LMSW PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
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1. According to Beck, a depressed person does not see the positive aspects of
his/her situation because of:
a. Precipitating factors
b. Lack of support
c. A dysfunctional schema
d. Lack of adaptive coping strategies - ANS ✓c. A dysfunctional schema
2. It is necessary to obtain informed consent prior to giving out data about a
patient. Which of the following statements is MOST correct regarding this
issue?
a. You must obtain informed consent from your patient in most situations, but
not in all situations.
b. If a significant other requests information about your patient, you may
release it without informed consent.
c. If you are going to consult with a colleague, you must have informed consent
from your patient.
d. You must always have informed consent from your patient. - ANS ✓a. You
must obtain informed consent from your patient in most situations, but not in all
situations.
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3. A soldier with combat-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder desires to
return to combat. What is the first thing you should do?
a. Allow the soldier full self-determination, returning when he deems
appropriate.
b. Inform the client that return will likely cause an increase in symptoms and
is not advised.
c. Contact the commanding officer to determine if this is an option for the
soldier.
d. Assess progress in treatment and current level of functioning. - ANS ✓d.
Assess progress in treatment and current level of functioning.
4. A man is referred by his primary care provider and presents with a
diagnosis of Hypochondriasis. What is the FIRST crucial step in treatment?
a. History taking
b. Establishment of trust and appreciation for the patient's problems
c. Education about the link between stress, emotions and lifestyle and physical
health
d. Treatment planning - ANS ✓b. Establishment of trust and appreciation for the
patient's problems
5. Client: "I'm depressed. I've lost my hair at a much quicker rate than I
thought possible. I'm terribly embarrassed to go out in public. I'm feeling
extremely anxious and uneasy about my baldness." Social Worker: "You're
anxious and uneasy about the transformations that are a natural process of
aging." The social worker's response is:
a. Encouragement
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b. Summarization
c. Paraphrase
d. Reflection of feeling - ANS ✓d. Reflection of feeling
6. How do you find the median of a set with an even number of items?
a. The larger of the two middle numbers is the median.
b. The two middle numbers are both medians.
c. Find the average of the two middle numbers.
d. A set with an even number of items does not have a median. - ANS ✓c. Find
the average of the two middle numbers.
7. A young, beginning social worker has some intrapersonal and interpersonal
struggles with women in authority positions that stem from her poor
relationship with her mother. The social worker's client is a female 50-ish
successful CEO of an Internet start-up. The social worker is likely to struggle in
therapy due to:
a. Counter-resistance
b. Counter-transference
c. Transference
d. Resistance - ANS ✓b. Counter-transference
8. When treating elder adults with depression, the BEST approach to
treatment is:
a. Cognitive behavioral therapy coupled with family interventions.
b. Significant reliance on psychiatry because medication management is most
important.
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c. Treatment of elder adults is similar to other adults, so no significant
alterations are needed.
d. Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of
medical conditions on psychiatric symptomatology. - ANS ✓d. Coordination
between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions on
psychiatric symptomatology.
9. Professional ethics and professional values differ in which of the following:
a. Values are a subset of ethics.
b. Values deal with what is right or wrong in practice, and ethics deals with the
principles of practice.
c. Values and ethics are basically the same and are evaluated based on the
specific situation.
d. When a social worker makes a judgment that is ethical, you can assume it is
a judgment that also upholds professional values. - ANS ✓b. Values deal with
what is right or wrong in practice, and ethics deals with the principles of practice.
10. What is the first thing to assess in on-site basic crisis intervention, such as
in the aftermath of a natural disaster?
a. Immediate needs for physical safety, food and clothing
b. Trauma response
c. Future mental health risk
d. Needs for various concrete services (e.g., transportation, alternate housing)
- ANS ✓a. Immediate needs for physical safety, food and clothing
7-year-old child is refusing to sleep in his own bed at night. When the parents
sit with him in his room, he is fine. When they leave the room, he begins to cry.
When they come back in, he stops crying. This is an example of
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