Ethics
This principle requires social workers to put client interests first, except when safety is at risk.
What is self-determination?
Erikson’s stage for ages 12–18, where identity formation occurs.
What is identity vs. role confusion?
A sudden onset of psychosis lasting less than one month is diagnosed as this disorder.
What is brief psychotic disorder?
This short-term, goal-focused therapy was pioneered by Aaron Beck.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This type of reinforcement increases a behavior by adding a pleasant stimulus.
What is positive reinforcement?
If a client discloses intent to harm someone, this landmark case determines your duty.
What is Tarasoff (duty to warn/protect)?
Piaget’s stage where object permanence develops.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
The first step in treatment planning after completing a biopsychosocial assessment.
What is identifying the client’s goals?
A client struggles with ambivalence about change. This motivational style is most effective.
What is motivational interviewing?
A client with PTSD is taught grounding and relaxation before trauma reprocessing. This is called:
What is stabilization?
A social worker accepts a small gift from a client. This ethical concern is raised.
What are boundary issues / conflicts of interest?
According to attachment theory, inconsistent caregiver response often leads to this attachment style.
What is ambivalent (or anxious) attachment?
Symptoms of distractibility, grandiosity, and decreased need for sleep suggest this diagnosis.
What is bipolar disorder (mania)?
A family therapist highlighting boundaries and subsystems is using this model.
What is structural family therapy?
A social worker encouraging a client to “role-play” a conflict is using this intervention.
What is role-play (behavioral rehearsal)?
Sharing client information without written consent may violate this ethical standard.
What is confidentiality?
Kohlberg’s highest moral development stage, rarely reached.
What is post-conventional morality?
This term refers to ruling out other possible disorders before confirming a diagnosis.
What is differential diagnosis?
Helping a client gradually face a phobia through repeated safe exposure is called this.
What is systematic desensitization?
In psychodynamic therapy, when a client redirects feelings toward the therapist, it’s called this.
What is transference?
When a social worker balances a client’s right to autonomy with risk of harm, this concept is applied.
What is the principle of least harm?
According to Freud, fixation at this stage may lead to dependency or aggression.
What is the oral stage?
A structured outline of goals, objectives, and interventions is called this.
What is a treatment plan?
The first step in crisis intervention is always this.
What is ensuring safety?
A relapse prevention plan for substance use should prioritize identifying these.
What are triggers?