LMSW Exam | (Graded A+) Q&A | 100% Approved (Guaranteed A++) | 2024 Update

AASPIRINS - Answer A: acknowledge & assess S: start where the client is P: protect Life (preventing danger to self and others) I: informed Consent R: rule out medical conditions, send to Dr. if medical I: intoxication (don't treat if intoxicated) N: non-judgmental S: support self-determination For "Best"/"Worst" or "MOST reasonable" questions AREAFI - Answer What to do "FIRST" or "NEXT": A: Acknowledge/Assess feelings R: Refer E: Educate A: Advocate F: Facilitate I: Intervene Levels of cognition - Answer knowledge (teaching facts, theories, etc) comprehension application analysis synthesis (creating something new) evaluation (judging quality) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Answer Physiological Safety Love/belonging Esteem Self-actualization Types of groups - Answer Shared problem, Counseling, Activity self help, natural group, closed group, open group, structured, reference, crisis Individual self-actualization occurs through... - Answer - release of feelings that block social performance - support from others - orientation to reality and check out own reality with others - reappraisal of self Bowenian Family Therapy - Answer change through understanding multigenerational dynamics -driven to achieve balance of internal and external differentiation Logotherapy - Answer change through finding meaning in life, understanding purpose Problem solving therapy (aka Task Centered) - Answer change through supporting client to take actions to address problems; client defined problems -Short term -Good for lower functioning, schizophrenia, homeless Dialectical Behavior theory - Answer Aims to change behavioral, emotional, and thinking patterns associated with dysfunction -teaches mindfulness, suicidal behavior, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness • Good for Borderline Personality Disorder Narrative therapy - Answer Change occurs by externalizing problem and creating a new narrative or story, which emphasizes the client's competencies and strengths. -Problem separate of client, externalize the problem Feminist Therapy - Answer Change through recognizing disempowering social forces and empowering client. -Good for eating disorders. Emotional Triangulation - Answer Network of relationship between 3 people. Stable until anxiety starts between dyad, then 3rd party is used to reduce anxiety. structual family therapy - Answer SW engages family in restructuring; boundaries are determined with Interpersonal, boundaries w/ outside world, hierarchal organization of the family Interpersonal family structure - Answer Family is defined. Promoted differentiation and autonomy Boundaries of the outside world (Structural family therapy) - Answer Defines family. Must be permeable enough to maintain well functioning open system hierarchal organization (Structural family therapy) - Answer in all families andcultures. Maintained generationally; parent-child roles, rights, obligations, etc. Strategic Family Therapy - Answer - Pretend technique -1st order changes (superficial behavior changes) -2nd order changes (systematic interaction patterns) -Family homeostasis (preserve family organization and communication) -Relabeling (change label attached to problem or person)