LCSW Study Guide 2025/2026 Exam
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Postive Symptoms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Refers to hallucinations and/or
delusions.
Delusions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Strong beliefs held against strong contrary
evidence.
Hallucinations - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inaccurate perceptions where inaccurate
auditory stimuli is the most common.
Negative Symptoms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Refers to lack of momement
(avolition) or speech (alogia)
Types of treatment:
Anti-psychotic medication
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,Medications used with the Psychotic Disorders - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Antipsychotic Drugs AKA Neuroleptic Drugs:
THORIZINE (Chlorpromazine)
Mellaril (Thioridazine)
Stelazine (Trifluoperazine)
HALDOL (Haloperidol)
Prolixin (Phenazine)
Side Effects with Antipsychotic Medications: DROWSINESS or
SLEEPINESS
Parkinsonian or Extra-Pyramidal (EPS) Side Effects - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔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 - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Cogentin/benzotrpine
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, Artane/Trihexyphenidyl
Benadryl/Diphenhydramine
Mood Disorder: MANIC Episode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mood is persistantly
elevated
Postive symptoms
Decreased need for sleep
Flight of Ideas
Episodes last ONE week
Mood Disorder: HYPOMANIC Episode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Similar to manic
but symptoms not severe enough to interfere with functioning.
Episodes last FOUR Days
Mood Disorder: MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Depressed mood lasting TWO weeks plus
changes in sleeping/eating, delusions are possible
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Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Postive Symptoms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Refers to hallucinations and/or
delusions.
Delusions - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Strong beliefs held against strong contrary
evidence.
Hallucinations - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inaccurate perceptions where inaccurate
auditory stimuli is the most common.
Negative Symptoms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Refers to lack of momement
(avolition) or speech (alogia)
Types of treatment:
Anti-psychotic medication
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,Medications used with the Psychotic Disorders - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Antipsychotic Drugs AKA Neuroleptic Drugs:
THORIZINE (Chlorpromazine)
Mellaril (Thioridazine)
Stelazine (Trifluoperazine)
HALDOL (Haloperidol)
Prolixin (Phenazine)
Side Effects with Antipsychotic Medications: DROWSINESS or
SLEEPINESS
Parkinsonian or Extra-Pyramidal (EPS) Side Effects - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔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 - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Cogentin/benzotrpine
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, Artane/Trihexyphenidyl
Benadryl/Diphenhydramine
Mood Disorder: MANIC Episode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Mood is persistantly
elevated
Postive symptoms
Decreased need for sleep
Flight of Ideas
Episodes last ONE week
Mood Disorder: HYPOMANIC Episode - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Similar to manic
but symptoms not severe enough to interfere with functioning.
Episodes last FOUR Days
Mood Disorder: MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Depressed mood lasting TWO weeks plus
changes in sleeping/eating, delusions are possible
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