LCSW study guide - Clinical Exam Questions With All
Correct Answers
Empathy is the art of:
(A) perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of
another.
(B) having feelings of sorrow and pity for the distress of another.
(C) showing mercy and compassion for another.
(D) addressing the mental distress and uncertainty of another correct
answer -A. perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional
state of another.
The termination process is most often associated with:
(A) evaluating goals and accomplishments
(B) implementing a plan of action
(C) setting limits
(D) developing a contract correct answer -keyword: MOST
A. evaluating goals and accomplishments
A 13-year-old is a member of a treatment group for first offenders.
During the initial session, the member brags to others about the
vandalizing he did in the neighborhood. The group social worker
should:
(A) discuss the client's behavior with his parents
(B) confront the client about his behavior
(C) encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his
behavior
(D) report the client to the juvenile authorities correct answer -C.
encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
, A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school
because their child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake
interview, it becomes clear to the social worker that the parents are
preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. The first
step for intervention should be to:
(A) assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's
school behavior
(B) arrange as assessment interview with the child
(C) work with the parents on the issues they have identified
(D) help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns.
correct answer -keyword: FIRST
C. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a
history of assaultive behavior and substance abuse is being considered
for discharge from a long-term psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly
parents have expressed willingness to have the patient return home. In
formulating discharge plans, the social workers should first evaluate
which of the following factors.
(A) medication compliance
(B) potential danger to the family
(C) exposure to illegal substances
(D) rehabilitative opportunities correct answer -Keyword: FIRST
B. potential danger to the family
A patient has been in a psychiatric hospital for three weeks. His
diagnoses are schizophrenia and alcohol abuse. He is no psychotropic
medication and an anti-convulsant for his seizure disorder. For several
days he has been drowsy, stumbling, and slurring his speech. The social
worker should first:
Correct Answers
Empathy is the art of:
(A) perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional state of
another.
(B) having feelings of sorrow and pity for the distress of another.
(C) showing mercy and compassion for another.
(D) addressing the mental distress and uncertainty of another correct
answer -A. perceiving, experiencing and responding to the emotional
state of another.
The termination process is most often associated with:
(A) evaluating goals and accomplishments
(B) implementing a plan of action
(C) setting limits
(D) developing a contract correct answer -keyword: MOST
A. evaluating goals and accomplishments
A 13-year-old is a member of a treatment group for first offenders.
During the initial session, the member brags to others about the
vandalizing he did in the neighborhood. The group social worker
should:
(A) discuss the client's behavior with his parents
(B) confront the client about his behavior
(C) encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his
behavior
(D) report the client to the juvenile authorities correct answer -C.
encourage the client to talk about possible motivation for his behavior
, A family is referred to a community social services agency by a school
because their child has been disruptive in the classroom. At the intake
interview, it becomes clear to the social worker that the parents are
preoccupied with unemployment and threatened eviction. The first
step for intervention should be to:
(A) assist the parents in understanding the importance of the child's
school behavior
(B) arrange as assessment interview with the child
(C) work with the parents on the issues they have identified
(D) help the child talk to the parents about the child's own concerns.
correct answer -keyword: FIRST
C. work with the parents on the issues they have identified
A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed as having schizophrenia with a
history of assaultive behavior and substance abuse is being considered
for discharge from a long-term psychiatric facility. The patient's elderly
parents have expressed willingness to have the patient return home. In
formulating discharge plans, the social workers should first evaluate
which of the following factors.
(A) medication compliance
(B) potential danger to the family
(C) exposure to illegal substances
(D) rehabilitative opportunities correct answer -Keyword: FIRST
B. potential danger to the family
A patient has been in a psychiatric hospital for three weeks. His
diagnoses are schizophrenia and alcohol abuse. He is no psychotropic
medication and an anti-convulsant for his seizure disorder. For several
days he has been drowsy, stumbling, and slurring his speech. The social
worker should first:
