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ASWB Advanced Generalist Exam Questions

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101.

Which of the following is TRUE about the organization of client files? 

  • There is no standard method 

  • It is a matter of federal statute 

  • It is a matter of state law 

  • It is governed by professional organizations 

Correct answer: There is no standard method 

There is no one standard method of organizing client files; many agencies still work on paper, and electronic systems vary widely, with a blend of usual practices. 

This is not a matter of federal statute, state law, or professional standards dictated by organizations. Most organizations and professionals make their own rules, sometimes making sharing records problematic. 

102.

Which of the following is false regarding the Depressive Disorders section of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)?

  • It introduced disruptive dysphoric disorder

  • It introduced disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

  • It introduced premenstrual dysphoric disorder

  • The specifier "with anxious distress" was introduced 

Correct answer: It introduced disruptive dysphoric disorder

The diagnostic category of Depressive Disorders underwent many changes in the DSM-5. As far as diagnoses are concerned, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder were added. The specifier "with anxious distress" was introduced to help rate the level of anxious distress in those suffering from bipolar and depressive disorders. 

There is no such diagnosis as disruptive dysphoric disorder.

103.

A client’s manager makes her extremely anxious. When she knows that this manager will be in the office, she starts complaining of a migraine or a stomachache.

What type of defense mechanism is this client MOST likely using?

  • Conversion

  • Rationalization

  • Overcompensation

  • Sublimation

Correct answer: Conversion

Conversion is a defense mechanism in which anxiety is transformed into overt physical manifestations.

Sublimation is a defense mechanism that allows an individual to act out unacceptable impulses or desires by converting these behaviors into a more acceptable form. Sublimation develops over a long period.

Overcompensation is a defense mechanism characterized by an individual’s extreme efforts to counterbalance a deficiency.

When someone rationalizes something, they try to explain it away. People often use rationalization to push away their insecurities or remorse after doing something they regret. To make themselves feel better, they shift the blame.

104.

Which of the following is accurate regarding transgender persons?

  • They experience the full range of sexual orientations and interests

  • They generally experience the sexual orientation of the gender they transition into 

  • They generally retain the sexual orientation of their original gender 

  • They generally experience same-sex sexual orientation regardless of their gender status 

Correct answer: They experience the full range of sexual orientations and interests

Transgender persons, like most persons, experience a full range of sexual orientations and interests. Nothing in the transition process mandates any change to sexual orientation. As with others, the sexual orientations and interests of transgender persons should be assessed and dealt with on an individual basis. 

105.

Which of the following managerial approaches is MOST concerned with environmental pressures?

  • Contingency theory

  • Administrative theory

  • Human relations theory

  • Scientific management theory

Correct answer: Contingency theory

Contingency theory is particularly concerned with the interaction of the management system and environmental pressures.

The other options are incorrect. Administrative theory stresses a universal set of management principles. Human relations theory is concerned about the informal and affective environment of the workplace. Scientific management theory measures tasks and workplace systems in order to optimize them.

106.

Which of the following is considered the MOST difficult feature of performing a cost-benefit analysis?

  • Defining the outcomes

  • Evaluating the expenses

  • Evaluating the required resources

Correct answer: Defining the outcomes

A cost-benefit analysis is a management procedure that is used to evaluate the goals of an organization systematically. The most difficult feature of a cost-benefit analysis is defining the outcomes, as they are not as straightforward as picking the goals and evaluating the expenses and resources required.

The remaining options are incorrect, as evaluating expenses and evaluating the required resources are not the most difficult features of a cost-benefit analysis.

107.

Which of the following is the FINAL stage of Margaret Mahler's theory of couple development?

  • Co-creation

  • Romance

  • Stability

  • Power struggle

Correct answer: Co-creation

Co-creation is the final stage of Margaret Mahler's theory of couple development, which moves through romance, power struggle, stability, and commitment before the final stage of co-creation.

The other options are incorrect, as they are not the final stage in this model of couple development.

108.

A family has been seeing a social worker for six months due to their oldest son’s failure to attend school. The son has not missed a day of school in the last four months; therefore, the social worker is conducting the family’s termination session. However, while conducting the session, the father states he will be leaving for two months on a business trip.

What is the NEXT step the social worker should take?

