According to a systems perspective, ______ suggests that living systems seek a balance to maintain and preserve the system.

A) equifinality
B) homeostasis
C) negative entropy
D) wholeness

Which of the following is true of direct social workers?​

A) ​They employ similar intervention strategies for all clients.
B) They employ interviewing as the primary vehicle of influence.​
C) ​They use the universal human behavior theory to solve clients' problems.
D) ​They use one standard model of practice to deal with all clients.

Which of the following statements is true of formal assessments?

A) ​They are complex working hypotheses based on the most current data available.
B) ​They are always completed during the first session between the client and the social worker.
C) ​They only provide a comprehensive overview of the client for termination of counselling sessions between the client and the social worker.
D) ​They do not vary according to the social worker's task or mission.