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LMSW Practice Test Questions with Detailed
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Which of the following is NOT true about motivation to
change?
A. Motivation fluctuates from one time to another
B. Motivation can be increased by working to remove barriers
to change
C. Motivation is driven by hope or the belief that life can be
different
D. Motivation that is imposed by external forces is more salient
than that which is intrinsic
✓✓ D. Motivation that is imposed by external forces is more
salient than that which is intrinsic
Evidence-based social work practice can BEST be defined as:
A. Interventions that a social worker has gained training and
experience in delivering
B. Treatment that yields the most cost-effective outcomes
according to a cost-benefit analysis
C. Decision making based on the conscientious, explicit, and
judicious use of research knowledge, clinical expertise, social
work values, and client wishes
D. Practice evaluations that adhere to scientific principles
✓✓ C. Decision making based on the conscientious, explicit,
and judicious use of research knowledge, clinical
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What are the stages of change in sequential order?
A. Precontemplation, preparation, contemplation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
B. Preparation, action, precontemplation, contemplation,
maintenance, and relapse
C. Preparation, pre-contemplation, contemplation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
D. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
✓✓ D. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
Which of the following is NOT an essential step in ethical
problem solving?
A. Identifying the ethical standards that may be compromised
B. Determining whether there is an ethical dilemma
C. Weighing ethical issues in light of social work values and
principles
D. Asking a supervisor to monitor practice to identify new
ethical issues or dilemmas
✓✓ D. Asking a supervisor to monitor practice to identify new
ethical issues or dilemmas
A young boy is stopped by a police officer and claims that he is
a member of the armed forces, though it is obvious that he is
not. This assertion by the boy is MOST likely a:
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A. Comorbid thought
B. Dissociation
C. Folie a deux
D. Delusion
✓✓ D. Delusion
A social work administrator is having trouble finding a group
home manager for a new program scheduled to open in 2
weeks. Further delays in locating staff will delay clients from
moving into the program. The administrator temporarily hires
her niece, who just graduated with a social work degree, for this
position This action is:
A. Ethical because the niece is clearly qualified for the position
B. Unethical because this is a conflict of interest
C. Ethical because the position is temporary and ensures clients
get the services needed
D. Unethical because clients will experience staff turnover when
a new manger is hired
✓✓ B. Unethical because this is a conflict of interest
A social worker is interested in seeing the extent to which
current clients are satisfied with a new relapse prevention
program. The social worker distributes a client satisfaction
survey to those in the program. The social worker then collects
the surveys and analyzes the results are presented to a
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management team in the agency. The social worker is
conducting which type of evaluation?
A. Summative
B. Experimental
C. Quasi-experimental
D. Formative
✓✓ D. Formative
Which of the following is an example of social stratification?
A. A child is not included in group activities in school because.
of his or her poor social skills
B. Children who are violent need to be segregated from their
peers
C. A child with social deficits is assumed to be delayed in
cognition without additional assessment
D. Children from affluent households receive a better public
education than those from low-income households.
✓✓ D. Children from affluent households receive a better
public education than those from low-income households.
During an intake interview, a client reports that she is
extremely depressed and has self-destructive thoughts. She has
had prior suicide attempts, but tells the social worker not to
worry as she wont "do it again". The social worker should
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LMSW Practice Test Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers for Accuracy
Which of the following is NOT true about motivation to
change?
A. Motivation fluctuates from one time to another
B. Motivation can be increased by working to remove barriers
to change
C. Motivation is driven by hope or the belief that life can be
different
D. Motivation that is imposed by external forces is more salient
than that which is intrinsic
✓✓ D. Motivation that is imposed by external forces is more
salient than that which is intrinsic
Evidence-based social work practice can BEST be defined as:
A. Interventions that a social worker has gained training and
experience in delivering
B. Treatment that yields the most cost-effective outcomes
according to a cost-benefit analysis
C. Decision making based on the conscientious, explicit, and
judicious use of research knowledge, clinical expertise, social
work values, and client wishes
D. Practice evaluations that adhere to scientific principles
✓✓ C. Decision making based on the conscientious, explicit,
and judicious use of research knowledge, clinical
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What are the stages of change in sequential order?
A. Precontemplation, preparation, contemplation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
B. Preparation, action, precontemplation, contemplation,
maintenance, and relapse
C. Preparation, pre-contemplation, contemplation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
D. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
✓✓ D. Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,
maintenance, and relapse
Which of the following is NOT an essential step in ethical
problem solving?
A. Identifying the ethical standards that may be compromised
B. Determining whether there is an ethical dilemma
C. Weighing ethical issues in light of social work values and
principles
D. Asking a supervisor to monitor practice to identify new
ethical issues or dilemmas
✓✓ D. Asking a supervisor to monitor practice to identify new
ethical issues or dilemmas
A young boy is stopped by a police officer and claims that he is
a member of the armed forces, though it is obvious that he is
not. This assertion by the boy is MOST likely a:
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A. Comorbid thought
B. Dissociation
C. Folie a deux
D. Delusion
✓✓ D. Delusion
A social work administrator is having trouble finding a group
home manager for a new program scheduled to open in 2
weeks. Further delays in locating staff will delay clients from
moving into the program. The administrator temporarily hires
her niece, who just graduated with a social work degree, for this
position This action is:
A. Ethical because the niece is clearly qualified for the position
B. Unethical because this is a conflict of interest
C. Ethical because the position is temporary and ensures clients
get the services needed
D. Unethical because clients will experience staff turnover when
a new manger is hired
✓✓ B. Unethical because this is a conflict of interest
A social worker is interested in seeing the extent to which
current clients are satisfied with a new relapse prevention
program. The social worker distributes a client satisfaction
survey to those in the program. The social worker then collects
the surveys and analyzes the results are presented to a
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management team in the agency. The social worker is
conducting which type of evaluation?
A. Summative
B. Experimental
C. Quasi-experimental
D. Formative
✓✓ D. Formative
Which of the following is an example of social stratification?
A. A child is not included in group activities in school because.
of his or her poor social skills
B. Children who are violent need to be segregated from their
peers
C. A child with social deficits is assumed to be delayed in
cognition without additional assessment
D. Children from affluent households receive a better public
education than those from low-income households.
✓✓ D. Children from affluent households receive a better
public education than those from low-income households.
During an intake interview, a client reports that she is
extremely depressed and has self-destructive thoughts. She has
had prior suicide attempts, but tells the social worker not to
worry as she wont "do it again". The social worker should
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