MSW Licensure Exam with100%
Correct Answers
Research the historical problems that led to the policies - ANSWER-What should a
social worker do FIRST if asked to analyze new social welfare policies that will affect
the community?
parallel play - ANSWER-activity in which children play side by side without interacting.
(Usually occurs after their first birthday - "Typical at 2 years old")
Bipolar II Disorder - ANSWER-hypomania with at least one major depressive episode
Informed consent - ANSWER-Decisions made by the client after receiving all relevant
information
Culturagram - ANSWER-A social worker wants to assess the impact of heritage and
belief systems on a family's interactions. What form BEST accomplishes this? (tool for
assessing a family within the context of their culture)
The child's right to medical treatment supersedes the parents right to refuse treatment -
ANSWER-A hospital social worker meets with the parents of a 3 year old child who had
a seizure disorder. Because of their religious beliefs the parents refuse a test that the
medical team feels strongly could put the child at imminent risk without it. What
statement should guide the social workers response?
Countertransference - ANSWER-Redirection of a therapist's feelings toward a patient,
or more generally, as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a patient.
Intimacy - ANSWER-A social worker meets with parents of an adolescent to educate on
how the parents can intervene to reduce sexual exploitation of their children. What
developmental need is most important for a social worker to discuss with the parents?
Discuss the issue with the group next session - ANSWER-A group deals almost
exclusively with one couples loss and other group members report frustration. What
should the SW do next?
Histrionic - ANSWER-Personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive
emotionality and attention seeking
Antisocial - ANSWER-Personality disorder characterized by a pattern of disregard for
and violation of the rights of others
, Schizoid - ANSWER-Personality disorder characterized by a restricted range of
emotional experience and expression
Tuskegee Study - ANSWER-An unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied. This enraged the
public and led the SW field to develop strong rules to protect research participants.
(1930s, lasting 40 years)
Six core values of the SW profession - ANSWER-Service, social justice, dignity and
worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.
Benzodiazepines - ANSWER-Most versatile of the listed drugs - able to treat anxiety as
well as many other conditions.
Needs assessment and program evaluation - ANSWER-Types of research conducted
by social workers as part of their ethical responsibilities to the profession.
- _______________ is used frequently in SW to determine what a group of people need
to help improve service.
- ________________ looks at a specific program to see how effective it is and to
determine what changes might need to occur.
Radical feminism - ANSWER-Feminist theory that argues that gender is a social
construct used to create power imbalances between men and women.
Authoritarian Parenting - ANSWER-Children raised under this parenting style tend to
have high scholastic achievement but issues with depression and low self-esteem.
Authoritative Parenting - ANSWER-Parenting style where rules and guidelines are more
democratic and supportive - tends to produce more positive results in a variety of
domains.
Permissive Parenting - ANSWER-Parenting style which creates more of a "friends"
atmosphere with children and is linked to lower achievement and problems with
authority.
Uninvolved Parenting - ANSWER-Parenting style where the parental figures are not
meaningfully present at all which produces the worst results, with children that are low
achievers with little self-control and competence.
Decision to not undergo life-preserving treatment - ANSWER-NEVER considered
suicide - a client always has the right to refuse treatment.
Most basic types of needs in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER-Physiological
(clothing, shelter, food)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs contain 5 levels:
Correct Answers
Research the historical problems that led to the policies - ANSWER-What should a
social worker do FIRST if asked to analyze new social welfare policies that will affect
the community?
parallel play - ANSWER-activity in which children play side by side without interacting.
(Usually occurs after their first birthday - "Typical at 2 years old")
Bipolar II Disorder - ANSWER-hypomania with at least one major depressive episode
Informed consent - ANSWER-Decisions made by the client after receiving all relevant
information
Culturagram - ANSWER-A social worker wants to assess the impact of heritage and
belief systems on a family's interactions. What form BEST accomplishes this? (tool for
assessing a family within the context of their culture)
The child's right to medical treatment supersedes the parents right to refuse treatment -
ANSWER-A hospital social worker meets with the parents of a 3 year old child who had
a seizure disorder. Because of their religious beliefs the parents refuse a test that the
medical team feels strongly could put the child at imminent risk without it. What
statement should guide the social workers response?
Countertransference - ANSWER-Redirection of a therapist's feelings toward a patient,
or more generally, as a therapist's emotional entanglement with a patient.
Intimacy - ANSWER-A social worker meets with parents of an adolescent to educate on
how the parents can intervene to reduce sexual exploitation of their children. What
developmental need is most important for a social worker to discuss with the parents?
Discuss the issue with the group next session - ANSWER-A group deals almost
exclusively with one couples loss and other group members report frustration. What
should the SW do next?
Histrionic - ANSWER-Personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive
emotionality and attention seeking
Antisocial - ANSWER-Personality disorder characterized by a pattern of disregard for
and violation of the rights of others
, Schizoid - ANSWER-Personality disorder characterized by a restricted range of
emotional experience and expression
Tuskegee Study - ANSWER-An unethical study about syphilis in which subjects were
denied treatment so that the effects of the disease could be studied. This enraged the
public and led the SW field to develop strong rules to protect research participants.
(1930s, lasting 40 years)
Six core values of the SW profession - ANSWER-Service, social justice, dignity and
worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence.
Benzodiazepines - ANSWER-Most versatile of the listed drugs - able to treat anxiety as
well as many other conditions.
Needs assessment and program evaluation - ANSWER-Types of research conducted
by social workers as part of their ethical responsibilities to the profession.
- _______________ is used frequently in SW to determine what a group of people need
to help improve service.
- ________________ looks at a specific program to see how effective it is and to
determine what changes might need to occur.
Radical feminism - ANSWER-Feminist theory that argues that gender is a social
construct used to create power imbalances between men and women.
Authoritarian Parenting - ANSWER-Children raised under this parenting style tend to
have high scholastic achievement but issues with depression and low self-esteem.
Authoritative Parenting - ANSWER-Parenting style where rules and guidelines are more
democratic and supportive - tends to produce more positive results in a variety of
domains.
Permissive Parenting - ANSWER-Parenting style which creates more of a "friends"
atmosphere with children and is linked to lower achievement and problems with
authority.
Uninvolved Parenting - ANSWER-Parenting style where the parental figures are not
meaningfully present at all which produces the worst results, with children that are low
achievers with little self-control and competence.
Decision to not undergo life-preserving treatment - ANSWER-NEVER considered
suicide - a client always has the right to refuse treatment.
Most basic types of needs in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER-Physiological
(clothing, shelter, food)
Maslow's hierarchy of needs contain 5 levels:
