Quiz - Ecosystem Perspectives for
Social Work Practice
1. Why is a system greater than the sum of its parts?
- A.The system is always larger than its components.
- B.The interrelationship of parts gives rise to new
qualities.
- C.Its parts cannot be simply added together.
- D.A system is the product instead of the sum of its
parts.
2. What happens to the other elements in the system
when one element changes?
- A. the other elements will remain the same
- B. the other elements will be affected.
- C. the other elements will disappear.
- D. the number of elements will increase.
3. Which of the followings is not an ecological
system?
- A. an individual
- B. a family
- C. a neighbourhood
- D. a city
4. What is the General System Theory?
- A. a body of knowledge
- B. providing prescriptions to social workers actions
- C. a systematic perspective of looking at knowledge
- D. providing a tool of analysis
5. Which of the followings is not a way of looking at
relationship in system theory?
- A. causative
- B. transactional
- C. reciprocal
- D. interactive
6. System theory focuses on
- A. the interactions among units
- B. the causal relationship between variables
- C. the individual parts in the system
- D. how a system can be broken into parts¡@
7. According to Compton and Galaway,
which of the followings
is NOT provided by the system perspective?
- A. a framework to collect data
- B. a framework to analyze data
- C. identifying possibilities of intervention
- D. what are the causes of a problem
8. Which of the followings is not a characteristic of
an open system?
- A. receives input from the environment
- B. shields off from the environment
- C. interacts with the environment
- D. produces output to the environment
9. Which of the followings is not a characteristic of
a close system over time?
- A. increased order
- B. no differentiation among its elements
- C. no structure within the system
- D. the boundary is not permeable
10. What is entropy?
- A. the measure of degree of disorder
- B. the measure of energy contained in a system
- C. the structure of a system
- D. the boundary of a system
11. For a close system, what would happen to its
entropy?
- A. increases
- B. no change over time
- C. decreases
12 According to Compton & Galaway, which of the
following types of boundaries should a healthy system have?
- A. open boundary
- B. semi-permeable boundary
- C. close boundary
13. To a social worker, what is the major importance
of tensions and conflicts in a system?
- A. it can be constructive or destructive
- B. it is pathological
- C. its purpose operated within the system
- D. it has a negative value
14. Which of the followings is not a function of
feedback to a system?
- A. providing the information about the deviation from
the goals
- B. telling the system whether it is acting correctly
or not
- C. helping the system to adjust its action to achieve
its goal
- D. creating disturbance to the function of a system
15. What is the homeostasis within the system
theory?
- A. the status of a human being
- B. the dynamic equilibrium of a system
- C. the state at which no further change is possible
- D. the actions aiming at achieving a certain aim
16. What is equifinality?
- A. different conditions or ways will lead to the same
final outcome
- B. different conditions or ways will lead to the
different final results
- C. similar conditions or ways may lead to same final
outcome
- D. similar conditions or ways may lead to different
final results
17. What is multifinality?
- A. different conditions or ways will lead to the same
final outcome
- B. different conditions or ways will lead to the
different final results
- C. similar conditions or ways may lead to same final
outcome
- D. similar conditions or ways may lead to different
final results
18. What is a Genogram?
- A. the genetic pattern of an individual
- B. the DNA codes of a person
- C. the diagram of the family's generational
configuration
19. What is an Ecomap in social work practice?
- A. a map reflecting the bio-diversity of a region
- B. a diagram of the family within its social context
- C. a map of ecological system in a city