LSW Practice Test Questions with
complete solution 2024
1. kAccording kto kBeck, ka kdepressed kperson kdoes knot ksee kthe kpositive
kaspects kof khis/her ksituation kbecause kof:
a. kPrecipitating kfactors k
b. kLack kof ksupport
c. kA kdysfunctional kschema
d. kLack kof kadaptive kcoping kstrategies k- kANS✓✓-c. kA kdysfunctional kschema
2. kIt kis knecessary kto kobtain kinformed kconsent kprior kto kgiving kout kdata
kabout ka kpatient. kWhich kof kthe kfollowing kstatements kis kMOST kcorrect
kregarding kthis kissue?
a. kYou kmust kobtain kinformed kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient kin kmost ksituations,
kbut knot kin kall ksituations.
b. kIf ka ksignificant kother krequests kinformation kabout kyour kpatient, kyou kmay
krelease kit kwithout kinformed kconsent.
c. kIf kyou kare kgoing kto kconsult kwith ka kcolleague, kyou kmust khave kinformed
kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient.
d. kYou kmust kalways khave kinformed kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient. k- kANS✓✓-a.
kYou kmust kobtain kinformed kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient kin kmost ksituations,
kbut knot kin kall ksituations.
3. kA ksoldier kwith kcombat-related kPosttraumatic kStress kDisorder kdesires kto
kreturn kto kcombat. kWhat kis kthe kfirst kthing kyou kshould kdo?
a. kAllow kthe ksoldier kfull kself-determination, kreturning kwhen khe kdeems
kappropriate. k
b. kInform kthe kclient kthat kreturn kwill klikely kcause kan kincrease kin ksymptoms
kand kis knot kadvised. k
c. kContact kthe kcommanding kofficer kto kdetermine kif kthis kis kan koption kfor kthe
ksoldier. k
d. kAssess kprogress kin ktreatment kand kcurrent klevel kof kfunctioning. k- kANS✓✓-
d. kAssess kprogress kin ktreatment kand kcurrent klevel kof kfunctioning.
,4. kA kman kis kreferred kby khis kprimary kcare kprovider kand kpresents kwith ka
kdiagnosis kof kHypochondriasis. kWhat kis kthe kFIRST kcrucial kstep kin ktreatment?
a. kHistory ktaking k
b. kEstablishment kof ktrust kand kappreciation kfor kthe kpatient's kproblems k
c. kEducation kabout kthe klink kbetween kstress, kemotions kand klifestyle kand
kphysical khealth k
d. kTreatment kplanning k- kANS✓✓-b. kEstablishment kof ktrust kand kappreciation
kfor kthe kpatient's kproblems
5. kClient: k"I'm kdepressed. kI've klost kmy khair kat ka kmuch kquicker krate kthan kI
kthought kpossible. kI'm kterribly kembarrassed kto kgo kout kin kpublic. kI'm kfeeling
kextremely kanxious kand kuneasy kabout kmy kbaldness." kSocial kWorker: k"You're
kanxious kand kuneasy kabout kthe ktransformations kthat kare ka knatural kprocess
kof kaging." kThe ksocial kworker's kresponse kis:
a. kEncouragement k
b. kSummarization k
c. kParaphrase k
d. kReflection kof kfeeling k- kANS✓✓-d. kReflection kof kfeeling
How kdo kyou kfind kthe kmedian kof ka kset kwith kan keven knumber kof kitems?
a. kThe klarger kof kthe ktwo kmiddle knumbers kis kthe kmedian.
b. kThe ktwo kmiddle knumbers kare kboth kmedians. k
c. kFind kthe kaverage kof kthe ktwo kmiddle knumbers. k
d. kA kset kwith kan keven knumber kof kitems kdoes knot khave ka kmedian. k-
kANS✓✓-c. kFind kthe kaverage kof kthe ktwo kmiddle knumbers.
