6/14/25, 10:20 PM LMSW Practice Test Questions
LMSW LICENSING ACTUAL PRACTICE EXAM 2025-2026
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A social worker is seeing a Tranference. In a therapeutic context, transference
new client, who is a college refers to redirection of a client's feelings from a
student, for therapy. After significant person to the social worker. Counter-
speaking with the client transference (answer #2) is incorrect because this is
about her current the redirection of a social worker's feelings toward a
enrollment at the client, or more generally speaking a social worker's
university, the social emotional entanglement with a client, which was
worker spent a significant reflected in the first part of the question; however, this
amount of time urging the does not
client to work less so she describe what is being reflected in this client. Projection
could focus on school. The (answer #3) is demonstrated when a person's own
social worker wants unacceptable or threatening feelings are repressed
the client to get all "A" and then attributed to someone else, which is not
grades this semester occurring in this case example. A dual
because she reminds him of relationship (answer #4) is incorrect, as this refers to a
his daughter at that same situation where multiple roles exist (not just perceived)
stage in life, as well as the between a social worker and a client, such as an actual
anxieties that he father and daughter relationship between a social worker and
client.
experienced during that
time in his life. The client
really wants to
please the social worker
because he reminds her of
her dad. Which of the
following is reflected in
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the client? Transference
Counter-
transference
Projection
A dual relationship
A client was recently Intellectualization
diagnosed with
Multiple Sclerosis. She
immediately began to learn
everything she could
about the
illness: reading books,
journal articles, and the
latest experimental
research. The
client's response to her
diagnosis is representative
of which defense
mechanism?
Intellectualizatio
n Regression
Sublima
tion
Repres
sion
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A social worker has been The social worker is required to respond to the
working with a 35-year-old subpoena, but is not required to release records since
divorced woman who has the subpoena was issued by the attorney and not a
joint custody of her son, judge
but is the custodial
parent. Her ex-husband,
whom the social worker has
never met, is taking the client
to court in an attempt to
gain full custody of the son.
The social worker receives a
subpoena from the husband's
attorney requesting records
regarding the wife's
therapy sessions with the
social worker. The social
worker is required to do
which of the following?
The social worker must
release the entire record of
the therapy sessions to the
attorney
The social worker is allowed to
release only those records
that make direct reference to
the wife's relationship with the
son, not her treatment
issues
The social worker is required
to respond to the
subpoena, but is not
required to
release records since the
subpoena was issued by
the attorney and not a
judge The social worker
does not have to
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respond to the subpoena
because the client's
records are confidential
A 22-year-old female client is The correct answer is #4 - She should ask the client to
considering having an share her rationale for choosing abortion. Keep in mind
abortion. Her social worker that a social worker should always seek to
is understand. Talking with the client about abortion
pro-choice and feels alternatives (answer #1) and referring the client to
passionately about the another social worker (answer #2) are both not correct
issue. Which of the because once the client has provided more information,
following is the the social worker can
FIRST thing that the social ascertain if the client lacks information about other
worker should do in this options or needs to be referred to another social
situation? worker. Helping the client obtain the services she
She should talk with the needs to get an abortion (answer #3) is not correct
client about abortion because if the social worker helps the client
alternatives obtain abortion services, she may miss an important
She should refer the client to opportunity to gain further understanding of the client's
another social worker circumstances and alternatives. Remember, the
She should help the question asks for the FIRST thing the social worker
client obtain the services should do in this situation.
she needs to get an
abortion She should ask
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LMSW LICENSING ACTUAL PRACTICE EXAM 2025-2026
\NEWEST VERSION \COMPLETE VERSION WITH UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
\ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW!!
A social worker is seeing a Tranference. In a therapeutic context, transference
new client, who is a college refers to redirection of a client's feelings from a
student, for therapy. After significant person to the social worker. Counter-
speaking with the client transference (answer #2) is incorrect because this is
about her current the redirection of a social worker's feelings toward a
enrollment at the client, or more generally speaking a social worker's
university, the social emotional entanglement with a client, which was
worker spent a significant reflected in the first part of the question; however, this
amount of time urging the does not
client to work less so she describe what is being reflected in this client. Projection
could focus on school. The (answer #3) is demonstrated when a person's own
social worker wants unacceptable or threatening feelings are repressed
the client to get all "A" and then attributed to someone else, which is not
grades this semester occurring in this case example. A dual
because she reminds him of relationship (answer #4) is incorrect, as this refers to a
his daughter at that same situation where multiple roles exist (not just perceived)
stage in life, as well as the between a social worker and a client, such as an actual
anxieties that he father and daughter relationship between a social worker and
client.
experienced during that
time in his life. The client
really wants to
please the social worker
because he reminds her of
her dad. Which of the
following is reflected in
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the client? Transference
Counter-
transference
Projection
A dual relationship
A client was recently Intellectualization
diagnosed with
Multiple Sclerosis. She
immediately began to learn
everything she could
about the
illness: reading books,
journal articles, and the
latest experimental
research. The
client's response to her
diagnosis is representative
of which defense
mechanism?
Intellectualizatio
n Regression
Sublima
tion
Repres
sion
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A social worker has been The social worker is required to respond to the
working with a 35-year-old subpoena, but is not required to release records since
divorced woman who has the subpoena was issued by the attorney and not a
joint custody of her son, judge
but is the custodial
parent. Her ex-husband,
whom the social worker has
never met, is taking the client
to court in an attempt to
gain full custody of the son.
The social worker receives a
subpoena from the husband's
attorney requesting records
regarding the wife's
therapy sessions with the
social worker. The social
worker is required to do
which of the following?
The social worker must
release the entire record of
the therapy sessions to the
attorney
The social worker is allowed to
release only those records
that make direct reference to
the wife's relationship with the
son, not her treatment
issues
The social worker is required
to respond to the
subpoena, but is not
required to
release records since the
subpoena was issued by
the attorney and not a
judge The social worker
does not have to
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, 6/14/25, 9:09 PM LMSW LICENSING EXAM
respond to the subpoena
because the client's
records are confidential
A 22-year-old female client is The correct answer is #4 - She should ask the client to
considering having an share her rationale for choosing abortion. Keep in mind
abortion. Her social worker that a social worker should always seek to
is understand. Talking with the client about abortion
pro-choice and feels alternatives (answer #1) and referring the client to
passionately about the another social worker (answer #2) are both not correct
issue. Which of the because once the client has provided more information,
following is the the social worker can
FIRST thing that the social ascertain if the client lacks information about other
worker should do in this options or needs to be referred to another social
situation? worker. Helping the client obtain the services she
She should talk with the needs to get an abortion (answer #3) is not correct
client about abortion because if the social worker helps the client
alternatives obtain abortion services, she may miss an important
She should refer the client to opportunity to gain further understanding of the client's
another social worker circumstances and alternatives. Remember, the
She should help the question asks for the FIRST thing the social worker
client obtain the services should do in this situation.
she needs to get an
abortion She should ask
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