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Social Work Clinical Board Exam Prep

Category - Assessment

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The Richardsons have three children who attend a prominent school within the community. The Richardsons’ son has been displaying inappropriate behaviors for the last two years. His parents see it as simply misbehaving and being a boy. The son continuously breaks the rules at school and at home. He acts out and causes distractions when there is an authority figure present. What might a clinical social worker see as the problem?
  1. Attention Deficit Disorder
  2. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  3. Interpersonal antipathy
  4. Borderline personality disorder
Explanation
Answer: B - Oppositional Defiant Disorder behaviors might be exhibited as inappropriate or disruptive in nature. Symptoms include defiance of authority, deliberately argumentative, blaming others, being constantly in trouble, having few or no friends, and being spiteful and vengeful.
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