Social Work Licensing Exam Questions And 100%
Correct Answers 2025-2026
Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use
or for their monetary value. - ANSWER Kleptomania
-Impairment in cognition or memory that is substantial from previous level of
functioning.
-The symptoms are direct physiological consequences of a medical condition.
-Also, these disorders fall into the category of mental disorders due to a general medical
condition and/or substance induced mental disorder. - ANSWER Neurocognitive
Disorders
Disturbances of attention and cognition, changes develop over a short period of time,
evidence of direct physiological consequence of another medical condition, reduced
level of awareness and understanding, temporary impairment, language disturbance.
-5 SPECIFIERS: Substance intoxication delirium, substance withdrawal delirium,
medication-induced delirium, delirium due to another medical condition, delirium due to
multiple etiologies. - ANSWER Delirium
Mild cognitive decline from previous level, cognitive deficits are insufficient to interfere
with independence, cognitive deficits do not occur exclusively in the context of a
delirium.
Cognitive deficits are not primarily attributable to another mental disorder. - ANSWER
Minor Neurocognitive Disorder
Moderate cognitive decline, decline in neurocognitive performance, typically involving
test performance in the range of 2 or more standard deviations below appropriate
norms.
Deficits are sufficient to interfere with independence.
Cognitive deficits are not primarily attributable to another mental disorder. - ANSWER
,Major Neurocognitive Disorder
-Alzheimer's, vascular neurocognitive, frontotemporal, traumatic brain injury, Lewy
Body dementia, Parkinson's disease, HIV infection, substance-induced, Huntington's
disease, Prion disease or to any other neurocognitive disorder not elsewhere classified.
- ANSWER Major and Minor Neurocognitive Specifiers
-Name= substance-related and addictive disorders.
-NO differentiation between use and abuse
-Criteria and terminology DSM-5 does not make a distinction between diagnoses of
substance abuse and dependence as was made in DSM-IV.
-Instead, criteria are provided for substance use disorder, along with criteria for
intoxication, withdrawal, substance/medication-induced disorders, and unspecified. -
ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse DSM 5 Updates
-An important departure from the past diagnostic manuals is that the substance-related
disorders chapter has been extended to include gambling disorder.
Skipped -The revision reflects increased and stronger evidence that certain activities,
such as gambling, activate the brain reward system in ways similar to drugs of abuse
and that the symptoms of gambling disorder resemble substance use disorders in many
ways. - ANSWER Gambling Disorder [included in DSM5]
The DSM-5 has eliminated the legal problems criterion for substance abuse; it has
added a new criterion of craving or a strong desire or urge to use a substance.
-The DSM5 diagnostic threshold for substance use disorder is two or more of the criteria
whereas the DSMIV diagnostic threshold was one or more of the criteria for substance
abuse and three or more for substance dependence. -Cannabis withdrawal is new to
DSM5 as is caffeine withdrawal. - ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse Continued
Of note, the DSM-5 criteria for tobacco use disorder are identical to the criteria for other
substance use disorders. For example, by contrast, DSM-IV did not have a category for
tobacco abuse; therefore, the criteria in DSM-5 that were from DSM-IV abuse are new to
tobacco in DSM-5.
- The severity of the DSM – 5 substance use disorders is based on the number of criteria
,endorsed: 2 – 3 criteria indicate a mild disorder; 4 – 5 criteria, a moderate disorder; and
6 or more, a severe disorder. - ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse Continued
Early remission from a DSM 5 substance use disorder is specified as at least 3 but less
than 12 months without substance use disorder criteria (except craving), and sustained
remission is at least 12 months without criteria (except craving) .
Other new DSM 5 specifiers include "in a controlled environment" and "on maintenance
therapy" as the situation warrants. ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse Continued
Problem
Person
Last Sentence-guide to answer - ANSWER What are the 3 areas to identify with each
question?
(Hint: PPL)
-Person/Client "hot seat"
-SAFETY Red Flags-suicide, abuse, life-threatening, unexplained, unexplained marks,
alcohol, recent loss
-Strong words/adjectives
-Age
-Diagnosis
-Symptoms/Duration
-Setting -medical, school, community, etc.
-Where are you in terms of number of sessions?
-Quotations
-Direct requests/concerns
-Qualifiers - First, Next, Best - ANSWER What Are The Key Words To Look For?
FARM GRITS ROAD=Answers that look appealing at first glance, but are often
wrong-ELIMINATE! Exam is here and now. GO WITH MOST INCLUSIVE ANSWER. -
, ANSWER What are common distractors?
F=Focus on unresolved issues/past
A=Advice giving/judging
R=Recommend "to a support group"
M=Make an appointment
G=Give pamphlets/literature
R=Recommend a session
I=Inform parents/speak to parents (when child or teen)
T=Terminate (exceptions: moving, client reaches goals/no new crisis, client doesn't pay)
S=Speak to supervisor (except transference/counter transference)
R=Respect self-determination (if mentally unstable)
O=Offer contract as a reminder
A=Allow the clients to lead the session
D=Do nothing/say nothing - ANSWER What does FARM GRITS ROAD stand for?
90% of exam is SAFETY FIRST! - ANSWER How do you answer first/next questions?
Assess before Action - ANSWER How does the exam want you to have a CLEAR
understanding of client's issues?
R=Rule out medical condition
U=Under the influence/delusional/hallucinating DO NOT TREAT!
S=Save lives. Safety first (Answers: duty to warn, report child/elder abuse, 911, mobile
crisis, ER)
A=Assess before action (Answers: Assess, Ask, Dice-Determine, Identify, Clarify,
Explore)
F=Feelings (Answers: acknowledge person's feelings. Concerns (AID: Assist, Inform
client, Discuss concerns)
Correct Answers 2025-2026
Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects that are not needed for personal use
or for their monetary value. - ANSWER Kleptomania
-Impairment in cognition or memory that is substantial from previous level of
functioning.
