SOCIAL WORK LICENSING EXAM
(NEW) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
-TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms.
-Episodes lasts AT LEAST 1 MONTH, BUT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS
-Schizoaffective disorder and depressive or bipolar have been ruled out. - ANSWER-
Schizophreniform Disorder
TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms
-Above symptoms present for A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF TIME DURING A 1
MONTH PERIOD.
-Level of functioning in one or more major areas is markedly below
-Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for AT LEAST 6 MONTHS - ANSWER-
Schizophrenia
-Uninterrupted period of illness during which there is a major mood episode
concurrent with Criterion A of Schizophrenia.
-Delusions or hallucinations for 2 OR MORE WEEKS in the absence of a major
mood episode.
-Symptoms that meet criteria for a major mood episode are present for a MAJORITY
OF THE TIME. - ANSWER-Schizoaffective Disorder
Manic episode lasting at least A WEEK. Major depressive episode present during 2-
WEEK PERIOD. - ANSWER-Bipolar I
-Meets criteria for Hypomanic Episode (4 DAYS) AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE
EPISODE.
-Never been a manic episode - ANSWER-Bipolar II
-AT LEAST 2 YEARS, numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms that do not meet
criteria for a hypomanic episode and numerous periods with depressive symptoms
that do not meet criteria for a major depressive episode.
-During the 2 year period, the hypomanic and depressive periods have been present
for AT LEAST HALF THE TIME AND HAVE NOT BEEN WITHOUT SYMPTOMS
FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AT A TIME. - ANSWER-Cyclothymic Disorder
-Elevated, expansive, irritable mood, increased goal-directed activity or energy
lasting AT LEAST A WEEK AND PRESENT MOST OR ALL DAY.
-THREE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: grandiosity, decreased need for sleep,
more talkative, flight of ideas or thoughts racing, distractibility, increased goal-
directed activity, excessive involvement in activities. - ANSWER-Manic Episode
FIVE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: Depressed mood most of the day, nearly
every day, diminished interest or pleasure in activities, significant weight loss,
,insomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, fatigue, feeling worthless, can't
concentrate, recurrent thoughts of death. - ANSWER-Major Depressive Episode
Elevated, expansive, irritable mood, increase goal-directed activity or energy lasting
4 CONSECUTIVE DAYS 3 OR MORE SYMPTOMS OF MANIC EPISODE
CRITERIA B - ANSWER-Hypomanic Episode
-Severe recurrent outburst, verbally or behaviorally, on average 2 OR 3 TIMES PER
WEEK.
-Criteria PRESENT FOR 12 MONTHS - ANSWER-Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder
Major depression for 2 years; during which symptoms have always been present
except for no more than 2 months. - ANSWER-Persistent Depressive Disorder
(Dysthymia)
Developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation
from attachment figures. - ANSWER-Separation Anxiety Disorder
-Consistent failure to speak in specific social situations where expected.
-Disturbance is at least 1 month - ANSWER-Selective Mutism
-Specific fear about specific object or situation.
-Almost always provokes anxiety - ANSWER-Specific Phobia
Fear or anxiety about one or more social situations. - ANSWER-Social Anxiety
Disorder
-Recurrent unexpected panic attacks
-Palpitations, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, feelings of choking, chest
pain, nausea, feeling dizzy, chills or heat sensations, fear of losing control or going
crazy. - ANSWER-Panic Disorder
Fear or anxiety about 2 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: Public transportation,
open spaces, enclosed places, standing in line, or being in a crowd, being outside of
the home alone. - ANSWER-Agoraphobia
-Presence of obsession, compulsion, or both: Obsessions are defined as recurrent
and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are unwanted and cause anxiety or
distress.
-The individual attempts to ignore or neutralize them some other thought or action
i.e. performing a compulsion.
-Compulsions are defined by repetitive behaviors and those behaviors are aimed at
preventing or reducing anxiety or preventing some dreaded event or situation.
-The obsessions or compulsions are time-consuming. - ANSWER-Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder
-Preoccupation with one or more perceived defects in physical appearance that are
not observable by others.
, -At some point the person has performed repetitive behaviors such as mirror
checking. - ANSWER-Body Dysmorphic Disorder
-Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual
value
-Difficulty is due to perceived need to save the items and the distress associated with
discarding them. - ANSWER-Hoarding Disorder
-Recurrent pulling out of one's hair, resulting in hair loss. -Repeated attempts to
decrease or stop hair pulling. - ANSWER-Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Disorder
-Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions.
-Repeated attempts to decrease or stop skin picking. - ANSWER-Excoriation (Skin
Picking) Disorder
-Persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances over a period of AT LEAST A
MONTH.
-The eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances is inappropriate to the
developmental level of the individual. - ANSWER-Pica
Repeated regurgitation, re-chewing of food without the apparent nausea or disgust. -
ANSWER-Rumination Disorder
-Eating disturbances associated with significant weight loss, nutritional deficiency,
dependence on enteral feeding or nutritional supplements, marked interference with
psychosocial functioning, lack of food or culture-based characteristic does not
explain difficulty, not exclusively anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and no
disturbance in view of body weight/shape, not accounted for by another condition. -
ANSWER-Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat, a distorted
body image, and an intense fear of being fat. - ANSWER-Anorexia Nervosa
-An eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie
foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise.
-Sense of loss of control over eating. - ANSWER-Bulimia Nervosa
Significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without
the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks bulimia
nervosa. - ANSWER-Binge-Eating Disorder
-Repeated voiding of urine into bed or clothes, whether involuntary or intentional.
-At LEAST TWICE A WEEK FOR AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. -
ANSWER-Enuresis
Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places whether involuntary or
intentional. - ANSWER-Encopresis
-A pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior lasting AT LEAST 6
MONTHS.