A kyoung, kbeginning ksocial kworker khas ksome kintrapersonal kand kinterpersonal
kstruggles kwith kwomen kin kauthority kpositions kthat kstem kfrom kher kpoor
krelationship kwith kher kmother. kThe ksocial kworker's kclient kis ka kfemale k50-ish
ksuccessful kCEO kof kan kInternet kstart-up. kThe ksocial kworker kis klikely kto
kstruggle kin ktherapy kdue kto:
a. kCounter-resistance k
b. kCounter-transference k
c. kTransference k
d. kResistance k- kANS✓✓-b. kCounter-transference
When ktreating kelder kadults kwith kdepression, kthe kBEST kapproach kto
ktreatment kis:
a. kCognitive kbehavioral ktherapy kcoupled kwith kfamily kinterventions. k
b. kSignificant kreliance kon kpsychiatry kbecause kmedication kmanagement kis
kmost kimportant. k
,c. kTreatment kof kelder kadults kis ksimilar kto kother kadults, kso kno ksignificant
kalterations kare kneeded.
d. kCoordination kbetween kmedical kand kmental khealth kdue kto kthe kinfluence kof
kmedical kconditions kon kpsychiatric ksymptomatology. k- kANS✓✓-d.
kCoordination kbetween kmedical kand kmental khealth kdue kto kthe kinfluence kof
kmedical kconditions kon kpsychiatric ksymptomatology.
Professional kethics kand kprofessional kvalues kdiffer kin kwhich kof kthe kfollowing:
k
a. kValues kare ka ksubset kof kethics. k
b. kValues kdeal kwith kwhat kis kright kor kwrong kin kpractice, kand kethics kdeals
kwith kthe kprinciples kof kpractice. k
c. kValues kand kethics kare kbasically kthe ksame kand kare kevaluated kbased kon
kthe kspecific ksituation. k
d. kWhen ka ksocial kworker kmakes ka kjudgment kthat kis kethical, kyou kcan
kassume kit kis ka kjudgment kthat kalso kupholds kprofessional kvalues. k- kANS✓✓-
b. kValues kdeal kwith kwhat kis kright kor kwrong kin kpractice, kand kethics kdeals
kwith kthe kprinciples kof kpractice.
What kis kthe kfirst kthing kto kassess kin kon-site kbasic kcrisis kintervention, ksuch
kas kin kthe kaftermath kof ka knatural kdisaster? k
a. kImmediate kneeds kfor kphysical ksafety, kfood kand kclothing k
b. kTrauma kresponse k
c. kFuture kmental khealth krisk k
d. kNeeds kfor kvarious kconcrete kservices k(e.g., ktransportation, kalternate
khousing) k- kANS✓✓-a. kImmediate kneeds kfor kphysical ksafety, kfood kand
kclothing
7-year-old kchild kis krefusing kto ksleep kin khis kown kbed kat knight. kWhen kthe
kparents ksit kwith khim kin khis kroom, khe kis kfine. kWhen kthey kleave kthe kroom,
khe kbegins kto kcry. kWhen kthey kcome kback kin, khe kstops kcrying. kThis kis kan
kexample kof k
a. kOperant kconditioning
b. kClassical kconditioning
c. kPunishment kcycles
d. kHigher korder kconditioning k- kANS✓✓-b. kClassical kconditioning
Older kindividuals kare koften kmisdiagnosed kwith kAlzheimer's kwhen, kin kfact, kthe
kmore kaccurate kdiagnosis kis
a. kAnxiety
b. kDepression
c. kThyroid kDisorder
d. kDelirium k- kANS✓✓-b. kDepression. kApproximately k55% kof kthe kelderly ksuffer
kfrom kdepression kand kare koften kmisdiagnosed kwith kAlzheimer's kor kDementia.
, kAnxiety k(answer ka) kis knot kcorrect, kalthough kanxiety kcan kbe ka kproblem kin
kolder kadults; kanxiety kis knot ka kcharacteristic kthat kwould kbe ka ksymptom kof
kAlzheimer's. kThyroid kdisorder k(answer kc) kis knot kcorrect kbecause kthis
kcondition kis ka kmalfunction kof kthe kthyroid kgland, kresulting kin ka kvariety kof
kmedical ksymptoms, kusually knot ksimilar kto ksymptoms kof kAlzheimer's.
kDelirium k(answer kd) kis knot kcorrect, kas kDelirium kis kcharacterized kby ka
kdisturbance kof kconsciousness kand ka kchange kin kcognition kthat kdevelop kover
ka kshort kperiod kof ktime.
