LMSW Practice Test Questions – Licensed Master Social Worker Study
Guide (Comprehensive Exam Preparation Material)
c. A dysfunctional schema - correct answer ✔✔1. According to Beck, a depressed person does
not see the positive aspects of his/her situation because of:
a. Precipitating factors
b. Lack of support
c. A dysfunctional schema
d. Lack of adaptive coping strategies
a. You must obtain informed consent from your patient in most situations, but not in all
situations. - correct answer ✔✔2. It is necessary to obtain informed consent prior to giving out
data about a patient. Which of the following statements is MOST correct regarding this issue?
a. You must obtain informed consent from your patient in most situations, but not in all
situations.
b. If a significant other requests information about your patient, you may release it without
informed consent.
c. If you are going to consult with a colleague, you must have informed consent from your
patient.
d. You must always have informed consent from your patient.
d. Assess progress in treatment and current level of functioning. - correct answer ✔✔3. A
soldier with combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder desires to return to combat. What is
the first thing you should do?
a. Allow the soldier full self-determination, returning when he deems appropriate.
,b. Inform the client that return will likely cause an increase in symptoms and is not advised.
c. Contact the commanding officer to determine if this is an option for the soldier.
d. Assess progress in treatment and current level of functioning.
b. Establishment of trust and appreciation for the patient's problems - correct answer ✔✔4. A
man is referred by his primary care provider and presents with a diagnosis of Hypochondriasis.
What is the FIRST crucial step in treatment?
a. History taking
b. Establishment of trust and appreciation for the patient's problems
c. Education about the link between stress, emotions and lifestyle and physical health
d. Treatment planning
d. Reflection of feeling - correct answer ✔✔5. Client: "I'm depressed. I've lost my hair at a much
quicker rate than I thought possible. I'm terribly embarrassed to go out in public. I'm feeling
extremely anxious and uneasy about my baldness." Social Worker: "You're anxious and uneasy
about the transformations that are a natural process of aging." The social worker's response is:
a. Encouragement
b. Summarization
c. Paraphrase
d. Reflection of feeling
c. Find the average of the two middle numbers. - correct answer ✔✔6. How do you find the
median of a set with an even number of items?
a. The larger of the two middle numbers is the median.
b. The two middle numbers are both medians.
,c. Find the average of the two middle numbers.
d. A set with an even number of items does not have a median.
b. Counter-transference - correct answer ✔✔7. A young, beginning social worker has some
intrapersonal and interpersonal struggles with women in authority positions that stem from her
poor relationship with her mother. The social worker's client is a female 50-ish successful CEO of
an Internet start-up. The social worker is likely to struggle in therapy due to:
a. Counter-resistance
b. Counter-transference
c. Transference
d. Resistance
d. Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions
on psychiatric symptomatology. - correct answer ✔✔8. When treating elder adults with
depression, the BEST approach to treatment is:
a. Cognitive behavioral therapy coupled with family interventions.
b. Significant reliance on psychiatry because medication management is most important.
c. Treatment of elder adults is similar to other adults, so no significant alterations are needed.
d. Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions
on psychiatric symptomatology.
b. Values deal with what is right or wrong in practice, and ethics deals with the principles of
practice. - correct answer ✔✔9. Professional ethics and professional values differ in which of
the following:
a. Values are a subset of ethics.
, b. Values deal with what is right or wrong in practice, and ethics deals with the principles of
practice.
c. Values and ethics are basically the same and are evaluated based on the specific situation.
d. When a social worker makes a judgment that is ethical, you can assume it is a judgment that
also upholds professional values.
a. Immediate needs for physical safety, food and clothing - correct answer ✔✔10. What is the
first thing to assess in on-site basic crisis intervention, such as in the aftermath of a natural
disaster?
a. Immediate needs for physical safety, food and clothing
b. Trauma response
c. Future mental health risk
d. Needs for various concrete services (e.g., transportation, alternate housing)
operant conditioning - correct answer ✔✔7-year-old child is refusing to sleep in his own bed at
night. When the parents sit with him in his room, he is fine. When they leave the room, he
begins to cry. When they come back in, he stops crying. This is an example of
Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
Punishment cycles
Higher order conditioning
Depression. Approximately 55% of the elderly suffer from depression and are often
misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's or Dementia. Anxiety (answer #1) is not correct, although
anxiety can be a problem in older adults; anxiety is not a characteristic that would be a
symptom of Alzheimer's. Thyroid disorder (answer #3) is not correct because this condition is a
malfunction of the thyroid gland, resulting in a variety of medical symptoms, usually not similar
to symptoms of Alzheimer's. Delirium (answer #4) is not correct, as Delirium is characterized by
a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition that develop over a short period of
Guide (Comprehensive Exam Preparation Material)
c. A dysfunctional schema - correct answer ✔✔1. According to Beck, a depressed person does
not see the positive aspects of his/her situation because of:
a. Precipitating factors
b. Lack of support
c. A dysfunctional schema
d. Lack of adaptive coping strategies
a. You must obtain informed consent from your patient in most situations, but not in all
situations. - correct answer ✔✔2. It is necessary to obtain informed consent prior to giving out
data about a patient. Which of the following statements is MOST correct regarding this issue?
a. You must obtain informed consent from your patient in most situations, but not in all
situations.
b. If a significant other requests information about your patient, you may release it without
informed consent.
c. If you are going to consult with a colleague, you must have informed consent from your
patient.
d. You must always have informed consent from your patient.
d. Assess progress in treatment and current level of functioning. - correct answer ✔✔3. A
soldier with combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder desires to return to combat. What is
the first thing you should do?
a. Allow the soldier full self-determination, returning when he deems appropriate.
,b. Inform the client that return will likely cause an increase in symptoms and is not advised.
c. Contact the commanding officer to determine if this is an option for the soldier.
d. Assess progress in treatment and current level of functioning.
b. Establishment of trust and appreciation for the patient's problems - correct answer ✔✔4. A
man is referred by his primary care provider and presents with a diagnosis of Hypochondriasis.
What is the FIRST crucial step in treatment?
a. History taking
b. Establishment of trust and appreciation for the patient's problems
c. Education about the link between stress, emotions and lifestyle and physical health
d. Treatment planning
d. Reflection of feeling - correct answer ✔✔5. Client: "I'm depressed. I've lost my hair at a much
quicker rate than I thought possible. I'm terribly embarrassed to go out in public. I'm feeling
extremely anxious and uneasy about my baldness." Social Worker: "You're anxious and uneasy
about the transformations that are a natural process of aging." The social worker's response is:
a. Encouragement
b. Summarization
c. Paraphrase
d. Reflection of feeling
c. Find the average of the two middle numbers. - correct answer ✔✔6. How do you find the
median of a set with an even number of items?
a. The larger of the two middle numbers is the median.
b. The two middle numbers are both medians.
,c. Find the average of the two middle numbers.
d. A set with an even number of items does not have a median.
b. Counter-transference - correct answer ✔✔7. A young, beginning social worker has some
intrapersonal and interpersonal struggles with women in authority positions that stem from her
poor relationship with her mother. The social worker's client is a female 50-ish successful CEO of
an Internet start-up. The social worker is likely to struggle in therapy due to:
a. Counter-resistance
b. Counter-transference
c. Transference
d. Resistance
d. Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions
on psychiatric symptomatology. - correct answer ✔✔8. When treating elder adults with
depression, the BEST approach to treatment is:
a. Cognitive behavioral therapy coupled with family interventions.
b. Significant reliance on psychiatry because medication management is most important.
c. Treatment of elder adults is similar to other adults, so no significant alterations are needed.
d. Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions
on psychiatric symptomatology.
b. Values deal with what is right or wrong in practice, and ethics deals with the principles of
practice. - correct answer ✔✔9. Professional ethics and professional values differ in which of
the following:
a. Values are a subset of ethics.
, b. Values deal with what is right or wrong in practice, and ethics deals with the principles of
practice.
c. Values and ethics are basically the same and are evaluated based on the specific situation.
d. When a social worker makes a judgment that is ethical, you can assume it is a judgment that
also upholds professional values.
a. Immediate needs for physical safety, food and clothing - correct answer ✔✔10. What is the
first thing to assess in on-site basic crisis intervention, such as in the aftermath of a natural
disaster?
a. Immediate needs for physical safety, food and clothing
b. Trauma response
c. Future mental health risk
d. Needs for various concrete services (e.g., transportation, alternate housing)
operant conditioning - correct answer ✔✔7-year-old child is refusing to sleep in his own bed at
night. When the parents sit with him in his room, he is fine. When they leave the room, he
begins to cry. When they come back in, he stops crying. This is an example of
Operant conditioning
Classical conditioning
Punishment cycles
Higher order conditioning
Depression. Approximately 55% of the elderly suffer from depression and are often
misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's or Dementia. Anxiety (answer #1) is not correct, although
anxiety can be a problem in older adults; anxiety is not a characteristic that would be a
symptom of Alzheimer's. Thyroid disorder (answer #3) is not correct because this condition is a
malfunction of the thyroid gland, resulting in a variety of medical symptoms, usually not similar
to symptoms of Alzheimer's. Delirium (answer #4) is not correct, as Delirium is characterized by
a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition that develop over a short period of