-The symptoms are direct physiological consequences of a medical condition.
-Also, these disorders fall into the category of mental disorders due to a general medical
condition and/or substance induced mental disorder. - ANSWER Neurocognitive
Disorders
Disturbances of attention and cognition, changes develop over a short period of time,
evidence of direct physiological consequence of another medical condition, reduced
level of awareness and understanding, temporary impairment, language disturbance.
-5 SPECIFIERS: Substance intoxication delirium, substance withdrawal delirium,
medication-induced delirium, delirium due to another medical condition, delirium due to
multiple etiologies. - ANSWER Delirium
Mild cognitive decline from previous level, cognitive deficits are insufficient to interfere
with independence, cognitive deficits do not occur exclusively in the context of a
delirium.
Cognitive deficits are not primarily attributable to another mental disorder. - ANSWER
Minor Neurocognitive Disorder
Moderate cognitive decline, decline in neurocognitive performance, typically involving
test performance in the range of 2 or more standard deviations below appropriate
norms.
Deficits are sufficient to interfere with independence.
Cognitive deficits are not primarily attributable to another mental disorder. - ANSWER
,Major Neurocognitive Disorder
-Alzheimer's, vascular neurocognitive, frontotemporal, traumatic brain injury, Lewy
Body dementia, Parkinson's disease, HIV infection, substance-induced, Huntington's
disease, Prion disease or to any other neurocognitive disorder not elsewhere classified.
- ANSWER Major and Minor Neurocognitive Specifiers
-Name= substance-related and addictive disorders.
-NO differentiation between use and abuse
-Criteria and terminology DSM-5 does not make a distinction between diagnoses of
substance abuse and dependence as was made in DSM-IV.
-Instead, criteria are provided for substance use disorder, along with criteria for
intoxication, withdrawal, substance/medication-induced disorders, and unspecified. -
ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse DSM 5 Updates
-An important departure from the past diagnostic manuals is that the substance-related
disorders chapter has been extended to include gambling disorder.
Skipped -The revision reflects increased and stronger evidence that certain activities,
such as gambling, activate the brain reward system in ways similar to drugs of abuse
and that the symptoms of gambling disorder resemble substance use disorders in many
ways. - ANSWER Gambling Disorder [included in DSM5]
The DSM-5 has eliminated the legal problems criterion for substance abuse; it has
added a new criterion of craving or a strong desire or urge to use a substance.
-The DSM5 diagnostic threshold for substance use disorder is two or more of the criteria
whereas the DSMIV diagnostic threshold was one or more of the criteria for substance
abuse and three or more for substance dependence. -Cannabis withdrawal is new to
DSM5 as is caffeine withdrawal. - ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse Continued
Of note, the DSM-5 criteria for tobacco use disorder are identical to the criteria for other
substance use disorders. For example, by contrast, DSM-IV did not have a category for
tobacco abuse; therefore, the criteria in DSM-5 that were from DSM-IV abuse are new to
tobacco in DSM-5.
- The severity of the DSM – 5 substance use disorders is based on the number of criteria
,endorsed: 2 – 3 criteria indicate a mild disorder; 4 – 5 criteria, a moderate disorder; and
6 or more, a severe disorder. - ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse Continued
Early remission from a DSM 5 substance use disorder is specified as at least 3 but less
than 12 months without substance use disorder criteria (except craving), and sustained
remission is at least 12 months without criteria (except craving) .
Other new DSM 5 specifiers include "in a controlled environment" and "on maintenance
therapy" as the situation warrants. ANSWER Substance Use/Abuse Continued
Problem
Person
Last Sentence-guide to answer - ANSWER What are the 3 areas to identify with each
question?
(Hint: PPL)
-Person/Client "hot seat"
-SAFETY Red Flags-suicide, abuse, life-threatening, unexplained, unexplained marks,
alcohol, recent loss
-Strong words/adjectives
-Age
-Diagnosis
-Symptoms/Duration
-Setting -medical, school, community, etc.
-Where are you in terms of number of sessions?
-Quotations
-Direct requests/concerns
-Qualifiers - First, Next, Best - ANSWER What Are The Key Words To Look For?
FARM GRITS ROAD=Answers that look appealing at first glance, but are often
wrong-ELIMINATE! Exam is here and now. GO WITH MOST INCLUSIVE ANSWER. -
, ANSWER What are common distractors?
F=Focus on unresolved issues/past
A=Advice giving/judging
R=Recommend "to a support group"
M=Make an appointment
G=Give pamphlets/literature
R=Recommend a session
I=Inform parents/speak to parents (when child or teen)
T=Terminate (exceptions: moving, client reaches goals/no new crisis, client doesn't pay)
S=Speak to supervisor (except transference/counter transference)
R=Respect self-determination (if mentally unstable)
O=Offer contract as a reminder
A=Allow the clients to lead the session
D=Do nothing/say nothing - ANSWER What does FARM GRITS ROAD stand for?
90% of exam is SAFETY FIRST! - ANSWER How do you answer first/next questions?
Assess before Action - ANSWER How does the exam want you to have a CLEAR
understanding of client's issues?
R=Rule out medical condition
U=Under the influence/delusional/hallucinating DO NOT TREAT!
S=Save lives. Safety first (Answers: duty to warn, report child/elder abuse, 911, mobile
crisis, ER)
A=Assess before action (Answers: Assess, Ask, Dice-Determine, Identify, Clarify,
Explore)
F=Feelings (Answers: acknowledge person's feelings. Concerns (AID: Assist, Inform
client, Discuss concerns)
