SW terms to know
A client tells the Social Worker that "She feels like a failure" because she cannot seem to meet the daily demands of work. The Social Worker responds that, "many people in your situation experience the same feelings." The technique the Social Worker is using is known as:
A. Validation
B. Reflecting
C. Paraphrasing
Validation
What is the process of helping a client recognize and challenge negative thought patterns that influence emotions and behaviors?
A.Thought stopping
B.Cognitive restructuring
C.Exposure therapy
D.Reframing
Cognitive restructuring- Hint here is CBT
Which therapy emphasizes identifying and changing distorted thoughts that contribute to emotional distress?
A. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
B. Gestalt Therapy
C. Narrative Therapy
D. Existential Therapy
CBT
A client reports feeling sad most days, poor appetite, fatigue, and low self-worth for the past 24 months, but denies any suicidal thoughts. Symptoms never fully last longer than two months. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Major Depressive Disorder
B. Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
C . Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood
Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Hint* Duration of symptoms
MDD- 2 weeks
PDD- Almost over 2 years
Adjustment- 2-3 months
What is the term for a client transferring feelings originally associated with significant figures in their past onto the therapist?
Transference
In solution-focused therapy, what type of question helps a client imagine life without the presenting problem?
A. Scaling question
B. Miracle question
C. Socratic question
Miracle question
Which therapeutic approach focuses on helping clients take responsibility for their feelings and emphasizes awareness of the present moment?
A. Gestalt Therapy
B. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
C. Psychodynamic Therapy
D. Person-Centered Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Hint here is empty chair therapy. Mirroring. Identifying actions and behaviors with others perspectives.
A 9-year-old child displays a persistent pattern of angry mood, arguing with adults, refusing to comply with rules, and deliberately annoying others for over 6 months. There is no aggression toward people or animals. Which diagnosis best describes?
A. Conduct Disorder
B. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
C. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
D. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
ODD
DMDD(extreme outburst & temper tantrums)
ODD(mild irritation, focuses on refusal of authority)
When a client presents as cheerful and overly positive to avoid confronting painful emotions, what defense mechanism is this?
A.Reaction formation
B.Splitting
C. Projection
Reaction Formation
When a therapist models appropriate behavior or emotional regulation strategies for a client to observe and imitate, what intervention is being used?
A.Psychoeducation
B. Behavioral rehearsal
C. Modeling
Which modality integrates mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance skills, and was originally developed for clients with borderline personality disorder?
A. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
B. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
C. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
D. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
DBT
A client reports excessive anxiety about multiple life areas (work, finances, health) for more than six months, finds it hard to control the worry, and experiences restlessness, fatigue, and sleep disturbance. What would be you preliminary diagnosis?
A. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
B. Panic Disorder
C. Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
D. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
GAD
What is the term for the process of gathering detailed information about a client’s history, strengths, needs, and current functioning during the initial phase of treatment?
Biopsychosocial
All of the following are methods that Social Workers can use to address resistance during the engagement phase of session EXCEPT?
A. Clarifying what will occur in session
B. Instilling hope that change is possible
C.Explaining the limits of confidentiality
D. Making smaller steps so that the client can make progress towards change
Which therapy is rooted in early childhood experiences and emphasizes uncovering unconscious motivations and conflicts that shape current behavior?
A. Psychodynamic Therapy
B. Humanistic Therapy
C. Existential Therapy
D. Behavior Therapy
Psychodynamic
A 22 yo client reports experiencing recurrent episodes of elevated mood, increased energy, decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts, and impulsive behavior lasting 4 days, alternating with depressive episodes. This is most likely the result of?
A. Bipolar I Disorder
B. Bipolar II Disorder
C. Cyclothymic Disorder
D. Major Depressive Disorder
BP II
What's the differences between I & II?
Which of the following is not a Social Work Core Value
A. Reducing Risk to Others
B. Social Justice
C. Service
Reducing risk to others
A Social Worker is seeing a couples for counseling. After 6 months, they decide to end their marriage and ask for the Social Worker to make a recommendation for couples counseling. The Social Work should?
A. Decline, because its not appropriate since both are still clients
B. Accept the request and agree to produce the best child custody recommendation from your experience.
C. Decline and contact the court herself.
D. Accept the request, but shift the couples goals to collect the information needed for the report.
Decline, because its not appropriate since both are still clients.
Defer court decisions to the appropriate profession. If you are required to submit documents in support, be sure to only respond to a court order.
Which therapy helps clients identify dominant stories about their lives in ways that align with their values and intrustic strengths?
A. Narrative Therapy
B. Existential Therapy
C. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
D. Family Systems Therapy
Narrative Therapy
A 32-year-old client describes long-standing instability in relationships, intense fear of abandonment, impulsive behavior, mood swings, and chronic feelings of emptiness. Which diagnosis best describes her personality?
A. Histrionic Personality Disorder
B. Borderline Personality Disorder
C. Dependent Personality Disorder
D. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
BPD