COMPLETE ASWB LCSW EXAM
PREP – 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
Whatn9isn9"Introjection"n9asn9an9defensen9mechanism?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Consideredn9then9mostn9primitive,n9Internalizingn9outsiden9influencesn9asn9yourn9own
n9identity.n9(focusn9onn9identity,n9commonlyn9seenn9inn9adolescents)
Examples:n9
-inn9severen9depression-n9hatredn9turnsn9towardn9self
-
An9childn9takesn9onn9theirn9parent'sn9words,n9characteristics,n9orn9beliefsn9asn9theirn9o
wnn9ton9maintainn9connectionn9
-an9trauman9survivorn9takesn9onn9an9victimn9identityn9
-an9kidn9"channels"n9hisn9bign9brother'sn9characteristicsn9ton9standn9upn9ton9an9bullyn9
-kidn9internalizesn9ideasn9ofn9someonen9elsen9-n9"In9cantn9cryn9it'sn9weak."
oppositen9ofn9projection
obsessive-compulsiven9personalityn9disordern9-n9ANSWERS--OCPDn9-
n9an9personalityn9disordern9characterizedn9byn9preoccupationn9withn9orderliness,n9per
fection,n9rigidness,n9andn9control
nevern9satisfiedn9withn9achievements
ex:n9Steven9Jobs
Intermittentn9Explosiven9Disordern9(IED)n9-n9ANSWERS--Impulse-
controln9disordern9withn9repeatedn9episodesn9ofn9unpredictable,n9impulsive,n9uncontr
ollablen9(notn9pre-
meditated)n9aggressionn9inn9whichn9clientn9strikesn9outn9atn9othersn9orn9destroysn9pro
perty.n9Failuren9ton9restrainn9aggressiven9impulses,n9andn9responsen9isn9disproportio
naten9ton9then9situation.n9Cann9manifestn9throughn9arguments,n9tempern9tantrums,n9v
erbal/physicaln9aggression.n9
Notn9persistentlyn9irritablen9moodn9andn9cann9ben9presentn9forn9adults.n9Moren9sever
en9thann9ODD.n9
Dxn9ifn9atn9leastn96+n9yrsn9old,n9andn9"explosion"n9occursn92n9orn9moren9timesn9an9we
ekn9forn9atn9leastn93n9monthsn9(ORn9childn9hasn9hadn93n9incidentsn9ofn9impulsive/unc
ontrollablen9physicaln9injury/propertyn9destructionn9inn9then9lastn9year)
Conductn9Disordern9(CD)n9-n9ANSWERS--
an9patternn9ofn9repetitiven9behaviorn9inn9whichn9then9rightsn9ofn9othersn9orn9socialn9no
rmsn9aren9violated.n9Bullying,n9intimidating,n9truancy,n9lackn9ofn9remorsen9orn9empath
y,n9premeditatedn9harmfuln9behaviors,n9theft,n9aggressionn9towardn9peoplen9orn9anim
als,n9destructionn9ofn9property,n9theft,n9seriousn9transgressionn9ofn9rules
Occuringn9withinn9an91-
yearn9periodn9(withn9atn9leastn9onen9symptomn9presentn9forn96n9monthsn9straight),n9a
ndn9onsetn9beforen9agen913.n9
Leadsn9ton9antisocialn9personalityn9disordern9aftern918.
,Disruptiven9Moodn9Dysregulationn9Disordern9(DMDD)n9-n9ANSWERS--
an9depressiven9disordern9inn9childrenn9characterizedn9byn9persistentn9irritabilityn9andn
9frequentn9episodesn9ofn9out-of-
controln9behavior.n9Involvesn9severe,n9recurrentn9tempern9outburstsn9withn9an9persist
ent/chornicn9irritablen9andn9angryn9moodn9betweenn9outburstsn9onn9mostn9days.
