LMSW EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM

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LMSW EXAM 3 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|

COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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In the DSM-5, the Cultural Formulation Interview is a:

• Semistructured interview that outlines 16 questions.
• A survey that asks 15 questions of the participants.
• A Likert-type scale that rates the military member's feelings.
• An open-ended interview where the client asks the questions. -

Correct Answer - A. Semistructured interview that outlines 16 questions.

In DSM-5, taking into account the culture is generally referred to as:

• Cultural-bound syndromes.
• Cultural concepts of distress.
• Cultural aspects.
• Cultural formulations. - Correct Answer - B. Cultural concepts of

distress.

What are two medical conditions that are MOST often overlooked and if not noted can relate directly to the diagnostic assessment?

• Previous history of stroke.
• Hearing and vision impairment.
• Medical conditions such as diabetes. 1 / 4

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• A urinary tract infection in teenagers. - Correct Answer - B. Hearing

and vision impairment.

In completing a diagnostic assessment, biomedical information is

gathered based on the following factors:

• Only medical conditions and perceived overall health status are

addressed.

• Medical conditions only are addressed.
• Medical conditions, perceived overall health status, maintenance, and

continued health and wellness are addressed.

• The biomedical assessment is not important, as this does not affect

mental health. - Correct Answer - C. Medical conditions, perceived overall health status, maintenance, and continued health and wellness are addressed.

Which of the following is the time frame in which the client experiences the active problematic symptoms for brief psychotic disorder?

• More than 6 months.
• Less than 6 months.
• Less than 1 month.
• None of the above. - Correct Answer - C. Less than 1 month.

Of the conditions listed, which ones constitute the personality disorder referred to as Cluster A and characterized by odd and eccentric behavior? 2 / 4

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• Paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and

schizotypal personality disorder.

• Antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder,

narcissistic personality disorder, and histrionic personality disorder.

• Avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

• Bereavement, malingering, and adolescent antisocial act. - Correct

Answer - A. Paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder.

Of the following psychotic disorders, which one would be MOST often referred to as a principal diagnosis with more than a 6-month time frame l?

• Schizophrenia.
• Schizophreniform disorder.
• Schizotypal personality disorder.
• Shared psychotic disorder. - Correct Answer - A. Schizophrenia.

If the time frame of active symptoms for schizophrenia has been met but

the duration has not been 6 months, the most likely diagnosis is:

• Delusional disorder.
• Schizophreniform disorder.
• Brief reactive psychosis.
• Catatonia. - Correct Answer - B. Schizophreniform disorder.
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pg. 4 According to the DSM-5, life stressors and circumstances are generally

coded:

• On Axis IV.
• As supporting information.
• With the WHODAS.
• As mental disorders. - Correct Answer - B. As supporting

information.

In the DSM-IV-TR the term GAF stands for the:

• Global Assessment of Functioning.
• General Functioning.
• General Assessment of Feelings.
• Global Learning Perspective. - Correct Answer - A. Global

Assessment of Functioning.

The instrument for measuring disability in the DSM-5 is the:

A. WHODAS.

B. WHADAP.

C. ICD-10.

• GAF-II. - Correct Answer - A. WHODAS.

Which of the following characteristics is NOT a prominent symptom in the diagnosis of schizophrenia?

• Bizarre and often fragmented delusions.
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