ASWB SOCIAL WORK EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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1. A 16-year-old client is exploring different identities, trying
new roles, and questioning parental values. According to Erikson,
this stage is:
A) Industry vs. Inferiority
B) Identity vs. Role Confusion
C) Intimacy vs. Isolation
D) Autonomy vs. Shame
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Erikson’s fifth stage (adolescence, ages 12–18) is
Identity vs. Role Confusion. A is school age (6–12). C is young
adulthood. D is toddlerhood.
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,2. A social worker in a nursing home notices a withdrawn resident
who refuses to eat. The resident says, “I’ve outlived everyone.
What’s the point?” This best reflects:
A) Ego integrity vs. Despair
B) Generativity vs. Stagnation
C) Isolation
D) Depression disorder only
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Erikson’s final stage (late adulthood) contrasts integrity
(accepting one’s life) with despair (regret and hopelessness). The
statement reflects despair.
3. A child who believes that a tall, thin glass holds more juice
than a short, wide glass (same volume) lacks:
A) Object permanence
B) Conservation
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,C) Abstract reasoning
D) Egocentrism
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Piaget’s preoperational stage (2–7 years) lacks
conservation – understanding that quantity stays same despite
shape change. A is infancy. C is formal operations. D is also
preoperational but refers to perspective-taking.
4. A 4-year-old says, “The sun went to sleep because it was
tired.” This is an example of:
A) Animism
B) Artificialism
C) Transductive reasoning
D) Egocentrism
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Animism = attributing life/lifelike qualities to
inanimate objects (common in preoperational stage).
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, 5. A social worker assesses an 80-year-old client who reports
loneliness after spouse’s death but enjoys volunteering. This
reflects:
A) Successful aging
B) Disengagement theory
C) Activity theory
D) Continuity theory
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Activity theory = well-being increases with continued
social engagement. Disengagement theory (withdrawal is
natural) is less supported.
6. A pregnant client uses heroin daily. Her newborn is likely to
experience:
A) Fetal alcohol syndrome
B) Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND
NEW!!)
1. A 16-year-old client is exploring different identities, trying
new roles, and questioning parental values. According to Erikson,
this stage is:
A) Industry vs. Inferiority
B) Identity vs. Role Confusion
C) Intimacy vs. Isolation
D) Autonomy vs. Shame
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Erikson’s fifth stage (adolescence, ages 12–18) is
Identity vs. Role Confusion. A is school age (6–12). C is young
adulthood. D is toddlerhood.
1
,2. A social worker in a nursing home notices a withdrawn resident
who refuses to eat. The resident says, “I’ve outlived everyone.
What’s the point?” This best reflects:
A) Ego integrity vs. Despair
B) Generativity vs. Stagnation
C) Isolation
D) Depression disorder only
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Erikson’s final stage (late adulthood) contrasts integrity
(accepting one’s life) with despair (regret and hopelessness). The
statement reflects despair.
3. A child who believes that a tall, thin glass holds more juice
than a short, wide glass (same volume) lacks:
A) Object permanence
B) Conservation
2
,C) Abstract reasoning
D) Egocentrism
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Piaget’s preoperational stage (2–7 years) lacks
conservation – understanding that quantity stays same despite
shape change. A is infancy. C is formal operations. D is also
preoperational but refers to perspective-taking.
4. A 4-year-old says, “The sun went to sleep because it was
tired.” This is an example of:
A) Animism
B) Artificialism
C) Transductive reasoning
D) Egocentrism
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Animism = attributing life/lifelike qualities to
inanimate objects (common in preoperational stage).
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, 5. A social worker assesses an 80-year-old client who reports
loneliness after spouse’s death but enjoys volunteering. This
reflects:
A) Successful aging
B) Disengagement theory
C) Activity theory
D) Continuity theory
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Activity theory = well-being increases with continued
social engagement. Disengagement theory (withdrawal is
natural) is less supported.
6. A pregnant client uses heroin daily. Her newborn is likely to
experience:
A) Fetal alcohol syndrome
B) Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
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