Lastingn9atn9leastn91n9yearn9withn9non9moren9thann93n9monthn9periodsn9betweenn9sy
mptomn9episodes
Onn9average,n9outburstsn9occurn93+n9times/wkn9
Agen9ofn9onsetn9beforen910n9yrs
Diagnosedn9betweenn96-18n9yrs
Whatn9doesn9KSAn9standn9for?n9-n9ANSWERS--knowledge,n9skills,n9andn9abilities
Whatn9isn9then9ordern9ofn9then9Socialn9Workn9process?n9(6)n9-n9ANSWERS--
1.n9Engagementn9
2.n9Assessmentn9
3.n9Planning
4.n9Intervention
5.n9Evaluation
6.n9Termination
Whatn9factorsn9influencen9peoplen9andn9theirn9behaviorsn9inn9an9socialn9environment
?n9(5)n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Individualn9Characteristics
2.n9Interpersonaln9Factors
3.n9Institutionaln9Factors
4.n9Communityn9Factors
5.n9Publicn9Policy
Whatn9aren9individualn9characteristics?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Knowledge,n9experiences,n9attitudes,n9beliefs,n9andn9personality,n9uniquen9ton9eachn9
client
Whatn9aren9interpersonaln9factors?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Socialn9support,n9workn9relationships,n9friendships,n9andn9religiousn9community
Whatn9aren9institutionaln9factors?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Rules,n9regulations,n9andn9informaln9structuresn9inn9then9organizationsn9clientn9isn9inv
olvedn9with
(smoking,n9dressn9expectations,n9rulesn9aroundn9socialn9interactions)
Whatn9aren9communityn9factors?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Formaln9andn9informaln9normsn9andn9expectationsn9basedn9onn9then9socialn9environ
mentn9wheren9an9clientn9lives
Whatn9aren9publicn9policies?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Mandatedn9regulationsn9andn9laws,n9typicallyn9byn9an9government
(wearingn9seatn9belts,n9notn9usingn9drugs,n9limitsn9onn9physicaln9aggression,n9etc)
,Whatn9aren9then9mostn9commonn9theoreticaln9perspectivesn9thatn9helpn9explainn9hum
ann9behavior?n9(8)n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Systemsn9Theory
2.n9Conflictn9Theory
3.n9Rationaln9Choicen9Theory
4.n9Socialn9Constructionistn9Theory
5.n9Psychodynamicn9Theory
6.n9Developmentaln9Theory
7.n9Socialn9Behavioraln9Theory
8.n9Humanisticn9Perspective
Systemsn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Multiplen9partsn9inn9ann9environmentn9aren9interrelatedn9wheren9eachn9partn9impactsn
9alln9othern9partsn9asn9welln9asn9then9systemn9asn9an9whole.
Conflictn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Then9idean9thatn9conflictn9betweenn9competingn9interests,n9resources,n9andn9powern9i
sn9then9basicn9motivatingn9forcen9ofn9socialn9changen9andn9societyn9inn9general
Rationaln9Choicen9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Byn9nature,n9peoplen9aren9rationalen9andn9goaln9orientedn9andn9willn9tryn9ton9maximiz
en9rewardsn9andn9minimizen9costs.n9Behaviorn9isn9explainedn9whenn9viewedn9through
n9self-interest.
Socialn9Constructionistn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Socialn9realityn9isn9createdn9whenn9clientsn9developn9an9commonn9understandingn9ofn
9theirn9worldn9throughn9socialn9interaction.n9Theyn9aren9influencedn9byn9socialn9proce
ssesn9thatn9aren9groundedn9inn9customs,n9asn9welln9asn9culturaln9andn9historicaln9con
texts.
(BLM,n9Nationalists,n9Nativen9American,n9etc.)
Psychodynamicn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9behaviorn9isn9motivatedn9byn9consciousn9andn9unconsciousn9mentaln9activity
n9wheren9experiences,n9particularlyn9inn9developmentaln9years,n9aren9central.n9Defen
sen9mechanismsn9aren9usedn9ton9avoidn9beingn9overwhelmed.
