

87. A person who intends to undermine or overthrow the established authority such as the government.

a. subversive c. Stigma

b. stress d. stimulus

88. A feeling of being better or higher in status or rank than others.

a. superior c. superiority complex

b. superiority d. supervision

89. The action of two or more elements, substances, organs or organisms to achieve an effect of which each is
individually incapable.

a. synergy c. surrogate

b. synetics d. system

90. A casework practice which concentrate on helping clients achieve specific and limited goals of their own choice
within brief – bounded periods of service.

a. task goal c. Teaching resources

b. task centered d. task centered casework

91. Used in casework , it is the sum of all activities and services directed towards helping an individual with a problem.

a. treatment c. therapy

b. tool d. timing

92. To work something which is less than that which is one capable of.

a. employment c. unemployed

b. underemployment d. employed

93. Short term for “voluntary agency”.

a. VOAG C. VOLUNCY

B. VOLAG D. VOCY
94. A situation that requires one to choose between two equally balanced values.

a. value assumptions c. value dilemma

b. value commitment d. value judgement

95. Beliefs on which the profession of social work is based.

a. value assumptions c. value dilemma

b. value commitment d. value judgement

96. It is good and desirable for man to fulfill his potential, to realize himself and to balance this with equal efforts to
help others to do same.

a. value assumptions c. value dilemma

b. value commitment d. value judgement

97. The organizational effort to help physically and mentally handicapped individuals attain and maintain the ability to
work.

a. vocational rehabilitation c. vocational

b. vocational guidance d. vocational training

98. A social system whereby the state assumes primary social responsibility for its citizens such as free health services,
free education up to the university level, subsidized housing for the elderly.

a. welfare c. welfare system

b. welfare state d. welfare organization

99. Refers to direct service workers who use marginal groups as the point of entry in the delivery of social services and
whose activities are directed towards achievement.

a. Working with individual c. working with community

b. working with groups d. working with special groups

100. Programs and services designed to meet the needs of young people in their transition from childhood to
adulthood, whether in school or out of school.

a. young adult c. youth service

b. youth d. youth welfare