Clinical Social Work Intervention –
Quiz ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Changes in a system that are superficial and leave unaltered the fundamental organization of
the system. Changes may look dramatic, but the system itself remains the same in terms of
process and dynamics. In therapy, a family can be said to undergo ______________
whenever it adapts but does not cease its symptomatic functioning. The family may
previously have been symptomatic in "that" way but now it is symptomatic in "this" way.
A. Circular Causality
B. Homeostasis
C. First Order Change
D. Second-Order Change - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. First Order Change
_____________________ is a classical conditioning procedure based on counterconditioning
(reciprocal inhibition). It involves pairing hierarchically-arranged anxiety-evoking stimuli
with relaxation in order to eliminate the anxiety response.
A. Stress Inoculation
B. Premack Principle
C. Flooding
D. Systematic Desensitization - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D. Systematic Desensitization
_______________ is an interview technique used to determine the specific meaning of vague
words that a client has used or to elicit specific information that might not otherwise be
revealed. Having a client define or explain certain words helps the social worker understand
the problem and prevents the worker from making assumptions.
A. Warm-Up Period
B. Seeking Concreteness
C. Interpretation
D. Furthering Responses - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Seeking Concreteness
,_______________ is a defense mechanism. It involves the transfer of an instinctual drive
from its original target to a less threatening target so that the drive can be more safely
expressed.
A. Displacement
B. Projection
C. Denial
D. Sublimation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Displacement
In structural family therapy, the therapist's linking (blending) with the family as a group and
with each family member by showing that he/she understands their unique experiences is
known as ___________. It also includes adopting a family's behaviors, affective style, and
communication patterns.
A. Joining
B. Detriangulation
C. Mimesis
D. Coalition - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Joining
______________ is a form of reassurance that involves explaining to the client that his/her
thoughts, feelings, or behavior are similar to those of other people in similar circumstances.
The purpose is to counteract the client's perception that his/her feelings or behaviors are
strange or abnormal.
A. Paraphrasing
B. Universalization
C. Reframing
D. Summarizing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Universalization
According to Freud, the function of the id that reduces tension by gratification of instinctual
needs without regard for logic, reality or morality is know as the _______________.
,A. Pleasure Principle
B. Brief Psychotherapy
C. Ego
D. Id - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Pleasure Principle
Linehan's (1987) ____________________ was designed as a treatment for borderline
personality disorder and incorporates three strategies: (a) group skills training to help clients
regulate their emotions and improve their social and coping skills; (b) individual outpatient
therapy to strengthen clients' motivation and newly-acquired skills; and (c) telephone
consultations to provide additional support and between-sessions coaching. Research has
confirmed that it reduces premature termination from therapy, psychiatric hospitalizations,
and parasuicidal behaviors.
A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
C. Motivational Interviewing
D. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Dialectical
Behavior Therapy
____________ is the internalization of the characteristics of the same-sex parent into one's
superego; represents the successful resolution of the Oedipus conflict.
A. Identification (Freud)
B. Introjection
C. Projective Identification
D. Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Identification (Freud)
The ability to perceive, understand, and experience the emotional state of another person
(Barker, 1987). ___________ responding is used throughout the helping process to develop
rapport, maintain a working relationship, and enable social workers to move toward
confronting a client's problematic issues. Fundamental to empathic responding is reflecting
an understanding and acceptance of not only the client's overtly expressed feelings but also
his/her underlying emotions. Can be conveyed through verbal and nonverbal communication.
A. Empathy
, B. Positive Regard
C. Genuineness
D. Rapport - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Empathy
In systems theory and cybernetics, _______________ refers to the the flow of information
back into the system. Negative ______________'s minimize change and maintain the
system's status quo (equilibrium), while positive ______________'s alter or disrupt the
system's normal functioning.
A. Feedback Loop
B. Homeostasis
C. Positive Feedback
D. Circular Causality - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Feedback Loop
___________ is the healthful (therapeutic) release of ideas through "talking out" conscious
material, accompanied by an appropriate emotional reaction. Also, the release into awareness
of repressed ("forgotten") material from the unconscious.
A. Sculpting
B. Fixation
C. Catharsis (Abreaction)
D. Awareness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. Catharsis (Abreaction)
______________ is a form of information giving used to place a client's problem in a new
context by defining it as expectable or predictable rather than pathological. With the parents
of a defiant toddler, for example, a social worker could explain the behaviors that are
expected during this developmental stage.
