Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior in the Environment
A mother states that her 12-year-old son is now able to stay home alone because he is aware of dangers, meets his basic needs, and problem-solves when needed. This child has reached which stage of cognitive development?
A) Formal operations
B) Concrete operations
C) Preoperational
A) Formal operations
During an intake interview, a client reports that she is extremely depressed and has self-destructive thoughts. She has had prior suicide attempts but tells the social worker not to worry as she won’t “do it again.” The social worker should FIRST:
A) Explore with the client what is causing her depression
B) Conduct a safety assessment
C) Refer the client to a psychiatrist for a medical evaluation
B) Conduct a safety assessment
What are the stages of change in sequential order?
A) Precontemplation, preparation, contemplation, action, maintenance, and relapse
B) Preparation, precontemplation, contemplation, action, maintenance, and relapse
C) Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and relapse
C) Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and relapse
An undocumented client asks whether their immigration status will be reported. What is the BEST response?
A) Assure the client that their information is confidential within legal limits
B) Inform them that status must always be reported
C) Avoid answering to protect yourself legally
D) Encourage the client to avoid discussing immigration issues
A) Assure the client that their information is confidential within legal limits
100) A social worker is developing a logic model for a community health initiative. Which of the following is included in a logic model?
A) Client psychotherapy
B) Inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes
C) Staff supervision goals
D) A list of donors
B) Inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes
A client who is meeting with a social worker reports that her child unexpectedly died in an accident several years ago. When questioned about the loss, the client shows little emotion. To understand the impact of the death on the client’s current functioning, the social worker should FIRST:
A) Assess changes in her life circumstances before and after death
B) Ask her about the circumstances which caused the death
C) Reassure her that discussing the death will help with healing
A) Assess changes in her life circumstances before and after death
Which of the following BEST described awareness of a client diagnosed with delirium?
A) The client is completed aware with no impairment
B) The client has reduced or impaired awareness
C) The client may experience periods of reduced awareness which subsist over time
D) Notify the school principal
B) The client has reduced or impaired awareness
A client with depression is encouraged to schedule small daily activities to increase motivation. This intervention is:
A) Cognitive restructuring
B) Behavioral activation
C) Psychoeducation
D) Psychodynamic therapy
B) Behavioral activation
A hospital social worker is approached by a patient who gifts them a homemade item as a token of gratitude. The gift is of modest value. What is the best response according to ethical guidelines?
A) Accept the gift if it does not create a conflict of interest or boundary issue
B) Refuse all gifts from patients without exception
C) Ask the patient to donate the item to the hospital foundation
D) Ask the patient to give monetary compensation instead
A) Accept the gift if it does not create a conflict of interest or boundary issue
A community agency launches a program to address youth unemployment. To evaluate success, they track job placements at six months and 12 months. This is an example of what?
A) Formative evaluation
B) Outcome evaluation
C) Process evaluation
D) Anecdotal reporting
B) Outcome evaluation
A client experiences unacceptable thoughts about harming others and instead becomes a surgeon, channeling impulses into helping people. This is:
A) Sublimation
B) Displacement
C) Reaction Formation
D) Suppression
A) Sublimation
A client is currently taking Clozaril for the treatment of schizophrenia. The client is MOST likely going to be required to undergo what medical monitoring due to this medication use?
A) Weight checks
B) Blood work
C) Dietary restrictions
B) Blood work
When working with an involuntary, court-mandated client, a social worker who is addressing resistance should FIRST:
A) Ask the client to explain the reasons for referral for treatment
B) Educate the client about information that will be submitted to the court
C) Acknowledge the client's circumstances and lack of choice in receiving services
C) Acknowledge the client's circumstances and lack of choice in receiving services
300) A social worker is meeting with a 40-year-old man who has been court ordered to attend anger management classes. The man reports that he does not want to attend the classes because he believe the classes are a waste of his time and plans to leave early. What should the social worker do NEXT?
A) Honor the clients right to self-determination and allow him to leave
B) Convince the client to stay for the first session as he may find it beneficial
C) Call 911 as the client may become hostile since he has anger management issues
D) Explain the extent of the clients’ right to refuse services
D) Explain the extent of the clients’ right to refuse services
A social worker in a public health department is asked to design an evaluation for a new substance abuse prevention program. Which data collection method is most effective for measuring participant satisfaction?
A) Conducting a thorough literature review
B) Using a brief, anonymous questionnaire for participants
C) Analyzing vital records
D) Conducting MRI scans to measure changes in brain activity
B) Using a brief, anonymous questionnaire for participants
Which of the following is the BEST definition of rapprochement?
A) A technique used to confront a client in a nonthreatening way
B) A feeling experienced by clients who have not formed emotional attachments to others
C) A stage in childhood development in which a small child needs reassurance form a caregiver
C) A stage in childhood development in which a small child needs reassurance form a caregiver
A social worker employed in a hospital is asked to use a SOAP format for documentation in a client’s record. After describing the subjective and objective symptoms, the social worker should then enter which of the following information?
A) Assessment findings
B) Active treatment received
C) Adjustments to services needed
A) Assessment findings
A client states, "My supervisor is out to get me. I know he wants me fired because I'm worthless." What cognitive distortion is MOST evident?
A) Overgeneralization
B) Personalization
C) Catastrophizing
D) Mindreading
D) Mindreading
400) A social worker discovers a client’s case file left open on a public computer. What is the BEST immediate response?
A) Notify IT and delete the file
B) Lock the computer and inform the supervisor
C) Call the client to report the breach
D) Send an email to all staff about confidentiality
B) Lock the computer and inform the supervisor
A social worker is planning to employ an experimental design to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention. Which of the following will MOST likely be the focus of ethical issues associated with the methodology?
A) Instrumentation
B) Confidentiality
C) Randomization
C) Randomization
Most models of spiritual development move from an individual being egocentric to eventually becoming a(n):
A) Conformist
B) Integrated being
C) Dichotomous thinker
B) Integrated being
Which BEST describes culturally specific ways in which individuals or communities express, experience, and communicate psychological distress or emotional suffering that must be considered when intervention planning?
A) Cultural biases
B) Cultural stratification
C) Cultural concepts of distress
C) Cultural concepts of distress
A family comes into treatment because of their young daughter’s behavior. They report, upon intake, that she yells at her parents, doesn’t listen, and complains about their behavior. There is little progress during the course of treatment and the girl reports that she has no intention of changing. After the sixth session, a social worker tells the girl that she cannot help with her behavior and she should continue to “do as she wishes.” Which strategic family therapy technique is the social worker using in this situation?
A) Paradoxical intent
B) Pretend technique
C) Relabeling paradigm
A) Paradoxical intent
A social worker who is in a private mental health practice recently earned a doctorate form an accredited university in an unrelated field. She adds “Dr.” to her name on her social work private practice business card. How should this action by the social worker be assessed?
A) Unethical since it is not related to social work treatment
B) Ethical since she earned a doctorate
C) Unethical unless she explains that the degree is in another field
A) Unethical since it is not related to social work treatment
A married couple reports that they feel disconnected from one another and rarely speak or provide each other with any kind of support. Which BEST describes the reasons for these feelings?
A) Negative entropy
B) Entropy
C) Equifinality
B) Entropy