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ASWB CLINICAL EXAM QUESTIONS / STUDY GUIDE
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
social work theories - (answers)general explanations that are supported by
evidence
obtained through the scientific method; may explain human
behavior by describing how humans interact with, or react to, certain stimuli
psychodynamic theories - (answers)theories that explain the origin of the
personality
-focus on the dynamic relations between the conscious and unconscious mind
and explore how these psychological forces might relate to early childhood
experiences
psychoanalytic theory - (answers)theory originally developed by Sigmund Freud;
posits that a client is seen as the product of his past and treatment involves
dealing with the repressed material in the unconscious
-therapy focuses on increasing self-understanding and depending insight into
emotional issues and conflicts which underlie the presenting difficulties
cpreconscious, conscious, unconscious - (answers)Freud's 3 different levels of
awareness
preconscious - (answers)the level of awareness that contains contains all the
information that is outside of a client's attention, but readily available if needed
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conscious - (answers)the level of awareness that contains all the information that
a client is paying attention to at any given time
unconscious - (answers)the level of awareness that contains thoughts, feelings,
desires, and memories of which clients have no awareness, but that influence
every aspect of theirday-to-day lives
id - (answers)a reservoir of instinctual energy that contains biological urges
such as impulses toward survival, sex, and aggression; is
unconscious and operates according to the pleasure principle
pleasure principle - (answers)the
drive to achieve pleasure and avoid pain
ego - (answers)the component that manages the conflict between the id and the
constraints of the real world; some parts are unconscious,
whereas others are preconscious or conscious; operates
according to the reality principle. role is to prevent the id from gratifying its
impulses in socially inappropriate ways
reality principle - (answers)the awareness that gratification of impulses has to be
delayed in order to accommodate the demands of the real world
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ego syntonic - (answers)behaviors "insync" with the ego (no guilt)
ego dystonic - (answers)behavior "dis-n-sync" with the ego (guilt)
ego strength - (answers)the ability of the ego to effectively deal with the demands
of the id, the superego, and reality; those with little of this may feel torn between
these competing demands, whereas those with too much of this can become too
unyielding and rigid; helps maintain emotional stability and cope with internal
and external stress
-those with high of this approach problems with a sense that they can overcome
problems and even grow as a result
-those with low of this view challenges as something to avoid, reality seems
overwhelming and they may try to avoid it through wishful thinking, fantasies
and/or substance use
superego - (answers)the moral component of personality which contains all the
moral standards learned from parents and society; forces the ego to conform not
only to reality, but also to its ideals of morality; hence, it causes clients to feel
guilty when they go against society's rules
oral stage - (answers)psychosexual development birth to roughly 12 months
sources of pleasure: Activities involving
the mouth, such as sucking, biting, and chewing
result of fixation: Excessive smoking, overeating, or dependence
on others
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anal stage - (answers)psychosexual development age 2, when the child is being
toilet trained
sources of pleasure: Bowel movements
result of fixation: An overly controlling (analretentive) personality or an easily
angered (analexpulsive) personality
phallic stage - (answers)psychosexual development age 3-5
sources of pleasure: genitals
result of fixation: Guilt or anxiety about sex
latency stage - (answers)psychosexual development age 5 to puberty
sources of pleasure: Sexuality is dormant during this period
result of fixation: no fixations at this stage
genital stage - (answers)psychosexual development which begins at puberty
sources of pleasure: The genitals; sexual urges return
result of fixation: no fixations at this stage
oedipus complex - (answers)refers to a male child's sexual desire for his mother
and hostility toward his father, whom he considers to be a rival for his mother's
love
-develops during the phallic stage
ASWB CLINICAL EXAM QUESTIONS / STUDY GUIDE
EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
social work theories - (answers)general explanations that are supported by
evidence
obtained through the scientific method; may explain human
behavior by describing how humans interact with, or react to, certain stimuli
psychodynamic theories - (answers)theories that explain the origin of the
personality
-focus on the dynamic relations between the conscious and unconscious mind
and explore how these psychological forces might relate to early childhood
experiences
psychoanalytic theory - (answers)theory originally developed by Sigmund Freud;
posits that a client is seen as the product of his past and treatment involves
dealing with the repressed material in the unconscious
-therapy focuses on increasing self-understanding and depending insight into
emotional issues and conflicts which underlie the presenting difficulties
cpreconscious, conscious, unconscious - (answers)Freud's 3 different levels of
awareness
preconscious - (answers)the level of awareness that contains contains all the
information that is outside of a client's attention, but readily available if needed
,2
conscious - (answers)the level of awareness that contains all the information that
a client is paying attention to at any given time
unconscious - (answers)the level of awareness that contains thoughts, feelings,
desires, and memories of which clients have no awareness, but that influence
every aspect of theirday-to-day lives
id - (answers)a reservoir of instinctual energy that contains biological urges
such as impulses toward survival, sex, and aggression; is
unconscious and operates according to the pleasure principle
pleasure principle - (answers)the
drive to achieve pleasure and avoid pain
ego - (answers)the component that manages the conflict between the id and the
constraints of the real world; some parts are unconscious,
whereas others are preconscious or conscious; operates
according to the reality principle. role is to prevent the id from gratifying its
impulses in socially inappropriate ways
reality principle - (answers)the awareness that gratification of impulses has to be
delayed in order to accommodate the demands of the real world
,3
ego syntonic - (answers)behaviors "insync" with the ego (no guilt)
ego dystonic - (answers)behavior "dis-n-sync" with the ego (guilt)
ego strength - (answers)the ability of the ego to effectively deal with the demands
of the id, the superego, and reality; those with little of this may feel torn between
these competing demands, whereas those with too much of this can become too
unyielding and rigid; helps maintain emotional stability and cope with internal
and external stress
-those with high of this approach problems with a sense that they can overcome
problems and even grow as a result
-those with low of this view challenges as something to avoid, reality seems
overwhelming and they may try to avoid it through wishful thinking, fantasies
and/or substance use
superego - (answers)the moral component of personality which contains all the
moral standards learned from parents and society; forces the ego to conform not
only to reality, but also to its ideals of morality; hence, it causes clients to feel
guilty when they go against society's rules
oral stage - (answers)psychosexual development birth to roughly 12 months
sources of pleasure: Activities involving
the mouth, such as sucking, biting, and chewing
result of fixation: Excessive smoking, overeating, or dependence
on others
, 4
anal stage - (answers)psychosexual development age 2, when the child is being
toilet trained
sources of pleasure: Bowel movements
result of fixation: An overly controlling (analretentive) personality or an easily
angered (analexpulsive) personality
phallic stage - (answers)psychosexual development age 3-5
sources of pleasure: genitals
result of fixation: Guilt or anxiety about sex
latency stage - (answers)psychosexual development age 5 to puberty
sources of pleasure: Sexuality is dormant during this period
result of fixation: no fixations at this stage
genital stage - (answers)psychosexual development which begins at puberty
sources of pleasure: The genitals; sexual urges return
result of fixation: no fixations at this stage
oedipus complex - (answers)refers to a male child's sexual desire for his mother
and hostility toward his father, whom he considers to be a rival for his mother's
love
-develops during the phallic stage
