ASWB Masters Trivia 4

Question 1

Which type of validity assesses whether a test measures what it purports to measure based on its logical content?

Accepted Answer

Content validity

Answer

Content validity evaluates whether a measure's items adequately sample the domain it is intended to assess.

Question 2

Under HIPAA, which of the following does NOT require a written authorization from a client to disclose protected health information?

Accepted Answer

Disclosing records to another treating provider for treatment purposes

Answer

HIPAA's treatment exception allows disclosure of PHI to other health care providers involved in the client's treatment without written authorization.

Question 3

Cognitive distortions such as all-or-nothing thinking and catastrophizing are central to which therapeutic model?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Answer

CBT, developed by Aaron Beck, identifies and restructures maladaptive cognitive distortions that maintain emotional distress.

Question 4

A social worker learns that a colleague is billing for services not rendered. The NASW Code of Ethics requires the worker to:

Accepted Answer

Report the behavior through appropriate channels

Answer

NASW's Code of Ethics (Section 2.11) obligates social workers to take action when they observe unethical or incompetent behavior by colleagues.

Question 5

Which attachment style is characterized by a child who shows distress when a caregiver leaves but is not easily comforted upon return?

Accepted Answer

Anxious-ambivalent attachment

Answer

Anxious-ambivalent (also called resistant) attachment is marked by high separation distress and inconsistent responses to reunion, often alternating between seeking and resisting comfort.

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB - Association of Social Work Boards Practice Test

ASWB Masters Trivia 4