A ksocial kworker kis kseeing ka knew kclient, kwho kis ka kcollege kstudent, kfor
ktherapy. kAfter kspeaking kwith kthe kclient kabout kher kcurrent kenrollment kat kthe
kuniversity, kthe ksocial kworker kspent ka ksignificant kamount kof ktime kurging kthe
kclient kto kwork kless kso kshe kcould kfocus kon kschool. kThe ksocial kworker
kwants kthe kclient kto kget kall k"A" kgrades kthis ksemester kbecause kshe kreminds
khim kof khis kdaughter kat kthat ksame kstage kin klife, kas kwell kas kthe kanxieties
kthat khe kexperienced kduring kthat ktime kin khis klife. kThe kclient kreally kwants kto
kplease kthe ksocial kworker kbecause khe kreminds kher kof kher kdad. kWhich kof kthe
kfollowing kis kreflected kin kthe kclient?
a. kTransference
b. kCounter-transference
c. kProjection
d. kA kdual krelationship k- kANS✓✓-a. kTransference. kIn ka ktherapeutic kcontext,
ktransference krefers kto kredirection kof ka kclient's kfeelings kfrom ka ksignificant
kperson kto kthe ksocial kworker. kCounter-transference k(answer kb) kis kincorrect
kbecause kthis kis kthe kredirection kof ka ksocial kworker's kfeelings ktoward ka
kclient, kor kmore kgenerally kspeaking ka ksocial kworker's kemotional
kentanglement kwith ka kclient, kwhich kwas kreflected kin kthe kfirst kpart kof kthe
kquestion; khowever, kthis kdoes knot kdescribe kwhat kis kbeing kreflected kin kthis
kclient. kProjection k(answer kc) kis kdemonstrated kwhen ka kperson's kown
kunacceptable kor kthreatening kfeelings kare krepressed kand kthen kattributed kto
ksomeone kelse, kwhich kis knot koccurring kin kthis kcase kexample. kA kdual
krelationship k(answer kd) kis kincorrect, kas kthis krefers kto ka ksituation kwhere
kmultiple kroles kexist k(not kjust kperceived) kbetween ka ksocial kworker kand ka
kclient, ksuch kas kan kactual kfather kand kdaughter krelationship kbetween ka ksocial
kworker kand kclient.
A kclient kwas krecently kdiagnosed kwith kMultiple kSclerosis. kShe kimmediately
kbegan kto klearn keverything kshe kcould kabout kthe killness: kreading kbooks,
kjournal karticles, kand kthe klatest kexperimental kresearch. kThe kclient's kresponse
kto kher kdiagnosis kis krepresentative kof kwhich kdefense kmechanism?
a. kIntellectualization
b. kRegression
c. kSublimation
d. kRepression k- kANS✓✓-a. kIntellectualization
complete solution 2024
1. kAccording kto kBeck, ka kdepressed kperson kdoes knot ksee kthe kpositive
kaspects kof khis/her ksituation kbecause kof:
a. kPrecipitating kfactors k
b. kLack kof ksupport
c. kA kdysfunctional kschema
d. kLack kof kadaptive kcoping kstrategies k- kANS✓✓-c. kA kdysfunctional kschema
2. kIt kis knecessary kto kobtain kinformed kconsent kprior kto kgiving kout kdata
kabout ka kpatient. kWhich kof kthe kfollowing kstatements kis kMOST kcorrect
kregarding kthis kissue?
a. kYou kmust kobtain kinformed kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient kin kmost ksituations,
kbut knot kin kall ksituations.
b. kIf ka ksignificant kother krequests kinformation kabout kyour kpatient, kyou kmay
krelease kit kwithout kinformed kconsent.
c. kIf kyou kare kgoing kto kconsult kwith ka kcolleague, kyou kmust khave kinformed
kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient.
d. kYou kmust kalways khave kinformed kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient. k- kANS✓✓-a.
kYou kmust kobtain kinformed kconsent kfrom kyour kpatient kin kmost ksituations,
kbut knot kin kall ksituations.
3. kA ksoldier kwith kcombat-related kPosttraumatic kStress kDisorder kdesires kto
kreturn kto kcombat. kWhat kis kthe kfirst kthing kyou kshould kdo?
a. kAllow kthe ksoldier kfull kself-determination, kreturning kwhen khe kdeems
kappropriate. k
b. kInform kthe kclient kthat kreturn kwill klikely kcause kan kincrease kin ksymptoms
kand kis knot kadvised. k
c. kContact kthe kcommanding kofficer kto kdetermine kif kthis kis kan koption kfor kthe
ksoldier. k
d. kAssess kprogress kin ktreatment kand kcurrent klevel kof kfunctioning. k- kANS✓✓-
d. kAssess kprogress kin ktreatment kand kcurrent klevel kof kfunctioning.
