Forensic Social Worker Study Questions - Question List

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36. Scott has been in and out of traditional therapy with little effect on his problems. He feels the main focus is on the issue rather than the solution, and this tends to place him in a passive, helpless role. He already knows what is wrong but wants to move towards what is right. What goal would a social worker aim for with this in mind?
  1. Solution building
  2. Positive attitude
  3. Cognition
  4. Structured therapy
37. Social workers will often utilize a therapy that is similar to the existential approach. An emphasis is on fulfillment and growth through self-perception. The presumption is that everyone’s true nature is good.

Which of the following therapies is described above?
  1. Self-centered therapy
  2. Gestalt therapy
  3. Realty therapy
  4. Humanistic therapy
38. Sabrina sees a social worker once a week due to an internal conflict that has hindered her everyday functioning in society. The therapy focuses on freedom of choice for issues that are present and those in the possible future. Sabrina will work on four themes, including isolation, freed om, meaninglessness and death. What method is being utilized?
  1. Psychosomatic therapy
  2. Gestalt therapy
  3. Covert therapy
  4. Existential therapy
39. A social worker is asked to help a family struggling after the recent loss of their home. A fire consumed the entire structure and all contents within. Tangible supports such as food and clothing have been donated. What other care would be most beneficial at this time?
  1. Informational and emotional
  2. Medical and social
  3. Independence and money
  4. Psychological and medical
40. The disengagement theory views aging as a mutual withdrawal from family, support circles and friends. Societies around the world appear to endorse the idea of elders voluntarily slowing down. Sometimes this occurs when older adults lose their ability to drive, eat or bathe on their own. Which of the following factor most influences the extent to which an elderly person will interact with others?
  1. Support services
  2. Abundant relatives
  3. Health and mobility
  4. Friends of the same age

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