Sample LCSW test questions with complete solutions

Sample LCSW test questions
with complete solutions
Taking |into |consideration |that |the |common |feature |of |the |somatoform |disorders |is |the |
presence |of |physical |symptoms |that |suggest |a |general |medical |condition, |what |of |the |
following |statements |regarding |Factitious |Disorders |is |incorrect?

A. |Malingering |and |Factitious |Disorder |both |involve |the |intentional |production

B. |In |Factitious |Disorder, |panic |attacks |are |often |mistaken |for |heart |attacks

C. |In |Malingering, |the |individual |has |an |external |incentive |(money, |getting |out |of |work, |etc.) |
that |he/she |hopes |to |achieve |by |his/her |presentation

D. |In |Factitious |Disorder, |there |is |no |apparent |external |motivation |for |the |faking |other |than |to |
receive |medical |attention. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |B

Explanation: |Panic |attack: |panic |attacks |are |often |mistaken |for |heart |attacks, |and |medical |
assessment |of |cardiovascular |status |should |be |completed |before |beginning |a |psychologically-
based |intervention |for |panic |symptoms. |(no |reference |to |Factitious |Disorder/ |Malingering |
Disorder).



If |Cathersis |is |the |process |by |which |sources |of |energy |are |tied |to |thoughts, |actions, |objects, |or
|people, |what |is |the |source |of |all |basic |drives |as |people |progress |through |the |stages |of |life? |



A. |mental |energy

B. |chemical |rebound

C. |physiologic |energy

D. |biological |energy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |D

Explanation: |Biological |energy |is |the |source |of |all |basic |drives |as |people |progress |through |the |
stages |of |life.

,Luke |spends |16 |hours |a |day |practicing |for |a |big |game |and |as |a |result |he |neglects |his |wife |and |
children |quite |often. |According |to |Freud's |System |of |Personality, |what |part |of |the |personality |
system |(process) |is |responsible |for |the |guilty |feelings |that |result |from |the |violation |of |the |
standards |and |morals |set?

A. |Id

B. |Ego

C. |Libido

D. |Superego |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |D

Explanation: |Guilty |feelings |result |from |a |violation |of |the |standards |and |morals |set |by |the |
superego.



7. |A |topographical |concept |states |that |the |personality |has |a |conscious |mind, |a |preconscious |
mind, |and |an |unconscious |mind. |By |what |stage |is |the |human |personality |determined?

A. |In |the |adolescence

B. |When |a |person |is |21

C. |In |the |first |five |years |of |life

D. |When |a |person |is |18 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |C

Explanation: |As |a |stage |theorist, |Freud |postulated |that |the |human |personality |is |determined |
in |the |most |critical |years |of |personal |development |- |the |first |five |years |of |life.



8. |If |a |person |can |not |pass |emotionally |from |oral |to |anal |stage, |because |of |what |factor |is |the |
emotional |development |"stuck"?

A. |The |person |didn't |received |the |needed |affection

B. |The |cathexis |was |not |strong |enough |

C. |The |person |has |experienced |too |much |pain

D. |The |fixation |was |not |intense |enough |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |C

Explanation: |taking |into |consideration |that |a |person |experiences |either |too |much |pain |
(trauma) |or |too |much |pleasure |at |any |given |stage, |he/she |may |resist |letting |go |of |that |stage. |
Cognitive |and |physical |development |occurs, |but |emotional |development |is |"stuck".

,16. |During |the |embryonic |(second |through |eighth |weeks) |and |fetal |stages |(last |seven |months |
on |average) |of |pregnancy, |maternal |characteristics |and |external |environmental |forces |
(teratogens) |have |a |major |effect |on |the |baby's |development. |What |future |mothers |are |in |high |
risk |of |giving |birth |to |a |child |with |Down |syndrome?

A. |Mothers |over |30 |

B. |Adolescent |mothers

C. |Mothers |over |22

D. |Mothers |over |27 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |A

Explanation: |Mothers |over |30 |have |an |increased |risk |of |delivering |a |Down |syndrome |baby. |
Also, |infertility |rates |increase.



If |maturity |is |the |living |out |of |the |results |of |the |pre-genital |(oral, |anal, |and |phallic) |and |genital
|stages, |what |is |specific |for |the |oral |stage?



A. |The |first |experience |of |"imposed |control"

B. |Pleasure |is |derived |from |nursing |and |sucking

C. |Pleasure |is |derived |from |fondling |genitals

D. |Children |observe |the |differences |between |males |and |females |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Answer: |B

Explanation: |Oral |stage |(0-2 |years): |Pleasure |is |derived |from |nursing |and |sucking. |Infants |will |
put |everything |into |their |mouths.



Taking |into |consideration |that |a |17 |years |old |boy |has |a |50-70 |Iq |score, |what |type |of |mental |
retardation |is |he |suffering |of |and |is |it |curable/educable?

A. |Mild/educable

B. |Moderate/trainable

C. |Severe, |incurable

D. |Moderate, |educable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |D

, Explanation: |With |a |50-70 |IQ |score, |a |person |suffers |of |Mild |mental |retardation |and |it |is |
educable.



Taking |into |consideration |that |MOTIVATION |is |the |social |or |psychological |condition |that |directs
|one's |behavior |toward |a |certain |goal, |how |can |be |the |PHOBIA |defined?



A. |strong, |irrational |fear |of |a |specific |object |or |situation

B. |the |branch |of |medicine |dealing |with |the |classification |of |disease

C. |"slave" |state |which |occurs |as |an |inevitable |accompaniment

D. |the |course |of |development |of |an |organism |or |an |individual |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Answer: |A

Explanation: |Phobia |- |a |strong, |irrational |fear |of |a |specific |object |or |situation. |Note |that |
anxiety, |on |the |other |hand, |is |considered |more |generalized |and |without |a |known |cause.



Taking |into |consideration |that |the |Psychodynamic |(Psychoanalytic) |Model |explains |abnormality
|in |terms |of |internal |(intrapsychic, |unconscious) |dynamics |at |work |within |the |individual, |which |


of |the |following |statements |refers |to |Behavioral |(Learning |Theory) |Model?

A. |the |cognitive-behavioral |position |emphasizes |the |role |of |mental |factors |to |explain |
abnormality, |primarily |through |cognitive |distortions |(Beck) |or |irrational |thinking |(Ellis)

B. |abnormality |in |terms |of |internal |dynamics |at |work |within |the |individual

C. |the |human |being |as |an |organism |made |up |of |numerous |biologic |and |biochemical |systems |
which |are |primarily |responsible |for |determining |adjustment, |behavior, |and |disorders

D. |Applies |the |laws |of |learning, |motivation, |and |conditioning |to |explain |abnormality |in |terms |
of |behavioral |excesses |and |deficits. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Answer: |D

Explanation: |Behavioral |(Learning |Theory) |Model: |applies |the |laws |of |learning, |motivation, |and
|conditioning |to |explain |abnormality |in |terms |of |behavioral |excesses |and |deficits.




Exposure |of |a |developing |embryo |or |fetus |to |certain |environmental |factors |can |damage |the |
developing |organism |or |even |cause |death. |What |impact |does |the |cigarette |use |of |the |mother |
have |on |the |child?

A. |reduced |muscle |tone