BSW Licensure Exam Questions And Answers

BSW Licensure Exam Questions And Answers Biofeedback - ANSWER- A behavior training program that teaches a person how to control certain functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, and muscular tension. Antabuse - ANSWER- A drug that, when combined with alcohol, causes violent nausea; it is used to control a person's drinking. Flooding - ANSWER- A treatment for phobias or anxiety in which clients are exposed repeatedly and intensively to a feared object and made to see that it is actually harmless. Stages of Crisis - ANSWER- 1.Precrisis 2. Crisis 3. Postcrisis Stages of Grief - ANSWER- 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance Protective factors for suicide - ANSWER- Restricted access to lethal instruments, coping skills, cultural and religious beliefs that discourage suicide. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - ANSWER- U.S act that provides employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for family members, newborn children, dependent parents, or because of a serious health condition of the employee. Formative Evaluation - ANSWER- Measures processes of the program and whether or not these processes are guiding the program to desirable outcomes. Transference - ANSWER- Client begins to have inappropriate feelings for their caregiver Drug Misuse - ANSWER- Different than substance abuse. Using medications or prescribed drugs inappropriately. Stages of Erikson's Theory - ANSWER- Trust vs. mistrust (infancy) Autonomy vs. shame and doubt (toddler) Initiative vs. guilt (preschool) Industry vs. inferiority (school age) Identity vs. role confusion (adolescence) Intimacy vs. isolation (young adulthood) Generativity vs. stagnation (middle adulthood) Ego integrity vs. despair (later adulthood) Psychodynamic Perspective - ANSWER- The approach based on the view that behavior is motivated by unconscious inner forces (especially early childhood experiences) over which the individual has little control. Cognitive Behavioral Perspective - ANSWER- Focuses on changing patterns of thought to affect feelings and behaviors. Subpoena vs. Court Order - ANSWER- Subpoena is request, court is order. Social workers only have to submit records unless an order is made. A social worker may claim privilege under a subpoena. Symptoms of Neurological Disorders - ANSWER- Weakness, motor dysfunction, deafness, vertigo. Neurological disorders often coexist with mental illness. Postmorbid - ANSWER- Symptoms are subsequent to the onset of an illness Most powerful predictor of violence: - ANSWER- Gang membership and involvement with delinquent peers. Delirium - ANSWER- Mental disorder marked by confusion, uncontrolled excitement, irritability, aggression, and distorted thinking. Dissociation - ANSWER- When the integrative functions of the mind such as memory, identity, perception, or consciousness are disturbed. Administrative Supervision - ANSWER- The purpose is to appoint someone who is formally responsible for the social worker's actions by ensuring they follow proper procedures and policies. Educational Supervision - ANSWER- Refers to a relationship between a supervisor and a social worker with the aim of teaching new skills. Individuals are equals rather than supervisor/supervisee. Endogenous Depression - ANSWER- Depression caused mainly by a chemical imbalance and may have genetic and biological causes. Usually occurs without a clear trigger. Exogenous Depression - ANSWER- Depression caused by external events or psychosocial stressors. Transpersonal Theory - ANSWER- Focuses on ego identity and studies how this progresses throughout the course of human development. Structural-Functional Perspective - ANSWER- Sees a role as a set of expectations that society places on a client. Interactionist Perspective - ANSWER- Roles are fluid and constantly negotiated between individuals. Partializing - ANSWER- Used to help clients break down multiple or complex aspects and dimensions of the person-issue-situation into more manageable units so you can address them more easily.