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46. A social worker is helping a client who has had a tumultuous past. The client’s main is the way his past has come full circle and resulted in problems in the present. After a thorough assessment, the social worker decides to focus on the here and now. What theory is being followed?
  1. Bandura theory
  2. Horney theory
  3. Gestalt theory
  4. Freud theory
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47. Lisa is a 14-year-old adolescent who skips school on a regular basis. She normally misses at least two days per week and reports just staying home in bed. The teen reports being tired all the time and cannot function at school most days. A social worker will identify a target behavior by examining the antecedent, identifying the function and identifying a positive replacement behavior. What type of problem solving should be initiated by the social worker?
  1. Authoritative
  2. Self-centered
  3. Collaborative
  4. Independent
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48. Alysha meets with a social worker and discusses self-perceived problems. She reports complex mood swings that last for weeks and sometimes months. Alysha’s main concern is that her manic behaviors may one day become life threatening. When the client is in a more sullen mood, she feels sad but somewhat safer. When completing a full assessment, what might the social worker diagnose Alysha as having?
  1. Dissociative identity disorder
  2. Manic depressive disorder
  3. Bi-polar disorder
  4. Post traumatic stress disorder
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49. A social worker is having difficulty assessing a client’s disorder. Symptoms include compulsions, phobias, anxiety, depression, and mood swings. All of these are fairly common problems, so the social worker looks back into the patient’s childhood. There she finds a history of sexual abuse by a guardian. This helps the social worker diagnose which disorder?
  1. Post traumatic stress disorder
  2. Dissociative disorder
  3. Bi-polar disorder
  4. None of the above
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50. Crisis is a normal part of life, and individuals try to maintain equilibrium by using coping mechanisms. Sometimes the usual techniques do not work when a problem is threatening. People in crisis may experience guilt, feelings of anxiety, helplessness, and fear. Which of the following criteria are used to determine whether a situation constitutes a crisis?
  1. An individual’s view and response to an event
  2. How others view and respond to an event
  3. Instincts on what is threatening
  4. Conditioning as to what defines a crisis
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