LCSW Sample Test Questions With Correct
Answers 2024
Taking .into .consideration .that .the .common .feature .of .the .somatoform .disorders .is .the
.presence .of .physical .symptoms .that .suggest .a .general .medical .condition, .what .of .the
.following .statements .regarding .Factitious .Disorders .is .incorrect?
A. .Malingering .and .Factitious .Disorder .both .involve .the .intentional .production
B. .In .Factitious .Disorder, .panic .attacks .are .often .mistaken .for .heart .attacks
C. .In .Malingering, .the .individual .has .an .external .incentive .(money, .getting .out .of .work,
.etc.) .that .he/she .hopes .to .achieve .by .his/her .presentation
D. .In .Factitious .Disorder, .there .is .no .apparent .external .motivation .for .the .faking .other
.than .to .receive .medical .attention. .- .correct .answer.Answer: .B
Explanation: .Panic .attack: .panic .attacks .are .often .mistaken .for .heart .attacks, .and .medical
.assessment .of .cardiovascular .status .should .be .completed .before .beginning .a
.psychologically-based .intervention .for .panic .symptoms. .(no .reference .to .Factitious
.Disorder/ .Malingering .Disorder).
If .Cathersis .is .the .process .by .which .sources .of .energy .are .tied .to .thoughts, .actions,
.objects, .or .people, .what .is .the .source .of .all .basic .drives .as .people .progress .through .the
.stages .of .life? .
A. .mental .energy
B. .chemical .rebound
C. .physiologic .energy
D. .biological .energy .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D
Explanation: .Biological .energy .is .the .source .of .all .basic .drives .as .people .progress
.through .the .stages .of .life.
Luke .spends .16 .hours .a .day .practicing .for .a .big .game .and .as .a .result .he .neglects .his .wife
.and .children .quite .often. .According .to .Freud's .System .of .Personality, .what .part .of .the
.personality .system .(process) .is .responsible .for .the .guilty .feelings .that .result .from .the
.violation .of .the .standards .and .morals .set?
A. .Id
B. .Ego
C. .Libido
D. .Superego .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D
Explanation: .Guilty .feelings .result .from .a .violation .of .the .standards .and .morals .set .by .the
.superego.
,7. .A .topographical .concept .states .that .the .personality .has .a .conscious .mind, .a
.preconscious .mind, .and .an .unconscious .mind. .By .what .stage .is .the .human .personality
.determined?
A. .In .the .adolescence
B. .When .a .person .is .21
C. .In .the .first .five .years .of .life
D. .When .a .person .is .18 .- .correct .answer.Answer: .C
Explanation: .As .a .stage .theorist, .Freud .postulated .that .the .human .personality .is
.determined .in .the .most .critical .years .of .personal .development .- .the .first .five .years .of .life.
8. .If .a .person .can .not .pass .emotionally .from .oral .to .anal .stage, .because .of .what .factor .is
.the .emotional .development ."stuck"?
A. .The .person .didn't .received .the .needed .affection
B. .The .cathexis .was .not .strong .enough .
C. .The .person .has .experienced .too .much .pain
D. .The .fixation .was .not .intense .enough .- .correct .answer.Answer: .C
Explanation: .taking .into .consideration .that .a .person .experiences .either .too .much .pain
.(trauma) .or .too .much .pleasure .at .any .given .stage, .he/she .may .resist .letting .go .of .that
.stage. .Cognitive .and .physical .development .occurs, .but .emotional .development .is
."stuck".
16. .During .the .embryonic .(second .through .eighth .weeks) .and .fetal .stages .(last .seven
.months .on .average) .of .pregnancy, .maternal .characteristics .and .external .environmental
.forces .(teratogens) .have .a .major .effect .on .the .baby's .development. .What .future .mothers
.are .in .high .risk .of .giving .birth .to .a .child .with .Down .syndrome?
A. .Mothers .over .30 .
B. .Adolescent .mothers
C. .Mothers .over .22
D. .Mothers .over .27 .- .correct .answer.Answer: .A
Explanation: .Mothers .over .30 .have .an .increased .risk .of .delivering .a .Down .syndrome
.baby. .Also, .infertility .rates .increase.