,4. kA kman kis kreferred kby khis kprimary kcare kprovider kand kpresents kwith ka
kdiagnosis kof kHypochondriasis. kWhat kis kthe kFIRST kcrucial kstep kin ktreatment?
a. kHistory ktaking k
b. kEstablishment kof ktrust kand kappreciation kfor kthe kpatient's kproblems k
c. kEducation kabout kthe klink kbetween kstress, kemotions kand klifestyle kand
kphysical khealth k
d. kTreatment kplanning k- kANS✓✓-b. kEstablishment kof ktrust kand kappreciation
kfor kthe kpatient's kproblems
5. kClient: k"I'm kdepressed. kI've klost kmy khair kat ka kmuch kquicker krate kthan kI
kthought kpossible. kI'm kterribly kembarrassed kto kgo kout kin kpublic. kI'm kfeeling
kextremely kanxious kand kuneasy kabout kmy kbaldness." kSocial kWorker: k"You're
kanxious kand kuneasy kabout kthe ktransformations kthat kare ka knatural kprocess
kof kaging." kThe ksocial kworker's kresponse kis:
a. kEncouragement k
b. kSummarization k
c. kParaphrase k
d. kReflection kof kfeeling k- kANS✓✓-d. kReflection kof kfeeling
How kdo kyou kfind kthe kmedian kof ka kset kwith kan keven knumber kof kitems?
a. kThe klarger kof kthe ktwo kmiddle knumbers kis kthe kmedian.
b. kThe ktwo kmiddle knumbers kare kboth kmedians. k
c. kFind kthe kaverage kof kthe ktwo kmiddle knumbers. k
d. kA kset kwith kan keven knumber kof kitems kdoes knot khave ka kmedian. k-
kANS✓✓-c. kFind kthe kaverage kof kthe ktwo kmiddle knumbers.
A kyoung, kbeginning ksocial kworker khas ksome kintrapersonal kand kinterpersonal
kstruggles kwith kwomen kin kauthority kpositions kthat kstem kfrom kher kpoor
krelationship kwith kher kmother. kThe ksocial kworker's kclient kis ka kfemale k50-ish
ksuccessful kCEO kof kan kInternet kstart-up. kThe ksocial kworker kis klikely kto
kstruggle kin ktherapy kdue kto:
a. kCounter-resistance k
b. kCounter-transference k
c. kTransference k
d. kResistance k- kANS✓✓-b. kCounter-transference
When ktreating kelder kadults kwith kdepression, kthe kBEST kapproach kto
ktreatment kis:
a. kCognitive kbehavioral ktherapy kcoupled kwith kfamily kinterventions. k
b. kSignificant kreliance kon kpsychiatry kbecause kmedication kmanagement kis
kmost kimportant. k
,c. kTreatment kof kelder kadults kis ksimilar kto kother kadults, kso kno ksignificant
kalterations kare kneeded.
d. kCoordination kbetween kmedical kand kmental khealth kdue kto kthe kinfluence kof
kmedical kconditions kon kpsychiatric ksymptomatology. k- kANS✓✓-d.
kCoordination kbetween kmedical kand kmental khealth kdue kto kthe kinfluence kof
kmedical kconditions kon kpsychiatric ksymptomatology.
Professional kethics kand kprofessional kvalues kdiffer kin kwhich kof kthe kfollowing:
k
a. kValues kare ka ksubset kof kethics. k
b. kValues kdeal kwith kwhat kis kright kor kwrong kin kpractice, kand kethics kdeals
kwith kthe kprinciples kof kpractice. k
c. kValues kand kethics kare kbasically kthe ksame kand kare kevaluated kbased kon
kthe kspecific ksituation. k
d. kWhen ka ksocial kworker kmakes ka kjudgment kthat kis kethical, kyou kcan
kassume kit kis ka kjudgment kthat kalso kupholds kprofessional kvalues. k- kANS✓✓-
b. kValues kdeal kwith kwhat kis kright kor kwrong kin kpractice, kand kethics kdeals
kwith kthe kprinciples kof kpractice.
