FREE LMSW Trivia Questions and Answers

Question 1

What should be evaluated first when doing basic crisis intervention on-site, such as in the wake of a natural disaster?

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Immediate needs for physical safety, food and clothing

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Trauma response

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Future mental health risk

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Needs for various concrete services (e.g., transportation, alternate housing)

Question 2

A 7-year-old boy refuses to spend the night in his own bed. He is fine when his parents sit with him in his room. He starts to sob as soon as they leave the room. He stops sobbing when they enter again. This is an illustration of

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Operant conditioning

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Punishment cycles

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Higher order conditioning

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Classical conditioning

Question 3

Alzheimer's disease is frequently misdiagnosed in older people when the more correct diagnosis is

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Depression

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Anxiety

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Delirium

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Thyroid Disorder

Question 4

A college student who is a new client of a social professional is receiving therapy. The social worker spent a considerable amount of time advising the client to cut back on her work so she could concentrate on school after talking with her about her current enrollment at the institution. The social worker wants the client to receive all "A" grades this semester since she makes him think of his daughter when she was at the similar stage of life and the worries he went through at that time. The social worker makes the client want to be happy because he makes her think of her father. Which of the following statements is true about the client?

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Transference

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Counter-transference

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A dual relationship

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Projection

Question 5

A customer just received a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. She started reading books, journal papers, and the most recent experimental studies as soon as she could to learn as much as she could about the sickness. Which type of defense mechanism is demonstrated by the client's reaction to her diagnosis?

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Intellectualization

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Regression

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Repression

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Sublimation

Question 6

A female customer, 22, is thinking about getting an abortion. Her social worker strongly supports abortion and is pro-choice. Which of the following should the social worker in this case DO FIRST?

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She should ask the client to share her rationale for choosing abortion

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She should talk with the client about abortion alternatives

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She should refer the client to another social worker

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She should help the client obtain the services she needs to get an abortion

Question 7

A teacher has reported a 7-year-old child to the school social worker after noticing some significant behavioral changes in him over the past few weeks. He no longer completes his daily assignments, acts aggressively toward peers, has soiled his clothes twice, and seems uneasy around adults. The child also seems distracted in class. Which of the following may have contributed to this child's actions?

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Possible sexual abuse

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Recent death of a loved one

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Onset of Conduct Disorder

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Possible neglect at home