COMPLETE ASWB LCSW EXAM
PREP – 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
Whatn8isn8"Introjection"n8asn8an8defensen8mechanism?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Consideredn8then8mostn8primitive,n8Internalizingn8outsiden8influencesn8asn8yourn8own
n8identity.n8(focusn8onn8identity,n8commonlyn8seenn8inn8adolescents)
Examples:n8
-inn8severen8depression-n8hatredn8turnsn8towardn8self
-
An8childn8takesn8onn8theirn8parent'sn8words,n8characteristics,n8orn8beliefsn8asn8theirn8o
wnn8ton8maintainn8connectionn8
-an8trauman8survivorn8takesn8onn8an8victimn8identityn8
-an8kidn8"channels"n8hisn8bign8brother'sn8characteristicsn8ton8standn8upn8ton8an8bullyn8
-kidn8internalizesn8ideasn8ofn8someonen8elsen8-n8"In8cantn8cryn8it'sn8weak."
oppositen8ofn8projection
obsessive-compulsiven8personalityn8disordern8-n8ANSWERS--OCPDn8-
n8an8personalityn8disordern8characterizedn8byn8preoccupationn8withn8orderliness,n8per
fection,n8rigidness,n8andn8control
nevern8satisfiedn8withn8achievements
ex:n8Steven8Jobs
Intermittentn8Explosiven8Disordern8(IED)n8-n8ANSWERS--Impulse-
controln8disordern8withn8repeatedn8episodesn8ofn8unpredictable,n8impulsive,n8uncontr
ollablen8(notn8pre-
meditated)n8aggressionn8inn8whichn8clientn8strikesn8outn8atn8othersn8orn8destroysn8pro
perty.n8Failuren8ton8restrainn8aggressiven8impulses,n8andn8responsen8isn8disproportio
naten8ton8then8situation.n8Cann8manifestn8throughn8arguments,n8tempern8tantrums,n8v
erbal/physicaln8aggression.n8
Notn8persistentlyn8irritablen8moodn8andn8cann8ben8presentn8forn8adults.n8Moren8sever
en8thann8ODD.n8
Dxn8ifn8atn8leastn86+n8yrsn8old,n8andn8"explosion"n8occursn82n8orn8moren8timesn8an8we
ekn8forn8atn8leastn83n8monthsn8(ORn8childn8hasn8hadn83n8incidentsn8ofn8impulsive/unc
ontrollablen8physicaln8injury/propertyn8destructionn8inn8then8lastn8year)
Conductn8Disordern8(CD)n8-n8ANSWERS--
an8patternn8ofn8repetitiven8behaviorn8inn8whichn8then8rightsn8ofn8othersn8orn8socialn8no
rmsn8aren8violated.n8Bullying,n8intimidating,n8truancy,n8lackn8ofn8remorsen8orn8empath
y,n8premeditatedn8harmfuln8behaviors,n8theft,n8aggressionn8towardn8peoplen8orn8anim
als,n8destructionn8ofn8property,n8theft,n8seriousn8transgressionn8ofn8rules
Occuringn8withinn8an81-
yearn8periodn8(withn8atn8leastn8onen8symptomn8presentn8forn86n8monthsn8straight),n8a
ndn8onsetn8beforen8agen813.n8
Leadsn8ton8antisocialn8personalityn8disordern8aftern818.
,Disruptiven8Moodn8Dysregulationn8Disordern8(DMDD)n8-n8ANSWERS--
an8depressiven8disordern8inn8childrenn8characterizedn8byn8persistentn8irritabilityn8andn
8frequentn8episodesn8ofn8out-of-
controln8behavior.n8Involvesn8severe,n8recurrentn8tempern8outburstsn8withn8an8persist
ent/chornicn8irritablen8andn8angryn8moodn8betweenn8outburstsn8onn8mostn8days.
