DEOMI Test 2 (System vs. Victim Focus)

1.

1 point

What is the APIE problem solving process?

Assess, plan, itemize, evaluate

Articulate, perform, inquire, engage

Assess, perform, inspire, eat

Assess, plan, implement, evaluate

2.

1 point

What is described as a problem-solving approach that defines problems as being caused by the system, organization, society, or community?

System focus

Offender focus

Problem focus

Victim focus

3.

1 point

The APIE is used as a method to prevent victimization. Which step is described by the below statements?

- Repeatedly articulate new solutions, elements, and behaviors
- Create appropriate heroes and heroines (wtf?)
- Recruit new root guards (wtf again?)
- Change the system

Step 4 - Evaluate changes

Step 3 - Implement changes

Step 2 - Plan solutions to symptoms and causes

Step 1 - Assess the symptoms and causes of the problem

4.

1 point

Which problem-solving approach is proactive?

Victim focus

System focus

5.

1 point

What distinct concept is a reactive problem-solving approach that narrowly defines problems in terms of the victims?

Proactive problem solving

System focus

Victim focus

Offender focus

6.

1 point

Which step in the ideological process of blaming the victim includes the way of looking at the world, the set of ideas, and concepts?

The belief system itself

Distortions must not be a conscious and an intentional process

Systematic distortion of reality reflected in those ideas

Distortions, although not intentional, must serve a specific function.

7.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT a reason system focus is overlooked?

System is a self-perpetuating process (the system tends to maintain the status quo)

It is not a quick fix

Victims desire conformity

It is easier to make the system conform than the victim

8.

1 point

True or false: System focus is a quick fix for problems.

True

False

9.

1 point

When using the APIE model, which of the following is the purpose for evaluating changes?

Determine the success of the change

Determine if the change should be terminated

Both of the above

None of the above

10.

1 point

Which step in the ideological process of blaming the victim views victims as statistics that need to be addressed, instead of members of a society affected by the very system they are a part of?

The belief system itself

Distortions, although not intentional, must serve a specific function.

Distortions must not be a conscious and an intentional process

Systematic distortion of reality reflected in those ideas

11.

1 point

The APIE is used as a method to prevent victimization. Which step is described by the below statement?

The goal is to determine whether the roots support or hinder the efforts of the organization.

Step 2 - Plan solutions to symptoms and causes

Step 1 - Assess the symptoms and causes of the problem

Step 4 - Evaluate changes

Step 3 - Implement changes

12.

1 point

Which step in the ideological process of blaming the victim involves the thought that maintaining the status quo is in the interest of a specific group?

The belief system itself

Distortions, although not intentional, must serve a specific function.

Systematic distortion of reality reflected in those ideas

Distortions must not be a conscious and an intentional process

13.

1 point

Which step in the process of blaming the victim is described by focusing on the traits that differentiate victims from the rest of us? (i.e. the poor are poor because they are unfit)

Step 4 - Assign someone to initiate a humanitarian program to correct the impact of the differences.

Step 1 - Identify a social problem.

Step 2 - Study those affected by the problem and discover how they are different from the rest of the society.

Step 3 - Define the differences that are the root of the problem.

14.

1 point

The APIE is used as a method to prevent victimization. Which step is described by the below statement?

One of the most crucial and difficult steps in the process is identifying the actual problem. In this step, you contrast the current roots with the desired change/outcome and develop a full scale plan for deliberately and definitively bringing about the change.

Step 3 - Implement changes

Step 4 - Evaluate changes

Step 1 - Assess the symptoms and causes of the problem

Step 2 - Plan solutions to symptoms and causes

15.

1 point

Which step in the process of blaming the victim is described when problems are identified that are structural or social in origin and of considerable magnitude?

Step 3 - Define the differences that are the root of the problem.

Step 4 - Assign someone to initiate a humanitarian program to correct the impact of the differences.

Step 1 - Identify a social problem.

Step 2 - Study those affected by the problem and discover how they are different from the rest of the society.

16.

1 point

True or false: The purpose and intention of system focus does not relieve the victim of his or her responsibilities and contribution to the problem.

True

False

17.

1 point

__________ is a reactive problem-solving approach, which narrowly defines problems in terms of the victims. This viewpoint sees the cause of the problem as the victims themselves.

Offender focus

Victim focus

Environmental focus

System focus

18.

1 point

The APIE is used as a method to prevent victimization. Which step is described by the below statement?

The task here is to determine where changes is needed - where a root may need to be removed, tweaked, or added.

Step 4 - Evaluate changes

Step 2 - Plan solutions to symptoms and causes

Step 1 - Assess the symptoms and causes of the problem

Step 3 - Implement changes

19.

1 point

The APIE is used as a method to prevent victimization. Which step is described by the below statements?

- Create supportive traditions
- Influence communication networks
- Reward change agents
- Change the system

Step 3 - Implement changes

Step 1 - Assess the symptoms and causes of the problem

Step 4 - Evaluate changes

Step 2 - Plan solutions to symptoms and causes

20.

1 point

Within an organization, what term describes the elements and behaviors that collectively characterize an organization?

Steps

Roots

Solutions

Heart

21.

1 point

Which problem-solving approach is reactive?

System focus

Victim focus

22.

1 point

What term BEST describes the diction, grammar, and syntax of the DEOMI study guides?

Gobbledygook

23.

1 point

The APIE is used as a method to prevent victimization. Which step is described by the below statements?

- Determine the success of the change
- Determine if the change should be terminated (if so, return to planning stage)
- Reassess the organization

Step 1 - Assess the symptoms and causes of the problem

Step 4 - Evaluate changes

Step 3 - Implement changes

Step 2 - Plan solutions to symptoms and causes

24.

1 point

Which step in the ideological process of blaming the victim views victims as statistics that need to be addressed?

Systematic distortion of reality reflected in those ideas

The belief system itself

Distortions must not be a conscious and an intentional process

Distortions, although not intentional, must serve a specific function.

25.

1 point

How does the Handbook on Justice for Victims define a victim?

A person who is tricked or duped

A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.

Persons who, individually or collectively, have caused harm

Persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm

26.

1 point

Which step in the process of blaming the victim is described when those who "have" the identified problem are separated in some way as a special group that is different?

For example, all the news reports and original files of early racial incidents at bases around the world identified the blacks as being different and the ones with the issues.

Step 2 - Study those affected by the problem and discover how they are different from the rest of the society.

Step 1 - Identify a social problem.

Step 4 - Assign someone to initiate a humanitarian program to correct the impact of the differences.

Step 3 - Define the differences that are the root of the problem.

27.

1 point

True or false: Victims often find themselves re-victimized by the process.

True

False

28.

1 point

True or false: If the perception of the victim is that he or she did something to facilitate the actions taken against him or her or if the reality for the victim is that there will be consequences for taking action, then the system is likely to change.

True

False

29.

1 point

Which step in the ideological process of blaming the victim refers to how beliefs and concepts are so widely accepted by society, it's not considered intentional, but merely in line with how things are supposed to happen?

Distortions must not be a conscious and an intentional process

Systematic distortion of reality reflected in those ideas

Distortions, although not intentional, must serve a specific function.

The belief system itself

30.

1 point

Which step in the process of blaming the victim is described when the “different ones” are seen as less competent, less skilled, and in short, less human?

Step 3 - Define the differences that are the root of the problem.

Step 1 - Identify a social problem.

Step 2 - Study those affected by the problem and discover how they are different from the rest of the society.

Step 4 - Assign someone to initiate a humanitarian program to correct the impact of the differences.