LMSW FREE LMSW MCQ Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

A social worker is conducting a biopsychosocial assessment with a new client who presents with depression. Which component should be included in the biological domain of this assessment?

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Current medications and medical history

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Family communication patterns

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Employment status and work history

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Cultural beliefs about mental illness

Question 2

Under HIPAA, a social worker may disclose a client's protected health information without written authorization in which situation?

Accepted Answer

There is a serious and imminent threat to the safety of an identifiable person

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A family member requests information about the client's diagnosis

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The client's employer asks for a summary of treatment

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A friend states the client gave verbal permission to share information

Question 3

Which theoretical framework focuses on the reciprocal relationship between individuals and their environments, viewing problems as arising from poor fit between the two?

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Ecological systems theory

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Psychodynamic theory

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Cognitive behavioral theory

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Structural family therapy

Question 4

A client discloses that they were sexually abused as a child. The social worker notices they feel personally triggered by this disclosure. The most appropriate immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Continue the session and process feelings in supervision later

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Refer the client to another social worker immediately

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Disclose the personal reaction to the client to build rapport

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Terminate the session and reschedule for a different day

Question 5

A social worker is working with an undocumented immigrant client who needs emergency housing. The client fears deportation if their status is revealed. What is the most ethical course of action?

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Reassure the client and connect them to services that do not require documentation

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Report the client's immigration status to authorities as required

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Decline to serve the client to avoid legal liability

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Advise the client to self-disclose their status to access better services

Question 6

In structural family therapy, the concept of 'enmeshment' refers to:

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Overly diffuse boundaries where individual autonomy is compromised

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Rigid, impermeable boundaries between family subsystems

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A family's inability to communicate about problems

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Triangulation of a child into parental conflicts