Social Work Exam Bachelor Level
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A. Progressing through a typical psychosocial stage of development
According to Erik Erikson, contributing to society and doing things to benefit future generations
are important needs at the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. Generativity
refers to "making your mark" on the world through caring for others, creating things, and
accomplishing things that make the world a better place. Stagnation refers to the failure to find
a way to contribute, leaving individuals feeling disconnected or uninvolved with their
community and with society as a whole. - correct answer ✔✔A client who has recently retired
tells a social worker that his life has always been consumed by his job. He was focused on rising
to the top of his industry and increasing his earnings. The client feels that he would now like to
"make a difference by giving back" and would like to donate his time and money to helping
others. This client is MOST likely:
A. Progressing through a typical psychosocial stage of development B. Worried about having
something productive to do now that he is retired
C. Wanting to teach others how to be successful in their chosen fields D. Experiencing a loss in
role functioning that often accompanies retirement
C. Conduct a suicide risk assessment
Specifically, this question focused on determining competency with regard to a client's right to
self-determination and balancing it against risk (KSA). - correct answer ✔✔A social worker at a
community mental health agency is doing a home visit to a client who has not gotten his
medication refilled as prescribed. The social worker learns that the client has not been taking it
for several weeks due to a belief that the drug is not helping to alleviate his thought to "just end
things." In order to assist the client, the social worker should FIRST:
, A. Accompany the client to his next appointment with the psychiatrist to see if another
medication can be prescribed
B. Explain to the client the importance of taking the medication as prescribed
C. Conduct a suicide risk assessment
D. Ask the client if he has suggestions for other strategies that may assist him
C. Reliability of the observations made
Reliability is related to the consistency of data collected. When using observers to collect
information, there is always a concern about whether results are reliable or consistent.
Observers can be distracted or simply miss critical interactions. In order to determine whether
all data were gathered consistently, interobserver reliability (the use of independent observers
to see whether they record the same events) is needed. - correct answer ✔✔A social worker is
asked to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral program aimed at increasing social skills of
children. While collecting baseline data, she asks a colleague to independently record the
number of social interactions observed prior to the start of the program. The colleague's
information is then compared to that obtained by the social worker. This approach is MOST
likely used by the social worker due to concerns about:
A. Validity of the research being conducted
B. Response bias due to social desirability
C. Reliability of the observations made
D. Homogeneity of the sample
1-interobserver (the use of independent observers to see whether they record the same events)
2-test-retest reliability (assessing the consistency of a measure from one time to another)
3-parallel-forms reliability (comparing results of two tests assessing the same domain)
4-internal consistency reliability (examining the consistency of results across items within a test)
- correct answer ✔✔What are some examples of reliability testing
Questions & answers graded A+
A. Progressing through a typical psychosocial stage of development
According to Erik Erikson, contributing to society and doing things to benefit future generations
are important needs at the generativity versus stagnation stage of development. Generativity
refers to "making your mark" on the world through caring for others, creating things, and
accomplishing things that make the world a better place. Stagnation refers to the failure to find
a way to contribute, leaving individuals feeling disconnected or uninvolved with their
community and with society as a whole. - correct answer ✔✔A client who has recently retired
tells a social worker that his life has always been consumed by his job. He was focused on rising
to the top of his industry and increasing his earnings. The client feels that he would now like to
"make a difference by giving back" and would like to donate his time and money to helping
others. This client is MOST likely:
A. Progressing through a typical psychosocial stage of development B. Worried about having
something productive to do now that he is retired
C. Wanting to teach others how to be successful in their chosen fields D. Experiencing a loss in
role functioning that often accompanies retirement
C. Conduct a suicide risk assessment
Specifically, this question focused on determining competency with regard to a client's right to
self-determination and balancing it against risk (KSA). - correct answer ✔✔A social worker at a
community mental health agency is doing a home visit to a client who has not gotten his
medication refilled as prescribed. The social worker learns that the client has not been taking it
for several weeks due to a belief that the drug is not helping to alleviate his thought to "just end
things." In order to assist the client, the social worker should FIRST:
, A. Accompany the client to his next appointment with the psychiatrist to see if another
medication can be prescribed
B. Explain to the client the importance of taking the medication as prescribed
C. Conduct a suicide risk assessment
D. Ask the client if he has suggestions for other strategies that may assist him
C. Reliability of the observations made
Reliability is related to the consistency of data collected. When using observers to collect
information, there is always a concern about whether results are reliable or consistent.
Observers can be distracted or simply miss critical interactions. In order to determine whether
all data were gathered consistently, interobserver reliability (the use of independent observers
to see whether they record the same events) is needed. - correct answer ✔✔A social worker is
asked to evaluate the effectiveness of a behavioral program aimed at increasing social skills of
children. While collecting baseline data, she asks a colleague to independently record the
number of social interactions observed prior to the start of the program. The colleague's
information is then compared to that obtained by the social worker. This approach is MOST
likely used by the social worker due to concerns about:
A. Validity of the research being conducted
B. Response bias due to social desirability
C. Reliability of the observations made
D. Homogeneity of the sample
1-interobserver (the use of independent observers to see whether they record the same events)
2-test-retest reliability (assessing the consistency of a measure from one time to another)
3-parallel-forms reliability (comparing results of two tests assessing the same domain)
4-internal consistency reliability (examining the consistency of results across items within a test)
- correct answer ✔✔What are some examples of reliability testing
