ASWB BACHELORS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
When should self determination be limited? - ANSWER Only in situations where it would cause harm to a
client or others.
Jean Piaget - ANSWER Developmental psychologist best known for his theory of cognitive development.
Theory states that children learn through interaction in the environment.
Nature vs nurture - ANSWER Whether cognitive development is mainly determined by a clients innate
qualities (nature), or by his personal experiences (nurture). Many experts avoid this question today.
Social development on micro level - ANSWER Learning how to behave and interact well with others.
Relies on managing feelings.
Social development on a macro level - ANSWER Commitment that development processes need to
benefit people. Recognizes the way people interact in groups and society.
Social development - ANSWER Change in social institutions.
Spiritual growth and development stages - ANSWER -Unwilling to accept a will greater than their own.
-Blind faith in authority figures, world is divided into good and evil.
-Scientific skepticism and questioning.
-Enjoys mystery and beauty of existence.
Bio psychosocial-spiritual-cultural challenges older people are faced with - ANSWER Health and physical
abilities, accessing affordable-high quality health care, decreased economic security, increased
vulnerability to abuse and exploitation, and loss of meaningful roles.
Health care issues with adults 80+ - ANSWER Communication: Encourage to express feelings, stay
positive
Health: monitor closely, promote self care, ensure nutrition, stress, and activity levels
, Safety:ensure safe living
Development - ANSWER Product of the elaborate interplay of biological, psychological, spiritual, and
social influences
John Bowlby - ANSWER Originated Attachment Theory.
Attachment: defined by Bowlby - ANSWER A lasting psychological connectedness that can be understood
within an evolutionary context in which a caregiver provides safety and security to a child. Child is pre-
programmed to create attachments.
Monotropy - ANSWER One primary attachment figure. Acts as a secure base for exploring the world.
Learned behavior attachment - ANSWER Child will form an attachment to whoever feeds it. Child finds
comfort in food, through classical conditioning, finds comfort in feeder. Child uses operant conditioning
to get what it wants.
Stranger anxiety - ANSWER Crying when an unfamiliar person tries to hold child, begins between 5-9
months. Intensifies at age 1, stops around age 2.
Separation anxiety - ANSWER Beings 6-8 months, peaks at 14-18 months, resolved by 24-36 months.
Upset when caregiver leaves sight.
Separation anxiety disorder - ANSWER Characterized by excessive worrying about being away from
caregiver. Occurs in later childhood.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - ANSWER Clients are motivated to meet certain needs, when one is filled
they seek the next one. (physiological, safety, social, esteem, self-actualization)
Physiological needs - ANSWER Maintain the physical organism. Biological needs such as
food/water/oxygen/ temperature.
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
When should self determination be limited? - ANSWER Only in situations where it would cause harm to a
client or others.
Jean Piaget - ANSWER Developmental psychologist best known for his theory of cognitive development.
Theory states that children learn through interaction in the environment.
Nature vs nurture - ANSWER Whether cognitive development is mainly determined by a clients innate
qualities (nature), or by his personal experiences (nurture). Many experts avoid this question today.
Social development on micro level - ANSWER Learning how to behave and interact well with others.
Relies on managing feelings.
Social development on a macro level - ANSWER Commitment that development processes need to
benefit people. Recognizes the way people interact in groups and society.
Social development - ANSWER Change in social institutions.
Spiritual growth and development stages - ANSWER -Unwilling to accept a will greater than their own.
-Blind faith in authority figures, world is divided into good and evil.
-Scientific skepticism and questioning.
-Enjoys mystery and beauty of existence.
Bio psychosocial-spiritual-cultural challenges older people are faced with - ANSWER Health and physical
abilities, accessing affordable-high quality health care, decreased economic security, increased
vulnerability to abuse and exploitation, and loss of meaningful roles.
Health care issues with adults 80+ - ANSWER Communication: Encourage to express feelings, stay
positive
Health: monitor closely, promote self care, ensure nutrition, stress, and activity levels
, Safety:ensure safe living
Development - ANSWER Product of the elaborate interplay of biological, psychological, spiritual, and
social influences
John Bowlby - ANSWER Originated Attachment Theory.
Attachment: defined by Bowlby - ANSWER A lasting psychological connectedness that can be understood
within an evolutionary context in which a caregiver provides safety and security to a child. Child is pre-
programmed to create attachments.
Monotropy - ANSWER One primary attachment figure. Acts as a secure base for exploring the world.
Learned behavior attachment - ANSWER Child will form an attachment to whoever feeds it. Child finds
comfort in food, through classical conditioning, finds comfort in feeder. Child uses operant conditioning
to get what it wants.
Stranger anxiety - ANSWER Crying when an unfamiliar person tries to hold child, begins between 5-9
months. Intensifies at age 1, stops around age 2.
Separation anxiety - ANSWER Beings 6-8 months, peaks at 14-18 months, resolved by 24-36 months.
Upset when caregiver leaves sight.
Separation anxiety disorder - ANSWER Characterized by excessive worrying about being away from
caregiver. Occurs in later childhood.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - ANSWER Clients are motivated to meet certain needs, when one is filled
they seek the next one. (physiological, safety, social, esteem, self-actualization)
Physiological needs - ANSWER Maintain the physical organism. Biological needs such as
food/water/oxygen/ temperature.
