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Social Work Clinical Board Exam Prep - Question List

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86. A clinical social worker is helping Whitney cope with anxiety. The client seems reluctant and reserved, admits she is paranoid about people, and prefers to stay home. She came to get help at the insistence of her husband, whom she said told her that he was tired of her not doing anything around the house and insisted she get help. On further investigation the social worker learns that the real reason Whitney never goes anywhere is because she says her husband has not given her permission to do so until the house is spotless. The social worker should suspect what issue might be the problem in Whitney’s life?
  1. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  2. Poor Self-esteem
  3. Domestic Violence
  4. Paranoid Personality Disorder
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87. Katelyn has sought out the help of a clinical social worker to try and understand why she continues to have poor relationships with others. In gathering information, the social worker discovers that Katelyn has been engaged three times since the age of 19 and just had her 23rd birthday. She has been fired from six different jobs and could not finish college. The social worker begins therapy for what disorder?
  1. Dissociative disorder
  2. Adult ADD
  3. Bipolar
  4. Anti-social disorder
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88.
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
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89. A clinical social worker named Richard is meeting with a juvenile for the first time. The client has been in a lot of trouble with the law. As Richard goes through the thick file of offenses, he notices that nothing good has ever been mentioned about the teen. Richard does not want to focus on all of the negative experiences, but rather on how he can collaborate in pursuing a better vision for the future. What type of therapeutic technique will be more effective with the juvenile?
  1. Strengths perspective
  2. Positive reinforcement
  3. Goal oriented
  4. None of the above
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90. Anorexia is a severe eating disorder that may coexist with psychiatric and physical illness. Most people with this problem see themselves as overweight and are ten times more likely to die than those who eat nutritionally. Individuals suffering with anorexia may exercise extensively, induce vomiting or misuse laxatives. Which of the following is not a symptom associated with long-term anorexia?
  1. Loss of menses
  2. Thickening of bone tissue
  3. Drop in internal blood temperature
  4. Brittle hair and nails
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