Disorders
Considered to be a symptom of Conversion Disorder
What is Sensory symptoms, motor paralyses, and Coordination disturbances.
In establishing a therapeutic alliance with a gay or lesbian client, the FIRST issue for the social worker to address is: A) the client's concern regarding the therapist's values B) transference issues with the therapist C) the therapist's countertransference issues D) the client' sexual history
A) the client's concern regarding the therapist's values
A client who is lesbian wishes to become pregnant. She tells the social worker that she intends to contact a local sperm bank. What should the social worker do first? A) Explore the client's desire to become a parent B) Suggest that the client take parenting classes C) Explore the client's understanding of the difficulties of parenthood D) Evaluate the client's ability to handle possible community response
A) Explore the client's desire to become a parent.
The MOST important reason for clarifying the function of the agency with a client in the first interview is to: A) provide an understanding of the limitations of agency services B) encourage the client's cooperation with treatment goals C) fulfill the requirements for informed consent D) determine whether the agency's services are applicable to the client's needs
D) determine whether the agency's services are applicable to the client's needs
According to the DSM-IV-TR, for a substance abuse disorder to be in sustained full remission, the length of abstinence and the absence of symptoms must be for a period of: A) one month B) three months C) six months D) one year
one year
A social worker in a residential facility for adolescents is asked to provide crisis intervention following the suicide of a resident. The social worker should FIRST? A) restrict information due to confidentiality issues B) inform the resident's parents C) call the residents together to discuss the incident D) discuss the incident with each resident individually
C) call the residents together to discuss the incident
Early in treatment, a client describes having negotiated a "friendly" divorce that has limited the stress on her children. She expresses a need for approval for her handling of this situation. The social worker's BEST response is to: A) express congratulations for her success B) listen empathetically to the client's presentation C) validate the client's feelings about her success D) offer ideas on how the client might get approval from others
validate the client's feelings about her success.
What type of validity is concerned with the ability of a measurement instrument to discriminate between individuals who will differ in the future? A) Content B) External C) Concurrent D) Predictive
D) Predictive
A person diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, according to the DSM-IV-TR, will have all tendencies expect? 1. Use of obscene language 2. tendency to argue 3. blaming of others for one's own mistakes 4. episodic drug use
Episodic drug use
After the initial session in martial therapy, the wife calls the social worker after finding pornographic material, which her husband left in their bedroom. The social worker's BEST response is to: A) ask the client if she would like an individual appointment B) offer an individual appointment for the husband C) suggest that she present her concern at their next appointment D) ask the client how this made her feel
C) suggest that she present her concern at their next appointment
In settings such as hospitals where social workers are the primary service providers, which of the following methods BEST links social workers to those clients who need them most? A) Team staffings, which include social workers, to discuss all unit patients. B) Interviews of all new unit patients by the social worker. C) Visible and available social work office and staff. D) In-house referral by physicians to the social worker
A) Team staffings, which include social workers, to discuss all unit patients.
Program evaluation serves all of the following purposes EXCEPT: A) documenting the need for new services B) indicating the degree of client satisfaction C) measuring individual staff performance D) helping to meet requirements of funding groups
C) measuring individual staff performance
A clinical social worker is evaluating an eight-year old child who displays a complex facial tic consisting of tongue protrusion, sniffing, and blinking. Bark-like vocal tics are also present. These symptoms are known to disappear during sleep. What diagnosis is most likely?
Tourette's disorder
A 45-year-old man has been court ordered for therapy after being arrested for domestic violence toward his wife on several occasions. The social worker should: A) begin couple therapy B) refer the wife to a battered women's program C) refer the husband for psychiatric evaluation D) begin assessment and treatment process with the husband
D) begin assessment and treatment process with the husband
Psychotropic drugs used in the treatment of agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorders, and social phobia are BEST classified as: A) antipsychotic agents B) extrapyramidal drugs C) antianxiety drugs D) beta blockers
C) antianxiety drugs
Which of the following definitions BEST describes transference? A) The unconscious agreement between client and social worker concerning how the will work together B) The process of attributing one's own meaning to another's behavior C) The client's thoughts and feelings toward the social worker that are based on past relationships D) The social worker's unconscious response to the client
C) The client's thoughts and feelings toward the social worker that are based on past relationships
Bipolar Disorder, Dsythymic Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder all fall under which sub-section of disorders?
Mood Disorders
A social worker in private practice receives a referral of her friend's daughter. The social worker should: A) refer the daughter to another therapist B) consult with her friend about the daughter's behavior C) conduct an initial assessment D) treat the daughter after clarifying the need for confidentiality with the friend
A) refer the daughter to another therapist
A Client starts every session by telling long and irrelevant stories. When the social worker interjects questions related to the client's identified problem, the client answers the question and then continues with the narrative. What defense mechanism is the client using? A) Projection B) Avoidance C) Suppression D) Introjection
B) Avoidance
Which of the following features would MOST likely threaten the cohesiveness of a treatment group? A) Self-disclosure B) Scapegoating C) Dependence D) Conflict
D) Conflict