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LCSW Exam Prep Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Termination Process Ans: — Is most associated with evaluating goals
and accomplishments
Community Organizer Ans: — Developing and working with groups from
a community to improve relationships among the residents
DSM-IV-TR Ans: — Most helpful with assessment interpretation
Borderline Intellectual Functioning Ans: — IQ 71-84
Borderline Intellectual Functioning Ans: — Code on Axis II
Mild MR Ans: — 55-70, considered educable, minimal assistance, may
need some supervision and guidance, live in community or in supervised
settings
Moderate MR Ans: — 35-55, considered trainable, able to preform at 2nd
grade level, moderate supervision, can attend to their own personal care,
can perform unskilled or semi-skilled work, can live in the community
Severe MR Ans: — 20-35, considered trainable, generally institutionalize,
have little or no communicative speech, possible group home.
Profound MR Ans: — IQ below 20, generally total care
Mental Retardation Ans: — Deficits in adaptive and social functioning, an
IQ of 70 or less, onset prior to age 18.
Pervasive Mental Disorders Ans: — Involves multiple functions and
behaviors are not considered normal at any age. Impairment in reciprocal
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interaction, verbal and nonverbal skills, imaginative activity, and
intellectual skills
Autistic Disorder Ans: — Age of onset requirement is age 3, self-
stimulating, self injuring behaviors often present, such as, rocking,
spinning, head banging.
Rett's Disorder Ans: — Only in females, deceleration of head growth,
start out normal and 5 to 24 months problems develop, loss of previously
acquired hand skills, loss of social engagement, appearance of
stereotyped movements, impaired language functioning generally
associated with severe or profound mental retardation
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder Ans: — Normal development for two
years then a drastic decline followed by a loss of previously acquired
skills, and development of autistic like symptoms
Asperger's Disorder Ans: — Autistic like symptoms without language
impairment, severely impaired social interaction, these children often
have normal to above normal intelligence
ADHD Ans: — symptoms must persist for atleast 6 months,
predominately inattentive, hyperactivity-impulsivity, combined. Generally
before age 7.
Conduct Disorder Ans: — Pattern of behavior that violates rights of
others, aggression to people and animale, deceitfulness or theft,
destruction of property, serious violations of rules
Tourette's Disorder Ans: — vocal and motor tics, onset before age 18,
symptoms must last for a at least a year.
Enuresis Ans: — Elimination or urine during day or night, must be age 5
before it can be diagnosed
Encopresis Ans: — Elimination of feces or soiling in inappropriate places;
occurs one time a month for 3 months, must be at least 4 years of age to
diagnose
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Seperation Anxiety Disorder Ans: — Excessive anxiety over separation
from home or whom attached, must last 4 weeks and begin before age
18.
Stranger Anxiety Ans: — A normal reaction experienced by an infant
when startled or feeling threatened.
Separation Anxiety Ans: — Feelings of anxiety and fear that result after
being separated from a significant other, such as, parent or partner.
Selective Mutism Ans: — At least 1 month in duration, an inability to
speak or understand spoken language
Delirium Ans: — Clouded sensorium, brief duration, can happen in young
and old
Dementia Ans: — No clouded sensorium, long duration, must have
disturbance in occupational and social functioning, characterized by
multiple cognitive deficits.
Substance Abuse Ans: — Continue use knowing it is causing harm
Substance Dependence Ans: — Needs to take larger amounts with
unsuccessful attempts to quit
Substance Intoxication Ans: — Recent ingestion of psychoactive
substance
Substance Withdrawal Ans: — Maladaptive cognitive and behavioral
declines due to reduction of a substance
Substance abuse is considered to be in remission Ans: — 12 months
Schizophrenic, Disorganized Type Ans: — Marked incoherence, lack of
systematized delusions, silly affect
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LCSW Exam Prep Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Termination Process Ans: — Is most associated with evaluating goals
and accomplishments
Community Organizer Ans: — Developing and working with groups from
a community to improve relationships among the residents
DSM-IV-TR Ans: — Most helpful with assessment interpretation
Borderline Intellectual Functioning Ans: — IQ 71-84
Borderline Intellectual Functioning Ans: — Code on Axis II
Mild MR Ans: — 55-70, considered educable, minimal assistance, may
need some supervision and guidance, live in community or in supervised
settings
Moderate MR Ans: — 35-55, considered trainable, able to preform at 2nd
grade level, moderate supervision, can attend to their own personal care,
can perform unskilled or semi-skilled work, can live in the community
Severe MR Ans: — 20-35, considered trainable, generally institutionalize,
have little or no communicative speech, possible group home.
Profound MR Ans: — IQ below 20, generally total care
Mental Retardation Ans: — Deficits in adaptive and social functioning, an
IQ of 70 or less, onset prior to age 18.
Pervasive Mental Disorders Ans: — Involves multiple functions and
behaviors are not considered normal at any age. Impairment in reciprocal
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interaction, verbal and nonverbal skills, imaginative activity, and
intellectual skills
Autistic Disorder Ans: — Age of onset requirement is age 3, self-
stimulating, self injuring behaviors often present, such as, rocking,
spinning, head banging.
Rett's Disorder Ans: — Only in females, deceleration of head growth,
start out normal and 5 to 24 months problems develop, loss of previously
acquired hand skills, loss of social engagement, appearance of
stereotyped movements, impaired language functioning generally
associated with severe or profound mental retardation
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder Ans: — Normal development for two
years then a drastic decline followed by a loss of previously acquired
skills, and development of autistic like symptoms
Asperger's Disorder Ans: — Autistic like symptoms without language
impairment, severely impaired social interaction, these children often
have normal to above normal intelligence
ADHD Ans: — symptoms must persist for atleast 6 months,
predominately inattentive, hyperactivity-impulsivity, combined. Generally
before age 7.
Conduct Disorder Ans: — Pattern of behavior that violates rights of
others, aggression to people and animale, deceitfulness or theft,
destruction of property, serious violations of rules
Tourette's Disorder Ans: — vocal and motor tics, onset before age 18,
symptoms must last for a at least a year.
Enuresis Ans: — Elimination or urine during day or night, must be age 5
before it can be diagnosed
Encopresis Ans: — Elimination of feces or soiling in inappropriate places;
occurs one time a month for 3 months, must be at least 4 years of age to
diagnose
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Seperation Anxiety Disorder Ans: — Excessive anxiety over separation
from home or whom attached, must last 4 weeks and begin before age
18.
Stranger Anxiety Ans: — A normal reaction experienced by an infant
when startled or feeling threatened.
Separation Anxiety Ans: — Feelings of anxiety and fear that result after
being separated from a significant other, such as, parent or partner.
Selective Mutism Ans: — At least 1 month in duration, an inability to
speak or understand spoken language
Delirium Ans: — Clouded sensorium, brief duration, can happen in young
and old
Dementia Ans: — No clouded sensorium, long duration, must have
disturbance in occupational and social functioning, characterized by
multiple cognitive deficits.
Substance Abuse Ans: — Continue use knowing it is causing harm
Substance Dependence Ans: — Needs to take larger amounts with
unsuccessful attempts to quit
Substance Intoxication Ans: — Recent ingestion of psychoactive
substance
Substance Withdrawal Ans: — Maladaptive cognitive and behavioral
declines due to reduction of a substance
Substance abuse is considered to be in remission Ans: — 12 months
Schizophrenic, Disorganized Type Ans: — Marked incoherence, lack of
systematized delusions, silly affect
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