LCSW practice exam questions and
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Schizophrenia - ANSWER-A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized
and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.
Schizophreniform - ANSWER-Psychotic disorder involving the symptoms of
schizophrenia but lasting less than 6 months.
Schizotypal - ANSWER-Class A personality disorder. A personality disorder
characterized by extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd forms of thinking and
perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities. Researches believe that symptoms are often
linked to family conflict.
Schizoaffective Disorder - ANSWER-A psychotic disorder involving an uninterrupted
period of disturbance in which there are concurrent symptoms of a mood disorder and
the active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia with at least a tow-week period in which
hallucinations and delusions are present without predominant mood symptoms.
psychotic disorder - ANSWER-A psychological disorder in which a person loses contact
with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions. A break in reality
, Borderline personality disorder - ANSWER-a personality disorder characterized by lack
of stability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry
outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures
intrapsychic conflict - ANSWER-Conflict within the mind, often due to conflict b/w id,
ego, superego and reality
Brief psychotic disorder - ANSWER-A psychotic disorder lasting from a day to a month
that often follows exposure to a major stressor.
Delusional disorder - ANSWER-A. Nonbizarre delusions (i.e., involving situations that
occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or
deceived by spouse or lover, or having a disease) of at least 1 month's duration.
Schizoid - ANSWER-Cluster A personality disorder. Persistent avoidance of social
relationships and limited emotional expression.
Schizophrenia Paranoid type - ANSWER-Preoccupation with one or more delusions or
frequent auditory hallucinations re: fear of being harmed or watched. No disorganized
speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, or flat or inappropriate affect
If a Panic attack or Depressive Mood is caused by by a medical condition it is called? -
ANSWER-Anxiety disorder or Mood Disorder.
Verified Answers
Schizophrenia - ANSWER-A group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized
and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions.
Schizophreniform - ANSWER-Psychotic disorder involving the symptoms of
schizophrenia but lasting less than 6 months.
Schizotypal - ANSWER-Class A personality disorder. A personality disorder
characterized by extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd forms of thinking and
perceiving, and behavioral eccentricities. Researches believe that symptoms are often
linked to family conflict.
Schizoaffective Disorder - ANSWER-A psychotic disorder involving an uninterrupted
period of disturbance in which there are concurrent symptoms of a mood disorder and
the active-phase symptoms of schizophrenia with at least a tow-week period in which
hallucinations and delusions are present without predominant mood symptoms.
psychotic disorder - ANSWER-A psychological disorder in which a person loses contact
with reality, experiencing irrational ideas and distorted perceptions. A break in reality
, Borderline personality disorder - ANSWER-a personality disorder characterized by lack
of stability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotion; impulsivity; angry
outbursts; intense fear of abandonment; recurring suicidal gestures
intrapsychic conflict - ANSWER-Conflict within the mind, often due to conflict b/w id,
ego, superego and reality
Brief psychotic disorder - ANSWER-A psychotic disorder lasting from a day to a month
that often follows exposure to a major stressor.
Delusional disorder - ANSWER-A. Nonbizarre delusions (i.e., involving situations that
occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, infected, loved at a distance, or
deceived by spouse or lover, or having a disease) of at least 1 month's duration.
Schizoid - ANSWER-Cluster A personality disorder. Persistent avoidance of social
relationships and limited emotional expression.
Schizophrenia Paranoid type - ANSWER-Preoccupation with one or more delusions or
frequent auditory hallucinations re: fear of being harmed or watched. No disorganized
speech, disorganized or catatonic behavior, or flat or inappropriate affect
If a Panic attack or Depressive Mood is caused by by a medical condition it is called? -
ANSWER-Anxiety disorder or Mood Disorder.
