ASWB LCSW CLINICAL E XAM

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ASWB LCSW CLINICAL E XAM

MATERIAL CORRECT 100 %!!

Question : (a)In treating a client in crisis, the caseworker

should focus on

• the immediate presenting problem
• a few specific problems in day-to-day functioning
• a wide range of problems in day-to-day functioning
• underlying personality problems

Correct answer: a. the immediate presenting problem

Question : (b)A social worker is interviewing a new

patient who presents some symptoms of depression. The patient reports recent changes such as diminished functioning, marked weight gain, early morning awakening, fatigue, inability to concentrate, suicidal thoughts and headaches. The patient mentions that he started a new medication for a medical condition three

weeks ago. The worker would first:

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• arrange a psychiatric consultation in order to have an

anti-depressant prescribed

• ascertain the prescribed medication and investigate its

side-effects

• proceed with a thorough psychosocial history and

precipitating events

• hospitalize this patient until the suicidal ideation passes

Correct answer: b. ascertain the prescribed medication

and investigate its side-effects

Question : (c)A social worker is utilizing environmental

manipulation as a technique when he/she:

• represents the agency at a health and welfare council

meeting

• uses a psychosocial framework
• suggests the use of psychoactive medications
• helps the client find more satisfying employment in a

supportive environment

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Correct answer: d. helps the client find more satisfying

employment in a supportive environment

Question : (d)A diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder

is generally applied to clients whose psychotic symptoms:

• are related to substance abuse
• are very long term
• show a marked and continuing decline in functioning
• are similar to those of schizophrenia and have existed

more than one month, but less than six months.

Correct answer: d. are similar to those of schizophrenia

and have existed more than one month, but less than six months.

Question : (e)A 15 year old female patient at a mental

health clinic complains that for the past three weeks she has been uncharacteristically angry and irritable and has had difficulty concentrating on school work. She says that she feels "down in the dumps". Her appetite has diminished and though weighing 120 pounds a month

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earlier, she has lost 9 pounds. She has difficulty sleeping and has withdrawn from after school activities that she had previously found interesting and enjoyable. During the interview she seems constantly in motion, rising several times and walking around the room before returning to her chair. It is most likely that she is suffering

from:

• a drug induced depression
• a somatoform disorder
• a depressive episode
• an adolescent behavior disorder

Correct answer: c. a depressive episode

Question : (f)The policy of providing Permanency

Planning refers to:

• children who are at risk of removal or are removed

from their own homes

• the development of a plan through which abused and

neglected children will be assured of a stable family situation throughout childhood