MSW 698- COMP QUIZZES COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY
GRADED (A+ PASS)
A 12-year-old girl stops attending school and stays home. The social
worker has ruled out a school phobia, trauma, etc., as a reason. The
social worker should:
A. let the child stay home while offering treatment.
B. arrange a tutor and begin treatment at home.
C. encourage her parents and the school to urge the child to go back to
school as quickly as possible and explore the reasons for not attending.
D. refer her to a psychiatrist for medication and arrange for a rapid
return to school. Ans✓✓✓C. encourage her parents and the school to
urge the child to go back to school as quickly as possible and explore the
reasons for not attending.
A 14-year-old adolescent boy with depression is receiving treatment at a
family agency mentions that he is actively thinking of suicide. The
social worker believes the youth is serious and knows that the family is
deeply concerned about him. Of the choices below, which action is
required and should guide the worker's actions?
A. The worker must respect the confidentiality of the relationship.
B. The worker should first consult with the supervisor.
C. The worker should make an immediate referral to the agency
psychiatrist.
,D. To protect the client, the worker should call the client's family, after
telling him that she is required to follow this procedure for his own
safety. Ans✓✓✓D. To protect the client, the worker should call the
client's family, after telling him that she is required to follow this
procedure for his own safety.
A case manager for an elder home care agency is meeting with a client, a
woman in her 80s. The client is talking about her guilt for placing her
husband in a nursing home when his Alzheimer symptoms progressed to
include his hitting her and refusing to bathe or change his clothes. In
dealing with her guilt, the worker would first:
A. validate the client's feelings of guilt and allow her to ventilate.
B. dismiss her feelings as unreasonable under the circumstance.
C. help the client see that guilt is very unhealthy and find ways to rid the
client of guilt.
D. help the client see what he or she has done. Ans✓✓✓A. validate the
client's feelings of guilt and allow her to ventilate.
A client has acrophobia and therefore has a severe dread of high places.
While not necessarily a severe disability, the inability to tolerate heights
does restrict the client's ability to seek employment in-multi story office
buildings, or to meet with clients in some settings. To help the client
overcome his fears, the worker decides to accompany the client to the
top of a high building. This treatment is called:
A. desensitization.
,B. flooding.
C. acting-out.
D. reinforcement. Ans✓✓✓B. flooding.
A middle-aged Native American man is a resident in a long-term care
facility. The social worker, who is not a Native American, observes that
the staff has difficulty communicating with the resident. His records
show a diagnosis of dementia. The social worker feels that dementia is a
misdiagnosis. To assess the situation adequately, the social worker
should:
A. build a relationship with the patient's roommate.
B. consult Native American professional resources.
C. refer the patient to group activities.
D. use standard instruments to evaluate the patient. Ans✓✓✓B. consult
Native American professional resources.
A new client expresses anger about the conditions under which he feels
he is living. The social worker would first:
A. communicate acceptance and understanding of the client.
B. confront the client about his need to remain deprived and to
complain.
C. assess the reality of the client's living conditions.
, D. arrange for improved housing as soon as possible. Ans✓✓✓A.
communicate acceptance and understanding of the client.
A social worker in a community agency is treating a married woman.
She complains that her husband is a compulsive gambler. He owes
money to bookies and has received physical threats. Her discussions
always emphasize her husband's behavior. The social worker would:
A. call Gamblers' Anonymous.
B. ask that the husband come in to see the social worker.
C. refer the wife to a credit agency as a community resource.
D. clarify with the woman how their work together can focus on her own
feelings and behavior Ans✓✓✓D. clarify with the woman how their
work together can focus on her own feelings and behavior
A social worker is treating a woman whose wife recently died in an
automobile accident, leaving her with the care of two very young
children. Her occupation is very demanding, and she is struggling to
succeed in a high-pressure job while managing her parenting
responsibilities. Which of the following would probably NOT be part of
the treatment approach?
