A Target System Is the People and Resources in the Community

question 20

True/False

A target system is the people and resources in the community with whom the social worker deals in order to achieve desired changes.

Recognize the role of individual agency in one's own developmental process.

Appreciate the composite nature of human growth as both a continuous and discontinuous process.

Determine the scope and basic issues within the study of lifespan human development.

Comprehend the multidisciplinary approach to studying human development.

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Definitions:

Dissociative Fugue

An infrequent psychiatric syndrome characterized by short-term memory loss relating to self-identity, which includes forgetting personal history, personality, and individual specific attributes.

Depersonalization-derealization Disorder

A disorder marked by periods of feeling detached from one’s body or thoughts (depersonalization) and feeling that the world is not real (derealization).

Absentmindedness

A form of inattention or lapse of memory resulting in forgetfulness or failing to remember details.

Visual Memory Deficit

Difficulty in recalling information that has been seen, affecting one's ability to remember visual details.