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Social Work License (MSW Exam) Questions
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Question: Piaget
(Adaptations, Assimilation and Accommodation)
Answer: 0-1 Sensory-Motor
2-4 Preoperational Period
5-7 "
8-12 Concrete Operations period
13-18 formal Operations period
19-21
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Question: Freud (Libido)
Answer: 0-1 Oral
2-4 Anal
Oedipal/Phallic
8-12 Latency
13-18 Genital
19-21 "
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50 + "
Question: Erickson
(Stage conflict)
Answer: 0-1 Trust vs. Mistrust (stage #1)
2-4 Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (stage #2)
5-7 Initiative vs. Guilt (stage #3)
8-12 Industry vs. Inferiority (stage #4)
13-18 Identity vs. Role Diffusion, confusion (stage #5)
19-21 Intimacy Vs. Isolation (stage #6)
21 + Generativity vs. Stagnation (stage #7)
50 + Integrity vs. Despair (stage #8)
Question: Trust vs. Mistrust (stage 1) 0-1
Answer: During infancy (0-1) the child is dependent on mother
for food and care. As the child incorporates or takes in through
sucking and swallowing; there is a receptivity to what is being
offered. The mother is responsible for coordinating the child's
experience of getting and hers of giving. At the latter part of this
stage the child's eyes begin to focus and incorporation becomes
more active as the child bites to "hold onto" things. If the
mother provides a predictable environment in which the child's
needs are met, a sense of basic trust will develop. This sense of
trust implies not only sameness and continuity from the
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caretaker, but also self-trust in one's capacity to cope with
urges. According to Erickson, it is the quality rather than the
quantity of maternal care that is critical at this stage. Successful
resolution will lead to a lasting ego quality of hope, an enduring
belief that wishes can be fulfilled. Unsuccessful resolution will
lead to a sense of mistrust in other people and the environment.
Question: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (stage 2) 2-3
Answer: During early childhood (2-3) the child learns a sense of
autonomy through retention and elimination of urine and feces.
As the child's muscles mature to the point that bodily wastes
can be retained or expelled at will, the child experiments with
two simultaneous social modalities "holding on" and "letting
go." Parents must be firm and tolerant so that the child can
gradually learn bowel and bladder control and a "sense of self-
control without loss of self esteem." From this emerges a sense
of autonomy and pride, and the lasting ego quality of WILL
POWER, the determination to use free choice and self-restraint.
Unsuccessful resolution of this stage will lead to lifelong
feelings of shame and doubt.
Question: Initiative vs. Guilt (stage 3) 3-5
Answer: During the play age (3-5), increased locomotor
mastery (walking and running) gives the child a wider radius of
goals. In addition, language skills add to the ability to imagine
"so many things he cannot avoid frightening himself with what
he himself has created and thought up." The Oedipal wishes
and the ambivalent feelings that accompany them must be
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repressed in order to temporarily mask the initiative toward the
opposite sex parent. While this initiative is a prerequisite for
masculine and feminine behaviors later in life, it is now
repressed of necessity-in order to avoid the guilt that would
accompany knowledge of incestuous thoughts. Parents assist
the child in learning appropriate roles, including gender roles,
as the child diverts the sexual drive into acceptable activities. At
this point conscience, or superego, becomes established to
govern the initiative. Proper resolution of this stage leads to a
lasting ego quality of purpose, the courage to pursue goals.
Unsuccessful resolution leads to feeling of shame.
Question: Industry vs. Inferiority (stage 4) 6-12
Answer: The child now enters the school age (6-12) and is
enmeshed in the "world" of school and opportunities for new
types of mastery. As children develop their abilities in new skills
and tasks, they desire recognition gained from producing
things. Through this, they develop a sense of industry and a
lasting ego quality of competence. Unsuccessful resolution of
this stage leads to life long feelings of inferiority and
inadequacy.
Question: Identity vs. Role Confusion (stage 5) 12-18
Answer: As the child approaches adolescence (12-18 or so),
physical and hormonal changes mark the beginning of puberty.
