LSW CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A
Which of the following psychosocial stages proposed by Erikson corresponds with the
first year of life?
A. Autonomy vs shame/doubt
B. Trust vs Mistrust
C. Industry vs. Inferiority
D. Initiative vs. guilt - Answer-B. Trust vs Mistrust
Which of the following psychosocial stages proposed by Erik Erikson corresponds with
old age?
A. Identity vs Identity diffusion
B. Generativity vs Stagnation
C. Integrity vs. Despair
D. Intimacy vs. Isolation - Answer-C. Integrity vs. Despair
A teacher is trying to motivate her students, and so devises a system of point-rewards
for student accomplishments. At the end of the week the students can exchange the
points they earned for either classroom privleges or another reward. What form of
behavior modification is the teacher using with the students? - Answer-Operant
conditioning
(Consequence with voluntary behavior)
During family counseling, a parent expresses frustration that their child no longer makes
his bed. After discussion it is revealed that the parent stopped giving extra allowance for
making his bed, thinking that he was old enough to start doing this without some form of
reward. In this case the desired behavior had stopped due to:
A. Negative reinforcement
B. Positive reinforcement
C. Behavior punishment
D. Behavior extinction - Answer-D. Behavior extinction
Method of evaluation: Social functioning, Environmental problems, Mental Health
problems, and Physical Health problems - Answer-Person in Environment method of
evaluation
A parent learns that their teenager has had a same-sex experience with a peer, and has
quickly begun to insist that their child is now homosexual. The most appropriate social
worker response would be:
A. Confirm their teen is gay
, B. Assure them their teen is not gay
C. Discuss the potential their teen is gay
D. Share teen sex exploration issues - Answer-D. Share teen sex exploration issues
Ethnographic approach - Answer-seeing culture from their perspective
Evaluation of a client's presenting appearance and behavior is referred to as - Answer-
Observation evaluation
If a client is assessed based upon his or her complaints, identified problems, and
limitations, which of the following assessment models is being used?
A. Biopsychosocial model
B. Strengths perspective
C. Medical model
D. None of the above - Answer-C. Medical model
Charting Method w/4 elements of organization: 1. Professional's view of major issues, 2.
data that supports this view, 3. evaluation of all available information, 4. the nexts
steeps need to be taken - Answer-SOAP charting method
A doctor calls you about a patient of his, and indicates that he has a "substance abuse
problem". you know you can understand this term to mean.. - Answer-Any drug or
alcohol problem
A social worker encounters a client who complains of seeing things that no one else can
see, hearing voices that no one else hears, and is certain someone is watching him
through the television set whenever it is turned on. He has taken no medications or
other substances which might induce these experiences. Report indicates he's been
experiencing of these symptoms for MORE THAN A MONTH. the client is suffering
from:
A. Schizophreniform disorder
B. Bipolar disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. Brief psychotic disorder - Answer-A. Schizophreniform disorder (more than a month,
less than 6)
Bipolar I is Primarily distinguished from Bipolar II in that: - Answer-I: mania
II: primarily depression
In a drug rehabilitation program, a social worker encounters an imformation release
from that specifies the release of "any relevant information" to "any interested party," for
"expressed concerns," and without a termination date. Agency staff defend the form a s
necessary given the clientele they serve. The PROPER SOCIAL WORK RESPONSE
would be to:
A. refuse to use the form on grounds that it is unethical
B. Use the form, but note concerns with administration
WITH ALL CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A
Which of the following psychosocial stages proposed by Erikson corresponds with the
first year of life?
A. Autonomy vs shame/doubt
B. Trust vs Mistrust
C. Industry vs. Inferiority
D. Initiative vs. guilt - Answer-B. Trust vs Mistrust
Which of the following psychosocial stages proposed by Erik Erikson corresponds with
old age?
A. Identity vs Identity diffusion
B. Generativity vs Stagnation
C. Integrity vs. Despair
D. Intimacy vs. Isolation - Answer-C. Integrity vs. Despair
A teacher is trying to motivate her students, and so devises a system of point-rewards
for student accomplishments. At the end of the week the students can exchange the
points they earned for either classroom privleges or another reward. What form of
behavior modification is the teacher using with the students? - Answer-Operant
conditioning
(Consequence with voluntary behavior)
During family counseling, a parent expresses frustration that their child no longer makes
his bed. After discussion it is revealed that the parent stopped giving extra allowance for
making his bed, thinking that he was old enough to start doing this without some form of
reward. In this case the desired behavior had stopped due to:
A. Negative reinforcement
B. Positive reinforcement
C. Behavior punishment
D. Behavior extinction - Answer-D. Behavior extinction
Method of evaluation: Social functioning, Environmental problems, Mental Health
problems, and Physical Health problems - Answer-Person in Environment method of
evaluation
A parent learns that their teenager has had a same-sex experience with a peer, and has
quickly begun to insist that their child is now homosexual. The most appropriate social
worker response would be:
A. Confirm their teen is gay
, B. Assure them their teen is not gay
C. Discuss the potential their teen is gay
D. Share teen sex exploration issues - Answer-D. Share teen sex exploration issues
Ethnographic approach - Answer-seeing culture from their perspective
Evaluation of a client's presenting appearance and behavior is referred to as - Answer-
Observation evaluation
If a client is assessed based upon his or her complaints, identified problems, and
limitations, which of the following assessment models is being used?
A. Biopsychosocial model
B. Strengths perspective
C. Medical model
D. None of the above - Answer-C. Medical model
Charting Method w/4 elements of organization: 1. Professional's view of major issues, 2.
data that supports this view, 3. evaluation of all available information, 4. the nexts
steeps need to be taken - Answer-SOAP charting method
A doctor calls you about a patient of his, and indicates that he has a "substance abuse
problem". you know you can understand this term to mean.. - Answer-Any drug or
alcohol problem
A social worker encounters a client who complains of seeing things that no one else can
see, hearing voices that no one else hears, and is certain someone is watching him
through the television set whenever it is turned on. He has taken no medications or
other substances which might induce these experiences. Report indicates he's been
experiencing of these symptoms for MORE THAN A MONTH. the client is suffering
from:
A. Schizophreniform disorder
B. Bipolar disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. Brief psychotic disorder - Answer-A. Schizophreniform disorder (more than a month,
less than 6)
Bipolar I is Primarily distinguished from Bipolar II in that: - Answer-I: mania
II: primarily depression
In a drug rehabilitation program, a social worker encounters an imformation release
from that specifies the release of "any relevant information" to "any interested party," for
"expressed concerns," and without a termination date. Agency staff defend the form a s
necessary given the clientele they serve. The PROPER SOCIAL WORK RESPONSE
would be to:
A. refuse to use the form on grounds that it is unethical
B. Use the form, but note concerns with administration
