LCSW Exam - III. Psychotherapy, Clinical
Interventions, and Case Management
2025/2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
When is family therapy NOT recommended?
A. when deceit is apparent between family members
B. when boundaries are violated between family members
C. when the family members are resistant/unmotivated - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A.
when deceit is apparent between family members
When family members are deceitful toward one another, it is thought to be
impossible for a SW to work with them.
Cycle of violence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Phase 1 - Tension Building
Phase 2 - Abusive Incident
Phase 3 - The Honeymoon/Recapture
Stages of Change - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Precontemplation
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,2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Relapse
Problem-solving Process - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Engagement with
client/group/community
Assessment of strengths and needs
Planning or design of intervention
Intervention aimed at making a change
Evaluation of efforts
Termination and anticipation of future needs
There are four distinct levels of intellectual disability: mild, moderate
profound, and severe. MOST of the intellectually disabled population falls
under which level? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mild
According to the DSM-5, mild intellectual disability consists of 85% of the
intellectually disabled population.
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, In Freud's model of the mind, which component of personality operates
according to the "reality principle" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Ego
Id - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔seeks to enjoy pleasure and avoid pain
Super Ego - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The superego is the moral component of
personality. It causes clients to feel guilty when they go against society's
rules.
Represents the conscience, holds rules, values for socially acceptable
behavior, includes social prescriptions and behavioral constraints
Conscious - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The conscious contains all the information that
a client is paying attention to at any given time.
Unconscious - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The unconscious contains thoughts, feelings,
desires, and memories of which clients have no awareness, but that
influence every aspect of their day-to-day lives.
Preconscious - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The preconscious contains all the
information outside of a client's attention, but that is readily available, if
needed.
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Interventions, and Case Management
2025/2026 Exam All Answers and
Illustrations Given
When is family therapy NOT recommended?
A. when deceit is apparent between family members
B. when boundaries are violated between family members
C. when the family members are resistant/unmotivated - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A.
when deceit is apparent between family members
When family members are deceitful toward one another, it is thought to be
impossible for a SW to work with them.
Cycle of violence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Phase 1 - Tension Building
Phase 2 - Abusive Incident
Phase 3 - The Honeymoon/Recapture
Stages of Change - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1. Precontemplation
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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,2. Contemplation
3. Preparation
4. Action
5. Maintenance
6. Relapse
Problem-solving Process - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Engagement with
client/group/community
Assessment of strengths and needs
Planning or design of intervention
Intervention aimed at making a change
Evaluation of efforts
Termination and anticipation of future needs
There are four distinct levels of intellectual disability: mild, moderate
profound, and severe. MOST of the intellectually disabled population falls
under which level? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mild
According to the DSM-5, mild intellectual disability consists of 85% of the
intellectually disabled population.
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, In Freud's model of the mind, which component of personality operates
according to the "reality principle" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Ego
Id - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔seeks to enjoy pleasure and avoid pain
Super Ego - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The superego is the moral component of
personality. It causes clients to feel guilty when they go against society's
rules.
Represents the conscience, holds rules, values for socially acceptable
behavior, includes social prescriptions and behavioral constraints
Conscious - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The conscious contains all the information that
a client is paying attention to at any given time.
Unconscious - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The unconscious contains thoughts, feelings,
desires, and memories of which clients have no awareness, but that
influence every aspect of their day-to-day lives.
Preconscious - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The preconscious contains all the
information outside of a client's attention, but that is readily available, if
needed.
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