ASWB LSW Exam Success Guide 2025/2026: Real
Practice Questions Covering BPS Assessments, DSM-
5, Ethics & Intervention Strategies
Maternal Deprivation - correct answer The effects of separating infants and
young children from their mother (or mother substitute)
At what age does normal separation anxiety typically begin? - correct answer
12months
Malingering - correct answer exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape
duty or work
Factitious Disorder - correct answer A condition in which a person acts as if
they have an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating
symptoms. Factitious disorder imposed on another is a condition in which a
person deliberately produces, feigns, or exaggerates the symptoms of
someone in his or her care.
Schizophreniform Disorder - correct answer A mental disorder diagnosed
when symptoms of schizophrenia are present for a significant portion of the
time within a one-month period, but signs of disruption are not present for the
full six months required for the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia - correct answer Schizophrenia is a serious disorder which
affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. Someone with schizophrenia may
have difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is imaginary; may
be unresponsive or withdrawn; and may have difficulty expressing normal
emotions in social situations.
Psychosocial - correct answer Working with clients to assist them in
understanding how their past experience influences their present actions.
, Task-centered practice - correct answer A social work technology designed
to help clients and practitioners collaborate on specific, measurable, and
achievable goals. It is designed to be brief (typically 8-12 sessions), and can
be used with individuals, couples, families, and groups in a wide variety of
social work practice contexts.
Industry vs. Inferiority - correct answer The fourth stage of Erik Erikson's
theory of psychosocial development. The stage occurs during childhood
between the ages of 6 and 11.
Intimacy vs. Isolation - correct answer The sixth stage of Erik Erikson's
theory of psychosocial development. This stage takes place during young
adulthood between the ages of approximately 19 and 40. During this period,
the major conflict centers on forming intimate, loving relationships with other
people.
Initiative vs. Guilt - correct answer Third stage of Erik Erikson's theory of
psychosocial development. This stage occurs during the preschool years,
between the ages of 3 and 5. During the initiative versus guilt stage, children
begin to assert their power and control over the world through directing play
and other social interaction.
Trust vs. Mistrust - correct answer The first stage of Erik Erikson's theory of
psychosocial development. This stage occurs between birth and
approximately 18 months of age. According to Erikson, the trust versus
mistrust stage is the most important period in a person's life.
MOST often misinterpreted by a non-Native American/First Nations social
worker working with a traditional with a non-Native American/First Nations
client is - correct answer Eye contact
Practice Questions Covering BPS Assessments, DSM-
5, Ethics & Intervention Strategies
Maternal Deprivation - correct answer The effects of separating infants and
young children from their mother (or mother substitute)
At what age does normal separation anxiety typically begin? - correct answer
12months
Malingering - correct answer exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape
duty or work
Factitious Disorder - correct answer A condition in which a person acts as if
they have an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating
symptoms. Factitious disorder imposed on another is a condition in which a
person deliberately produces, feigns, or exaggerates the symptoms of
someone in his or her care.
Schizophreniform Disorder - correct answer A mental disorder diagnosed
when symptoms of schizophrenia are present for a significant portion of the
time within a one-month period, but signs of disruption are not present for the
full six months required for the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia - correct answer Schizophrenia is a serious disorder which
affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. Someone with schizophrenia may
have difficulty distinguishing between what is real and what is imaginary; may
be unresponsive or withdrawn; and may have difficulty expressing normal
emotions in social situations.
Psychosocial - correct answer Working with clients to assist them in
understanding how their past experience influences their present actions.
, Task-centered practice - correct answer A social work technology designed
to help clients and practitioners collaborate on specific, measurable, and
achievable goals. It is designed to be brief (typically 8-12 sessions), and can
be used with individuals, couples, families, and groups in a wide variety of
social work practice contexts.
Industry vs. Inferiority - correct answer The fourth stage of Erik Erikson's
theory of psychosocial development. The stage occurs during childhood
between the ages of 6 and 11.
Intimacy vs. Isolation - correct answer The sixth stage of Erik Erikson's
theory of psychosocial development. This stage takes place during young
adulthood between the ages of approximately 19 and 40. During this period,
the major conflict centers on forming intimate, loving relationships with other
people.
Initiative vs. Guilt - correct answer Third stage of Erik Erikson's theory of
psychosocial development. This stage occurs during the preschool years,
between the ages of 3 and 5. During the initiative versus guilt stage, children
begin to assert their power and control over the world through directing play
and other social interaction.
Trust vs. Mistrust - correct answer The first stage of Erik Erikson's theory of
psychosocial development. This stage occurs between birth and
approximately 18 months of age. According to Erikson, the trust versus
mistrust stage is the most important period in a person's life.
MOST often misinterpreted by a non-Native American/First Nations social
worker working with a traditional with a non-Native American/First Nations
client is - correct answer Eye contact