Lastingn8atn8leastn81n8yearn8withn8non8moren8thann83n8monthn8periodsn8betweenn8sy
mptomn8episodes
Onn8average,n8outburstsn8occurn83+n8times/wkn8
Agen8ofn8onsetn8beforen810n8yrs
Diagnosedn8betweenn86-18n8yrs
Whatn8doesn8KSAn8standn8for?n8-n8ANSWERS--knowledge,n8skills,n8andn8abilities
Whatn8isn8then8ordern8ofn8then8Socialn8Workn8process?n8(6)n8-n8ANSWERS--
1.n8Engagementn8
2.n8Assessmentn8
3.n8Planning
4.n8Intervention
5.n8Evaluation
6.n8Termination
Whatn8factorsn8influencen8peoplen8andn8theirn8behaviorsn8inn8an8socialn8environment
?n8(5)n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Individualn8Characteristics
2.n8Interpersonaln8Factors
3.n8Institutionaln8Factors
4.n8Communityn8Factors
5.n8Publicn8Policy
Whatn8aren8individualn8characteristics?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Knowledge,n8experiences,n8attitudes,n8beliefs,n8andn8personality,n8uniquen8ton8eachn8
client
Whatn8aren8interpersonaln8factors?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Socialn8support,n8workn8relationships,n8friendships,n8andn8religiousn8community
Whatn8aren8institutionaln8factors?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Rules,n8regulations,n8andn8informaln8structuresn8inn8then8organizationsn8clientn8isn8inv
olvedn8with
(smoking,n8dressn8expectations,n8rulesn8aroundn8socialn8interactions)
Whatn8aren8communityn8factors?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Formaln8andn8informaln8normsn8andn8expectationsn8basedn8onn8then8socialn8environ
mentn8wheren8an8clientn8lives
Whatn8aren8publicn8policies?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Mandatedn8regulationsn8andn8laws,n8typicallyn8byn8an8government
(wearingn8seatn8belts,n8notn8usingn8drugs,n8limitsn8onn8physicaln8aggression,n8etc)
,Whatn8aren8then8mostn8commonn8theoreticaln8perspectivesn8thatn8helpn8explainn8hum
ann8behavior?n8(8)n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Systemsn8Theory
2.n8Conflictn8Theory
3.n8Rationaln8Choicen8Theory
4.n8Socialn8Constructionistn8Theory
5.n8Psychodynamicn8Theory
6.n8Developmentaln8Theory
7.n8Socialn8Behavioraln8Theory
8.n8Humanisticn8Perspective
Systemsn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Multiplen8partsn8inn8ann8environmentn8aren8interrelatedn8wheren8eachn8partn8impactsn
8alln8othern8partsn8asn8welln8asn8then8systemn8asn8an8whole.
Conflictn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Then8idean8thatn8conflictn8betweenn8competingn8interests,n8resources,n8andn8powern8i
sn8then8basicn8motivatingn8forcen8ofn8socialn8changen8andn8societyn8inn8general
Rationaln8Choicen8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Byn8nature,n8peoplen8aren8rationalen8andn8goaln8orientedn8andn8willn8tryn8ton8maximiz
en8rewardsn8andn8minimizen8costs.n8Behaviorn8isn8explainedn8whenn8viewedn8through
n8self-interest.
Socialn8Constructionistn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Socialn8realityn8isn8createdn8whenn8clientsn8developn8an8commonn8understandingn8ofn
8theirn8worldn8throughn8socialn8interaction.n8Theyn8aren8influencedn8byn8socialn8proce
ssesn8thatn8aren8groundedn8inn8customs,n8asn8welln8asn8culturaln8andn8historicaln8con
texts.
(BLM,n8Nationalists,n8Nativen8American,n8etc.)
Psychodynamicn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8behaviorn8isn8motivatedn8byn8consciousn8andn8unconsciousn8mentaln8activity
n8wheren8experiences,n8particularlyn8inn8developmentaln8years,n8aren8central.n8Defen
sen8mechanismsn8aren8usedn8ton8avoidn8beingn8overwhelmed.