If .maturity .is .the .living .out .of .the .results .of .the .pre-genital .(oral, .anal, .and .phallic) .and
.genital .stages, .what .is .specific .for .the .oral .stage?
A. .The .first .experience .of ."imposed .control"
B. .Pleasure .is .derived .from .nursing .and .sucking
C. .Pleasure .is .derived .from .fondling .genitals
D. .Children .observe .the .differences .between .males .and .females .- .correct
.answer.Answer: .B
Explanation: .Oral .stage .(0-2 .years): .Pleasure .is .derived .from .nursing .and .sucking.
.Infants .will .put .everything .into .their .mouths.
Taking .into .consideration .that .a .17 .years .old .boy .has .a .50-70 .Iq .score, .what .type .of
.mental .retardation .is .he .suffering .of .and .is .it .curable/educable?
A. .Mild/educable
B. .Moderate/trainable
, C. .Severe, .incurable
D. .Moderate, .educable .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D
Explanation: .With .a .50-70 .IQ .score, .a .person .suffers .of .Mild .mental .retardation .and .it .is
.educable.
Taking .into .consideration .that .MOTIVATION .is .the .social .or .psychological .condition .that
.directs .one's .behavior .toward .a .certain .goal, .how .can .be .the .PHOBIA .defined?
A. .strong, .irrational .fear .of .a .specific .object .or .situation
B. .the .branch .of .medicine .dealing .with .the .classification .of .disease
C. ."slave" .state .which .occurs .as .an .inevitable .accompaniment
D. .the .course .of .development .of .an .organism .or .an .individual .- .correct .answer.Answer: .A
Explanation: .Phobia .- .a .strong, .irrational .fear .of .a .specific .object .or .situation. .Note .that
.anxiety, .on .the .other .hand, .is .considered .more .generalized .and .without .a .known .cause.
Taking .into .consideration .that .the .Psychodynamic .(Psychoanalytic) .Model .explains
.abnormality .in .terms .of .internal .(intrapsychic, .unconscious) .dynamics .at .work .within .the
.individual, .which .of .the .following .statements .refers .to .Behavioral .(Learning .Theory)
.Model?
A. .the .cognitive-behavioral .position .emphasizes .the .role .of .mental .factors .to .explain
.abnormality, .primarily .through .cognitive .distortions .(Beck) .or .irrational .thinking .(Ellis)
B. .abnormality .in .terms .of .internal .dynamics .at .work .within .the .individual
C. .the .human .being .as .an .organism .made .up .of .numerous .biologic .and .biochemical
.systems .which .are .primarily .responsible .for .determining .adjustment, .behavior, .and
.disorders
D. .Applies .the .laws .of .learning, .motivation, .and .conditioning .to .explain .abnormality .in
.terms .of .behavioral .excesses .and .deficits. .- .correct .answer.Answer: .D
Explanation: .Behavioral .(Learning .Theory) .Model: .applies .the .laws .of .learning,
.motivation, .and .conditioning .to .explain .abnormality .in .terms .of .behavioral .excesses .and
.deficits.
Exposure .of .a .developing .embryo .or .fetus .to .certain .environmental .factors .can .damage
.the .developing .organism .or .even .cause .death. .What .impact .does .the .cigarette .use .of .the
.mother .have .on .the .child?
A. .reduced .muscle .tone
B. .intelligence .deficit
C. .lower .birth .weights .and .pre-term .births
D. .skill .deficit .- .correct .answer.Answer: .C
Explanation: .Cigarette .smoking .(nicotine) .often .causes .lower .birth .weights .and .pre-term
.births.
From .two .Weeks .to .Two .Years .Old .(Referred .to .as .Infancy .or .Babyhood), .exhibit .a
.gradual .decrease .in .helplessness. .What .statement .about .this .stage .is .irrelevant?
A. .At .about .8 .months, .infants .realize .that .objects .continue .to .exist .even .when .they .are .out
.of .sight
B. .Children .exhibit .a .gradual .decrease .in .helplessness.
C. .Bonding/attachment .takes .place