Developmentaln9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9developmentn9isn9an9complexn9interactionn9ofn9biological,n9psychological,n9a
ndn9socialn9factors.n9Developmentn9occursn9inn9defined,n9age-
relatedn9stagesn9thatn9buildn9uponn9onen9another.
Socialn9Behavioraln9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9behaviorn9isn9learnedn9whenn9clientsn9interactn9withn9then9environmentn9thro
ughn9association,n9reinforcement,n9andn9imitation.n9Behaviorn9andn9cann9ben9change
dn9throughn9techniquesn9suchn9asn9classicaln9andn9operantn9conditioning.
Humanisticn9Perspectiven9-n9ANSWERS--
Eachn9clientn9isn9responsiblen9forn9theirn9ownn9choicesn9andn9haven9then9capacityn9to
n9changen9themselves.n9Humann9behaviorn9isn9drivenn9byn9an9desiren9forn9growth,n9
, meaning,n9andn9competence.n9Behavingn9inn9waysn9inconsistentn9ton9thisn9causesn9a
nxiety.
Whyn9doesn9socialn9developmentn9matter?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9beingsn9aren9inherentlyn9social.n9Developingn9competenciesn9inn9thisn9doma
inn9enhancesn9an9person'sn9mentaln9health,n9successn9inn9work,n9andn9then9abilityn9to
n9achieven9lifen9tasks.
Inn9ordern9ofn9researchn9development,n9whon9weren9then9prominentn9theoristsn9ofn9d
evelopmentaln9researchn9andn9theirn9associatedn9research?n9(5)n9-n9ANSWERS--
1.n9Sigmundn9Freudn9(Psychosexual)
2.n9Erikn9Ericksonn9(Psychosocial)
3.n9Jeann9Piagetn9(Cognitive)
4.n9Lawrencen9Kohlbergn9(Moral)
5.n9Jamesn9Fowlern9(Spiritual)
Whon9developedn9then9psychosocialn9theoryn9ofn9Lifen9Stages?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Erickn9Erickson
Hown9manyn9lifen9stagesn9aren9theren9inn9Erickson'sn9theory?n9-n9ANSWERS--8
Whatn9aren9then98n9psychosocialn9stagesn9ofn9lifen9andn9theirn9correspondingn9ages?
n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Infancy:n9birth-1n9year
2.n9Earlyn9childhood:n91-2n9years
3.n9Preschool:n93-5n9years
4.n9Elementary:n96-12n9years
5.n9Adolescent:n913-20's
6.n9Youngn9Adulthood:n920'sn9-earlyn940's
7.n9Middlen9Adulthood:n940's-60's
8.n9Laten9Adulthood:n9Laten960's+
Whatn9aren9then9crisesn9andn9outcomesn9ofn9then91stn9psychosocialn9stagen9ofn9deve
lopment?n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Infancyn9(Birth-n91n9yr)
Crisis:n9Trustn9vs.n9Mistrust
Completion:n9Confidencen9andn9security
Maladaption:n9Disconnectn9andn9anxiety
-basedn9onn9consistencyn9ofn9caregivers
Whatn9aren9then9crisisn9andn9outcomesn9ofn9then92ndn9psychosocialn9stagen9ofn9deve
lopment?n9-n9ANSWERS--2.n9Earlyn9childhood:n91-3n9years
Crisis:n9Autonomyn9Vs.n9Shame
Completion:n9Self-control,n9independencen9
Maladaption:n9Impulsivity,n9dependence
Whatn9aren9then9crisisn9andn9outcomesn9ofn9then93rdn9psychosocialn9stagen9ofn9devel
opment?n9-n9ANSWERS--3.n9Preschool:n93-6n9years
Crisis:n9Initiativen9Vs.n9Guilt
Completion:n9Purpose,n9initiative,n9leadn9others
Maladaption:n9lackingn9self-leadership,n9follower
PREP – 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
Whatn9isn9"Introjection"n9asn9an9defensen9mechanism?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Consideredn9then9mostn9primitive,n9Internalizingn9outsiden9influencesn9asn9yourn9own
n9identity.n9(focusn9onn9identity,n9commonlyn9seenn9inn9adolescents)
Examples:n9
-inn9severen9depression-n9hatredn9turnsn9towardn9self
-
An9childn9takesn9onn9theirn9parent'sn9words,n9characteristics,n9orn9beliefsn9asn9theirn9o
wnn9ton9maintainn9connectionn9
-an9trauman9survivorn9takesn9onn9an9victimn9identityn9
-an9kidn9"channels"n9hisn9bign9brother'sn9characteristicsn9ton9standn9upn9ton9an9bullyn9
-kidn9internalizesn9ideasn9ofn9someonen9elsen9-n9"In9cantn9cryn9it'sn9weak."
