LMSW Review Practice Test 2024.

LMSW Review Practice Test 2024. DSM: Development of diagnosis - correct answer hypothesis (diagnostic formulation); Gather information and make assessment (723.1) Diagnostic Formulation considerations: - correct answer 1. onset of issue 2. chronic/episodic 3. Family history 4. Use Multiple Sources (client, collateral) 5. context of information (e.g., currently in crisis?) 6. Use clinician observation and client reports (723.1) Assessment - correct answer Rule out: 1) Malingering and Factitious Disorder, 2) a substance etiology, 3) an etiological medical condition, 4) determining the specific primary disorder(s), 5) differentiating Adjustment Disorder from the residual Other Specified and Unspecified conditions, and 6) establishing the boundary with no mental disorder. (723.1) Parsimony - correct answer Use the fewest dx's to explain the most/all symptoms (723.1) Diagnostic Challenges - correct answer 1. inadequate data 2. multiple diagnoses 3. atypical presentations 4. limited intake time (723.1) MSE (Mental Status Exam) Considerations - correct answer 1. Appearance (hygiene, facial hair, body art/piercings, clothing) 2. Attitude (rapport, degree of engagement) 3. Behavior (calm, energetic, tired? ) 4. Movement (pscyhomotor retardation/agitation) 5. Gait/posture/tics 6. Eye contact and Facial Expressions 7. Speech (volume, rate, style, accent, clarity) 8. Mood: Client's report of emotional state 9. Affect: Clinician's observation of outward emotional presentation 10. Thought Process: Quality, content and Rate (obsessions?) 11. Perceptions: client experience of world 12: Oriented x 3 (person, place, date) 13. SI/HI (current, recent, hx) 14. Insight: level of awareness 15. Judgment: impulse control 16. Memory: Immediate/ST(recent)/LT(remote) (723.1)