Social Work Masters Exam Prep - Question List

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76. Habit reversal training is most effective for clients with Tourette syndrome. It is comprised of four main components. First, awareness training brings attention to tics in an effort to help the client gain self-control. Second, the client develops a competing response to replace the inappropriate behavior. Third, the client builts motivation by making a list of problems that were caused by the disorder. What is the fourth component?
  1. Role reversal
  2. Generalization
  3. Ego functioning
  4. Impulsiveness
77. For those who do not wish to meet face to face, which of the following alternate options for group therapy is possible?
  1. Chat groups
  2. List serves
  3. E-mail groups
  4. All of the above
78. Task-centered therapy takes place on a short-term basis, usually 6 to 12 weeks. It focuses on problems and behaviors, not emotions. A social worker does not direct the client; rather, the social worker and client collaborate to define problems and solutions. What assumption is crucial to task-centered therapy?
  1. People do not have adequate resources to solve their problems.
  2. Financial obligations are an underlying issue to many problems.
  3. Individuals do not have the desire to solve their own problems.
  4. Problems occur within family, individual, and environmental systems.
79. Inner child therapy is often necessary for adults with low self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness. Negative conditioning is the antecedent for these thoughts. If there has been trauma in childhood, what part of the individual is damaged?
  1. Spontaneity
  2. Flexibility
  3. Understanding
  4. Thought processes
80. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a combination of the two theories. It aims to solve problems through a goal-oriented systematic procedure. Social workers who practice this intervention believe an individual’s behaviors and feelings are cause by:
  1. People
  2. Thoughts
  3. Situations
  4. Events

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