FREE LMSW MCQ Questions and Answers

Question 1

The desire to fight again is present in a soldier who has posttraumatic stress disorder connected to battle. Which action should you take first?

Accepted Answer

Assess progress in treatment and current level of functioning.

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Inform the client that return will likely cause an increase in symptoms and is not advised.

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Contact the commanding officer to determine if this is an option for the soldier.

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Allow the soldier full self-determination, returning when he deems appropriate.

Question 2

A man is recommended by his primary care doctor and is diagnosed with hypochondriasis when he arrives. What is the very FIRST, most important step in treatment?

Accepted Answer

Establishment of trust and appreciation for the patient's problems

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History taking

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Treatment planning

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Education about the link between stress, emotions and lifestyle and physical health

Question 3

Client: "I'm feeling down. My hair is falling out far more quickly than I anticipated. I hate having to leave the house in front of people. Concerned about my baldness, I'm feeling incredibly uncomfortable and uneasy." Social worker: "You're worried and uneasy about the changes that come with aging naturally." The social worker replies as follows:

Accepted Answer

Reflection of feeling

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Paraphrase

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Encouragement

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Summarization

Question 4

How can the median of a collection with an even number of entries be determined?

Accepted Answer

Find the average of the two middle numbers.

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The larger of the two middle numbers is the median.

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A set with an even number of items does not have a median.

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The two middle numbers are both medians.

Question 5

Due to her strained connection with her mother, a young, beginning social worker experiences some intrapersonal and interpersonal difficulties with women in leadership roles. Client of the social worker is a successful female CEO of an Internet start-up who is around 50 years old. The social worker may have difficulties in therapy because of:

Accepted Answer

Counter-transference

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Resistance

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Transference

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Counter-resistance

Question 6

The BEST method of treatment for depression in older individuals is:

Accepted Answer

Coordination between medical and mental health due to the influence of medical conditions on psychiatric symptomatology.

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Treatment of elder adults is similar to other adults, so no significant alterations are needed.

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Cognitive behavioral therapy coupled with family interventions.

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Significant reliance on psychiatry because medication management is most important.

Question 7

Which of the following is a difference between professional ethics and professional values:

Accepted Answer

Values deal with what is right or wrong in practice, and ethics deals with the principles of practice.

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When a social worker makes a judgment that is ethical, you can assume it is a judgment that also upholds professional values.

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Values and ethics are basically the same and are evaluated based on the specific situation

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Values are a subset of ethics.