LCSW (ASWB Clinical) Questions And
Answers.
What is the 3 Levels of Consciousness? -
\Conscious, Pre-conscious & Unconscious
According to Psychoanalytic Theory behaviors & thoughts are driven by WHAT
unconscious forces, motives, & drives? -
\Unconscious Dreams, Desires, Defenses, & Wishes
Psychoanalysts believe that behaviors are shaped by? -
\Repressed Childhood Memories & Experiences
Freud believed that thoughts & ideas that create anxiety or distress are pushed from the
conscious to the unconscious. This process is referred to as? -
\Repression
What are the 3 Structural Personality Developmental stages? -
\Id, Ego, & Superego
The most primitive stage of the personality is? -
\Id
Two of the early cognitive theorists Alfred ______ & Albert _______. -
\Alfred Adler & Albert Ellis
The three levels of moral development are? -
\Pre-conventional, Conventional & Post-conventional
Respodent or Classical conditioning was formulated by John ______ & Ivan ______. -
\Watson & Pavlov
According to Skinner all Behaviors can be elicited or eliminated through ______ or
_____ reinforcement. -
\Positive & Negative
The work of cognitive theory address Mis-______, ______ thoughts ______ beliefs. -
\Misconceptions, irrational thoughts & false beliefs.
The 2 stages of conventional moral development focus on? -
\Individuals seeking to gain the approval of others & adherence to laws & rules.
,Classical conditioning refers to the process by which an individual learns a behavior
through ______. -
\Association
Decreasing the likelihood & frequency of a behavior by presenting an unpleasant
reinforcement or punishment is known as what type conditioning? -
\Aversion
What does ABC stand for in cognitive behavioral therapy? -
\A = Activating Event
B = Individual's thoughts & beliefs about A
C = Emotional Response & Consequences of B
Moral Development is learned primarily from the individual's _______. -
\Family
According to Pavlov, behaviors are a _______ to or result of some environmental event
or ________. -
\Response & Stimulus
________ are defined as the presentation of a positive or negative stimulus following a
behavior in order to increase the probability of its occurrence. -
\Reinforcers
The stage of development that involves an infant using her/his senses and motor
functions to understand the world is? -
\Sensorimotor
The two types of Piaget's adaption are? -
\Assimilation (the incorporation of an aspect of one's environment into an existing
mental schema)
OR
Accommodation (The adaptation or modification of existing mental schema to the
characteristics of a new object).
This type of test of reliability is where research subjects' test scores are compared with
one another using the same test is known as? -
\Inter-Rater
This type of single-subject design A-B design is know as? -
\Basic single systems design
The two phases of N=1 are? -
\Baseline & Intervention Phase
, This cognitive approach technique is used to make the client aware of & continue the
behavior that is causing anxiety (i.e., fear of public speaking) & to provide the client w/ a
sense of control. -
\Paradoxical Direction (Directive)
This stage is from 2-3 years & involves mastery of skills to be autonomous & learning to
be more confident & in control of their self. -
\Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
Gestalt Theory focuses on the _______ ______ of human experience in the _____ &
______. -
\Holistic Nature, Here & Now
The infant's attention shifts from being inwardly focused to outwardly focused is which
substage? -
\Differentiation
This practice framework is most relevant when the client is a female and her issues are
based upon the effects of gender or sex role stereotypes and discrimination. -
\Feminist Framework
Ability to successfully interact with other people is called? -
\Object Relations
During this stage the child learns more adult-like or hypothetical thinking. -
\Formal Operational
According to Piaget individual learning is through the process of ______ or the
reciprocal exchange between an individual and her/his environment. -
\Adaptation
This stage is from 6 to 11 years and involves a child to accomplish tasks & work in
groups. Failing this stage the child feels inferior & incompetent. -
\Industry vs. Inferiority
Unlike Freud, Erickson believed personality development continued after the age of
_____. -
\Five
The infant begins to want to act independently is which substage? -
\Rapprochement
The 3 Stages of object relations & the age ranges are? -
\- Autistic - Newborn to 1 mo
- Symbiotic - 1 to 5 mos
- Separation/Individuation - 5 mos through adulthood
Answers.