A. Normalizing
B. Advice Giving
C. Reframing
D. Psychoeducation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Normalizing
Quiz ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Changes in a system that are superficial and leave unaltered the fundamental organization of
the system. Changes may look dramatic, but the system itself remains the same in terms of
process and dynamics. In therapy, a family can be said to undergo ______________
whenever it adapts but does not cease its symptomatic functioning. The family may
previously have been symptomatic in "that" way but now it is symptomatic in "this" way.
A. Circular Causality
B. Homeostasis
C. First Order Change
D. Second-Order Change - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. First Order Change
_____________________ is a classical conditioning procedure based on counterconditioning
(reciprocal inhibition). It involves pairing hierarchically-arranged anxiety-evoking stimuli
with relaxation in order to eliminate the anxiety response.
A. Stress Inoculation
B. Premack Principle
C. Flooding
D. Systematic Desensitization - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D. Systematic Desensitization
_______________ is an interview technique used to determine the specific meaning of vague
words that a client has used or to elicit specific information that might not otherwise be
revealed. Having a client define or explain certain words helps the social worker understand
the problem and prevents the worker from making assumptions.
A. Warm-Up Period
B. Seeking Concreteness
C. Interpretation
D. Furthering Responses - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Seeking Concreteness
,_______________ is a defense mechanism. It involves the transfer of an instinctual drive
from its original target to a less threatening target so that the drive can be more safely
expressed.
A. Displacement
B. Projection
C. Denial
D. Sublimation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Displacement
In structural family therapy, the therapist's linking (blending) with the family as a group and
with each family member by showing that he/she understands their unique experiences is
known as ___________. It also includes adopting a family's behaviors, affective style, and
communication patterns.
A. Joining
B. Detriangulation
C. Mimesis
D. Coalition - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Joining
______________ is a form of reassurance that involves explaining to the client that his/her
thoughts, feelings, or behavior are similar to those of other people in similar circumstances.
The purpose is to counteract the client's perception that his/her feelings or behaviors are
strange or abnormal.
A. Paraphrasing
B. Universalization
C. Reframing
D. Summarizing - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Universalization
According to Freud, the function of the id that reduces tension by gratification of instinctual
needs without regard for logic, reality or morality is know as the _______________.
,A. Pleasure Principle
B. Brief Psychotherapy
C. Ego
D. Id - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Pleasure Principle
Linehan's (1987) ____________________ was designed as a treatment for borderline
personality disorder and incorporates three strategies: (a) group skills training to help clients
regulate their emotions and improve their social and coping skills; (b) individual outpatient
therapy to strengthen clients' motivation and newly-acquired skills; and (c) telephone
consultations to provide additional support and between-sessions coaching. Research has
confirmed that it reduces premature termination from therapy, psychiatric hospitalizations,
and parasuicidal behaviors.
A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
B. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
C. Motivational Interviewing
D. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B. Dialectical
Behavior Therapy
____________ is the internalization of the characteristics of the same-sex parent into one's
superego; represents the successful resolution of the Oedipus conflict.
A. Identification (Freud)
B. Introjection
C. Projective Identification
D. Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Identification (Freud)
The ability to perceive, understand, and experience the emotional state of another person
(Barker, 1987). ___________ responding is used throughout the helping process to develop
rapport, maintain a working relationship, and enable social workers to move toward
confronting a client's problematic issues. Fundamental to empathic responding is reflecting
an understanding and acceptance of not only the client's overtly expressed feelings but also
his/her underlying emotions. Can be conveyed through verbal and nonverbal communication.
A. Empathy
, B. Positive Regard
C. Genuineness
D. Rapport - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Empathy
In systems theory and cybernetics, _______________ refers to the the flow of information
back into the system. Negative ______________'s minimize change and maintain the
system's status quo (equilibrium), while positive ______________'s alter or disrupt the
system's normal functioning.
A. Feedback Loop
B. Homeostasis
C. Positive Feedback
D. Circular Causality - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Feedback Loop
___________ is the healthful (therapeutic) release of ideas through "talking out" conscious
material, accompanied by an appropriate emotional reaction. Also, the release into awareness
of repressed ("forgotten") material from the unconscious.
A. Sculpting
B. Fixation
C. Catharsis (Abreaction)
D. Awareness - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C. Catharsis (Abreaction)
______________ is a form of information giving used to place a client's problem in a new
context by defining it as expectable or predictable rather than pathological. With the parents
of a defiant toddler, for example, a social worker could explain the behaviors that are
expected during this developmental stage.
A. Normalizing
B. Advice Giving
C. Reframing
D. Psychoeducation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A. Normalizing
