LCSW Practice Questions #2 With Correct
Answers
A |hospital |emergency |room |social |worker |meets |with |a |45-year-old |man |who |recently |
immigrated |from |Mexico |and |has |been |experiencing |severe |panic |attacks |and |anxiety. |When |
the |social |worker |approaches |him, |he |says |that |he |does |not |need |any |mental |health |
treatment |and |that |she |can |leave. |The |MOST |likely |explanation |for |his |behavior |is:
A. |His |preference |for |seeking |treatment |from |a |curandero.
B. |His |denial |that |he |has |a |mental |health |problem.
C. |The |negative |cultural |response |associated |with |mental |health |treatment.
D. |A |miscommunication |due |to |a |language |barrier. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |The |negative |
cultural |response |associated |with |mental |health |treatment.
Rationale: |C |is |the |best |answer |because |many |cultures |associate |stigma |with |mental |health |
treatment. |A |is |not |the |best |answer |because |it |makes |an |assumption |that |is |not |indicated |by |
the |information |in |the |stem. |B |may |be |true, |but |is |not |as |likely |as |C. |D |is |not |the |best |answer |
since |the |stem |gives |no |indication |that |there |is |a |language |barrier |between |the |client |and |
social |worker.
A |mother |meets |with |a |social |worker |due |to |concerns |with |her |seven-year-old |son. |The |
mother |reports |that |her |family |recently |survived |an |earthquake |that |destroyed |their |house |
and |the |surrounding |area. |She |is |worried |about |her |son |because |any |time |he |hears |a |loud |
noise |he |starts |to |cry |inconsolably |and |won't |leave |her |side. |In |behavioral |therapy, |what |is |this
|an |example |of?
,A. |Extinction
B. |Negative |reinforcement
C. |Operant |conditioning
D. |Classical |conditioning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Classical |conditioning
Rationale: |This |is |a |recall |question: |the |stem |describes |an |example |of |classical |conditioning |in |
which |the |client |develops |a |conditioned |response |(crying |and |clinging |to |mom) |when |exposed |
to |stimuli |(loud |noises) |that |represent |a |previously |experienced |event |(the |earthquake). |A, |B, |
and |C |would |all |be |described |differently.
A |young |adult |client |has |been |meeting |with |a |social |worker |due |to |a |diagnosis |of |major |
depression. |When |discussing |his |childhood, |the |client |reports |that |he |was |often |bullied |and |
humiliated |by |peers |at |school. |The |client |reports |this |with |a |flat |affect |and |a |sense |of |
detachment. |The |social |worker |should |respond |by:
A. |Sharing |a |personal |experience |of |being |teased |as |a |child.
B. |Assist |the |client |in |developing |awareness |around |his |feeling |related |to |being |bullied.
C. |Confront |the |client's |denial.
D. |Provide |the |client |with |psychoeducation |on |the |relationship |between |bullying |and |
depression. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Assist |the |client |in |developing |awareness |around |his |
feeling |related |to |being |bullied.
, Rationale: |B |is |the |best |answer |because |awareness |is |the |first |step |in |helping |the |client |
integrate |and |process |his |feelings. |A |is |inappropriate; |C |is |inappropriate |and |may |cause |the |
client |harm. |D |is |less |therapeutic |than |B |and |may |not |be |helpful |for |the |client.
A |client |who |is |diagnosed |with |trichotillomania |meets |with |a |social |worker |after |being |
referred |by |her |primary |care |physician. |The |client |says |she |feels |guilty |and |ashamed, |but |is |
having |difficulty |stopping |the |behavior. |She |says |that |she |doesn't |even |know |why |she |started |
the |behavior |in |the |first |place. |What |should |the |social |worker |do |FIRST?
A. |Explore |the |feelings |behind |the |behavior.
B. |Have |the |client |wear |a |wig |until |she |can |stop |the |behavior.
C. |Reinforce |that |hair-pulling |will |likely |lead |to |complete |baldness.
D. |Teach |the |client |thought |stopping |strategies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Explore |the |
feelings |behind |the |behavior.
Rationale: |A |is |the |best |answer |because |understanding |the |psychological |purpose |of |the |
behavior |will |best |help |the |client |understand |and |change |the |behavior. |B, |C, |and |D |might |all |
be |part |of |the |complete |intervention |strategy, |but |A |is |the |best |place |to |start |in |terms |of |
addressing |the |behavior.
