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MSW 698- COMP QUIZZES And Answers with
Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 12-year-old girl stops attending school and stays home. The
social worker has ruled out a school phobia, trauma, etc., as a
reason. The social worker should:
A. let the child stay home while offering treatment.
B. arrange a tutor and begin treatment at home.
C. encourage her parents and the school to urge the child to go
back to school as quickly as possible and explore the reasons for
not attending.
D. refer her to a psychiatrist for medication and arrange for a
rapid return to school. - ANSWER C. encourage her parents and
the school to urge the child to go back to school as quickly as
possible and explore the reasons for not attending.
A 14-year-old adolescent boy with depression is receiving
treatment at a family agency mentions that he is actively
thinking of suicide. The social worker believes the youth is
serious and knows that the family is deeply concerned about
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him. Of the choices below, which action is required and should
guide the worker's actions?
A. The worker must respect the confidentiality of the
relationship.
B. The worker should first consult with the supervisor.
C. The worker should make an immediate referral to the agency
psychiatrist.
D. To protect the client, the worker should call the client's
family, after telling him that she is required to follow this
procedure for his own safety. - ANSWER D. To protect the client,
the worker should call the client's family, after telling him that
she is required to follow this procedure for his own safety.
A case manager for an elder home care agency is meeting with
a client, a woman in her 80s. The client is talking about her guilt
for placing her husband in a nursing home when his Alzheimer
symptoms progressed to include his hitting her and refusing to
bathe or change his clothes. In dealing with her guilt, the
worker would first:
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A. validate the client's feelings of guilt and allow her to
ventilate.
B. dismiss her feelings as unreasonable under the circumstance.
C. help the client see that guilt is very unhealthy and find ways
to rid the client of guilt.
D. help the client see what he or she has done. - ANSWER A.
validate the client's feelings of guilt and allow her to ventilate.
A client has acrophobia and therefore has a severe dread of
high places. While not necessarily a severe disability, the
inability to tolerate heights does restrict the client's ability to
seek employment in-multi story office buildings, or to meet
with clients in some settings. To help the client overcome his
fears, the worker decides to accompany the client to the top of
a high building. This treatment is called:
A. desensitization.
B. flooding.
C. acting-out.
D. reinforcement. - ANSWER B. flooding.
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A middle-aged Native American man is a resident in a long-term
care facility. The social worker, who is not a Native American,
observes that the staff has difficulty communicating with the
resident. His records show a diagnosis of dementia. The social
worker feels that dementia is a misdiagnosis. To assess the
situation adequately, the social worker should:
A. build a relationship with the patient's roommate.
B. consult Native American professional resources.
C. refer the patient to group activities.
D. use standard instruments to evaluate the patient. - ANSWER
B. consult Native American professional resources.
A new client expresses anger about the conditions under which
he feels he is living. The social worker would first:
A. communicate acceptance and understanding of the client.
B. confront the client about his need to remain deprived and to
complain.
C. assess the reality of the client's living conditions.
MSW 698- COMP QUIZZES And Answers with
Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 12-year-old girl stops attending school and stays home. The
social worker has ruled out a school phobia, trauma, etc., as a
reason. The social worker should:
A. let the child stay home while offering treatment.
B. arrange a tutor and begin treatment at home.
C. encourage her parents and the school to urge the child to go
back to school as quickly as possible and explore the reasons for
not attending.
D. refer her to a psychiatrist for medication and arrange for a
rapid return to school. - ANSWER C. encourage her parents and
the school to urge the child to go back to school as quickly as
possible and explore the reasons for not attending.
A 14-year-old adolescent boy with depression is receiving
treatment at a family agency mentions that he is actively
thinking of suicide. The social worker believes the youth is
serious and knows that the family is deeply concerned about
,2|Page
him. Of the choices below, which action is required and should
guide the worker's actions?
A. The worker must respect the confidentiality of the
relationship.
B. The worker should first consult with the supervisor.
C. The worker should make an immediate referral to the agency
psychiatrist.
D. To protect the client, the worker should call the client's
family, after telling him that she is required to follow this
procedure for his own safety. - ANSWER D. To protect the client,
the worker should call the client's family, after telling him that
she is required to follow this procedure for his own safety.
A case manager for an elder home care agency is meeting with
a client, a woman in her 80s. The client is talking about her guilt
for placing her husband in a nursing home when his Alzheimer
symptoms progressed to include his hitting her and refusing to
bathe or change his clothes. In dealing with her guilt, the
worker would first:
,3|Page
A. validate the client's feelings of guilt and allow her to
ventilate.
B. dismiss her feelings as unreasonable under the circumstance.
C. help the client see that guilt is very unhealthy and find ways
to rid the client of guilt.
D. help the client see what he or she has done. - ANSWER A.
validate the client's feelings of guilt and allow her to ventilate.
A client has acrophobia and therefore has a severe dread of
high places. While not necessarily a severe disability, the
inability to tolerate heights does restrict the client's ability to
seek employment in-multi story office buildings, or to meet
with clients in some settings. To help the client overcome his
fears, the worker decides to accompany the client to the top of
a high building. This treatment is called:
A. desensitization.
B. flooding.
C. acting-out.
D. reinforcement. - ANSWER B. flooding.
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A middle-aged Native American man is a resident in a long-term
care facility. The social worker, who is not a Native American,
observes that the staff has difficulty communicating with the
resident. His records show a diagnosis of dementia. The social
worker feels that dementia is a misdiagnosis. To assess the
situation adequately, the social worker should:
A. build a relationship with the patient's roommate.
B. consult Native American professional resources.
C. refer the patient to group activities.
D. use standard instruments to evaluate the patient. - ANSWER
B. consult Native American professional resources.
A new client expresses anger about the conditions under which
he feels he is living. The social worker would first:
A. communicate acceptance and understanding of the client.
B. confront the client about his need to remain deprived and to
complain.
C. assess the reality of the client's living conditions.
