ASWB Social Work Practice Actual Exam (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
A client discusses with the social worker a fight she had with her husband .
The client explains how angry she was with her husband but the husband
abruptly left the house and ended the fight. The client reported she was still
furious with him. Since she had to hurry and get her daughter ready for school
she wildly brushed the child's hair until the child complained it hurts. the
mother is expressing her anger with the father while combing the child's hair
roughly. This is an example of:
a. sublimation
b. displacement
c. reaction formation
d projection
b. displacement-- mother puts anger into the daughter's hair rather than husband
A couple with two children is recently divorced. The mother is given custody
of the children and the father does not visit or pay child support. When the
mother tries to discipline the child, he constantly complains that his father was
a better parent and wold always know how to help him when he needed. He
complains that the mother can never understand what he is experiencing and
wishes his father was still there. This is an example of:
a. rationalization
b. denial
c. idealization
d. intellectualization
c. idealization---Appears the child is dealing with his loss by attributing exaggerated
positive qualities to his father.
,L has a child who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness. L. tells the
social worker that her child is not ill and will not be returning to the clinic for
follow-up. Which of the following defense mechanisms is BEST represented by
L's response?
(a) rationalization
(b) denial
(c) intellectualization
(d) projective identification
(b) denial---Mother refuses to acknowledge the situation
A social worker is seeing an adolescent referred by his parents who are
concerned about his angry outbursts related to an intense hatred for
homosexuals. After several sessions with the social worker, the adolescent
acknowledges having homosexual fantasies but continues to articulate his
hatred for gays. Which defense mechanism is most likely being displayed?
a. Reaction formation
b. denial
c. sublimation
d. displacement
A
A woman does not like her neighbor referred to as M and is constantly yelling,
arguing, fighting and finding fault with M. She believes all of the other
neighbors in living near here fell the same way about M. She tells the neighbor
M that the other neighbors do not like her as well. When discussion her
intense feelings for M., the other neighbors are often strangely silent and do
no voice the same concerns. What is the client most likely experiencing?
a. projection
b. projective identification
c. displacement
d. reaction formation
A
A client is diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. To completely
assess the client for comorbidity the social worker should also assess for the
presence of:
a. bulimia nervoas
,b. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
c. bipolar I disorder
d. body dysmorphic disorder
d. body dysmorphic disorder
J. a 40-year-old male reports feeling depressed. Which is least likely to be a
behavioral manifestation associated with his depression?
a. decreased productivity and fatigue at work
b. fear or belief in having a serious illness
c. difficulty falling or staying asleep
d. appetite changes resulting in weight loss
b. fear or belief in having a serious illness
The research design most often used by social workers to improve their
practice is:
a. experimental design
b. single-subject design
c. longitudinal design
d. quasi-experimental design
b. single subject design
A 26 yr/old female client shares with her male social worker that she is
becoming attached to him and often has sexual fantasies about him. She also
shares that she would like to see him socially. What should be the social
worker's first responsibility?
a. discuss the client's feelings about her sexual fantasies
b. immediatly refer the client to a female social worker
c. clarify the professional nature of the social worker-client relationship
d. discuss the client's pas relationships.
c. clarify the professional nature of the social worker-client relationship.
The primary purpose of a service plan is to
a. establish goals
b. assess the home situation
c. monitor behavioral changes
d. evaluate client progress
a. establish goals
, In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker should focus on...
a. the immediate presenting problem
b. a few specific problems in day-to-day functioning
c. a wide range of problems in day to day functioning
d. underlying personality problems
a. the immediate presenting problem
When faced by a hostile client in an agency setting, it is best for the social
worker to
a. suggest that the client's attitude is making the situation worse
b. accept the client's hostility and talk about non-threatening topics
c. set limits and structure on the interview session
d. acknowledge the client's feelings and encourage discussion of them
d. acknowledge the client's feelings and encourage discussion of them
You are a social worker in an outpatient setting. A new client arrives for her
first session with you. The client has noticeable hair loss and tells you that she
is very tense and is having problems in her relationship with her boyfriend.
Your first diagnosis would likely be
A. Borderline personality disorder
B. generalized anxiety disorder
C. Schizophrenia
D. Trichotillomania
D. Trichotillomania
A social worker who attempts to impose their judgement on clients is most
likely to elicit the client's
a. acquiescence
b. cooperation
c. resistance
d. appreciation
c. resistance
Establishing rapport with a client is essential in the initial stages of
counseling. All of the following techniques are effective except
a. moderate levels of self-disclosure
b. admitting your mistakes
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
A client discusses with the social worker a fight she had with her husband .
