ASWB EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
B - Answers-The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent
implementation of intervention is:
a. exploration and summation
b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis
C - Answers-When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor notes that
the social worker conveys little empathy toward clients who have recently left welfare
and holding first jobs. In order to help the social worker develop empathy with her
clients, the supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients
a. create empathy with the participants
b. receive help from the group
c. create a sense of shared experience
d. establish role as expert on grief issues
C - Answers-The primary role of a social worker is:
a. building rapport
b. providing support systems
c. acting as a resource
d. curing emotional or mental dysfunction
C - Answers-A client with a history of drug abuse was referred to a social worker by a
concerned relative. The social worker should FIRST:
a. conduct a family interview
b. begin treatment, focusing on the reason for the drug abuse
c. refer the client for substance abuse treatment
d. evaluate the client's motivation for change
A - Answers-In adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, the most frequently
encountered defense mechanism is:
a. denial
b. intellectualism
, c. suppression
d. projection
D - Answers-Which of the following approaches would be MOST appropriate to use in
evaluating client satisfaction with the social worker's provision of services?
a. using a single system design, evaluating the quality of services
b. in the final interview, ask the clients about their level of satisfaction
c. through process recordings, ask the supervisor for feedback
d. at termination, ask clients to complete a services evaluation and satisfaction form
D. Stress inoculation therapy is a psychotherapy technique that is used to prepare
clients to be able to successfully handle stressful situations. This is successful when
clients feel that they can anticipate stressful situations and avoid upset by having a
workable plan to avoid stressors. - Answers-A social worker is providing a client with
stress inoculation therapy. Which of the following options best identifies what stress
inoculation therapy involves?
a. teaching social skills
b. using breathing techniques
c. prescribing anxiety medication
d. helping clients acquire coping skills
C - Answers-In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, what are the most basic type of needs
(the ones at the base of the pyramid)?
a. esteem
b. safety
c. physiological
d. self-actualization
A. Ages 10 years-adulhood are in the stage of moral relativism. At this point individuals
begin to understand the meaning of and reason for rules.
B & D are not part of Piaget's theory of moral development. - Answers-A teenage breaks
his curfew and is caught by his parents. They ground him as punishment for breaking
this rule. Although the boy is unhappy, he understands the reason for the rule. What
stage of Piaget's theory of moral development is the boy in?
a. moral relativism
b. ethical reasoning
c. moral reasoning
d. ethical relativity
B. Radical feminists believe that erasing gender roles is necessary in order to end the
systematic oppression and exploitation of women.
-Liberal feminists believe men and women share a common human nature despite our
outward differences.
B - Answers-The phase of the helping process which leads to subsequent
implementation of intervention is:
a. exploration and summation
b. exploration, assessment and planning
c. initiation of established rapport
d. clarification and analysis
C - Answers-When reviewing a social worker's performance, the supervisor notes that
the social worker conveys little empathy toward clients who have recently left welfare
and holding first jobs. In order to help the social worker develop empathy with her
clients, the supervisor should:
a. explain welfare-to-work procedures from the client's perspective
b. suggest the social worker enter therapy to become a more empathetic person
c. model empathetic communication when engaging with the social worker
d. clarify the agency's reason for supporting these clients
a. create empathy with the participants
b. receive help from the group
c. create a sense of shared experience
d. establish role as expert on grief issues
C - Answers-The primary role of a social worker is:
a. building rapport
b. providing support systems
c. acting as a resource
d. curing emotional or mental dysfunction
C - Answers-A client with a history of drug abuse was referred to a social worker by a
concerned relative. The social worker should FIRST:
a. conduct a family interview
b. begin treatment, focusing on the reason for the drug abuse
c. refer the client for substance abuse treatment
d. evaluate the client's motivation for change
A - Answers-In adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, the most frequently
encountered defense mechanism is:
a. denial
b. intellectualism
, c. suppression
d. projection
D - Answers-Which of the following approaches would be MOST appropriate to use in
evaluating client satisfaction with the social worker's provision of services?
a. using a single system design, evaluating the quality of services
b. in the final interview, ask the clients about their level of satisfaction
c. through process recordings, ask the supervisor for feedback
d. at termination, ask clients to complete a services evaluation and satisfaction form
D. Stress inoculation therapy is a psychotherapy technique that is used to prepare
clients to be able to successfully handle stressful situations. This is successful when
clients feel that they can anticipate stressful situations and avoid upset by having a
workable plan to avoid stressors. - Answers-A social worker is providing a client with
stress inoculation therapy. Which of the following options best identifies what stress
inoculation therapy involves?
a. teaching social skills
b. using breathing techniques
c. prescribing anxiety medication
d. helping clients acquire coping skills
C - Answers-In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, what are the most basic type of needs
(the ones at the base of the pyramid)?
a. esteem
b. safety
c. physiological
d. self-actualization
A. Ages 10 years-adulhood are in the stage of moral relativism. At this point individuals
begin to understand the meaning of and reason for rules.
B & D are not part of Piaget's theory of moral development. - Answers-A teenage breaks
his curfew and is caught by his parents. They ground him as punishment for breaking
this rule. Although the boy is unhappy, he understands the reason for the rule. What
stage of Piaget's theory of moral development is the boy in?
a. moral relativism
b. ethical reasoning
c. moral reasoning
d. ethical relativity
B. Radical feminists believe that erasing gender roles is necessary in order to end the
systematic oppression and exploitation of women.
-Liberal feminists believe men and women share a common human nature despite our
outward differences.