oppositen9ofn9projection
obsessive-compulsiven9personalityn9disordern9-n9ANSWERS--OCPDn9-
n9an9personalityn9disordern9characterizedn9byn9preoccupationn9withn9orderliness,n9per
fection,n9rigidness,n9andn9control
nevern9satisfiedn9withn9achievements
ex:n9Steven9Jobs
Intermittentn9Explosiven9Disordern9(IED)n9-n9ANSWERS--Impulse-
controln9disordern9withn9repeatedn9episodesn9ofn9unpredictable,n9impulsive,n9uncontr
ollablen9(notn9pre-
meditated)n9aggressionn9inn9whichn9clientn9strikesn9outn9atn9othersn9orn9destroysn9pro
perty.n9Failuren9ton9restrainn9aggressiven9impulses,n9andn9responsen9isn9disproportio
naten9ton9then9situation.n9Cann9manifestn9throughn9arguments,n9tempern9tantrums,n9v
erbal/physicaln9aggression.n9
Notn9persistentlyn9irritablen9moodn9andn9cann9ben9presentn9forn9adults.n9Moren9sever
en9thann9ODD.n9
Dxn9ifn9atn9leastn96+n9yrsn9old,n9andn9"explosion"n9occursn92n9orn9moren9timesn9an9we
ekn9forn9atn9leastn93n9monthsn9(ORn9childn9hasn9hadn93n9incidentsn9ofn9impulsive/unc
ontrollablen9physicaln9injury/propertyn9destructionn9inn9then9lastn9year)
Conductn9Disordern9(CD)n9-n9ANSWERS--
an9patternn9ofn9repetitiven9behaviorn9inn9whichn9then9rightsn9ofn9othersn9orn9socialn9no
rmsn9aren9violated.n9Bullying,n9intimidating,n9truancy,n9lackn9ofn9remorsen9orn9empath
y,n9premeditatedn9harmfuln9behaviors,n9theft,n9aggressionn9towardn9peoplen9orn9anim
als,n9destructionn9ofn9property,n9theft,n9seriousn9transgressionn9ofn9rules
Occuringn9withinn9an91-
yearn9periodn9(withn9atn9leastn9onen9symptomn9presentn9forn96n9monthsn9straight),n9a
ndn9onsetn9beforen9agen913.n9
Leadsn9ton9antisocialn9personalityn9disordern9aftern918.
,Disruptiven9Moodn9Dysregulationn9Disordern9(DMDD)n9-n9ANSWERS--
an9depressiven9disordern9inn9childrenn9characterizedn9byn9persistentn9irritabilityn9andn
9frequentn9episodesn9ofn9out-of-
controln9behavior.n9Involvesn9severe,n9recurrentn9tempern9outburstsn9withn9an9persist
ent/chornicn9irritablen9andn9angryn9moodn9betweenn9outburstsn9onn9mostn9days.
