LMSW Practice Questions WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child who is in a residential treatment facility. The social worker should FIRST: correct answer: a. respect the parent's need for separation by not contacting them b. request that the child be discharged c. contact the parents about the child's placement d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on three occasions for drinking alcohol at school. Each time, the mother becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl but is convinced by the father to give her another chance. Which of the following BEST characterizes the father's behavior in this situation? correct answer: a. triangulation b. enabling c. advocating d. manipulating Common indicators of sexual, physical and emotional abuse include all of the following EXCEPT: correct answer: a. violence against younger children b. sexualized behavior c. isolation d. stuttering The concept of gender roles is BEST defined as: correct answer: a. attitudes and behaviors attached to individuals because of their sex b. an individual's sex orientation and/or preference c. biological characteristics that influence an individual's behavior d. interplay of biological and sociocultural influences Which type of interviewing question is MOST likely to generate client defensiveness? correct answer: a. open ended b. closed c. leading d. why When interviewing a client whose speech patterns are different from the social worker's, the social worker's PRIMARY consideration should be that: correct answer: a. communication patterns vary due to economic conditions b. speech is influenced by culture and experience c. psychosocial conditions will cause variations in speech d. speech is influenced by group taboos and norms and may indicate false beliefs The initial symptoms of schizophrenia MOST often occur between which of the following years of age? correct answer: a. 6 to 12 b. 13 to 16 c. 17 to 45