MSW Licensure Exam/MSW Final Exam / Master of Social Work Final test

MSW Licensure Exam Multi-Axial Assessment ans: I. Clinical Disorders II. Personality Disorders/Mental Retardation III. Medical Conditions IV. Psyco-social/Environmental Conditions V. GAF Mood Disorders ans: Dysthymic Disorder Major Depressive Disorder Bipolar Disorder Dysthymic Disorder ans: Long lasting MDD symptoms 2 or more lasting 2 or more years * Children 1 year Major Depressive Disorder ans: 4 symptoms 2 straight weeks within 6 months Difficulty in functioning (work, home,play) Bipolar Disorder ans: Manic Episodes and Depression: Symptoms: euphoria, racing thoughts, excessive talk, need for less sleep, hallucinations (psychotic features) Psychotic Disorders ans: Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder Schizophreniform Schizophrenia ans: Impairment of peceptions or expression of reality. Symptoms: Bizarre speech & appearance, Dellusions (Thoughts), Hallucinations (Senses/Perceptions),Disorganized speech, Catatonic behavior, Flat affect, Paranoia, Lost interest in Hygiene Schizophreniform Disorder ans: Symptoms present longer than 1 month, Not to exceed 6 month period Schizoaffective Disorder ans: 2 or more symptoms present for majority of 1 month period Personality Disorders ans: Histrionic PD, Narcissistic PD, Borderline, Obsessive Compulsive PD, Antisocial PD Schizotypal PD ans: Few to no intimate relationships, Extreme anxiety in social situations, Magical thinking Schizoid PD ans: Robotic, Avoid social situations Histrionic PD ans: 6 months or more, High functioning, Being overly dramatic or emotional, Need to be center of attention Borderline PD ans: Swing wildly from love to hate, Try to avoid real or imagined abandonment, Impulsiveness with money, sex, substance abuse, shoplifting, binge eating, *Manipulate boundaries *DBT Margaret Linehan Narcissistic PD ans: Inflated sense of self-importance and extreme preoccupation with one's self, Lacks empathy Antisocial PD ans: Age 6-12= ODD Age 12-18=Conduct Disorder Age 18+= APD Lacks remorse, reckless disregard for safety, aggressive, physical fights or assaults, faailure to conform to social norms Obsessive Compulsive PD ans: "Micro-Managers" Chronic preoccupation with rules, orderliness, and control Anxiety Disorders ans: PTSD GAD ADHD ADD OCD Acute Stress Disorder PTSD ans: Symptoms usually occure within 1 month of trauma, and last 1 month in duration Acute Stress Disorder ans: Symptoms manifest immediately after traumatic event GAD ans: patern of constant worry over many different activities, Difficulty controlling worry, Excess worry and anxiety out of proportion most of the time ADHD ans: Inattentiveness, Hyperactivity, Impulse Control Present for 6 months, and seen in 2 or more settings Symptoms should be present before age 7 OCD ans: "Ruminations" Fear of contamination Having things orderly or symmetrical Agressive impulses Sexual images or thoughts Obsessive Behaviors are meant to relieve anxiety Paraphilias ans: Exhibitionism Fetishism Frotteurism Pedophilia Sexual Masochism Sexual Sadism Voyeurism Somatoform Disorders ans: Conversion Disorder Pain Disorder Hypochondriasis Disorder Body Dysmorphic Disorder Conversion Disorder ans: Sudden loss of voluntary neurological function Inability to walk No evidence that symptom id feigned Not due to medical reason/illness Hypochodiasis Disorder ans: Fear persists for at least 6 months Body Dysmorphic Disorder ans: Imagined defect in appearance Pica ans: Eating objects like clay, dirt, toilet paper Enuresis ans: Bed wetting Encorpresis ans: Fecal soiling Stages of Grief/ Kubler-Ross ans: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance Psychopharmachology ans: 4 Classes of Psychotropic Medications: Mood Stabilizers Anti-Anxiety Meds Anti-Depressants Anti-Psychotic Meds