Free ASWB LCSW Exam Questions

Loss of mental functions such as thinking, reasoning, and memory can be associated with this disorder. The symptoms are severe enough to interfere with daily functioning and normally affect the elderly population. In some cases, it can be cured or treated. Untreatable causes include AIDS complex, Parkinson’s, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. What is being described?

A clinical social worker is helping a client named Beth with phobia issues that surface when she is in dark places. The problem has occurred since the client was young, and she sleeps with every light on in her home. Nlost nights, Beth dozes on the couch, and the lack of sleep is interfering with her home and social life. Which of the following approaches would be most effective in combating Beth’s anxiety issues? 

The Mitchell family worries about theirfour-year-old son, Michael. He has two other siblings, ages six and eight. Michael is quite active but only plays in solitude. Language is delayed and the child would rather point at things he wants. MichaeI’s siblings attempt to hug him or cuddle with him, but he pushes them away. Eye contact is at a bare minimum, and he will wander off if not adequately supervised. What diagnosis would be given to a child with these symptoms? 

John walks past a fellow clinical social worker’s desk and overhears parts of a conversation. The colleague is making demeaning comments about another professional to someone on the other end of a phone line. Later, during lunch, John asks his colleague about the conversation. The colleague states he was talking with a client. What ethical standard has been violated by the fellow social worker? 

In MasIow’s hierarchy of needs, the need for love and esteem is referred to as emotional dependency. There are five levels of emotional dependency, all necessary for children to grow into happy indMduals. These levels are safety, esteem, love and belonging and: