LMSW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWER;
100% CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
Achieving Crisis Stabilization - correct answer- -
Biopsychosocial/spiritual/ cultural assessments (assess how
lethal the crisis is FIRST)
-Make psych contact and establish a collaborative relationship
-Identify major problems including crisis participants (prioritize
problems can help)
-Encourage exploration of feelings and emotions (Validate)
-Explore new coping strategies
-Implement action plan
-Follow up
Alfred Adler - correct answer- Neo-Freudian;
introduced concept of "inferiority complex" (doesn't master
task, instead coers up inferiority and focuses on outward
superiority- wealth, status, power)
and stressed the importance of birth order
,Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Erikson) - correct
answer- 1-3 years: Assert their independence by walking
away, picking toys, choices about food
More confident in the ability to survive in the world if
supported.
Unsuccessful: overly dependent on others & lacking self esteem
B.F. Skinner and Operant Conditioning - correct answer-
Personality development is based on behaviors that are either
rewarded or punished in the environment. "personality" may
just be sustained behavioral patterns.
Behaviorist - correct answer- Pavlov & Skinner
Closed System - correct answer- uses up its energy
and dies
Cognitive Development - correct answer- The
emergence of the ability to think and understand
, Community Development - correct answer- Process of
helping individuals improve the conditions of their lives by
increased involvement in the social and economic conditions of
their communities
-Based on justice, equality, and mutual respect
Conscious (Freud) - correct answer- all things we are
aware of at any given moment
Content Area I:
Human Growth Development
Concepts of Abuse & Neglect
Diversity, Social, Economic Justice & Oppression - correct
answer-
Conventional Morality - correct answer- By early
adolescence, social rules and laws are upheld for their own sake.
Couples Development - correct answer- Romance-
focus is attachment, common interests, attraction
Power Struggle- process of defining oneself and managing
conflict- threatens intimacy. Focuses on differences
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWER;
100% CORRECT; 2026- 2027 UPDATE
Achieving Crisis Stabilization - correct answer- -
Biopsychosocial/spiritual/ cultural assessments (assess how
lethal the crisis is FIRST)
-Make psych contact and establish a collaborative relationship
-Identify major problems including crisis participants (prioritize
problems can help)
-Encourage exploration of feelings and emotions (Validate)
-Explore new coping strategies
-Implement action plan
-Follow up
Alfred Adler - correct answer- Neo-Freudian;
introduced concept of "inferiority complex" (doesn't master
task, instead coers up inferiority and focuses on outward
superiority- wealth, status, power)
and stressed the importance of birth order
,Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Erikson) - correct
answer- 1-3 years: Assert their independence by walking
away, picking toys, choices about food
More confident in the ability to survive in the world if
supported.
Unsuccessful: overly dependent on others & lacking self esteem
B.F. Skinner and Operant Conditioning - correct answer-
Personality development is based on behaviors that are either
rewarded or punished in the environment. "personality" may
just be sustained behavioral patterns.
Behaviorist - correct answer- Pavlov & Skinner
Closed System - correct answer- uses up its energy
and dies
Cognitive Development - correct answer- The
emergence of the ability to think and understand
, Community Development - correct answer- Process of
helping individuals improve the conditions of their lives by
increased involvement in the social and economic conditions of
their communities
-Based on justice, equality, and mutual respect
Conscious (Freud) - correct answer- all things we are
aware of at any given moment
Content Area I:
Human Growth Development
Concepts of Abuse & Neglect
Diversity, Social, Economic Justice & Oppression - correct
answer-
Conventional Morality - correct answer- By early
adolescence, social rules and laws are upheld for their own sake.
Couples Development - correct answer- Romance-
focus is attachment, common interests, attraction
Power Struggle- process of defining oneself and managing
conflict- threatens intimacy. Focuses on differences
