A Social Worker Is Constructing a Questionnaire to Measure the Risk

question 122

Multiple Choice

A social worker is constructing a questionnaire to measure the risk of child abuse. Which item should NOT appear on her scale?

• A) Does this parent have serious personality problems?
• B) Is this parent under severe life stress?
• C) What is this parent's gender?
• D) Is this parent socially isolated?

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Definitions:

Work Pattern

The regular manner in which work is organized, scheduled, and performed within an organization or job.

Job

A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, typically as part of one's occupation or profession.

Job Enlargement

A method of job design that increases the number of activities in a job to overcome the boredom of overspecialized work.

Integration

The act of combining or coordinating separate elements so they work together effectively.