Quick ASWB BSW Vocabulary Test Questions and Answers.
Ambivalence: - ANS-A set of contradictory and contradictory emotions about a person or issue.
Antisocial disorder - ANS-behavior where an individual shows disregard for his safety and demonstrates
violent behaviors
Collateral visits: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-Visits to friends, relatives, landlords, formal employers,
etc. to verify information given by the applicant or client to establish initial or continued eligibility for
public assistance.
Destitute child - ANS-A child under the age of six who, through no neglect on the part of his parent or
guardian, is needy, homeless, or in state of want or suffering due to lack of food, clothing, shelter, or
medical care.
Direct grant - ANS-An allowance given directly to a client by cash or check
Indirect grant KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM... You have to answer what the third party is for a social worker
giving educational classes to people... Like is it the payment to the social worker or the payment for the
furthering education for the social worker or is it the paper used for the sessions - ANS-An allowance made
payable to a third party for goods or services given to a client
Medicaid - ANS-health program for individuals and families with limited resources of low incomes. State
agencies manage Medicaid and state and federal governments fund it jointly
Self determination: KNOW THIS WELL FOR THE EXAM! - ANS-the client making choices of the client's best
interest
How could you best promote the general welfare of society? - ANS-advocating for changes to social policy
issues
Professional Consultation: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-obtaining information from a colleague
, Formal networking - ANS-establishing links for the purpose of having a support system in place
Interdisciplinary Collaberation: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-obtaining information from a colleague
who have the same client
Multidisciplinary Team: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-Obtaining information from a different
discipline... not a social worker from the same company too. The primary benefit for social problems is to
deliver more effective services.
ethnocentrism - ANS-evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards
and customs of one's own culture. Also, the belief that one culture is superior to another
Prejudice - ANS-preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
advance directives - ANS-a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for
their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity.
What demonstrates immobility in a crisis situation? - ANS-an inability to adapt to changes or cope with
current stressors
Practice technique: paraphrasing - ANS-the social worker expressing the relative points of what a client
says and provides validation of what the client said.
Practice technique: Reflecting - ANS-stating what the client is feeling at the moment
Practice technique: Feedback - ANS-an objective analysis of actions and their resulting effects.
Practice technique: Probing - ANS-Further exploration of the client's feelings, experience or situation.
What directly influences a person's capacity for change? KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-Motivation
Ambivalence: - ANS-A set of contradictory and contradictory emotions about a person or issue.
Antisocial disorder - ANS-behavior where an individual shows disregard for his safety and demonstrates
violent behaviors
Collateral visits: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-Visits to friends, relatives, landlords, formal employers,
etc. to verify information given by the applicant or client to establish initial or continued eligibility for
public assistance.
Destitute child - ANS-A child under the age of six who, through no neglect on the part of his parent or
guardian, is needy, homeless, or in state of want or suffering due to lack of food, clothing, shelter, or
medical care.
Direct grant - ANS-An allowance given directly to a client by cash or check
Indirect grant KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM... You have to answer what the third party is for a social worker
giving educational classes to people... Like is it the payment to the social worker or the payment for the
furthering education for the social worker or is it the paper used for the sessions - ANS-An allowance made
payable to a third party for goods or services given to a client
Medicaid - ANS-health program for individuals and families with limited resources of low incomes. State
agencies manage Medicaid and state and federal governments fund it jointly
Self determination: KNOW THIS WELL FOR THE EXAM! - ANS-the client making choices of the client's best
interest
How could you best promote the general welfare of society? - ANS-advocating for changes to social policy
issues
Professional Consultation: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-obtaining information from a colleague
, Formal networking - ANS-establishing links for the purpose of having a support system in place
Interdisciplinary Collaberation: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-obtaining information from a colleague
who have the same client
Multidisciplinary Team: KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-Obtaining information from a different
discipline... not a social worker from the same company too. The primary benefit for social problems is to
deliver more effective services.
ethnocentrism - ANS-evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards
and customs of one's own culture. Also, the belief that one culture is superior to another
Prejudice - ANS-preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
advance directives - ANS-a legal document in which a person specifies what actions should be taken for
their health if they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves because of illness or incapacity.
What demonstrates immobility in a crisis situation? - ANS-an inability to adapt to changes or cope with
current stressors
Practice technique: paraphrasing - ANS-the social worker expressing the relative points of what a client
says and provides validation of what the client said.
Practice technique: Reflecting - ANS-stating what the client is feeling at the moment
Practice technique: Feedback - ANS-an objective analysis of actions and their resulting effects.
Practice technique: Probing - ANS-Further exploration of the client's feelings, experience or situation.
What directly influences a person's capacity for change? KNOW THIS FOR THE EXAM - ANS-Motivation
