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1. According to _________, the attachment process is associated with oral
satisfaction. - ANSWER
Psychoanalysis
2. You are a school social worker. Melissa, age 10, comes to you a...
1. According to _________, the attachment process is associated with oral
satisfaction. - ANSWER Psychoanalysis
2. You are a school social worker. Melissa, age 10, comes to you and says, "I'm
afraid of my teacher." What do you do NEXT? - ANSWER Put Melissa at
ease and ask her what her fears are
3. The primary approach to intelligence taken by information processing is: -
ANSWER Alterations in schemes and abilities
4. You would classify Gamblers Anonymous as: - ANSWER A self-help
group
5. A social worker sometimes has a legal 'duty to warn.' At other times, the
responsibility of 'duty to warn' may be: - ANSWER An ethical
consideration
,6. You are a geriatric social worker at the senior center. Maude, age 89, has
been getting more and more forgetful. She comes to you and says, "I know
the housekeeper at the assisted living is stealing from me. My diamond
broach is missing." What do you do NEXT? - ANSWER Explore this with
her and reassure her that you will help; ask that she sign a release so you
can talk to the Director of Nursing at the assisted living and to her physician
7. At which age is an infant MOST likely to have a clear attachment to a single
individual? - ANSWER 7 months
8. Which describes the formal operational period? - ANSWER Logical
reasoning about potentialities
9. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Bulimia? - ANSWER
All Bulimics vomit
10.Which of the following must be calculated before you can determine the
standard deviation? - ANSWER Mean
11.You are a school social worker. Carlos, age 8, comes to you and says, "The
guys are mean to me because they say I wet the bed." What do you do
FIRST? - ANSWER Put Carlos at ease and let him know you will help;
explore the level of harassment he is experiencing; your school has anti-
bullying rules, and you need to make sure he will be safe
12.You work on a women's crisis line. You get a call from Maria who is very
distraught. She says she can't talk to you unless you promise not to tell
anyone about her situation. How do you handle this request? - ANSWER
Reassure Maria that her call will be confidential; however, if you feel
, she is in immediate danger, you will work with her to ensure her
protection, which may involve breaking
13.Which of the following is something a social worker should NEVER do when
seeing a patient? - ANSWER Tell a patient she needs to be taking a
specific medication for her condition
14.Conduct Disorder has three severity specifiers. Which of the following does
NOT belong in the Conduct Disorder severity specifier list? - ANSWER
Profound
15.An elderly man is referred to you. He has been physically abusive with his
wife and appears depressed. You take an immediate dislike to the man,
who reminds you of your abusive stepfather. How do you handle the
situation? - ANSWER Talk to your supervisor about your reactions
toward this client
16.One of your newer clients has come in to see you for addiction counseling.
You notice that he seems overly animated and during the course of the
conversation, you listen as he jumps from one topic to another without any
seeming connection. You notice that although his voice is animated, his
facial expressions do not sync with his voice or what he is saying. As a social
worker, what would you do? - ANSWER Recognize this as a possible
indication of a mental disorder and make an immediate referral
17.Which of the following examples describes Erickson's developmental stage
of Industry vs. Inferiority? - ANSWER An 88-year-old who reviews all
the accomplishments of her life with her home health nurse
, 18.A 30-year-old client is being discharged from physical therapy and
rehabilitation following a very serious car accident in which the client lost
his dominant arm. He will no longer be able to work at his prior profession
(auto mechanic) because of safety issues, but believes he can manage at
home with the help of extended family and the work done in therapy. What
is your NEXT step? - ANSWER Educate on disability resources and
facilitate linking with retraining and vocational rehabilitation services
19.Diana comes to the grief support group that you facilitate. She has circles
under her eyes and looks disheveled. In the middle of the session, she says,
"I can't go on without him." What is your approach? - ANSWER Explore
her feelings and briefly assess for depression and suicidal ideation; based
on the assessment, consider a referral
20.You are providing therapy services to a 16-year-old with whom you have
had positive rapport and a trusting relationship. She has made significant
progress in dealing with her depression over the past three months.
However, today you notice she is withdrawn and not engaging openly as
she has before. What is your FIRST course of action? - ANSWER Deal
with the situation and feelings in the here-and-now, relating your
perceptions and giving her the opportunity to respond
21.You work at a college counseling center. Miranda, a freshman, comes to
you and says, "I can't sleep. I can't eat. I miss my boyfriend at home so
much." What do you do NEXT? - ANSWER Focus on Miranda's feelings;
offer her an opportunity to express her thoughts about being away from
her boyfriend
22.You have a relatively passive client who is going to an assertiveness-training
weekend. After the weekend, your client reports back to you that the
techniques being practiced and discussed made him feel uneasy, distressed
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