ASWB LSW Exam Prep 2021
(Value of) Constraint - ANS-A high value is placed on control, logic, and objectivity over
flexibility, intuition and and subjectivity. Some place a very high value on exterior perceptions of
one's value rather than one's own valuation of intrinsic worth.
A general consent or authorization to release all mental health information in the record does
not include: - ANS-Separately maintained psychotherapy notes.
Accommodation - ANS-Adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new
information. Creating new schemes after realizing our current way of thinking doesn't entirely
capture the environment. Partially or selectively changing.
Acculturation - ANS-The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the
influence of another.
Acknowledging Credit (NASW code of Ethics) - ANS-Social workers should give credit to any
work of or any contributions made by other individuals.
Act Utilitarianism - ANS-An approach that refers to government and private sector responsibility.
A social worker who is concerned with the immediate consequences associated with the client's
case. Used when a social worker has to balance the client's actions between it's moral rightness
or moral wrongness by calculating the actions overall consequences. (A social worker may use
this approach if one of their clients is committing Medicare fraud.)
Action (Stages of Change Model) - ANS-Specific and concrete action toward a goal is
accomplished. Doing what it takes to change the behavior.
Action Research - ANS-Involves actively participating in a change situation, often via an existing
organization, while simultaneously conducting research.
Acute Stress Disorder - ANS-PTSD symptoms that occur within a month of a traumatic event.
Adaptation - ANS-Refers to the process of building schemes through direct interaction with the
environment.
Administration of Practical Services - ANS-Method of treatment in which a social worker
provides assistance to a client by helping that client choose and use social resources that are
paid for by the community like legal aid, foster homes, medical care.
Administrative Theory - ANS-The theory that focuses on identifying the right principles with
which to conduct management. Takes a limited view of worker motivation.
,Adolescent Cultural and Ethnic Identity Development - ANS-Unexamined cultural, racial, and
ethnic identity (pre-encounter; unaware THEN encounter; often negative makes one aware).
Cultural, racial, and ethnic identity search (immersion-Emerson; identifying and exploring).
Cultural, racial, and ethnic identity achievement (internalization and commitment).
Advocate (SW Role) - ANS-Acting on direct behalf of individuals and groups. Fights for client's
rights.
Agnosia - ANS-The inability to recognize familiar objects.
Analysis (Levels of Cognition) - ANS-Breaking down knowledge into components.
Anorexia Nervosa - ANS-An eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to
eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat.
Antisocial PD - ANS-Pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Disregard for
safety of self and others. Considered to be a risk factor for violence.
Aphasia - ANS-Deterioration in language functioning.
Application (Levels of Cognition) - ANS-Using facts or knowledge.
Apraxia - ANS-Difficultly with motor activities.
Assertiveness Training - ANS-Teaches clients how to express their feelings without being angry
and confrontational and stand up for their rights in social situations.
Assimilation - ANS-The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with
another. The process by which we use our current schemes to interpret the external world. Fully
converting to a new culture and losing one's culture of origin.
Assimilation Theory - ANS-Suggests that the characteristics of minority groups and those of
their host societies begin to mesh with one another.
Ativan (lorazepam) most used for: - ANS-Anxiety
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt (Erickson's Stages) - ANS-Erikson's stage in which a toddler
learns to exercise will and to do things independently; failure to do so causes shame and doubt.
Bicultural Socialization - ANS-Process whereby members of non majority groups master both
the dominant culture and their own culture. Occurs in the context of more than one culture.
, Binge Eating Disorder - ANS-Significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or
guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks bulimia
nervosa.
Biopsychosocial Assessment - ANS-Descriptive summary of the client's life and history. Includes
information gathered from the client and collateral sources.
Borderline PD - ANS-Pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects,
and marked impulsivity. Considered to be a risk factor for violence.
Boundary Crossing - ANS-A departure from a commonly accepted practice that could potentially
benefit a client. An off color remark or the offer of a gift.
Boundary Violation - ANS-A serious breach that results in harm to clients and is therefore
unethical.
Bowenian Family Therapy - ANS-Attempts to improve differentiation and the generational
transmission issues.
Broken Windows Theory - ANS-A theory proposing that even small acts of crime, disorder, and
vandalism can threaten a neighborhood and render it unsafe.
Broker (SW Role) - ANS-Linking individuals or groups to resources and services.
Bullemia Nervosa - ANS-An emotional disorder involving distortion of body image and an
obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by
depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting.
Burnout - ANS-A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long-term
involvement in an emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered performance
and motivation.
Case Manager (SW Role) - ANS-Identifies services and helps clients obtain them.
Change Process - ANS-Refers to the stages that individuals and families pass through as they
engage with social workers for therapy.
Engagement
Assessment
Intervention
Evaluation
Clarification (Technique) - ANS-Seeks to reformulate a problem in a client's words.
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