Developmentaln8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8developmentn8isn8an8complexn8interactionn8ofn8biological,n8psychological,n8a
ndn8socialn8factors.n8Developmentn8occursn8inn8defined,n8age-
relatedn8stagesn8thatn8buildn8uponn8onen8another.
Socialn8Behavioraln8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8behaviorn8isn8learnedn8whenn8clientsn8interactn8withn8then8environmentn8thro
ughn8association,n8reinforcement,n8andn8imitation.n8Behaviorn8andn8cann8ben8change
dn8throughn8techniquesn8suchn8asn8classicaln8andn8operantn8conditioning.
Humanisticn8Perspectiven8-n8ANSWERS--
Eachn8clientn8isn8responsiblen8forn8theirn8ownn8choicesn8andn8haven8then8capacityn8to
n8changen8themselves.n8Humann8behaviorn8isn8drivenn8byn8an8desiren8forn8growth,n8
, meaning,n8andn8competence.n8Behavingn8inn8waysn8inconsistentn8ton8thisn8causesn8a
nxiety.
Whyn8doesn8socialn8developmentn8matter?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8beingsn8aren8inherentlyn8social.n8Developingn8competenciesn8inn8thisn8doma
inn8enhancesn8an8person'sn8mentaln8health,n8successn8inn8work,n8andn8then8abilityn8to
n8achieven8lifen8tasks.
Inn8ordern8ofn8researchn8development,n8whon8weren8then8prominentn8theoristsn8ofn8d
evelopmentaln8researchn8andn8theirn8associatedn8research?n8(5)n8-n8ANSWERS--
1.n8Sigmundn8Freudn8(Psychosexual)
2.n8Erikn8Ericksonn8(Psychosocial)
3.n8Jeann8Piagetn8(Cognitive)
4.n8Lawrencen8Kohlbergn8(Moral)
5.n8Jamesn8Fowlern8(Spiritual)
Whon8developedn8then8psychosocialn8theoryn8ofn8Lifen8Stages?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Erickn8Erickson
Hown8manyn8lifen8stagesn8aren8theren8inn8Erickson'sn8theory?n8-n8ANSWERS--8
Whatn8aren8then88n8psychosocialn8stagesn8ofn8lifen8andn8theirn8correspondingn8ages?
n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Infancy:n8birth-1n8year
2.n8Earlyn8childhood:n81-2n8years
3.n8Preschool:n83-5n8years
4.n8Elementary:n86-12n8years
5.n8Adolescent:n813-20's
6.n8Youngn8Adulthood:n820'sn8-earlyn840's
7.n8Middlen8Adulthood:n840's-60's
8.n8Laten8Adulthood:n8Laten860's+
Whatn8aren8then8crisesn8andn8outcomesn8ofn8then81stn8psychosocialn8stagen8ofn8deve
lopment?n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Infancyn8(Birth-n81n8yr)
Crisis:n8Trustn8vs.n8Mistrust
Completion:n8Confidencen8andn8security
Maladaption:n8Disconnectn8andn8anxiety
-basedn8onn8consistencyn8ofn8caregivers
Whatn8aren8then8crisisn8andn8outcomesn8ofn8then82ndn8psychosocialn8stagen8ofn8deve
lopment?n8-n8ANSWERS--2.n8Earlyn8childhood:n81-3n8years
Crisis:n8Autonomyn8Vs.n8Shame
Completion:n8Self-control,n8independencen8
Maladaption:n8Impulsivity,n8dependence
Whatn8aren8then8crisisn8andn8outcomesn8ofn8then83rdn8psychosocialn8stagen8ofn8devel
opment?n8-n8ANSWERS--3.n8Preschool:n83-6n8years
Crisis:n8Initiativen8Vs.n8Guilt
Completion:n8Purpose,n8initiative,n8leadn8others
Maladaption:n8lackingn8self-leadership,n8follower
PREP – 2024 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
Whatn8isn8"Introjection"n8asn8an8defensen8mechanism?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Consideredn8then8mostn8primitive,n8Internalizingn8outsiden8influencesn8asn8yourn8own
n8identity.n8(focusn8onn8identity,n8commonlyn8seenn8inn8adolescents)
Examples:n8
-inn8severen8depression-n8hatredn8turnsn8towardn8self
-
An8childn8takesn8onn8theirn8parent'sn8words,n8characteristics,n8orn8beliefsn8asn8theirn8o
wnn8ton8maintainn8connectionn8
-an8trauman8survivorn8takesn8onn8an8victimn8identityn8
-an8kidn8"channels"n8hisn8bign8brother'sn8characteristicsn8ton8standn8upn8ton8an8bullyn8
-kidn8internalizesn8ideasn8ofn8someonen8elsen8-n8"In8cantn8cryn8it'sn8weak."
oppositen8ofn8projection
obsessive-compulsiven8personalityn8disordern8-n8ANSWERS--OCPDn8-
n8an8personalityn8disordern8characterizedn8byn8preoccupationn8withn8orderliness,n8per
fection,n8rigidness,n8andn8control
nevern8satisfiedn8withn8achievements
ex:n8Steven8Jobs
Intermittentn8Explosiven8Disordern8(IED)n8-n8ANSWERS--Impulse-
controln8disordern8withn8repeatedn8episodesn8ofn8unpredictable,n8impulsive,n8uncontr
ollablen8(notn8pre-
meditated)n8aggressionn8inn8whichn8clientn8strikesn8outn8atn8othersn8orn8destroysn8pro
perty.n8Failuren8ton8restrainn8aggressiven8impulses,n8andn8responsen8isn8disproportio
naten8ton8then8situation.n8Cann8manifestn8throughn8arguments,n8tempern8tantrums,n8v
erbal/physicaln8aggression.n8
Notn8persistentlyn8irritablen8moodn8andn8cann8ben8presentn8forn8adults.n8Moren8sever
en8thann8ODD.n8
Dxn8ifn8atn8leastn86+n8yrsn8old,n8andn8"explosion"n8occursn82n8orn8moren8timesn8an8we
ekn8forn8atn8leastn83n8monthsn8(ORn8childn8hasn8hadn83n8incidentsn8ofn8impulsive/unc
ontrollablen8physicaln8injury/propertyn8destructionn8inn8then8lastn8year)
Conductn8Disordern8(CD)n8-n8ANSWERS--
an8patternn8ofn8repetitiven8behaviorn8inn8whichn8then8rightsn8ofn8othersn8orn8socialn8no
rmsn8aren8violated.n8Bullying,n8intimidating,n8truancy,n8lackn8ofn8remorsen8orn8empath
y,n8premeditatedn8harmfuln8behaviors,n8theft,n8aggressionn8towardn8peoplen8orn8anim
als,n8destructionn8ofn8property,n8theft,n8seriousn8transgressionn8ofn8rules
Occuringn8withinn8an81-
yearn8periodn8(withn8atn8leastn8onen8symptomn8presentn8forn86n8monthsn8straight),n8a
ndn8onsetn8beforen8agen813.n8
Leadsn8ton8antisocialn8personalityn8disordern8aftern818.
,Disruptiven8Moodn8Dysregulationn8Disordern8(DMDD)n8-n8ANSWERS--
an8depressiven8disordern8inn8childrenn8characterizedn8byn8persistentn8irritabilityn8andn
8frequentn8episodesn8ofn8out-of-
controln8behavior.n8Involvesn8severe,n8recurrentn8tempern8outburstsn8withn8an8persist
ent/chornicn8irritablen8andn8angryn8moodn8betweenn8outburstsn8onn8mostn8days.
