Dimensions of Human Behavior: Person and Environment
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
- Analyze one’s own emotional and cognitive reactions to a case study.
- Describe four theories of self in relationships (relational, attachment, feminist, and social identity).
- Summarize the role of stress, crisis, and traumatic stress in human behavior.
- Analyze different styles of coping and adaptation in relation to stress.
- Provide examples of how social support aids coping.
- Critique four approaches to normal and abnormal coping (medical, psychological, sociological, and social work).
- Apply knowledge of self in relationship, stress, and coping to recommend guidelines for social work engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation.