LCSW UPDATED EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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This diagnosis is made when the ability to perform daily activities that require motor
abilities is substantially below that expected for the person's age and intelligence.
The disorder interferes in a significant way with academic achievement and daily
living. Moreover, it is not the result of a medical condition. - ANSWER:
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Integrity vs. Despair - ANSWER: A time when an older person reviews life
accomplishments, deals with loss and prepares for death.
A 15-year-old comes to you on her own for treatment in a federally funded drug
treatment program. You should: - ANSWER: Treat the client
You are a social worker for at-risk teens. Joe, age 14, has been seeing you after an
episode of shoplifting. He's doing well, and you plan to work toward ending therapy.
How do you FIRST approach termination? - ANSWER: Start reviewing Joe's successes
in achieving his goals, and work with him to set a date for the last counseling session
All of these Assessment tools are applicable to Substance Use/Abuse/Dependence
evaluation EXCEPT: - ANSWER: Beck's Depression Inventory
Which of these situations illustrates a dual relationship? - ANSWER: Dating and
treating the client
Describe a scatter plot of data that are weakly, negatively correlated. - ANSWER:
Data points follow a general trend from top left to bottom right; points are loosely
bunched together
Parents come to you with their 19 month-old daughter who presents with the
following characteristics: (1) a loss of motor skills previously learned, (2) a decrease
in sociability with siblings, (3) declining physical coordination, (4) problems with
expressive needs and (5) lethargy. In conjunction, her medical file states that the
client's head growth seems slowed/decelerated for her age. These symptoms began
manifesting at approximately 12 months of age. With this information what
diagnosis would be MOST appropriate? - ANSWER: 299.80 Rett's Disorder
Which one of the following measurements would have the greatest reliability? -
ANSWER: Weight
At what age is conformity with peers MOST likely to be the highest? - ANSWER: 8-10
Preadolescents typically value conformity with their peers.
, When a client threatens suicide the secondary concern is: - ANSWER: Contracting a
Safety Contract Agreement between the client and the social worker
An example of Piaget's Sensorimotor Developmental Stage would be: - ANSWER: An
infant putting a ball in her mouth
Gertrude wants to do a study on finishing times at her favorite roller derby. Which
measure would report the difference in times between roller skaters as they cross
the finish line? - ANSWER: Interval reports the difference in finishing times between
roller skaters.
Which of the following is associated with partialization? - ANSWER: Prioritizing the
goals and objectives of the patient and determining which need to be worked on first
is partialization, the patient's objectives and goals are first prioritized so that they
can be worked on separately and in sequence.
Which of the following theorists was primarily concerned with adult developmental
issues? - ANSWER: Dan Levinson postulated that development continues all through
life. He delineated the stages of adult development into basic eras:
When a 5-year-old child begins wetting the bed twice a week after the birth of a
sibling, you might consider which of the following diagnoses? - ANSWER: Functional
Enuresis
During a presentation at a conference on conduct disorders, a licensed social worker
talks about several of her past clients. She is very conscious not to reveal any of their
identities or information that would allow for their identification. Her actions are: -
ANSWER: Ethical
You meet with a potentially suicidal teen. What do you ask to evaluate his potential
for suicide? - ANSWER: Ask if he has considered suicide; if he has considered suicide,
ask what plan he has or method he plans to use and if that method is available to
him
You have been counseling a young woman who is a victim of domestic violence. She
has been to a domestic violence shelter several times after her husband has attacked
her. Each time, she returned home to her husband within 24 hours. How can you
BEST intervene? - ANSWER: Continue counseling the young woman to build her self-
esteem, set goals for financial independence and help her look at this pattern of
behavior; try to help her predict violence and go to the shelter before she is attacked
You work in a busy counseling center. Your supervisor is responsible for supervising
an unlicensed MSW and signs off on her work. During your supervisor's maternity
leave, she asks you to sign off on the supervisee's work but knows you are too busy
to actually meet with the supervisee for supervision. What is the BEST thing you can
do? - ANSWER: Tell your supervisor you cannot do this unless you are given time to
provide supervision
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) |
GUARANTEED PASS. (BRAND NEW!!)
This diagnosis is made when the ability to perform daily activities that require motor
abilities is substantially below that expected for the person's age and intelligence.
The disorder interferes in a significant way with academic achievement and daily
living. Moreover, it is not the result of a medical condition. - ANSWER:
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Integrity vs. Despair - ANSWER: A time when an older person reviews life
accomplishments, deals with loss and prepares for death.
A 15-year-old comes to you on her own for treatment in a federally funded drug
treatment program. You should: - ANSWER: Treat the client
You are a social worker for at-risk teens. Joe, age 14, has been seeing you after an
episode of shoplifting. He's doing well, and you plan to work toward ending therapy.
How do you FIRST approach termination? - ANSWER: Start reviewing Joe's successes
in achieving his goals, and work with him to set a date for the last counseling session
All of these Assessment tools are applicable to Substance Use/Abuse/Dependence
evaluation EXCEPT: - ANSWER: Beck's Depression Inventory
Which of these situations illustrates a dual relationship? - ANSWER: Dating and
treating the client
Describe a scatter plot of data that are weakly, negatively correlated. - ANSWER:
Data points follow a general trend from top left to bottom right; points are loosely
bunched together
Parents come to you with their 19 month-old daughter who presents with the
following characteristics: (1) a loss of motor skills previously learned, (2) a decrease
in sociability with siblings, (3) declining physical coordination, (4) problems with
expressive needs and (5) lethargy. In conjunction, her medical file states that the
client's head growth seems slowed/decelerated for her age. These symptoms began
manifesting at approximately 12 months of age. With this information what
diagnosis would be MOST appropriate? - ANSWER: 299.80 Rett's Disorder
Which one of the following measurements would have the greatest reliability? -
ANSWER: Weight
At what age is conformity with peers MOST likely to be the highest? - ANSWER: 8-10
Preadolescents typically value conformity with their peers.
, When a client threatens suicide the secondary concern is: - ANSWER: Contracting a
Safety Contract Agreement between the client and the social worker
An example of Piaget's Sensorimotor Developmental Stage would be: - ANSWER: An
infant putting a ball in her mouth
Gertrude wants to do a study on finishing times at her favorite roller derby. Which
measure would report the difference in times between roller skaters as they cross
the finish line? - ANSWER: Interval reports the difference in finishing times between
roller skaters.
Which of the following is associated with partialization? - ANSWER: Prioritizing the
goals and objectives of the patient and determining which need to be worked on first
is partialization, the patient's objectives and goals are first prioritized so that they
can be worked on separately and in sequence.
Which of the following theorists was primarily concerned with adult developmental
issues? - ANSWER: Dan Levinson postulated that development continues all through
life. He delineated the stages of adult development into basic eras:
When a 5-year-old child begins wetting the bed twice a week after the birth of a
sibling, you might consider which of the following diagnoses? - ANSWER: Functional
Enuresis
During a presentation at a conference on conduct disorders, a licensed social worker
talks about several of her past clients. She is very conscious not to reveal any of their
identities or information that would allow for their identification. Her actions are: -
ANSWER: Ethical
You meet with a potentially suicidal teen. What do you ask to evaluate his potential
for suicide? - ANSWER: Ask if he has considered suicide; if he has considered suicide,
ask what plan he has or method he plans to use and if that method is available to
him
You have been counseling a young woman who is a victim of domestic violence. She
has been to a domestic violence shelter several times after her husband has attacked
her. Each time, she returned home to her husband within 24 hours. How can you
BEST intervene? - ANSWER: Continue counseling the young woman to build her self-
esteem, set goals for financial independence and help her look at this pattern of
behavior; try to help her predict violence and go to the shelter before she is attacked
You work in a busy counseling center. Your supervisor is responsible for supervising
an unlicensed MSW and signs off on her work. During your supervisor's maternity
leave, she asks you to sign off on the supervisee's work but knows you are too busy
to actually meet with the supervisee for supervision. What is the BEST thing you can
do? - ANSWER: Tell your supervisor you cannot do this unless you are given time to
provide supervision
