Test Bank

Chapter 21: Adolescent Bullying (Nadia Mishael)

Multiple Choice

1. What problem has extreme adverse impacts on the psychosocial functioning of adolescents?

a. Physical attacks

b. Antisocial behavior

c. Gangs

*d. Bullying

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction
Question Type: MC

2. Who is associated with being the pioneer and founding father of research on bullying?

a. Sullivan

b. Oustermitster

*c. Olweus

d. Shaw

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction
Question Type: MC

3. What is the age for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy treatment?

a. 2–10 years old

*b. 3–18 years old

c. 11–15 years old

d. 18–21 years old

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Interventions
Question Type: MC

4. What does the R in the PRACTICE intervention acronym mean?

*a. Relaxation skills

b. Reduction techniques

c. Re-evaluative steps

d. Revival

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Interventions
Question Type: MC

5. What is a legal and ethical challenge in working with students of bullying?

a. Suicide risk

b. Safety

*c. Confidentiality rights

d. Harm reduction

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Legal and Ethical Concerns
Question Type: MC

6. What school-level practice should be implemented to aid bullying prevention?

a. Open communication

*b. Hall monitoring

c. Counseling

d. Training

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mezzo: Organizations and Community Issues
Question Type: MC

7. How many bills have been enacted by state legislatures to introduce or amend education or criminal statutes that address bullying?

*a. 120

b. 200

c. 21

d. 1,140

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Macro Perspective: Policy Analysis

Question Type: MC

8. How many states have anti-bullying laws?

a.19

b. 50

c. 28

*d. 46

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Macro Perspective: Policy Analysis continued

Question Type: MC

9. Which four states, as of 2011, had not enacted anti-bullying legislation?

a. Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, and South Carolina

*b. Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, and South Dakota

c. North Dakota, Colorado, Alabama, and Georgia

d. Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Macro Perspective: Policy Analysis continued
Question Type: MC

10. Which symptom of bullying is easiest to recognize?

a. Psychological impact

b. Emotional impact

c. Social impact

*d. Physical impact

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: MC

True/False

1. Patterns of bullying among adults may include physical attacks, spreading rumors, and cyberbullying.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction
Question Type: TF

2. There are many school resources to help victims and schools to combat bullying.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction
Question Type: TF

3. When assessing bullying, it is important to consider that adolescents may develop many different types of physical, emotional, or behavioral problems in response to trauma.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: TF

4. Physical assessments are outside the scope of work for a social worker.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: TF

5. Some physical symptoms may include stomachaches, headaches, and migraines.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Assessment

Question Type: TF

6. Victims often have many friends and are rejected by their classmates for being submissive.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: TF

7. Peer relationship is the largest social determinant of bullying.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: TF

8. The quality and number of high-quality friendships influence whether a child would be a victim of bullying.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Assessment
Question Type: TF

9. Victimization does not result from a child’s race or ethnicity.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Diversity Considerations
Question Type: TF

10. Homophobic bullying affects only students whose orientation is anything other than heterosexual (i.e., gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.).

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Diversity Considerations
Question Type: TF

Short Answer

Type: S

1. What are two tasks carried out by the Bully Police USA Inc.?

*a. Two tasks carried out by Bully Police USA Inc. are: 1) to post the ratings for all U.S. states from A to F and 2) to provide links to each state’s legislative contact.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Macro Perspective: Policy Advocacy
Question Type: SA

Type: S

2. What are five local and state departments that parents can contact if schools do not adequately respond to bullying based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion?

*a. If after a bullying incident occurs based on the perception of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or religion and the parent feels the school has not adequately addressed the issue, they can contact the State School Superintendent, the State Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Education, the Office of Civil Rights, and the U.S. Department of Justice and Civil Rights Division.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Macro Perspective: Policy Advocacy
Question Type: SA

Type: S

3. What phrase has often used to accept bullying behavior and what is the general perception of this phrase today?

*a. The phrase that is used to demonstrate that bullying is a natural part of childhood development is “kids will just be kids.” This idea is no longer acceptable as it demonstrated that suffering through bullying was a rite of passage, but emerging research is changing this myth.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: conclusion
Question Type: SA

Essay

Type: E

1. Describe the laws and policy advancements since the turn of this century in regards to bullying and bullying prevention.

*a. A lot has changed in the area of bullying since its identification and study. In particular, a lot has changed in the legislative and policy realms. For instance, despite struggles, federal bullying prevention was introduced every year since 2003. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez introduced the Bullying Prevention for School Safety (SSIA) Act. Since 1999–2010, more than 120 bills were enacted by state legislatures to introduce or amend education or criminal statutes on bullying related behaviors. In 2010, 21 new bills were passed resulting in fewer than eight being signed into law in 2011. Much has been done and more needs to be done but the momentum continues.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension and Knowledge

Answer Location: Macro Perspective: Policy Analysis
Question Type: ESS

Type: E

2. Describe the role of schools in responding to bullying and bullying prevention.

*a. The role of schools in responding to bullying and bullying prevention centers on protecting children. They should intervene when bullying occurs to aid in student functioning and use the aid of school social workers to help enact policies and practices like hall monitoring and enforcement of rules against peer intimidation.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mezzo: Organizations and Community Issues
Question Type: ESS