Rapid growth and physical genital maturity disrupt the earlier
continuity of childhood. This stage is perhaps the most
important for Erikson, as the adolescent must now forge a
Social Work License (MSW Exam) Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers for Accuracy
Question: Piaget
(Adaptations, Assimilation and Accommodation)
Answer: 0-1 Sensory-Motor
2-4 Preoperational Period
5-7 "
8-12 Concrete Operations period
13-18 formal Operations period
19-21
21 +
50 +
Question: Freud (Libido)
Answer: 0-1 Oral
2-4 Anal
Oedipal/Phallic
8-12 Latency
13-18 Genital
19-21 "
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21+ "
50 + "
Question: Erickson
(Stage conflict)
Answer: 0-1 Trust vs. Mistrust (stage #1)
2-4 Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt (stage #2)
5-7 Initiative vs. Guilt (stage #3)
8-12 Industry vs. Inferiority (stage #4)
13-18 Identity vs. Role Diffusion, confusion (stage #5)
19-21 Intimacy Vs. Isolation (stage #6)
21 + Generativity vs. Stagnation (stage #7)
50 + Integrity vs. Despair (stage #8)
Question: Trust vs. Mistrust (stage 1) 0-1
Answer: During infancy (0-1) the child is dependent on mother
for food and care. As the child incorporates or takes in through
sucking and swallowing; there is a receptivity to what is being
offered. The mother is responsible for coordinating the child's
experience of getting and hers of giving. At the latter part of this
stage the child's eyes begin to focus and incorporation becomes
more active as the child bites to "hold onto" things. If the
mother provides a predictable environment in which the child's
needs are met, a sense of basic trust will develop. This sense of
trust implies not only sameness and continuity from the
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
caretaker, but also self-trust in one's capacity to cope with
urges. According to Erickson, it is the quality rather than the
quantity of maternal care that is critical at this stage. Successful
resolution will lead to a lasting ego quality of hope, an enduring
belief that wishes can be fulfilled. Unsuccessful resolution will
lead to a sense of mistrust in other people and the environment.
Question: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (stage 2) 2-3
Answer: During early childhood (2-3) the child learns a sense of
autonomy through retention and elimination of urine and feces.
As the child's muscles mature to the point that bodily wastes
can be retained or expelled at will, the child experiments with
two simultaneous social modalities "holding on" and "letting
go." Parents must be firm and tolerant so that the child can
gradually learn bowel and bladder control and a "sense of self-
control without loss of self esteem." From this emerges a sense
of autonomy and pride, and the lasting ego quality of WILL
POWER, the determination to use free choice and self-restraint.
Unsuccessful resolution of this stage will lead to lifelong
feelings of shame and doubt.
Question: Initiative vs. Guilt (stage 3) 3-5
Answer: During the play age (3-5), increased locomotor
mastery (walking and running) gives the child a wider radius of
goals. In addition, language skills add to the ability to imagine
"so many things he cannot avoid frightening himself with what
he himself has created and thought up." The Oedipal wishes
and the ambivalent feelings that accompany them must be
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
repressed in order to temporarily mask the initiative toward the
opposite sex parent. While this initiative is a prerequisite for
masculine and feminine behaviors later in life, it is now
repressed of necessity-in order to avoid the guilt that would
accompany knowledge of incestuous thoughts. Parents assist
the child in learning appropriate roles, including gender roles,
as the child diverts the sexual drive into acceptable activities. At
this point conscience, or superego, becomes established to
govern the initiative. Proper resolution of this stage leads to a
lasting ego quality of purpose, the courage to pursue goals.
Unsuccessful resolution leads to feeling of shame.
Question: Industry vs. Inferiority (stage 4) 6-12
Answer: The child now enters the school age (6-12) and is
enmeshed in the "world" of school and opportunities for new
types of mastery. As children develop their abilities in new skills
and tasks, they desire recognition gained from producing
things. Through this, they develop a sense of industry and a
lasting ego quality of competence. Unsuccessful resolution of
this stage leads to life long feelings of inferiority and
inadequacy.
Question: Identity vs. Role Confusion (stage 5) 12-18
Answer: As the child approaches adolescence (12-18 or so),
physical and hormonal changes mark the beginning of puberty.
Rapid growth and physical genital maturity disrupt the earlier
continuity of childhood. This stage is perhaps the most
important for Erikson, as the adolescent must now forge a
