MSW 525 Exam
MSW LICENSURE PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Upon intake, a client who professes to be "health conscious" reports that she
smokes cigarettes. when asked by the SOWO if she is aware of health risks
associated with smoking, the client states that " the reports are filled with
misinformation and the hazards are not that great." The client's assertion MOST
likely results from: - Cognitive dissonance
A client is upset about the breakup of his marriage. He feels distraught and does
not think that he will ever have another intimate relationship. In this situation, the
social worker can BEST demonstrate empathy by: - Listening attentively while
looking at the client as he describes his feelings.
A client is upset because a boy whom she recently kissed broke up with her. The
client states that she does not understand why the breakup occurred, as the kiss
indicated that he has strong feelings toward her. The SOWO explains that kissing
may not have
the same meaning for the boy. The social worker's statement is rooted in which
theoretical perspective? - Symbolic interactionism
A child who is receiving services from a child protection agency due to physical
abuse is referred to a school social worker because of bullying behavior. In the last
month, the child has hit several of his peers while in school. The child is MOST
likely using which defense mechanism? - Displacement
Ecomaps are BEST defined as visual tools to: - Explore clients' relationships with
other people and entities in their environments
MSW 525 Exam
, MSW 525 Exam
A client in his early 20s meets with a social worker to discuss his decision to have
predictive testing for Huntington's disease, which occurs later in life. It is not
curable, but he thinks it will be useful in making decisions about getting married
and starting a family. He states that he does not want anyone to have to care for
him so he would not get married or have children if it is found that he will
eventually develop the disease. In order to best assist the client, the social worker
should: - Discuss the implications of the testing for him and his family
A client who is discriminated against due to his or her national origin and/or
culture is being judged based on: - Ethnicity
Trauma bonding helps to explain why victims of abuse: - Stay in relationships with
their perpetrators
Self-actualization is BEST defined as: - Realizing one's potential through personal
growth and peak experiences
Social workers who use a humanistic approach: - Acknowledge that people are
basically good and have free will to make themselves
better
At what age does Freud state that the superego begins to emerge? - 5 years
Object permanence is BEST defined as: - The ability of a child to understand that
objects exist even if they cannot directly be
sensed
MSW 525 Exam
MSW LICENSURE PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Upon intake, a client who professes to be "health conscious" reports that she
smokes cigarettes. when asked by the SOWO if she is aware of health risks
associated with smoking, the client states that " the reports are filled with
misinformation and the hazards are not that great." The client's assertion MOST
likely results from: - Cognitive dissonance
A client is upset about the breakup of his marriage. He feels distraught and does
not think that he will ever have another intimate relationship. In this situation, the
social worker can BEST demonstrate empathy by: - Listening attentively while
looking at the client as he describes his feelings.
A client is upset because a boy whom she recently kissed broke up with her. The
client states that she does not understand why the breakup occurred, as the kiss
indicated that he has strong feelings toward her. The SOWO explains that kissing
may not have
the same meaning for the boy. The social worker's statement is rooted in which
theoretical perspective? - Symbolic interactionism
A child who is receiving services from a child protection agency due to physical
abuse is referred to a school social worker because of bullying behavior. In the last
month, the child has hit several of his peers while in school. The child is MOST
likely using which defense mechanism? - Displacement
Ecomaps are BEST defined as visual tools to: - Explore clients' relationships with
other people and entities in their environments
MSW 525 Exam
, MSW 525 Exam
A client in his early 20s meets with a social worker to discuss his decision to have
predictive testing for Huntington's disease, which occurs later in life. It is not
curable, but he thinks it will be useful in making decisions about getting married
and starting a family. He states that he does not want anyone to have to care for
him so he would not get married or have children if it is found that he will
eventually develop the disease. In order to best assist the client, the social worker
should: - Discuss the implications of the testing for him and his family
A client who is discriminated against due to his or her national origin and/or
culture is being judged based on: - Ethnicity
Trauma bonding helps to explain why victims of abuse: - Stay in relationships with
their perpetrators
Self-actualization is BEST defined as: - Realizing one's potential through personal
growth and peak experiences
Social workers who use a humanistic approach: - Acknowledge that people are
basically good and have free will to make themselves
better
At what age does Freud state that the superego begins to emerge? - 5 years
Object permanence is BEST defined as: - The ability of a child to understand that
objects exist even if they cannot directly be
sensed
MSW 525 Exam