Lastingn9atn9leastn91n9yearn9withn9non9moren9thann93n9monthn9periodsn9betweenn9sy
mptomn9episodes
Onn9average,n9outburstsn9occurn93+n9times/wkn9
Agen9ofn9onsetn9beforen910n9yrs
Diagnosedn9betweenn96-18n9yrs
Whatn9doesn9KSAn9standn9for?n9-n9ANSWERS--knowledge,n9skills,n9andn9abilities
Whatn9isn9then9ordern9ofn9then9Socialn9Workn9process?n9(6)n9-n9ANSWERS--
1.n9Engagementn9
2.n9Assessmentn9
3.n9Planning
4.n9Intervention
5.n9Evaluation
6.n9Termination
Whatn9factorsn9influencen9peoplen9andn9theirn9behaviorsn9inn9an9socialn9environment
?n9(5)n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Individualn9Characteristics
2.n9Interpersonaln9Factors
3.n9Institutionaln9Factors
4.n9Communityn9Factors
5.n9Publicn9Policy
Whatn9aren9individualn9characteristics?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Knowledge,n9experiences,n9attitudes,n9beliefs,n9andn9personality,n9uniquen9ton9eachn9
client
Whatn9aren9interpersonaln9factors?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Socialn9support,n9workn9relationships,n9friendships,n9andn9religiousn9community
Whatn9aren9institutionaln9factors?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Rules,n9regulations,n9andn9informaln9structuresn9inn9then9organizationsn9clientn9isn9inv
olvedn9with
(smoking,n9dressn9expectations,n9rulesn9aroundn9socialn9interactions)
Whatn9aren9communityn9factors?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Formaln9andn9informaln9normsn9andn9expectationsn9basedn9onn9then9socialn9environ
mentn9wheren9an9clientn9lives
Whatn9aren9publicn9policies?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Mandatedn9regulationsn9andn9laws,n9typicallyn9byn9an9government
(wearingn9seatn9belts,n9notn9usingn9drugs,n9limitsn9onn9physicaln9aggression,n9etc)
,Whatn9aren9then9mostn9commonn9theoreticaln9perspectivesn9thatn9helpn9explainn9hum
ann9behavior?n9(8)n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Systemsn9Theory
2.n9Conflictn9Theory
3.n9Rationaln9Choicen9Theory
4.n9Socialn9Constructionistn9Theory
5.n9Psychodynamicn9Theory
6.n9Developmentaln9Theory
7.n9Socialn9Behavioraln9Theory
8.n9Humanisticn9Perspective
Systemsn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Multiplen9partsn9inn9ann9environmentn9aren9interrelatedn9wheren9eachn9partn9impactsn
9alln9othern9partsn9asn9welln9asn9then9systemn9asn9an9whole.
Conflictn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Then9idean9thatn9conflictn9betweenn9competingn9interests,n9resources,n9andn9powern9i
sn9then9basicn9motivatingn9forcen9ofn9socialn9changen9andn9societyn9inn9general
Rationaln9Choicen9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Byn9nature,n9peoplen9aren9rationalen9andn9goaln9orientedn9andn9willn9tryn9ton9maximiz
en9rewardsn9andn9minimizen9costs.n9Behaviorn9isn9explainedn9whenn9viewedn9through
n9self-interest.
Socialn9Constructionistn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Socialn9realityn9isn9createdn9whenn9clientsn9developn9an9commonn9understandingn9ofn
9theirn9worldn9throughn9socialn9interaction.n9Theyn9aren9influencedn9byn9socialn9proce
ssesn9thatn9aren9groundedn9inn9customs,n9asn9welln9asn9culturaln9andn9historicaln9con
texts.
(BLM,n9Nationalists,n9Nativen9American,n9etc.)
Psychodynamicn9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9behaviorn9isn9motivatedn9byn9consciousn9andn9unconsciousn9mentaln9activity
n9wheren9experiences,n9particularlyn9inn9developmentaln9years,n9aren9central.n9Defen
sen9mechanismsn9aren9usedn9ton9avoidn9beingn9overwhelmed.
