Forensic Social Worker Study Questions - Question List

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191. Many personality disorders have long-term effects without the proper therapy and treatment. One in particular is more prevalent in females than males and involves 3% of the general population. Symptoms include a pattern of attention seeking behavior that may even become provocative in nature. Victims of this disorder may display rapidly shifting expressions of emotions, show self-dramatization and use physical appearance to draw attention to themselves.

What disorder is described above?
  1. Histrionic personality disorder
  2. Narcissistic personality disorder
  3. Schizoid personality disorder
  4. Dependent personality disorder
192. Alcohol or substance abuse can be characterized by a maladaptive pattern of its usage leading to significant distress or impairment. Manifestation occurs when which of the following takes place in a one year period?
  1. Related legal problems
  2. Usage in situations that are physically harmful
  3. Failure to fulfill role obligations
  4. Any of the above
193. Social workers spend a lot of time documenting. Documentation records services provided while protecting a client’s well-being. Future services will be assured if documentation is completed in a timely manner. What is the foremost thing to remember when completing this task?
  1. Protect client’s privacy.
  2. Have client’s sign off.
  3. Provide copies to other agencies.
  4. Get approval from administration.
194. Continuing education in the field of social work is a must. Professionals are hired on the foundation of expertise and should only accept work based on the willingness to acquire necessary training. What type of performance is being described?
  1. Values
  2. Time management
  3. Ethics
  4. Competency
195. Professionals deal with an array of individuals from different cultures. Social workers need to be aware of strengths that exist in everyone no matter what their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or disability may be. If a social worker is unable to provide services based on a lack of knowledge in this area, what should she or he do?
  1. Educate oneself and seek understanding in diversity
  2. Collaborate with other professionals
  3. Discuss a need to transfer the case
  4. Handle the case anyway

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