LMSW Exam Questions
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1. If a woman admits during a counseling session that c. assist the woman to be-
her husband is abusing her, the social worker is oblig- come aware of services
ated to do the following: available to her in regard
to the abuse
a. report the incident to the proper authority with or
without client's permission
b. report the incident with client permission only
c. assist the woman to become aware of services avail-
able to her in regard to the abuse
d. nothing is required of the social worker, it is up to
the woman to ask
2. Johnny is a bright and well behaved 4-year old. Un- d. Encopresis
fortunately he has one disgusting behavior that he is
unable to control. Johnny has a problem going to the
bathroom. His mother finds Johnny's feces in places
other than the toilet, for example in his underwear.
Johnny's feces seep out everywhere leaving a smelly
mess. This has been going on for the past 3 months.
His diagnosis would be:
a. Echolalia
b. Echopraxia
c. Enuresis
d. Encopresis
3. While in therapy with a social worker, a client who is in c. the social worker should
a manic state reveals that she is planning to physically first warn the other client
harm another client. This other client is also being
treated by the same social worker. What ethical course
of action SHOULD the social worker take?
a. First, the social worker should alert his/her supervi-
sor
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b. The social worker can do nothing because she/he is
bound by client confidentiality
c. The social worker should first warn the other client
d. The social worker should first tell the police of her
client's intentions to harm another client.
4. A client with a history of bipolar disorder tells the c. Increased productivity at
social worker that he has experienced 1 week of an work
elevated and expansive mood. Which of the following
would suggest that this client is MOST LIKELY having a
hypomanic rather than a manic episode?
a. Good insight into his condition
b. Irritability
c. Increased productivity at work
d. Feels rested after only 2 hours of sleep
5. A young woman was found on the beach wandering b. Dissociative amnesia
aimlessly. She appeared to be battered and bruised
as evidenced by blood on her torn clothes. She had
no identification and when taken to the sexual assault
trauma center, the social worker noted that this young
woman had no memory of herself or her past. What
is the most likely disorder for the social worker to
consider for this young woman?
a. Dissociative identity disorder
b. Dissociative amnesia
c. Dissociative repression
d. Derealization disorder
6. Little Sammie, a nickname since childhood, is a 23 b. Intellectual disability
year-old single man who lives at home with his par- (IDD)
ents, Joe and Isabelle C. He is an only child. Sammie
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1. If a woman admits during a counseling session that c. assist the woman to be-
her husband is abusing her, the social worker is oblig- come aware of services
ated to do the following: available to her in regard
to the abuse
a. report the incident to the proper authority with or
without client's permission
b. report the incident with client permission only
c. assist the woman to become aware of services avail-
able to her in regard to the abuse
d. nothing is required of the social worker, it is up to
the woman to ask
2. Johnny is a bright and well behaved 4-year old. Un- d. Encopresis
fortunately he has one disgusting behavior that he is
unable to control. Johnny has a problem going to the
bathroom. His mother finds Johnny's feces in places
other than the toilet, for example in his underwear.
Johnny's feces seep out everywhere leaving a smelly
mess. This has been going on for the past 3 months.
His diagnosis would be:
a. Echolalia
b. Echopraxia
c. Enuresis
d. Encopresis
3. While in therapy with a social worker, a client who is in c. the social worker should
a manic state reveals that she is planning to physically first warn the other client
harm another client. This other client is also being
treated by the same social worker. What ethical course
of action SHOULD the social worker take?
a. First, the social worker should alert his/her supervi-
sor
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b. The social worker can do nothing because she/he is
bound by client confidentiality
c. The social worker should first warn the other client
d. The social worker should first tell the police of her
client's intentions to harm another client.
4. A client with a history of bipolar disorder tells the c. Increased productivity at
social worker that he has experienced 1 week of an work
elevated and expansive mood. Which of the following
would suggest that this client is MOST LIKELY having a
hypomanic rather than a manic episode?
a. Good insight into his condition
b. Irritability
c. Increased productivity at work
d. Feels rested after only 2 hours of sleep
5. A young woman was found on the beach wandering b. Dissociative amnesia
aimlessly. She appeared to be battered and bruised
as evidenced by blood on her torn clothes. She had
no identification and when taken to the sexual assault
trauma center, the social worker noted that this young
woman had no memory of herself or her past. What
is the most likely disorder for the social worker to
consider for this young woman?
a. Dissociative identity disorder
b. Dissociative amnesia
c. Dissociative repression
d. Derealization disorder
6. Little Sammie, a nickname since childhood, is a 23 b. Intellectual disability
year-old single man who lives at home with his par- (IDD)
ents, Joe and Isabelle C. He is an only child. Sammie
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