A |social |worker |is |meeting |with |a |recently |retired |woman |who |is |seeking |counseling |due |to |
feelings |of |irritability |and |poor |frustration |tolerance. |The |client |reports |that |she |was |looking |
forward |to |retirement |so |that |she |could |do |the |things |she |enjoyed |and |see |more |of |her |
spouse |after |a |demanding |career |in |the |health |care |industry. |The |client |says |that |instead |she's
|been |having |trouble |sleeping |and |just |wants |to |be |alone. |She |says |that |she |doesn't |enjoy |the |
things |that |she |used |to |and |is |confused. |The |social |worker |should |FIRST |inquire |about:
A. |Any |dysfunctional |changes |in |the |marital |relationship.
Answers
A |hospital |emergency |room |social |worker |meets |with |a |45-year-old |man |who |recently |
immigrated |from |Mexico |and |has |been |experiencing |severe |panic |attacks |and |anxiety. |When |
the |social |worker |approaches |him, |he |says |that |he |does |not |need |any |mental |health |
treatment |and |that |she |can |leave. |The |MOST |likely |explanation |for |his |behavior |is:
A. |His |preference |for |seeking |treatment |from |a |curandero.
B. |His |denial |that |he |has |a |mental |health |problem.
C. |The |negative |cultural |response |associated |with |mental |health |treatment.
D. |A |miscommunication |due |to |a |language |barrier. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |The |negative |
cultural |response |associated |with |mental |health |treatment.
Rationale: |C |is |the |best |answer |because |many |cultures |associate |stigma |with |mental |health |
treatment. |A |is |not |the |best |answer |because |it |makes |an |assumption |that |is |not |indicated |by |
the |information |in |the |stem. |B |may |be |true, |but |is |not |as |likely |as |C. |D |is |not |the |best |answer |
since |the |stem |gives |no |indication |that |there |is |a |language |barrier |between |the |client |and |
social |worker.
A |mother |meets |with |a |social |worker |due |to |concerns |with |her |seven-year-old |son. |The |
mother |reports |that |her |family |recently |survived |an |earthquake |that |destroyed |their |house |
and |the |surrounding |area. |She |is |worried |about |her |son |because |any |time |he |hears |a |loud |
noise |he |starts |to |cry |inconsolably |and |won't |leave |her |side. |In |behavioral |therapy, |what |is |this
|an |example |of?
,A. |Extinction
B. |Negative |reinforcement
C. |Operant |conditioning
D. |Classical |conditioning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Classical |conditioning
Rationale: |This |is |a |recall |question: |the |stem |describes |an |example |of |classical |conditioning |in |
which |the |client |develops |a |conditioned |response |(crying |and |clinging |to |mom) |when |exposed |
to |stimuli |(loud |noises) |that |represent |a |previously |experienced |event |(the |earthquake). |A, |B, |
and |C |would |all |be |described |differently.
A |young |adult |client |has |been |meeting |with |a |social |worker |due |to |a |diagnosis |of |major |
depression. |When |discussing |his |childhood, |the |client |reports |that |he |was |often |bullied |and |
humiliated |by |peers |at |school. |The |client |reports |this |with |a |flat |affect |and |a |sense |of |
detachment. |The |social |worker |should |respond |by:
A. |Sharing |a |personal |experience |of |being |teased |as |a |child.
B. |Assist |the |client |in |developing |awareness |around |his |feeling |related |to |being |bullied.
C. |Confront |the |client's |denial.
D. |Provide |the |client |with |psychoeducation |on |the |relationship |between |bullying |and |
depression. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Assist |the |client |in |developing |awareness |around |his |
feeling |related |to |being |bullied.
, Rationale: |B |is |the |best |answer |because |awareness |is |the |first |step |in |helping |the |client |
integrate |and |process |his |feelings. |A |is |inappropriate; |C |is |inappropriate |and |may |cause |the |
client |harm. |D |is |less |therapeutic |than |B |and |may |not |be |helpful |for |the |client.
A |client |who |is |diagnosed |with |trichotillomania |meets |with |a |social |worker |after |being |
referred |by |her |primary |care |physician. |The |client |says |she |feels |guilty |and |ashamed, |but |is |
having |difficulty |stopping |the |behavior. |She |says |that |she |doesn't |even |know |why |she |started |
the |behavior |in |the |first |place. |What |should |the |social |worker |do |FIRST?
A. |Explore |the |feelings |behind |the |behavior.
B. |Have |the |client |wear |a |wig |until |she |can |stop |the |behavior.
C. |Reinforce |that |hair-pulling |will |likely |lead |to |complete |baldness.
D. |Teach |the |client |thought |stopping |strategies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Explore |the |
feelings |behind |the |behavior.
Rationale: |A |is |the |best |answer |because |understanding |the |psychological |purpose |of |the |
behavior |will |best |help |the |client |understand |and |change |the |behavior. |B, |C, |and |D |might |all |
be |part |of |the |complete |intervention |strategy, |but |A |is |the |best |place |to |start |in |terms |of |
addressing |the |behavior.
A |social |worker |is |meeting |with |a |recently |retired |woman |who |is |seeking |counseling |due |to |
feelings |of |irritability |and |poor |frustration |tolerance. |The |client |reports |that |she |was |looking |
forward |to |retirement |so |that |she |could |do |the |things |she |enjoyed |and |see |more |of |her |
spouse |after |a |demanding |career |in |the |health |care |industry. |The |client |says |that |instead |she's
|been |having |trouble |sleeping |and |just |wants |to |be |alone. |She |says |that |she |doesn't |enjoy |the |
things |that |she |used |to |and |is |confused. |The |social |worker |should |FIRST |inquire |about:
A. |Any |dysfunctional |changes |in |the |marital |relationship.