Lastingn8atn8leastn81n8yearn8withn8non8moren8thann83n8monthn8periodsn8betweenn8sy
mptomn8episodes
Onn8average,n8outburstsn8occurn83+n8times/wkn8
Agen8ofn8onsetn8beforen810n8yrs
Diagnosedn8betweenn86-18n8yrs
Whatn8doesn8KSAn8standn8for?n8-n8ANSWERS--knowledge,n8skills,n8andn8abilities
Whatn8isn8then8ordern8ofn8then8Socialn8Workn8process?n8(6)n8-n8ANSWERS--
1.n8Engagementn8
2.n8Assessmentn8
3.n8Planning
4.n8Intervention
5.n8Evaluation
6.n8Termination
Whatn8factorsn8influencen8peoplen8andn8theirn8behaviorsn8inn8an8socialn8environment
?n8(5)n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Individualn8Characteristics
2.n8Interpersonaln8Factors
3.n8Institutionaln8Factors
4.n8Communityn8Factors
5.n8Publicn8Policy
Whatn8aren8individualn8characteristics?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Knowledge,n8experiences,n8attitudes,n8beliefs,n8andn8personality,n8uniquen8ton8eachn8
client
Whatn8aren8interpersonaln8factors?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Socialn8support,n8workn8relationships,n8friendships,n8andn8religiousn8community
Whatn8aren8institutionaln8factors?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Rules,n8regulations,n8andn8informaln8structuresn8inn8then8organizationsn8clientn8isn8inv
olvedn8with
(smoking,n8dressn8expectations,n8rulesn8aroundn8socialn8interactions)
Whatn8aren8communityn8factors?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Formaln8andn8informaln8normsn8andn8expectationsn8basedn8onn8then8socialn8environ
mentn8wheren8an8clientn8lives
Whatn8aren8publicn8policies?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Mandatedn8regulationsn8andn8laws,n8typicallyn8byn8an8government
(wearingn8seatn8belts,n8notn8usingn8drugs,n8limitsn8onn8physicaln8aggression,n8etc)
,Whatn8aren8then8mostn8commonn8theoreticaln8perspectivesn8thatn8helpn8explainn8hum
ann8behavior?n8(8)n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Systemsn8Theory
2.n8Conflictn8Theory
3.n8Rationaln8Choicen8Theory
4.n8Socialn8Constructionistn8Theory
5.n8Psychodynamicn8Theory
6.n8Developmentaln8Theory
7.n8Socialn8Behavioraln8Theory
8.n8Humanisticn8Perspective
Systemsn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Multiplen8partsn8inn8ann8environmentn8aren8interrelatedn8wheren8eachn8partn8impactsn
8alln8othern8partsn8asn8welln8asn8then8systemn8asn8an8whole.
Conflictn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Then8idean8thatn8conflictn8betweenn8competingn8interests,n8resources,n8andn8powern8i
sn8then8basicn8motivatingn8forcen8ofn8socialn8changen8andn8societyn8inn8general
Rationaln8Choicen8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Byn8nature,n8peoplen8aren8rationalen8andn8goaln8orientedn8andn8willn8tryn8ton8maximiz
en8rewardsn8andn8minimizen8costs.n8Behaviorn8isn8explainedn8whenn8viewedn8through
n8self-interest.
Socialn8Constructionistn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Socialn8realityn8isn8createdn8whenn8clientsn8developn8an8commonn8understandingn8ofn
8theirn8worldn8throughn8socialn8interaction.n8Theyn8aren8influencedn8byn8socialn8proce
ssesn8thatn8aren8groundedn8inn8customs,n8asn8welln8asn8culturaln8andn8historicaln8con
texts.
(BLM,n8Nationalists,n8Nativen8American,n8etc.)
Psychodynamicn8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8behaviorn8isn8motivatedn8byn8consciousn8andn8unconsciousn8mentaln8activity
n8wheren8experiences,n8particularlyn8inn8developmentaln8years,n8aren8central.n8Defen
sen8mechanismsn8aren8usedn8ton8avoidn8beingn8overwhelmed.