(NEW) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
-TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms.
-Episodes lasts AT LEAST 1 MONTH, BUT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS
-Schizoaffective disorder and depressive or bipolar have been ruled out. - ANSWER-
Schizophreniform Disorder
TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms
-Above symptoms present for A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF TIME DURING A 1
MONTH PERIOD.
-Level of functioning in one or more major areas is markedly below
-Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for AT LEAST 6 MONTHS - ANSWER-
Schizophrenia
-Uninterrupted period of illness during which there is a major mood episode
concurrent with Criterion A of Schizophrenia.
-Delusions or hallucinations for 2 OR MORE WEEKS in the absence of a major
mood episode.
-Symptoms that meet criteria for a major mood episode are present for a MAJORITY
OF THE TIME. - ANSWER-Schizoaffective Disorder
Manic episode lasting at least A WEEK. Major depressive episode present during 2-
WEEK PERIOD. - ANSWER-Bipolar I
-Meets criteria for Hypomanic Episode (4 DAYS) AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE
EPISODE.
-Never been a manic episode - ANSWER-Bipolar II
-AT LEAST 2 YEARS, numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms that do not meet
criteria for a hypomanic episode and numerous periods with depressive symptoms
that do not meet criteria for a major depressive episode.
-During the 2 year period, the hypomanic and depressive periods have been present
for AT LEAST HALF THE TIME AND HAVE NOT BEEN WITHOUT SYMPTOMS
FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AT A TIME. - ANSWER-Cyclothymic Disorder
-Elevated, expansive, irritable mood, increased goal-directed activity or energy
lasting AT LEAST A WEEK AND PRESENT MOST OR ALL DAY.
-THREE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: grandiosity, decreased need for sleep,
more talkative, flight of ideas or thoughts racing, distractibility, increased goal-
directed activity, excessive involvement in activities. - ANSWER-Manic Episode
FIVE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: Depressed mood most of the day, nearly
every day, diminished interest or pleasure in activities, significant weight loss,
,insomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, fatigue, feeling worthless, can't
concentrate, recurrent thoughts of death. - ANSWER-Major Depressive Episode
Elevated, expansive, irritable mood, increase goal-directed activity or energy lasting
4 CONSECUTIVE DAYS 3 OR MORE SYMPTOMS OF MANIC EPISODE
CRITERIA B - ANSWER-Hypomanic Episode
-Severe recurrent outburst, verbally or behaviorally, on average 2 OR 3 TIMES PER
WEEK.
-Criteria PRESENT FOR 12 MONTHS - ANSWER-Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder
Major depression for 2 years; during which symptoms have always been present
except for no more than 2 months. - ANSWER-Persistent Depressive Disorder
(Dysthymia)
Developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation
from attachment figures. - ANSWER-Separation Anxiety Disorder
-Consistent failure to speak in specific social situations where expected.
-Disturbance is at least 1 month - ANSWER-Selective Mutism
-Specific fear about specific object or situation.
-Almost always provokes anxiety - ANSWER-Specific Phobia
Fear or anxiety about one or more social situations. - ANSWER-Social Anxiety
Disorder
-Recurrent unexpected panic attacks
-Palpitations, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, feelings of choking, chest
pain, nausea, feeling dizzy, chills or heat sensations, fear of losing control or going
crazy. - ANSWER-Panic Disorder
Fear or anxiety about 2 OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: Public transportation,
open spaces, enclosed places, standing in line, or being in a crowd, being outside of
the home alone. - ANSWER-Agoraphobia
-Presence of obsession, compulsion, or both: Obsessions are defined as recurrent
and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are unwanted and cause anxiety or
distress.
-The individual attempts to ignore or neutralize them some other thought or action
i.e. performing a compulsion.
-Compulsions are defined by repetitive behaviors and those behaviors are aimed at
preventing or reducing anxiety or preventing some dreaded event or situation.
-The obsessions or compulsions are time-consuming. - ANSWER-Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder
-Preoccupation with one or more perceived defects in physical appearance that are
not observable by others.
, -At some point the person has performed repetitive behaviors such as mirror
checking. - ANSWER-Body Dysmorphic Disorder
-Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual
value
-Difficulty is due to perceived need to save the items and the distress associated with
discarding them. - ANSWER-Hoarding Disorder
-Recurrent pulling out of one's hair, resulting in hair loss. -Repeated attempts to
decrease or stop hair pulling. - ANSWER-Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling) Disorder
-Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions.
-Repeated attempts to decrease or stop skin picking. - ANSWER-Excoriation (Skin
Picking) Disorder
-Persistent eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances over a period of AT LEAST A
MONTH.
-The eating of nonnutritive, nonfood substances is inappropriate to the
developmental level of the individual. - ANSWER-Pica
Repeated regurgitation, re-chewing of food without the apparent nausea or disgust. -
ANSWER-Rumination Disorder
-Eating disturbances associated with significant weight loss, nutritional deficiency,
dependence on enteral feeding or nutritional supplements, marked interference with
psychosocial functioning, lack of food or culture-based characteristic does not
explain difficulty, not exclusively anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and no
disturbance in view of body weight/shape, not accounted for by another condition. -
ANSWER-Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat, a distorted
body image, and an intense fear of being fat. - ANSWER-Anorexia Nervosa
-An eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie
foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise.
-Sense of loss of control over eating. - ANSWER-Bulimia Nervosa
Significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without
the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks bulimia
nervosa. - ANSWER-Binge-Eating Disorder
-Repeated voiding of urine into bed or clothes, whether involuntary or intentional.
-At LEAST TWICE A WEEK FOR AT LEAST 3 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. -
ANSWER-Enuresis
Repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places whether involuntary or
intentional. - ANSWER-Encopresis
-A pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior lasting AT LEAST 6
MONTHS.
