LCSW PRACTICE QUESTIONS #2 EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A hospital emergency room social worker meets with a 45-year-old man who
recently immigrated from Mexico and has been experiencing severe panic attacks
and anxiety. When the social worker approaches him, he says that he does not need
any mental health treatment and that she can leave. The MOST likely explanation for
his behavior is:
A. His preference for seeking treatment from a curandero.
B. His denial that he has a mental health problem.
C. The negative cultural response associated with mental health treatment.
,D. A miscommunication due to a language barrier. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. The
negative cultural response associated with mental health treatment.
Rationale: C is the best answer because many cultures associate stigma with mental
health treatment. A is not the best answer because it makes an assumption that is
not indicated by the information in the stem. B may be true, but is not as likely as C.
D is not the best answer since the stem gives no indication that there is a language
barrier between the client and social worker.
A mother meets with a social worker due to concerns with her seven-year-old son.
The mother reports that her family recently survived an earthquake that destroyed
their house and the surrounding area. She is worried about her son because any
time he hears a loud noise he starts to cry inconsolably and won't leave her side. In
behavioral therapy, what is this an example of?
A. Extinction
,B. Negative reinforcement
C. Operant conditioning
D. Classical conditioning - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Classical conditioning
Rationale: This is a recall question: the stem describes an example of classical
conditioning in which the client develops a conditioned response (crying and
clinging to mom) when exposed to stimuli (loud noises) that represent a previously
experienced event (the earthquake). A, B, and C would all be described differently.
A young adult client has been meeting with a social worker due to a diagnosis of
major depression. When discussing his childhood, the client reports that he was
often bullied and humiliated by peers at school. The client reports this with a flat
affect and a sense of detachment. The social worker should respond by:
A. Sharing a personal experience of being teased as a child.
, B. Assist the client in developing awareness around his feeling related to being
bullied.
C. Confront the client's denial.
D. Provide the client with psychoeducation on the relationship between bullying and
depression. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Assist the client in developing awareness around
his feeling related to being bullied.
Rationale: B is the best answer because awareness is the first step in helping the
client integrate and process his feelings. A is inappropriate; C is inappropriate and
may cause the client harm. D is less therapeutic than B and may not be helpful for
the client.
A client who is diagnosed with trichotillomania meets with a social worker after
being referred by her primary care physician. The client says she feels guilty and
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A hospital emergency room social worker meets with a 45-year-old man who
recently immigrated from Mexico and has been experiencing severe panic attacks
and anxiety. When the social worker approaches him, he says that he does not need
any mental health treatment and that she can leave. The MOST likely explanation for
his behavior is:
A. His preference for seeking treatment from a curandero.
B. His denial that he has a mental health problem.
C. The negative cultural response associated with mental health treatment.
,D. A miscommunication due to a language barrier. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. The
negative cultural response associated with mental health treatment.
Rationale: C is the best answer because many cultures associate stigma with mental
health treatment. A is not the best answer because it makes an assumption that is
not indicated by the information in the stem. B may be true, but is not as likely as C.
D is not the best answer since the stem gives no indication that there is a language
barrier between the client and social worker.
A mother meets with a social worker due to concerns with her seven-year-old son.
The mother reports that her family recently survived an earthquake that destroyed
their house and the surrounding area. She is worried about her son because any
time he hears a loud noise he starts to cry inconsolably and won't leave her side. In
behavioral therapy, what is this an example of?
A. Extinction
,B. Negative reinforcement
C. Operant conditioning
D. Classical conditioning - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Classical conditioning
Rationale: This is a recall question: the stem describes an example of classical
conditioning in which the client develops a conditioned response (crying and
clinging to mom) when exposed to stimuli (loud noises) that represent a previously
experienced event (the earthquake). A, B, and C would all be described differently.
A young adult client has been meeting with a social worker due to a diagnosis of
major depression. When discussing his childhood, the client reports that he was
often bullied and humiliated by peers at school. The client reports this with a flat
affect and a sense of detachment. The social worker should respond by:
A. Sharing a personal experience of being teased as a child.
, B. Assist the client in developing awareness around his feeling related to being
bullied.
C. Confront the client's denial.
D. Provide the client with psychoeducation on the relationship between bullying and
depression. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Assist the client in developing awareness around
his feeling related to being bullied.
Rationale: B is the best answer because awareness is the first step in helping the
client integrate and process his feelings. A is inappropriate; C is inappropriate and
may cause the client harm. D is less therapeutic than B and may not be helpful for
the client.
A client who is diagnosed with trichotillomania meets with a social worker after
being referred by her primary care physician. The client says she feels guilty and