The client explains how angry she was with her husband but the husband
abruptly left the house and ended the fight. The client reported she was still
furious with him. Since she had to hurry and get her daughter ready for school
she wildly brushed the child's hair until the child complained it hurts. the
mother is expressing her anger with the father while combing the child's hair
roughly. This is an example of:
a. sublimation
b. displacement
c. reaction formation
d projection
b. displacement-- mother puts anger into the daughter's hair rather than husband
A couple with two children is recently divorced. The mother is given custody
of the children and the father does not visit or pay child support. When the
mother tries to discipline the child, he constantly complains that his father was
a better parent and wold always know how to help him when he needed. He
complains that the mother can never understand what he is experiencing and
wishes his father was still there. This is an example of:
a. rationalization
b. denial
c. idealization
d. intellectualization
c. idealization---Appears the child is dealing with his loss by attributing exaggerated
positive qualities to his father.
,L has a child who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness. L. tells the
social worker that her child is not ill and will not be returning to the clinic for
follow-up. Which of the following defense mechanisms is BEST represented by
L's response?
(a) rationalization
(b) denial
(c) intellectualization
(d) projective identification
(b) denial---Mother refuses to acknowledge the situation
A social worker is seeing an adolescent referred by his parents who are
concerned about his angry outbursts related to an intense hatred for
homosexuals. After several sessions with the social worker, the adolescent
acknowledges having homosexual fantasies but continues to articulate his
hatred for gays. Which defense mechanism is most likely being displayed?
a. Reaction formation
b. denial
c. sublimation
d. displacement
A
A woman does not like her neighbor referred to as M and is constantly yelling,
arguing, fighting and finding fault with M. She believes all of the other
neighbors in living near here fell the same way about M. She tells the neighbor
M that the other neighbors do not like her as well. When discussion her
intense feelings for M., the other neighbors are often strangely silent and do
no voice the same concerns. What is the client most likely experiencing?
a. projection
b. projective identification
c. displacement
d. reaction formation
A
A client is diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. To completely
assess the client for comorbidity the social worker should also assess for the
presence of:
a. bulimia nervoas
,b. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
c. bipolar I disorder
d. body dysmorphic disorder
d. body dysmorphic disorder
J. a 40-year-old male reports feeling depressed. Which is least likely to be a
behavioral manifestation associated with his depression?
a. decreased productivity and fatigue at work
b. fear or belief in having a serious illness
c. difficulty falling or staying asleep
d. appetite changes resulting in weight loss
b. fear or belief in having a serious illness
The research design most often used by social workers to improve their
practice is:
a. experimental design
b. single-subject design
c. longitudinal design
d. quasi-experimental design
b. single subject design
A 26 yr/old female client shares with her male social worker that she is
becoming attached to him and often has sexual fantasies about him. She also
shares that she would like to see him socially. What should be the social
worker's first responsibility?
a. discuss the client's feelings about her sexual fantasies
b. immediatly refer the client to a female social worker
c. clarify the professional nature of the social worker-client relationship
d. discuss the client's pas relationships.
c. clarify the professional nature of the social worker-client relationship.
The primary purpose of a service plan is to
a. establish goals
b. assess the home situation
c. monitor behavioral changes
d. evaluate client progress
a. establish goals
, In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker should focus on...
a. the immediate presenting problem
b. a few specific problems in day-to-day functioning
c. a wide range of problems in day to day functioning
d. underlying personality problems
a. the immediate presenting problem
When faced by a hostile client in an agency setting, it is best for the social
worker to
a. suggest that the client's attitude is making the situation worse
b. accept the client's hostility and talk about non-threatening topics
c. set limits and structure on the interview session
d. acknowledge the client's feelings and encourage discussion of them
d. acknowledge the client's feelings and encourage discussion of them
You are a social worker in an outpatient setting. A new client arrives for her
first session with you. The client has noticeable hair loss and tells you that she
is very tense and is having problems in her relationship with her boyfriend.
Your first diagnosis would likely be
A. Borderline personality disorder
B. generalized anxiety disorder
C. Schizophrenia
D. Trichotillomania
D. Trichotillomania
A social worker who attempts to impose their judgement on clients is most
likely to elicit the client's
a. acquiescence
b. cooperation
c. resistance
d. appreciation
c. resistance
Establishing rapport with a client is essential in the initial stages of
counseling. All of the following techniques are effective except
a. moderate levels of self-disclosure
b. admitting your mistakes
