ASWB LMSW EXAM FULL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Oral Adult Personality. Answer: infantile, demanding, dependent
behavior; preoccupation with oral gratification.
◉ Anal Adult Personality Type. Answer: stinginess, excessive focus
on accumulating and collecting. Rigidity in routines and forms,
suspiciousness, legalistic thinking.
◉ Phallic Adult Personality Type. Answer: Selfish sexual exploitation
of others, without regard to their needs or concerns.
◉ Regression. Answer: When the developmental process falls back
to an earlier stage; defense mechanism.
◉ Cathexis. Answer: Psychic energy attached to an object of
importance OR urges, psychic impulses that drive human behavior
◉ Anti-Cathexis. Answer: The checking force; restricts the urges of
the id & keeps repressed information in the unconscious mind.
,◉ Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development. Answer: Trust v
Mistrust (birth to 1.5 years)
Autonomy v Shame (1.5 to 3 years)
Initiative v Guilt (3 to 6 years)
Industry v Inferiority (6 to 11 years)
Identity v Role Confusion (Adolescence)
Intimacy v Isolation (early adulthood)
Generativity v Stagnation (adulthood)
Ego integrity v Despair (late adulthood)
◉ Trust v. Mistrust. Answer: - Birth to 1.5 years
- Develops trust in self and others.
- Psychological Dangers: mistrust that develops to withdrawal when
at odds with self/others.
◉ Autonomy v. Shame. Answer: - 1.5 to 3 years
- Rapid growth in muscular maturation, verbalization, coordinate
highly conflicting action patterns (holding on and letting go).
Identity building, courage to be independent individual.
- Psychological Dangers: immature obsessiveness and
procrastination, ritualistic repetition to gain power, self-insistent
stubbornness, compulsive meek compliance, fear of a loss of self-
control
,◉ Initiative v. Guilt. Answer: - 3 to 6 years
- into space by mobility, unknown by curiosity, others by physical
attack and aggressive voice. Frees the child's initiative and sense of
purpose for adult tasks.
- Psychological Dangers: hysterical denial or self-restriction, can
impede an individual from actualizing inner capacities.
◉ Industry v. Inferiority. Answer: - 6 to 11 years
- make things well, be a worker, potential provider. Mastery over
physical objects self, social transaction, ideas, and concepts. School
and peer groups are necessary.
- Psychological Dangers: sense of inferiority, incompetence, self-
restraint, and conformity.
◉ Identity v. Role Confusion. Answer: - adolescence
- create an identity, whole person, process of ego synthesis. Peer
groups are important to experiment and get support.
- Psychological Dangers: identity confusion, estrangement, excessive
conformity or rebelliousness, and idealism
◉ Intimacy v. Isolation. Answer: - early adulthood
- enter relationships, reciprocal manner
, - Psychological Dangers: failure can lead to highly stereotyped
interpersonal relationships and distancing. Renounce, isolate, and
destroy others.
◉ Generativity v. Stagnation. Answer: - adulthood
- establish concern for guiding next generation. Capacity for caring,
nurturing, and concern for others.
- Psychological Dangers: stagnation, caring only for self, artificial
intimacy, self-indulgence
◉ Ego integrity v. Despair. Answer: - late adulthood
- acceptance of life, achievements, significant relationships as
satisfactory and acceptable.
- Psychological Dangers: despair, sense that time is too short to start
over; self-criticism, regret. and fear of impending death
◉ Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages. Answer: 1. Hope
2. Will
3. Purpose
4. Competence
5. Fidelity
6. Love
7. Care
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Oral Adult Personality. Answer: infantile, demanding, dependent
behavior; preoccupation with oral gratification.
◉ Anal Adult Personality Type. Answer: stinginess, excessive focus
on accumulating and collecting. Rigidity in routines and forms,
suspiciousness, legalistic thinking.
◉ Phallic Adult Personality Type. Answer: Selfish sexual exploitation
of others, without regard to their needs or concerns.
◉ Regression. Answer: When the developmental process falls back
to an earlier stage; defense mechanism.
◉ Cathexis. Answer: Psychic energy attached to an object of
importance OR urges, psychic impulses that drive human behavior
◉ Anti-Cathexis. Answer: The checking force; restricts the urges of
the id & keeps repressed information in the unconscious mind.
,◉ Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development. Answer: Trust v
Mistrust (birth to 1.5 years)
Autonomy v Shame (1.5 to 3 years)
Initiative v Guilt (3 to 6 years)
Industry v Inferiority (6 to 11 years)
Identity v Role Confusion (Adolescence)
Intimacy v Isolation (early adulthood)
Generativity v Stagnation (adulthood)
Ego integrity v Despair (late adulthood)
◉ Trust v. Mistrust. Answer: - Birth to 1.5 years
- Develops trust in self and others.
- Psychological Dangers: mistrust that develops to withdrawal when
at odds with self/others.
◉ Autonomy v. Shame. Answer: - 1.5 to 3 years
- Rapid growth in muscular maturation, verbalization, coordinate
highly conflicting action patterns (holding on and letting go).
Identity building, courage to be independent individual.
- Psychological Dangers: immature obsessiveness and
procrastination, ritualistic repetition to gain power, self-insistent
stubbornness, compulsive meek compliance, fear of a loss of self-
control
,◉ Initiative v. Guilt. Answer: - 3 to 6 years
- into space by mobility, unknown by curiosity, others by physical
attack and aggressive voice. Frees the child's initiative and sense of
purpose for adult tasks.
- Psychological Dangers: hysterical denial or self-restriction, can
impede an individual from actualizing inner capacities.
◉ Industry v. Inferiority. Answer: - 6 to 11 years
- make things well, be a worker, potential provider. Mastery over
physical objects self, social transaction, ideas, and concepts. School
and peer groups are necessary.
- Psychological Dangers: sense of inferiority, incompetence, self-
restraint, and conformity.
◉ Identity v. Role Confusion. Answer: - adolescence
- create an identity, whole person, process of ego synthesis. Peer
groups are important to experiment and get support.
- Psychological Dangers: identity confusion, estrangement, excessive
conformity or rebelliousness, and idealism
◉ Intimacy v. Isolation. Answer: - early adulthood
- enter relationships, reciprocal manner
, - Psychological Dangers: failure can lead to highly stereotyped
interpersonal relationships and distancing. Renounce, isolate, and
destroy others.
◉ Generativity v. Stagnation. Answer: - adulthood
- establish concern for guiding next generation. Capacity for caring,
nurturing, and concern for others.
- Psychological Dangers: stagnation, caring only for self, artificial
intimacy, self-indulgence
◉ Ego integrity v. Despair. Answer: - late adulthood
- acceptance of life, achievements, significant relationships as
satisfactory and acceptable.
- Psychological Dangers: despair, sense that time is too short to start
over; self-criticism, regret. and fear of impending death
◉ Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages. Answer: 1. Hope
2. Will
3. Purpose
4. Competence
5. Fidelity
6. Love
7. Care
