Social Work ASWB Masters Exam
Questions And Answers.
Ecosystem: Individual System -
\The most basic system, referring to an individual's most immediate environment (i.e.,
the effects of personality characteristics on other family members).
Ecosystem: Microsystem -
\A more generalized system referring to the interactional processes between multiple
microsystems (i. e., effects of spousal relationships on parent-child interactions).
Ecosystem: Mesosystem -
\A more generalized system referring to the interactional processes between multiple
microsystems (i. e., effects of spousal relationships on parent-child interactions).
Ecosystem: Exosystem -
\Settings on a more generalized level which affect indirectly, family interactions on the
micro and meso levels (i. e., the effects of parent's employment on family interactions).
Ecosystem: -
\
Ecosystem: Macrosystem -
\The most generalized forces, affecting individuals and family functioning (i.e., political,
cultural, economical, social).
Opiod Withdrawal Symptoms -
\Symptoms of opioid withdrawal are uncomfortable but usually not life-threatening and
are similar to those associated with a bad cold or the flu.
Hypokalemia -
\deficient level of potassium in the blood often associated with bulimia
Stages of Couple Development -
\Romance, Power Struggle, Stability, Commitment, Co-Creation
6 core values of social work -
\service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human
relationships, integrity, competence
Abilify (aripiprazole) -
\A mood stabilizer used for Bipolar Disorder
,Fluxoetine -
\Prozac
Anti-Depressant
Depakote -
\Used to treat seizure and mood disorders
Best Drug for OCD -
\An anti-depressant. Pharmacotherapy combined with behavioral or cognitive-
behavioral techniques is currently considered the treatment-of-choice for OCD. Of the
drugs listed, antidepressants (i.e., a tricyclic, such as clomipramine, or an SSRI) have
been most consistently found to be useful for reducing obsessions associated with OCD
Oxycontin -
\An opiate (addictive) pain medicine
Ethnocentrism -
\Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
Types of Family Therapy -
\Strategic, Structural Bowenian
Marx -
\Developed Conflict Theory
Stages of Freud's Theory -
\Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latent, Genital
Social Work Process -
\Engage
Assess
Plan
Intervene
Evaluate
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -
\Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
Self Actualization
Hallucinations -
\False sensory experience with no external stimulus
Accommodation -
, \Adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information
When Do Side-effects of SSRI Show Up? -
\Sexual side-effects can be present within 8 days
Experimental Research -
\The most robust type of research. Gathering primary data by selecting matched groups
of subjects, giving them different treatments, controlling related factors, and checking for
differences in group responses
Benzodiazepines -
\High risk of abuse
Person-in-Environment -
\A practice-guiding principle in social work that highlights the importance of
understanding an individual and individual behavior in light of the environmental
contexts in which that person lives and acts.
Type I Error -
\Detect an effect that was not present
Stages of Cultural Adaptation -
\Honeymoon- good views of new culture
Frustration- seeing challenges and difficulties of new culture
Readjustment- coming to terms with culture
Resolution- Either you stay and adapt or you leave
Stages of Cultural Identity -
\Pre-encounter
Encounter
Immersion-Emmersion
Internalization
Strengths-oriented Practice -
\Assumes problems can be a source of challenge and opportunity.
Community Based Decision Making -
\Orientation stage
Conflict stage
Emergence stage
Reinforcement stage
Type I Error -
\Detect an effect that was not present
Structural Family Therapy -
Questions And Answers.
Ecosystem: Individual System -
\The most basic system, referring to an individual's most immediate environment (i.e.,
the effects of personality characteristics on other family members).
Ecosystem: Microsystem -
\A more generalized system referring to the interactional processes between multiple
microsystems (i. e., effects of spousal relationships on parent-child interactions).
Ecosystem: Mesosystem -
\A more generalized system referring to the interactional processes between multiple
microsystems (i. e., effects of spousal relationships on parent-child interactions).
Ecosystem: Exosystem -
\Settings on a more generalized level which affect indirectly, family interactions on the
micro and meso levels (i. e., the effects of parent's employment on family interactions).
Ecosystem: -
\
Ecosystem: Macrosystem -
\The most generalized forces, affecting individuals and family functioning (i.e., political,
cultural, economical, social).
Opiod Withdrawal Symptoms -
\Symptoms of opioid withdrawal are uncomfortable but usually not life-threatening and
are similar to those associated with a bad cold or the flu.
Hypokalemia -
\deficient level of potassium in the blood often associated with bulimia
Stages of Couple Development -
\Romance, Power Struggle, Stability, Commitment, Co-Creation
6 core values of social work -
\service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human
relationships, integrity, competence
Abilify (aripiprazole) -
\A mood stabilizer used for Bipolar Disorder
,Fluxoetine -
\Prozac
Anti-Depressant
Depakote -
\Used to treat seizure and mood disorders
Best Drug for OCD -
\An anti-depressant. Pharmacotherapy combined with behavioral or cognitive-
behavioral techniques is currently considered the treatment-of-choice for OCD. Of the
drugs listed, antidepressants (i.e., a tricyclic, such as clomipramine, or an SSRI) have
been most consistently found to be useful for reducing obsessions associated with OCD
Oxycontin -
\An opiate (addictive) pain medicine
Ethnocentrism -
\Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.
Types of Family Therapy -
\Strategic, Structural Bowenian
Marx -
\Developed Conflict Theory
Stages of Freud's Theory -
\Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latent, Genital
Social Work Process -
\Engage
Assess
Plan
Intervene
Evaluate
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -
\Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
Self Actualization
Hallucinations -
\False sensory experience with no external stimulus
Accommodation -
, \Adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information
When Do Side-effects of SSRI Show Up? -
\Sexual side-effects can be present within 8 days
Experimental Research -
\The most robust type of research. Gathering primary data by selecting matched groups
of subjects, giving them different treatments, controlling related factors, and checking for
differences in group responses
Benzodiazepines -
\High risk of abuse
Person-in-Environment -
\A practice-guiding principle in social work that highlights the importance of
understanding an individual and individual behavior in light of the environmental
contexts in which that person lives and acts.
Type I Error -
\Detect an effect that was not present
Stages of Cultural Adaptation -
\Honeymoon- good views of new culture
Frustration- seeing challenges and difficulties of new culture
Readjustment- coming to terms with culture
Resolution- Either you stay and adapt or you leave
Stages of Cultural Identity -
\Pre-encounter
Encounter
Immersion-Emmersion
Internalization
Strengths-oriented Practice -
\Assumes problems can be a source of challenge and opportunity.
Community Based Decision Making -
\Orientation stage
Conflict stage
Emergence stage
Reinforcement stage
Type I Error -
\Detect an effect that was not present
Structural Family Therapy -
