LCSW Study Guide Exam 2025
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Postive Symptoms - ✔✔Refers to hallucinations and/or delusions.
Delusions - ✔✔Strong beliefs held against strong contrary evidence.
Hallucinations - ✔✔Inaccurate perceptions where inaccurate auditory stimuli is the
most common.
Negative Symptoms - ✔✔Refers to lack of momement (avolition) or speech (alogia)
Types of treatment:
Anti-psychotic medication
Medications used with the Psychotic Disorders - ✔✔Antipsychotic Drugs AKA
Neuroleptic Drugs:
THORIZINE (Chlorpromazine)
Mellaril (Thioridazine)
Stelazine (Trifluoperazine)
HALDOL (Haloperidol)
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,Prolixin (Phenazine)
Side Effects with Antipsychotic Medications: DROWSINESS or SLEEPINESS
Parkinsonian or Extra-Pyramidal (EPS) Side Effects - ✔✔Dystonia -- Acute contractions
of the tongue (stiff or thick tongue)
Akathisia - Most common form of EPS (Inner Restlessness)
Anti-Parkinsonian Medications Used to Decrease Side Effects -
✔✔Cogentin/benzotrpine
Artane/Trihexyphenidyl
Benadryl/Diphenhydramine
Mood Disorder: MANIC Episode - ✔✔Mood is persistantly elevated
Postive symptoms
Decreased need for sleep
Flight of Ideas
Episodes last ONE week
Mood Disorder: HYPOMANIC Episode - ✔✔Similar to manic but symptoms not severe
enough to interfere with functioning.
Episodes last FOUR Days
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, Mood Disorder: MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE - ✔✔Depressed mood lasting TWO
weeks plus
changes in sleeping/eating, delusions are possible
Mood Disorder: MIXED EPISODE - ✔✔Alternating moods lasting approximatly ONE
week. Must meet criteria for BOTH manic and depressive.
Haldol / Thorizine - ✔✔Medications used for psychotic disorders
Ritalin - ✔✔Medication used for ADHD
Methylphenidate - ✔✔Medication used for ADHD
Borderline MR - ✔✔IQ of 71-84
Mild MR - ✔✔55-70
Able to perform at a 6th grade level.
Educable
Moderate MR - ✔✔35-55
Able to perform at a 2nd grade level.
Trainable
Severe MR - ✔✔20-35
Institutionalized.
Little to no communicative speech
Profound MR - ✔✔Below 20
Total care
Mental Retardation's onset is: - ✔✔Prior to age 18
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Postive Symptoms - ✔✔Refers to hallucinations and/or delusions.
Delusions - ✔✔Strong beliefs held against strong contrary evidence.
Hallucinations - ✔✔Inaccurate perceptions where inaccurate auditory stimuli is the
most common.
Negative Symptoms - ✔✔Refers to lack of momement (avolition) or speech (alogia)
Types of treatment:
Anti-psychotic medication
Medications used with the Psychotic Disorders - ✔✔Antipsychotic Drugs AKA
Neuroleptic Drugs:
THORIZINE (Chlorpromazine)
Mellaril (Thioridazine)
Stelazine (Trifluoperazine)
HALDOL (Haloperidol)
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,Prolixin (Phenazine)
Side Effects with Antipsychotic Medications: DROWSINESS or SLEEPINESS
Parkinsonian or Extra-Pyramidal (EPS) Side Effects - ✔✔Dystonia -- Acute contractions
of the tongue (stiff or thick tongue)
Akathisia - Most common form of EPS (Inner Restlessness)
Anti-Parkinsonian Medications Used to Decrease Side Effects -
✔✔Cogentin/benzotrpine
Artane/Trihexyphenidyl
Benadryl/Diphenhydramine
Mood Disorder: MANIC Episode - ✔✔Mood is persistantly elevated
Postive symptoms
Decreased need for sleep
Flight of Ideas
Episodes last ONE week
Mood Disorder: HYPOMANIC Episode - ✔✔Similar to manic but symptoms not severe
enough to interfere with functioning.
Episodes last FOUR Days
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, Mood Disorder: MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE - ✔✔Depressed mood lasting TWO
weeks plus
changes in sleeping/eating, delusions are possible
Mood Disorder: MIXED EPISODE - ✔✔Alternating moods lasting approximatly ONE
week. Must meet criteria for BOTH manic and depressive.
Haldol / Thorizine - ✔✔Medications used for psychotic disorders
Ritalin - ✔✔Medication used for ADHD
Methylphenidate - ✔✔Medication used for ADHD
Borderline MR - ✔✔IQ of 71-84
Mild MR - ✔✔55-70
Able to perform at a 6th grade level.
Educable
Moderate MR - ✔✔35-55
Able to perform at a 2nd grade level.
Trainable
Severe MR - ✔✔20-35
Institutionalized.
Little to no communicative speech
Profound MR - ✔✔Below 20
Total care
Mental Retardation's onset is: - ✔✔Prior to age 18
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