Social Work Comprehensive Exam With Correct
Solutions (100% Pass)
Erickson's 8 stages of psychosocial development- ANSWER trust vs mistrust
0-18months
autonomy vs shame and doubt 18 months-1 yr
initiative vs guilt 3-5yrs
industry vs inferiority 5-12 yrs
identity vs role confusion 12-18
intimacy vs isolation 18-40
generativity vs stagnation 40-65
integrity vs despair 65+
Piaget's stages of cognitive development-ANSWER 1. sensorimotor -0-18/24 months
2. preoperational toddlerhood -18-24-7years
3. concrete operational -7-12 years
4. formal operational -adolescence through adulthood
Frued's Psychosexual Stages- ANSWER oral stage, 0-1yrs
anal stage, 1-3yrs
phallic stage, 3-6yrs
latency stage, 6-12yrs
genital stage, 12+
life course perspective - ANSWER builds on conventional theories of developmental
psychology, which examine the life events that usually take place in individuals' lives
, throughout different phases
cohort - ANSWER group of persons who were born during the same time period and who
experience particular social changes within the given culture in the same sequence and
at the same age
transition - ANSWER role or status change that is a significant break with previous roles
and statuses.
trajectory - ANSWER Long-term pattern of stability and change, for which transitions
are typical
life events - ANSWER Important occurrence featuring a fairly sharp change that can be
expected to have serious and relatively enduring consequences
turning point - ANSWER Life event or transition leading to a permanent alteration in the
life course trajectory
Strengths Perspective - ANSWER Seeks to identify, use, build, and reinforce the abilities
and strengths that people have in contrast to the pathological perspective, which
focuses on their deficiencies
contracting - ANSWER attempt to define clearly the issues and goals for work and
develop plans likely to resolve the identified issues and achieve final goals
Transference - ANSWER phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects
feelings for others onto the therapist
Countertransference - ANSWER occurs when the therapist transfers his or her own
feelings onto the client
Solutions (100% Pass)
Erickson's 8 stages of psychosocial development- ANSWER trust vs mistrust
0-18months
autonomy vs shame and doubt 18 months-1 yr
initiative vs guilt 3-5yrs
industry vs inferiority 5-12 yrs
identity vs role confusion 12-18
intimacy vs isolation 18-40
generativity vs stagnation 40-65
integrity vs despair 65+
Piaget's stages of cognitive development-ANSWER 1. sensorimotor -0-18/24 months
2. preoperational toddlerhood -18-24-7years
3. concrete operational -7-12 years
4. formal operational -adolescence through adulthood
Frued's Psychosexual Stages- ANSWER oral stage, 0-1yrs
anal stage, 1-3yrs
phallic stage, 3-6yrs
latency stage, 6-12yrs
genital stage, 12+
life course perspective - ANSWER builds on conventional theories of developmental
psychology, which examine the life events that usually take place in individuals' lives
, throughout different phases
cohort - ANSWER group of persons who were born during the same time period and who
experience particular social changes within the given culture in the same sequence and
at the same age
transition - ANSWER role or status change that is a significant break with previous roles
and statuses.
trajectory - ANSWER Long-term pattern of stability and change, for which transitions
are typical
life events - ANSWER Important occurrence featuring a fairly sharp change that can be
expected to have serious and relatively enduring consequences
turning point - ANSWER Life event or transition leading to a permanent alteration in the
life course trajectory
Strengths Perspective - ANSWER Seeks to identify, use, build, and reinforce the abilities
and strengths that people have in contrast to the pathological perspective, which
focuses on their deficiencies
contracting - ANSWER attempt to define clearly the issues and goals for work and
develop plans likely to resolve the identified issues and achieve final goals
Transference - ANSWER phenomenon in which the person in treatment redirects
feelings for others onto the therapist
Countertransference - ANSWER occurs when the therapist transfers his or her own
feelings onto the client