Developmentaln8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8developmentn8isn8an8complexn8interactionn8ofn8biological,n8psychological,n8a
ndn8socialn8factors.n8Developmentn8occursn8inn8defined,n8age-
relatedn8stagesn8thatn8buildn8uponn8onen8another.
Socialn8Behavioraln8Theoryn8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8behaviorn8isn8learnedn8whenn8clientsn8interactn8withn8then8environmentn8thro
ughn8association,n8reinforcement,n8andn8imitation.n8Behaviorn8andn8cann8ben8change
dn8throughn8techniquesn8suchn8asn8classicaln8andn8operantn8conditioning.
Humanisticn8Perspectiven8-n8ANSWERS--
Eachn8clientn8isn8responsiblen8forn8theirn8ownn8choicesn8andn8haven8then8capacityn8to
n8changen8themselves.n8Humann8behaviorn8isn8drivenn8byn8an8desiren8forn8growth,n8
, meaning,n8andn8competence.n8Behavingn8inn8waysn8inconsistentn8ton8thisn8causesn8a
nxiety.
Whyn8doesn8socialn8developmentn8matter?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Humann8beingsn8aren8inherentlyn8social.n8Developingn8competenciesn8inn8thisn8doma
inn8enhancesn8an8person'sn8mentaln8health,n8successn8inn8work,n8andn8then8abilityn8to
n8achieven8lifen8tasks.
Inn8ordern8ofn8researchn8development,n8whon8weren8then8prominentn8theoristsn8ofn8d
evelopmentaln8researchn8andn8theirn8associatedn8research?n8(5)n8-n8ANSWERS--
1.n8Sigmundn8Freudn8(Psychosexual)
2.n8Erikn8Ericksonn8(Psychosocial)
3.n8Jeann8Piagetn8(Cognitive)
4.n8Lawrencen8Kohlbergn8(Moral)
5.n8Jamesn8Fowlern8(Spiritual)
Whon8developedn8then8psychosocialn8theoryn8ofn8Lifen8Stages?n8-n8ANSWERS--
Erickn8Erickson
Hown8manyn8lifen8stagesn8aren8theren8inn8Erickson'sn8theory?n8-n8ANSWERS--8
Whatn8aren8then88n8psychosocialn8stagesn8ofn8lifen8andn8theirn8correspondingn8ages?
n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Infancy:n8birth-1n8year
2.n8Earlyn8childhood:n81-2n8years
3.n8Preschool:n83-5n8years
4.n8Elementary:n86-12n8years
5.n8Adolescent:n813-20's
6.n8Youngn8Adulthood:n820'sn8-earlyn840's
7.n8Middlen8Adulthood:n840's-60's
8.n8Laten8Adulthood:n8Laten860's+
Whatn8aren8then8crisesn8andn8outcomesn8ofn8then81stn8psychosocialn8stagen8ofn8deve
lopment?n8-n8ANSWERS--1.n8Infancyn8(Birth-n81n8yr)
Crisis:n8Trustn8vs.n8Mistrust
Completion:n8Confidencen8andn8security
Maladaption:n8Disconnectn8andn8anxiety
-basedn8onn8consistencyn8ofn8caregivers
Whatn8aren8then8crisisn8andn8outcomesn8ofn8then82ndn8psychosocialn8stagen8ofn8deve
lopment?n8-n8ANSWERS--2.n8Earlyn8childhood:n81-3n8years
Crisis:n8Autonomyn8Vs.n8Shame
Completion:n8Self-control,n8independencen8
Maladaption:n8Impulsivity,n8dependence
Whatn8aren8then8crisisn8andn8outcomesn8ofn8then83rdn8psychosocialn8stagen8ofn8devel
opment?n8-n8ANSWERS--3.n8Preschool:n83-6n8years
Crisis:n8Initiativen8Vs.n8Guilt
Completion:n8Purpose,n8initiative,n8leadn8others
Maladaption:n8lackingn8self-leadership,n8follower
