Sample LCSW Test Questions (Latest
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Questions & Answers with Rationale
A teenage mother gives birth to a relatively healthy baby that experiences 3 weeks
after the birth crib death. What might have most probably caused this problem?
A.Aspirin use
B.Rubella
C.AIDS
D.Barbiturates - Correct answer : D
Explanation: drug usage (marijuana, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, etc.)
compromises the health of both the mother and the baby and increases the risk of
birth abnormalities, hyperirritability, crib death, spontaneous abortion (miscarriage),
and still birth.
Cognitive development is influenced by such factors as culture, evolution, integration,
and language. What does the Integration Factor imply?
A. brain evolved to its larger size due to new selection pressures after the introduction
of various tools
,B. Objects have meaning only with respect to the actions performed on them
C. Knowledge is based heavily on images which stand for perceptual events
D. cognitive maturation results from integration of acts and skills and what he called
"blueprints" or plans of higher order combinations - Correct answer : D
Explanation: 'Integration - Bruner believed that there are few simple, individual adult
acts that cannot be performed by a child. He theorized that cognitive maturation
results from integration of acts and skills and what he called "blueprints" or plans of
higher order combinations. He asserted that language is the means by which such
plans are generated, not the other way around.
Taking into consideration that the Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Model explains
abnormality in terms of internal (intrapsychic, unconscious) dynamics at work within
the individual, which of the following statements refers to Existential Models?
A. the cognitive-behavioral position emphasizes the role of mental factors to explain
abnormality, primarily through cognitive distortions (Beck) or irrational thinking (Ellis)
B. Emphasize the role of personal meaning and coming to term with one's inevitable
death.
,C. the human being as an organism made up of numerous biologic and biochemical
systems which are primarily responsible for determining adjustment, behavior, and
disorders
D. Abnormality is hypothesized to result when one is not treated or loved
unconditionally, resulting in a failure to fully grow and self-actualize. - Correct answer
:B
Explanation: Existential Models: emphasize the role of personal meaning and coming
to term with one's inevitable death.
Taking into consideration that the practice of "trephining," an "operation" performed by
the medicine man, consisted of chipping a circular hole in an area of the skull (a
"trephine") which was believed to allow the evil spirit who was causing all the trouble
to escape was specific for Stone Age, what civilization provided some of the earliest
written evidence of treatment of disease and behavior disorders, including a detailed
description of the treatment of wounds and other surgical operations?
A. Babylonians
B. Persians
C. Greeks
, D. Ancient Egypt - Correct answer : D
Explanation: Ancient Egypt: Writings from the 16th century B.C. provide some of the
earliest written evidence of treatment of disease and behavior disorders, including a
detailed description of the treatment of wounds and other surgical operations.
Exposure of a developing embryo or fetus to certain environmental factors can
damage the developing organism or even cause death. What can HIV teratogen cause?
A. facial deformities
B. death of the newborn
C. defective limbs
D. mental retardation - Correct answer : B
Explanation: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can result in birth defects,
illness, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and death of the newborn.
According to Masters& Johnson, there are four-stage cycles both in men and women
regarding sexual responses. Which of the following statements is characterizing the
RESOLUTION PHASE?
A. A lessening of sexual tension as the person returns to the unstimulated state
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Questions & Answers with Rationale
A teenage mother gives birth to a relatively healthy baby that experiences 3 weeks
after the birth crib death. What might have most probably caused this problem?
A.Aspirin use
B.Rubella
C.AIDS
D.Barbiturates - Correct answer : D
Explanation: drug usage (marijuana, heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, etc.)
compromises the health of both the mother and the baby and increases the risk of
birth abnormalities, hyperirritability, crib death, spontaneous abortion (miscarriage),
and still birth.
Cognitive development is influenced by such factors as culture, evolution, integration,
and language. What does the Integration Factor imply?
A. brain evolved to its larger size due to new selection pressures after the introduction
of various tools
,B. Objects have meaning only with respect to the actions performed on them
C. Knowledge is based heavily on images which stand for perceptual events
D. cognitive maturation results from integration of acts and skills and what he called
"blueprints" or plans of higher order combinations - Correct answer : D
Explanation: 'Integration - Bruner believed that there are few simple, individual adult
acts that cannot be performed by a child. He theorized that cognitive maturation
results from integration of acts and skills and what he called "blueprints" or plans of
higher order combinations. He asserted that language is the means by which such
plans are generated, not the other way around.
Taking into consideration that the Psychodynamic (Psychoanalytic) Model explains
abnormality in terms of internal (intrapsychic, unconscious) dynamics at work within
the individual, which of the following statements refers to Existential Models?
A. the cognitive-behavioral position emphasizes the role of mental factors to explain
abnormality, primarily through cognitive distortions (Beck) or irrational thinking (Ellis)
B. Emphasize the role of personal meaning and coming to term with one's inevitable
death.
,C. the human being as an organism made up of numerous biologic and biochemical
systems which are primarily responsible for determining adjustment, behavior, and
disorders
D. Abnormality is hypothesized to result when one is not treated or loved
unconditionally, resulting in a failure to fully grow and self-actualize. - Correct answer
:B
Explanation: Existential Models: emphasize the role of personal meaning and coming
to term with one's inevitable death.
Taking into consideration that the practice of "trephining," an "operation" performed by
the medicine man, consisted of chipping a circular hole in an area of the skull (a
"trephine") which was believed to allow the evil spirit who was causing all the trouble
to escape was specific for Stone Age, what civilization provided some of the earliest
written evidence of treatment of disease and behavior disorders, including a detailed
description of the treatment of wounds and other surgical operations?
A. Babylonians
B. Persians
C. Greeks
, D. Ancient Egypt - Correct answer : D
Explanation: Ancient Egypt: Writings from the 16th century B.C. provide some of the
earliest written evidence of treatment of disease and behavior disorders, including a
detailed description of the treatment of wounds and other surgical operations.
Exposure of a developing embryo or fetus to certain environmental factors can
damage the developing organism or even cause death. What can HIV teratogen cause?
A. facial deformities
B. death of the newborn
C. defective limbs
D. mental retardation - Correct answer : B
Explanation: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can result in birth defects,
illness, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and death of the newborn.
According to Masters& Johnson, there are four-stage cycles both in men and women
regarding sexual responses. Which of the following statements is characterizing the
RESOLUTION PHASE?
A. A lessening of sexual tension as the person returns to the unstimulated state