What is the 3 Levels of Consciousness? -
\Conscious, Pre-conscious & Unconscious
According to Psychoanalytic Theory behaviors & thoughts are driven by WHAT
unconscious forces, motives, & drives? -
\Unconscious Dreams, Desires, Defenses, & Wishes
Psychoanalysts believe that behaviors are shaped by? -
\Repressed Childhood Memories & Experiences
Freud believed that thoughts & ideas that create anxiety or distress are pushed from the
conscious to the unconscious. This process is referred to as? -
\Repression
What are the 3 Structural Personality Developmental stages? -
\Id, Ego, & Superego
The most primitive stage of the personality is? -
\Id
Two of the early cognitive theorists Alfred ______ & Albert _______. -
\Alfred Adler & Albert Ellis
The three levels of moral development are? -
\Pre-conventional, Conventional & Post-conventional
Respodent or Classical conditioning was formulated by John ______ & Ivan ______. -
\Watson & Pavlov
According to Skinner all Behaviors can be elicited or eliminated through ______ or
_____ reinforcement. -
\Positive & Negative
The work of cognitive theory address Mis-______, ______ thoughts ______ beliefs. -
\Misconceptions, irrational thoughts & false beliefs.
The 2 stages of conventional moral development focus on? -
\Individuals seeking to gain the approval of others & adherence to laws & rules.
,Classical conditioning refers to the process by which an individual learns a behavior
through ______. -
\Association
Decreasing the likelihood & frequency of a behavior by presenting an unpleasant
reinforcement or punishment is known as what type conditioning? -
\Aversion
What does ABC stand for in cognitive behavioral therapy? -
\A = Activating Event
B = Individual's thoughts & beliefs about A
C = Emotional Response & Consequences of B
Moral Development is learned primarily from the individual's _______. -
\Family
According to Pavlov, behaviors are a _______ to or result of some environmental event
or ________. -
\Response & Stimulus
________ are defined as the presentation of a positive or negative stimulus following a
behavior in order to increase the probability of its occurrence. -
\Reinforcers
The stage of development that involves an infant using her/his senses and motor
functions to understand the world is? -
\Sensorimotor
The two types of Piaget's adaption are? -
\Assimilation (the incorporation of an aspect of one's environment into an existing
mental schema)
OR
Accommodation (The adaptation or modification of existing mental schema to the
characteristics of a new object).
This type of test of reliability is where research subjects' test scores are compared with
one another using the same test is known as? -
\Inter-Rater
This type of single-subject design A-B design is know as? -
\Basic single systems design
The two phases of N=1 are? -
\Baseline & Intervention Phase
, This cognitive approach technique is used to make the client aware of & continue the
behavior that is causing anxiety (i.e., fear of public speaking) & to provide the client w/ a
sense of control. -
\Paradoxical Direction (Directive)
This stage is from 2-3 years & involves mastery of skills to be autonomous & learning to
be more confident & in control of their self. -
\Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
Gestalt Theory focuses on the _______ ______ of human experience in the _____ &
______. -
\Holistic Nature, Here & Now
The infant's attention shifts from being inwardly focused to outwardly focused is which
substage? -
\Differentiation
This practice framework is most relevant when the client is a female and her issues are
based upon the effects of gender or sex role stereotypes and discrimination. -
\Feminist Framework
Ability to successfully interact with other people is called? -
\Object Relations
During this stage the child learns more adult-like or hypothetical thinking. -
\Formal Operational
According to Piaget individual learning is through the process of ______ or the
reciprocal exchange between an individual and her/his environment. -
\Adaptation
This stage is from 6 to 11 years and involves a child to accomplish tasks & work in
groups. Failing this stage the child feels inferior & incompetent. -
\Industry vs. Inferiority
Unlike Freud, Erickson believed personality development continued after the age of
_____. -
\Five
The infant begins to want to act independently is which substage? -
\Rapprochement
The 3 Stages of object relations & the age ranges are? -
\- Autistic - Newborn to 1 mo
- Symbiotic - 1 to 5 mos
- Separation/Individuation - 5 mos through adulthood