A. reassurance - assuring the client that things will get better.
B. support - providing direct encouragement and affirmation.
C. referral - providing direction in finding resources.
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS BRAND NEW EXAM ALREADY
GRADED (A+ PASS)
A 12-year-old girl stops attending school and stays home. The social
worker has ruled out a school phobia, trauma, etc., as a reason. The
social worker should:
A. let the child stay home while offering treatment.
B. arrange a tutor and begin treatment at home.
C. encourage her parents and the school to urge the child to go back to
school as quickly as possible and explore the reasons for not attending.
D. refer her to a psychiatrist for medication and arrange for a rapid
return to school. Ans✓✓✓C. encourage her parents and the school to
urge the child to go back to school as quickly as possible and explore the
reasons for not attending.
A 14-year-old adolescent boy with depression is receiving treatment at a
family agency mentions that he is actively thinking of suicide. The
social worker believes the youth is serious and knows that the family is
deeply concerned about him. Of the choices below, which action is
required and should guide the worker's actions?
A. The worker must respect the confidentiality of the relationship.
B. The worker should first consult with the supervisor.
C. The worker should make an immediate referral to the agency
psychiatrist.
,D. To protect the client, the worker should call the client's family, after
telling him that she is required to follow this procedure for his own
safety. Ans✓✓✓D. To protect the client, the worker should call the
client's family, after telling him that she is required to follow this
procedure for his own safety.
A case manager for an elder home care agency is meeting with a client, a
woman in her 80s. The client is talking about her guilt for placing her
husband in a nursing home when his Alzheimer symptoms progressed to
include his hitting her and refusing to bathe or change his clothes. In
dealing with her guilt, the worker would first:
A. validate the client's feelings of guilt and allow her to ventilate.
B. dismiss her feelings as unreasonable under the circumstance.
C. help the client see that guilt is very unhealthy and find ways to rid the
client of guilt.
D. help the client see what he or she has done. Ans✓✓✓A. validate the
client's feelings of guilt and allow her to ventilate.
A client has acrophobia and therefore has a severe dread of high places.
While not necessarily a severe disability, the inability to tolerate heights
does restrict the client's ability to seek employment in-multi story office
buildings, or to meet with clients in some settings. To help the client
overcome his fears, the worker decides to accompany the client to the
top of a high building. This treatment is called:
A. desensitization.
,B. flooding.
C. acting-out.
D. reinforcement. Ans✓✓✓B. flooding.
A middle-aged Native American man is a resident in a long-term care
facility. The social worker, who is not a Native American, observes that
the staff has difficulty communicating with the resident. His records
show a diagnosis of dementia. The social worker feels that dementia is a
misdiagnosis. To assess the situation adequately, the social worker
should:
A. build a relationship with the patient's roommate.
B. consult Native American professional resources.
C. refer the patient to group activities.
D. use standard instruments to evaluate the patient. Ans✓✓✓B. consult
Native American professional resources.
A new client expresses anger about the conditions under which he feels
he is living. The social worker would first:
A. communicate acceptance and understanding of the client.
B. confront the client about his need to remain deprived and to
complain.
C. assess the reality of the client's living conditions.
, D. arrange for improved housing as soon as possible. Ans✓✓✓A.
communicate acceptance and understanding of the client.
A social worker in a community agency is treating a married woman.
She complains that her husband is a compulsive gambler. He owes
money to bookies and has received physical threats. Her discussions
always emphasize her husband's behavior. The social worker would:
A. call Gamblers' Anonymous.
B. ask that the husband come in to see the social worker.
C. refer the wife to a credit agency as a community resource.
D. clarify with the woman how their work together can focus on her own
feelings and behavior Ans✓✓✓D. clarify with the woman how their
work together can focus on her own feelings and behavior
A social worker is treating a woman whose wife recently died in an
automobile accident, leaving her with the care of two very young
children. Her occupation is very demanding, and she is struggling to
succeed in a high-pressure job while managing her parenting
responsibilities. Which of the following would probably NOT be part of
the treatment approach?
A. reassurance - assuring the client that things will get better.
B. support - providing direct encouragement and affirmation.
C. referral - providing direction in finding resources.
