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LMSW Practice Questions with Detailed Verified
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Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child
who is in a residential treatment facility. The social worker
should FIRST:
✓✓ a. respect the parent's need for separation by not
contacting them
b. request that the child be discharged
c. contact the parents about the child's placement
d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions
A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on three
occasions for drinking alcohol at school. Each time, the mother
becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl but is convinced
by the father to give her another chance. Which of the following
BEST characterizes the father's behavior in this situation?
✓✓ a. triangulation
b. enabling
c. advocating
d. manipulating
Common indicators of sexual, physical and emotional abuse
include all of the following EXCEPT:
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✓✓ a. violence against younger children
b. sexualized behavior
c. isolation
d. stuttering
The concept of gender roles is BEST defined as:
✓✓ a. attitudes and behaviors attached to individuals because
of their sex
b. an individual's sex orientation and/or preference
c. biological characteristics that influence an individual's
behavior
d. interplay of biological and sociocultural influences
Which type of interviewing question is MOST likely to generate
client defensiveness?
✓✓ a. open ended
b. closed
c. leading
d. why
When interviewing a client whose speech patterns are different
from the social worker's, the social worker's PRIMARY
consideration should be that:
LMSW Practice Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers for Accuracy
Parents continually refuse to communicate with their child
who is in a residential treatment facility. The social worker
should FIRST:
✓✓ a. respect the parent's need for separation by not
contacting them
b. request that the child be discharged
c. contact the parents about the child's placement
d. assess the child's response to the parents' actions
A fifteen year old girl has been sent home from school on three
occasions for drinking alcohol at school. Each time, the mother
becomes angry and threatens to punish the girl but is convinced
by the father to give her another chance. Which of the following
BEST characterizes the father's behavior in this situation?
✓✓ a. triangulation
b. enabling
c. advocating
d. manipulating
Common indicators of sexual, physical and emotional abuse
include all of the following EXCEPT:
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✓✓ a. violence against younger children
b. sexualized behavior
c. isolation
d. stuttering
The concept of gender roles is BEST defined as:
✓✓ a. attitudes and behaviors attached to individuals because
of their sex
b. an individual's sex orientation and/or preference
c. biological characteristics that influence an individual's
behavior
d. interplay of biological and sociocultural influences
Which type of interviewing question is MOST likely to generate
client defensiveness?
✓✓ a. open ended
b. closed
c. leading
d. why
When interviewing a client whose speech patterns are different
from the social worker's, the social worker's PRIMARY
consideration should be that:
