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THERAPIST DEVELOPMENT CENTERPRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
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A gghospital ggemergency ggroom ggsocial ggworker ggmeets ggwith gga gg45-year-old ggman
ggwho ggrecently ggimmigrated ggfrom ggMexico ggand gghas ggbeen ggexperiencing ggsevere
ggpanic ggattacks ggand gganxiety. ggWhen ggthe ggsocial ggworker ggapproaches gghim, gghe
ggsays ggthat gghe ggdoes ggnot ggneed ggany ggmental gghealth ggtreatment ggand ggthat
ggshe ggcan ggleave. ggThe ggMOST gglikely ggexplanation ggfor gghis ggbehavior ggis:
A. ggHis ggpreference ggfor ggseeking ggtreatment ggfrom gga ggcurandero.
B. ggHis ggdenial ggthat gghe gghas gga ggmental gghealth ggproblem.
C. ggThe ggnegative ggcultural ggresponse ggassociated ggwith ggmental gghealth
ggtreatment.
D. ggA ggmiscommunication ggdue ggto gga gglanguage ggbarrier. gg- ggAnswer ggC. ggThe
ggnegative ggcultural ggresponse ggassociated ggwith ggmental gghealth ggtreatment.
Rationale: ggC ggis ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggmany ggcultures ggassociate ggstigma
ggwith ggmental gghealth ggtreatment. ggA ggis ggnot ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggit
ggmakes ggan ggassumption ggthat ggis ggnot ggindicated ggby ggthe gginformation ggin ggthe
ggstem. ggB ggmay ggbe ggtrue, ggbut ggis ggnot ggas gglikely ggas ggC. ggD ggis ggnot ggthe ggbest
gganswer ggsince ggthe ggstem gggives ggno ggindication ggthat ggthere ggis gga gglanguage
ggbarrier ggbetween ggthe ggclient ggand ggsocial ggworker.
A gggroup ggof ggadolescents ggwith ggbehavioral ggproblems gghas ggbeen ggcourt-ordered
ggto ggattend gga gggroup ggtreatment ggwith gga ggsocial ggworker. ggOne ggof ggthe
ggadolescents gghas ggtaken ggover ggthe gggroup ggand ggtries ggto ggintimidate ggthe ggother
ggmembers. ggHe ggoften ggtalks ggabout ggvarious ggcrimes gghe gghas ggcommitted ggand
ggsays ggthat gghis ggolder ggbrother, ggwho ggis ggin ggprison, ggwould ggbe ggproud. ggWhat
ggshould ggthe ggsocial ggworker ggdo?
A. ggEncourage gggroup ggmembers ggto ggshare ggtheir ggfeelings ggabout ggthe ggmember's
ggcomment
B. ggConfront ggthe gginformal ggleader ggabout gghis ggbehavior ggand ggchallenge gghim ggto
ggfind ggalternatives.
C. ggAllow ggthe gggroup ggto ggproceed ggwithout ggintervening.
,D. ggModel ggan ggaccepting ggstance ggto ggthe gggroup ggmembers. gg- ggAnswer ggA.
ggEncourage gggroup ggmembers ggto ggshare ggtheir ggfeelings ggabout ggthe ggmember's
ggcomments.
Rationale: ggA ggis ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggit ggutilizes ggan ggintervention ggthat
ggboth ggempowers gggroup ggmembers ggto ggexpress ggtheir ggfeelings ggand
ggcommunicates ggthe ggsocial ggworker's ggprofessional ggleadership. ggB ggis ggnot ggthe
ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggit ggfocuses ggon ggan ggindividual ggand ggnot gggroup
ggprocess. ggC ggis ggnot ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggit ggavoids ggall ggintervention;
ggD ggis ggnot ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggit ggallows ggthe gggroup ggmember ggto
ggcontinue ggin ggan gginappropriate ggleadership ggrole.
A ggsocial ggworker ggis ggassessing gga gg2-year-old ggfoster ggchild. ggThe ggsocial ggworker
ggnotes ggthat ggthe ggchild ggcries ggwhen ggthe ggcaregiver ggleaves ggthe ggroom ggand
ggupon ggthe ggcaregiver's ggreturn ggthe ggchild ggis ggunable ggto ggbe ggsoothed. ggWhat
ggtheory ggis ggguiding ggthe ggsocial ggworker's ggassessment?
Score: gg1 ggof gg1
A. ggPsychodynamic
B. ggSystems
C. ggBehavioral
D. ggAttachment gg- ggAnswer ggD. ggAttachment
Rationale: ggD ggis ggthe ggbest gganswer ggin ggthis ggcase ggbecause ggevaluating gga
ggchild's ggresponse ggboth ggwhen ggthe ggcaregiver ggleaves ggand ggreturns ggis ggdrawn
ggfrom ggattachment ggtheory. ggA, ggB, ggand ggC ggwould ggbe ggindicated ggby ggdifferent
ggevaluation ggtechniques.
During gga ggutilization ggreview ggphone ggcall, gga ggsocial ggworker ggin ggprivate ggpractice
ggis gginformed ggthat ggone ggof ggher ggclients ggwho gghas gga ggdiagnosis ggof ggPTSD ggis
ggonly ggauthorized ggfor ggtwo ggmore ggsessions. ggThe ggsocial ggworker ggdisagrees
ggand ggasserts ggthat ggthe ggclient ggneeds gg10 ggmore ggsessions ggin ggorder ggto ggbe
ggsufficiently ggable ggto ggdeal ggwith ggthe ggdemands ggof ggeveryday gglife. ggHowever,
ggthe ggutilization ggreview ggagent ggmaintains ggthat gginsurance ggwill ggnot ggpay ggfor
ggmore ggthan gg2 ggsessions. ggThe ggsocial ggworker ggknows ggthat ggthe ggclient ggis
ggunemployed ggand ggwill ggbe ggunable ggto ggpay ggwithout gginsurance. ggThe ggsocial
ggworker ggshould:
A. ggRefer ggthe ggclient ggto gga ggcommunity ggmental gghealth ggagency ggthat ggis
ggunderstaffed.
B. ggTerminate ggthe ggclient ggafter ggthe ggtwo ggsessions ggare ggcomplete.
C. ggContinue ggto ggsee ggthe ggclient ggand ggexplore ggan ggalternative ggpayment ggplan.
D. ggContinue ggto ggsee ggthe ggclient ggfree ggof ggcharge. gg- ggAnswer ggRationale: ggC ggis
ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggit ggavoids ggclient ggabandonment, ggwhich ggwould ggbe
ggunethical, ggwhile ggat ggthe ggsame ggtime ggmaintaining ggsome ggpayment ggfor ggthe
ggsocial ggworker. ggA ggand ggB ggboth ggconstitute ggclient ggabandonment, ggwhich ggis
,ggunethical. ggD ggsets ggup gga ggsituation ggin ggwhich ggthe ggtherapist ggmay ggbegin ggto
ggresent ggthe ggclient ggfor ggnot ggpaying, ggwhich ggcould ggundermine ggthe ggtherapeutic
ggrelationship.
A ggmother ggmeets ggwith gga ggsocial ggworker ggdue ggto ggconcerns ggwith ggher ggseven-
year-old ggson. ggThe ggmother ggreports ggthat ggher ggfamily ggrecently ggsurvived ggan
ggearthquake ggthat ggdestroyed ggtheir gghouse ggand ggthe ggsurrounding ggarea. ggShe ggis
ggworried ggabout ggher ggson ggbecause ggany ggtime gghe gghears gga ggloud ggnoise gghe
ggstarts ggto ggcry gginconsolably ggand ggwon't ggleave ggher ggside. ggIn ggbehavioral
ggtherapy, ggwhat ggis ggthis ggan ggexample ggof?
A. ggExtinction
B. ggNegative ggreinforcement
C. ggOperant ggconditioning
D. ggClassical ggconditioning gg- ggAnswer ggD. ggClassical ggconditioning
Rationale: ggThis ggis gga ggrecall ggquestion: ggthe ggstem ggdescribes ggan ggexample ggof
ggclassical ggconditioning ggin ggwhich ggthe ggclient ggdevelops gga ggconditioned
ggresponse gg(crying ggand ggclinging ggto ggmom) ggwhen ggexposed ggto ggstimuli gg(loud
ggnoises) ggthat ggrepresent gga ggpreviously ggexperienced ggevent gg(the ggearthquake).
ggA, ggB, ggand ggC ggwould ggall ggbe ggdescribed ggdifferently.
A ggyoung ggadult ggclient gghas ggbeen ggmeeting ggwith gga ggsocial ggworker ggdue ggto gga
ggdiagnosis ggof ggmajor ggdepression. ggWhen ggdiscussing gghis ggchildhood, ggthe ggclient
ggreports ggthat gghe ggwas ggoften ggbullied ggand gghumiliated ggby ggpeers ggat ggschool.
ggThe ggclient ggreports ggthis ggwith gga ggflat ggaffect ggand gga ggsense ggof ggdetachment.
ggThe ggsocial ggworker ggshould ggrespond ggby:
A. ggSharing gga ggpersonal ggexperience ggof ggbeing ggteased ggas gga ggchild.
B. ggAssist ggthe ggclient ggin ggdeveloping ggawareness ggaround gghis ggfeeling ggrelated
ggto ggbeing ggbullied.
C. ggConfront ggthe ggclient's ggdenial.
D. ggProvide ggthe ggclient ggwith ggpsychoeducation ggon ggthe ggrelationship ggbetween
ggbullying ggand ggdepression. gg- ggAnswer ggRationale: ggB ggis ggthe ggbest gganswer
ggbecause ggawareness ggis ggthe ggfirst ggstep ggin gghelping ggthe ggclient ggintegrate ggand
ggprocess gghis ggfeelings. ggA ggis gginappropriate; ggC ggis gginappropriate ggand ggmay
ggcause ggthe ggclient ggharm. ggD ggis ggless ggtherapeutic ggthan ggB ggand ggmay ggnot ggbe
gghelpful ggfor ggthe ggclient.
A ggclient ggwho ggis ggdiagnosed ggwith ggtrichotillomania ggmeets ggwith gga ggsocial
ggworker ggafter ggbeing ggreferred ggby ggher ggprimary ggcare ggphysician. ggThe ggclient
ggsays ggshe ggfeels ggguilty ggand ggashamed, ggbut ggis gghaving ggdifficulty ggstopping ggthe
ggbehavior. ggShe ggsays ggthat ggshe ggdoesn't ggeven ggknow ggwhy ggshe ggstarted ggthe
ggbehavior ggin ggthe ggfirst ggplace. ggWhat ggshould ggthe ggsocial ggworker ggdo ggFIRST?
A. ggExplore ggthe ggfeelings ggbehind ggthe ggbehavior.
B. ggHave ggthe ggclient ggwear gga ggwig gguntil ggshe ggcan ggstop ggthe ggbehavior.
C. ggReinforce ggthat gghair-pulling ggwill gglikely gglead ggto ggcomplete ggbaldness.
, D. ggTeach ggthe ggclient ggthought ggstopping ggstrategies. gg- ggAnswer ggA. ggExplore ggthe
ggfeelings ggbehind ggthe ggbehavior.
Rationale: ggA ggis ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggunderstanding ggthe ggpsychological
ggpurpose ggof ggthe ggbehavior ggwill ggbest gghelp ggthe ggclient ggunderstand ggand
ggchange ggthe ggbehavior. ggB, ggC, ggand ggD ggmight ggall ggbe ggpart ggof ggthe ggcomplete
ggintervention ggstrategy, ggbut ggA ggis ggthe ggbest ggplace ggto ggstart ggin ggterms ggof
ggaddressing ggthe ggbehavior.
A ggsocial ggworker ggmeets ggwith gga gg14-year-old ggclient ggwho ggis gghaving ggtrouble
ggat ggschool. ggThe ggclient ggand ggsocial ggworker ggcreated gga ggbehavioral ggcontract
ggfor gghim ggto ggcomplete gghis gghomework ggbetween ggsessions. ggDuring ggthe ggnext
ggtwo ggsessions, ggthe ggsocial ggworker gginquires ggabout ggthe ggclient's gghomework ggto
ggwhich gghe ggresponds, gg"I ggthink ggI ggleft ggit ggat gghome...I ggcan't ggremember ggif ggI
ggdid ggit." ggThe ggsocial ggworker ggsays, gg"Help ggme ggunderstand gg- ggdid ggyou ggleave
ggit ggat gghome ggbecause ggyou ggdidn't ggfinish ggit? ggOr ggdid ggyou ggbring ggit ggwith
ggyou, ggbut ggit's ggjust ggnot ggdone?" ggThe ggsocial ggworker's ggstatement ggis ggan
ggexample ggof ggthe ggtechnique ggof:
A. ggReflection
B. ggConfrontation
C. ggClarification
D. ggPartialization gg- ggAnswer ggC. ggClarification
Rationale: ggThis ggis ggan ggapplication ggquestion; ggC ggis ggthe ggbest gganswer
ggbecause ggthe ggstem ggdescribes ggan ggexample ggof ggclarification ggin ggwhich ggthe
ggsocial ggworker ggasks ggquestions ggto gghelp ggthe ggclient ggcommunicate ggmore
ggdirectly. ggA, ggB, ggand ggD ggwould ggall ggbe ggdescribed ggdifferently.
During gga ggtherapy ggsession, gga ggclient ggstates ggthat gghe ggrecently ggfound ggout gghis
ggpartner ggis gghaving ggan ggextramarital ggaffair. ggHe ggsays gghe ggis ggfurious ggand ggso
ggangry ggthat gghe ggwants ggto ggdo ggsomething ggto gg"get ggback" ggat gghis ggpartner.
ggWhat ggshould ggthe ggsocial ggworker ggdo ggFIRST?
A. ggAsk ggquestions ggto ggclarify ggthe ggclient's ggstatements.
B. ggRemind ggthe ggclient ggabout ggthe gglimits ggof ggconfidentiality.
C. ggNotify ggthe ggauthorities ggand ggthe ggpartner ggaccording ggto ggTarasoff gglaw.
D. ggAssess ggthe ggclient ggfor gghistory ggof ggviolent ggbehavior. gg- ggAnswer ggA. ggAsk
ggquestions ggto ggclarify ggthe ggclient's ggstatements.
Rationale: ggA ggis ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggit gghelps ggthe ggsocial ggworker
ggassess ggpotential ggrisk. ggB ggmight ggbe ggappropriate ggif ggthe ggclient's ggclarification
ggindicated ggTarasoff. ggC ggis ggnot ggthe ggbest gganswer ggbecause ggthe ggclient's
ggstatement ggdoes ggnot ggreach ggthe gglevel ggof ggseverity ggor ggspecificity ggneeded ggfor
ggTarasoff. ggD ggmight ggbe ggan ggappropriate ggintervention, ggbut ggnot gguntil ggafter ggthe
ggtherapist gghas ggidentified ggthe gglevel ggof ggrisk.
A ggsocial ggworker ggis ggmeeting ggwith gga ggrecently ggretired ggwoman ggwho ggis
ggseeking ggcounseling ggdue ggto ggfeelings ggof ggirritability ggand ggpoor ggfrustration
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