What kis kthe kfirst kthing kto kassess kin kon-site kbasic kcrisis kintervention, ksuch
kas kin kthe kaftermath kof ka knatural kdisaster? k
a. kImmediate kneeds kfor kphysical ksafety, kfood kand kclothing k
b. kTrauma kresponse k
c. kFuture kmental khealth krisk k
d. kNeeds kfor kvarious kconcrete kservices k(e.g., ktransportation, kalternate
khousing) k- kANS✓✓-a. kImmediate kneeds kfor kphysical ksafety, kfood kand
kclothing
7-year-old kchild kis krefusing kto ksleep kin khis kown kbed kat knight. kWhen kthe
kparents ksit kwith khim kin khis kroom, khe kis kfine. kWhen kthey kleave kthe kroom,
khe kbegins kto kcry. kWhen kthey kcome kback kin, khe kstops kcrying. kThis kis kan
kexample kof k
a. kOperant kconditioning
b. kClassical kconditioning
c. kPunishment kcycles
d. kHigher korder kconditioning k- kANS✓✓-b. kClassical kconditioning
Older kindividuals kare koften kmisdiagnosed kwith kAlzheimer's kwhen, kin kfact, kthe
kmore kaccurate kdiagnosis kis
a. kAnxiety
b. kDepression
c. kThyroid kDisorder
d. kDelirium k- kANS✓✓-b. kDepression. kApproximately k55% kof kthe kelderly ksuffer
kfrom kdepression kand kare koften kmisdiagnosed kwith kAlzheimer's kor kDementia.
, kAnxiety k(answer ka) kis knot kcorrect, kalthough kanxiety kcan kbe ka kproblem kin
kolder kadults; kanxiety kis knot ka kcharacteristic kthat kwould kbe ka ksymptom kof
kAlzheimer's. kThyroid kdisorder k(answer kc) kis knot kcorrect kbecause kthis
kcondition kis ka kmalfunction kof kthe kthyroid kgland, kresulting kin ka kvariety kof
kmedical ksymptoms, kusually knot ksimilar kto ksymptoms kof kAlzheimer's.
kDelirium k(answer kd) kis knot kcorrect, kas kDelirium kis kcharacterized kby ka
kdisturbance kof kconsciousness kand ka kchange kin kcognition kthat kdevelop kover
ka kshort kperiod kof ktime.
A ksocial kworker kis kseeing ka knew kclient, kwho kis ka kcollege kstudent, kfor
ktherapy. kAfter kspeaking kwith kthe kclient kabout kher kcurrent kenrollment kat kthe
kuniversity, kthe ksocial kworker kspent ka ksignificant kamount kof ktime kurging kthe
kclient kto kwork kless kso kshe kcould kfocus kon kschool. kThe ksocial kworker
kwants kthe kclient kto kget kall k"A" kgrades kthis ksemester kbecause kshe kreminds
khim kof khis kdaughter kat kthat ksame kstage kin klife, kas kwell kas kthe kanxieties
kthat khe kexperienced kduring kthat ktime kin khis klife. kThe kclient kreally kwants kto
kplease kthe ksocial kworker kbecause khe kreminds kher kof kher kdad. kWhich kof kthe
kfollowing kis kreflected kin kthe kclient?
a. kTransference
b. kCounter-transference
c. kProjection
d. kA kdual krelationship k- kANS✓✓-a. kTransference. kIn ka ktherapeutic kcontext,
ktransference krefers kto kredirection kof ka kclient's kfeelings kfrom ka ksignificant
kperson kto kthe ksocial kworker. kCounter-transference k(answer kb) kis kincorrect
kbecause kthis kis kthe kredirection kof ka ksocial kworker's kfeelings ktoward ka
kclient, kor kmore kgenerally kspeaking ka ksocial kworker's kemotional
kentanglement kwith ka kclient, kwhich kwas kreflected kin kthe kfirst kpart kof kthe
kquestion; khowever, kthis kdoes knot kdescribe kwhat kis kbeing kreflected kin kthis
kclient. kProjection k(answer kc) kis kdemonstrated kwhen ka kperson's kown
kunacceptable kor kthreatening kfeelings kare krepressed kand kthen kattributed kto
ksomeone kelse, kwhich kis knot koccurring kin kthis kcase kexample. kA kdual
krelationship k(answer kd) kis kincorrect, kas kthis krefers kto ka ksituation kwhere
kmultiple kroles kexist k(not kjust kperceived) kbetween ka ksocial kworker kand ka
kclient, ksuch kas kan kactual kfather kand kdaughter krelationship kbetween ka ksocial
kworker kand kclient.
A kclient kwas krecently kdiagnosed kwith kMultiple kSclerosis. kShe kimmediately
kbegan kto klearn keverything kshe kcould kabout kthe killness: kreading kbooks,
kjournal karticles, kand kthe klatest kexperimental kresearch. kThe kclient's kresponse
kto kher kdiagnosis kis krepresentative kof kwhich kdefense kmechanism?
a. kIntellectualization
b. kRegression
c. kSublimation
d. kRepression k- kANS✓✓-a. kIntellectualization
