MSW Exam Prep 3 – Master of Social Work Study Guide (Advanced Review and Exam
Preparation Material)
In the first interview, the parents of a 7-year-old boy report having difficulty dealing with the
boy's recent behavior. He was caught stealing money from his mother's purse a week ago and
has collected an array of pencils, crayons, and other school items from his class that don't
belong to him. In light of the parents' report, what should the social worker do FIRST? - correct
answer ✔✔Seek permission from the parents to consult with the boys teacher.
What is the most important component of a treatment plan? - correct answer ✔✔Goals and
objectives
A 5-year-old boy is in foster care and enrolled in a therapeutic nursery school. He and his older
sister were removed from their home after they were found wandering in the park asking
people for food. Their parents were both found to have a drug problem. While observing the
boy at school, the social worker notices that he impulsively approaches strangers, tends to be
overly familiar with people he has just met, and quickly becomes attached to any adult who
pays attention to him. Before assigning a DSM-5 diagnosis of ______________ to this boy, the
social worker will want to confirm that his symptoms are attributable to ______________. -
correct answer ✔✔disinhibited social engagement disorder and early neglect or deprivation
"Ego-syntonic" traits: - correct answer ✔✔are consistent with a person's self-perception.
Which of the following features would cause the social worker to consider other specified
obsessive-compulsive and related disorder over a diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder? -
correct answer ✔✔The person is excessively preoccupied with actual defects or flaws in their
own physical appearance, and this preoccupation causes significant impairment or distress.
What is NOT a following are cause of dementia - correct answer ✔✔rheumatoid arthritis
Preparation Material)
In the first interview, the parents of a 7-year-old boy report having difficulty dealing with the
boy's recent behavior. He was caught stealing money from his mother's purse a week ago and
has collected an array of pencils, crayons, and other school items from his class that don't
belong to him. In light of the parents' report, what should the social worker do FIRST? - correct
answer ✔✔Seek permission from the parents to consult with the boys teacher.
What is the most important component of a treatment plan? - correct answer ✔✔Goals and
objectives
A 5-year-old boy is in foster care and enrolled in a therapeutic nursery school. He and his older
sister were removed from their home after they were found wandering in the park asking
people for food. Their parents were both found to have a drug problem. While observing the
boy at school, the social worker notices that he impulsively approaches strangers, tends to be
overly familiar with people he has just met, and quickly becomes attached to any adult who
pays attention to him. Before assigning a DSM-5 diagnosis of ______________ to this boy, the
social worker will want to confirm that his symptoms are attributable to ______________. -
correct answer ✔✔disinhibited social engagement disorder and early neglect or deprivation
"Ego-syntonic" traits: - correct answer ✔✔are consistent with a person's self-perception.
Which of the following features would cause the social worker to consider other specified
obsessive-compulsive and related disorder over a diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder? -
correct answer ✔✔The person is excessively preoccupied with actual defects or flaws in their
own physical appearance, and this preoccupation causes significant impairment or distress.
What is NOT a following are cause of dementia - correct answer ✔✔rheumatoid arthritis