Developmentaln9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9developmentn9isn9an9complexn9interactionn9ofn9biological,n9psychological,n9a
ndn9socialn9factors.n9Developmentn9occursn9inn9defined,n9age-
relatedn9stagesn9thatn9buildn9uponn9onen9another.
Socialn9Behavioraln9Theoryn9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9behaviorn9isn9learnedn9whenn9clientsn9interactn9withn9then9environmentn9thro
ughn9association,n9reinforcement,n9andn9imitation.n9Behaviorn9andn9cann9ben9change
dn9throughn9techniquesn9suchn9asn9classicaln9andn9operantn9conditioning.
Humanisticn9Perspectiven9-n9ANSWERS--
Eachn9clientn9isn9responsiblen9forn9theirn9ownn9choicesn9andn9haven9then9capacityn9to
n9changen9themselves.n9Humann9behaviorn9isn9drivenn9byn9an9desiren9forn9growth,n9
, meaning,n9andn9competence.n9Behavingn9inn9waysn9inconsistentn9ton9thisn9causesn9a
nxiety.
Whyn9doesn9socialn9developmentn9matter?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Humann9beingsn9aren9inherentlyn9social.n9Developingn9competenciesn9inn9thisn9doma
inn9enhancesn9an9person'sn9mentaln9health,n9successn9inn9work,n9andn9then9abilityn9to
n9achieven9lifen9tasks.
Inn9ordern9ofn9researchn9development,n9whon9weren9then9prominentn9theoristsn9ofn9d
evelopmentaln9researchn9andn9theirn9associatedn9research?n9(5)n9-n9ANSWERS--
1.n9Sigmundn9Freudn9(Psychosexual)
2.n9Erikn9Ericksonn9(Psychosocial)
3.n9Jeann9Piagetn9(Cognitive)
4.n9Lawrencen9Kohlbergn9(Moral)
5.n9Jamesn9Fowlern9(Spiritual)
Whon9developedn9then9psychosocialn9theoryn9ofn9Lifen9Stages?n9-n9ANSWERS--
Erickn9Erickson
Hown9manyn9lifen9stagesn9aren9theren9inn9Erickson'sn9theory?n9-n9ANSWERS--8
Whatn9aren9then98n9psychosocialn9stagesn9ofn9lifen9andn9theirn9correspondingn9ages?
n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Infancy:n9birth-1n9year
2.n9Earlyn9childhood:n91-2n9years
3.n9Preschool:n93-5n9years
4.n9Elementary:n96-12n9years
5.n9Adolescent:n913-20's
6.n9Youngn9Adulthood:n920'sn9-earlyn940's
7.n9Middlen9Adulthood:n940's-60's
8.n9Laten9Adulthood:n9Laten960's+
Whatn9aren9then9crisesn9andn9outcomesn9ofn9then91stn9psychosocialn9stagen9ofn9deve
lopment?n9-n9ANSWERS--1.n9Infancyn9(Birth-n91n9yr)
Crisis:n9Trustn9vs.n9Mistrust
Completion:n9Confidencen9andn9security
Maladaption:n9Disconnectn9andn9anxiety
-basedn9onn9consistencyn9ofn9caregivers
Whatn9aren9then9crisisn9andn9outcomesn9ofn9then92ndn9psychosocialn9stagen9ofn9deve
lopment?n9-n9ANSWERS--2.n9Earlyn9childhood:n91-3n9years
Crisis:n9Autonomyn9Vs.n9Shame
Completion:n9Self-control,n9independencen9
Maladaption:n9Impulsivity,n9dependence
Whatn9aren9then9crisisn9andn9outcomesn9ofn9then93rdn9psychosocialn9stagen9ofn9devel
opment?n9-n9ANSWERS--3.n9Preschool:n93-6n9years
Crisis:n9Initiativen9Vs.n9Guilt
Completion:n9Purpose,n9initiative,n9leadn9others
Maladaption:n9lackingn9self-leadership,n9follower