  • Reevaluate the decision to terminate the family’s treatment sessions

  • Move forward with the family’s termination session

  • Notify the son’s school that his absenteeism may reoccur with his father’s departure

  • Suggest that the family travels with the father for this business trip

Correct answer: Reevaluate the decision to terminate the family’s treatment sessions

The father’s departure may cause a strain on the family and prompt the son’s previous attendance problem to reappear; therefore, the social worker should reevaluate the decision to terminate the family’s treatment sessions.

It would be wrong for the social worker to continue with the termination in light of this new information. It would be unethical for the social worker to contact the son’s school. It would not help the son’s attendance problem if he traveled with his father.

109.

Which of the following would be MOST characteristic of allocation in an organization?

  • Internal distribution of resources 

  • Internal tabulation of outcomes

  • Internal assessment of progress 

  • External gathering of resources

Correct answer: Internal distribution of resources 

Allocation means the distribution, externally or internally, of the resources of an organization.

Internal tabulation of outcomes would be more characteristic of reporting functions. Internal assessment of progress would be more characteristic of the evaluation function. External gathering of resources would be more characteristic of the acquisition function. 

110.

Which of the following is another term for B-Needs?

  • Growth needs

  • Behavioral needs

  • Safety needs

Correct answer: Growth needs

Abraham Maslow defined B-Needs, or growth needs, as those that arise from a desire for the expansion of self, such as self-actualization.

The other answers are incorrect. Behavioral needs and safety needs are not synonyms for B-Needs. Safety needs are not B-Needs.

111.

Which of the following accurately describes the concept of mindguards?

  • Members who protect a group from perceived risk

  • Members who keep a group open to new ideas 

  • Members who attempt to keep the group from becoming stressed 

  • Members who try to keep outsiders from entering the group

Correct answer: Members who protect a group from perceived risk

The concept of groupthink is central to an understanding of the functioning of social behavior. Although the phenomenon is complex, the main idea is that the group arrives at an identity that supersedes the identities of its members, and the group will protect this identity by overruling the individual opinions of component members if they are perceived as posing a threat to the integrity of the group through dissent or departure from the consensus.

"Mindguards" is the term used to apply to members who appoint themselves to protect the group by explicitly challenging dissent or any other kind of perceived threat to the group's opinion, identity, or function. 

112.

Which of the following BEST describes Sigmund Freud's initial stance toward transference?

  • He considered it an obstacle

  • He considered it useful

  • He considered it inevitable

  • He considered it irrelevant

Correct answer: He considered it an obstacle

When Sigmund Freud first encountered transference (the "extra" feelings clients bring to a helping relationship), he considered it an obstacle. He later considered it useful.

The other options are incorrect, as they do not accurately describe Freud's initial stance on transference.

113.

How are grants usually secured?

  • Through an application process 

  • Through federal mandate 

  • Through state mandate 

  • Through local mandate 

Correct answer: Through an application process 

Grants are blocks of funding that are usually secured through an application process whose specifics are under the control of the issuing organization. That organization can be a private corporation, a nonprofit, or a governmental source. 

However, no mandate (at the federal, state, or local level) would supply grant funding without a lengthy and highly detailed application process.

114.

Codependency is BEST defined as which of the following?

  • Supporting an addict's use

  • Using a drug with an addict

  • Having a relationship with an addict

Correct answer: Supporting an addict's use

Codependency is a pattern of behavior that ignores, allows, or otherwise supports an addict's use.

The other options do not accurately describe codependency. Codependency may or may not involve using a substance with an addict, but it would not include simply having a relationship with them.

115.

Which of the following BEST describes the more complicated structures into which family subsystems are organized?

  • Hierarchies

  • Systems

  • Alliances

  • Roles

Correct answer: Hierarchies

Hierarchies are the more complicated systems into which smaller family subsystems are organized.

The other answers are incorrect. Systems, alliances, and roles are not used to describe this phenomenon in family systems theory.

116.

A client openly informs a social worker that they frequently use cocaine and have done so for several years. What step should the social worker take FIRST?

  • Refer the client for substance abuse treatment

  • Assess why the client is using cocaine

  • Determine whether the client is motivated to change

Correct answer: Refer the client for substance abuse treatment

Since the client has a history of drug abuse, the social worker should refer the client for substance abuse treatment first. Substance abuse can be fatal, and the social worker has a responsibility to refer the client for treatment as soon as possible.

The remaining answer options are incorrect. Clients who abuse drugs often rationalize their use and deny that they have a problem; therefore, there is no meaningful way to treat addiction in a social work setting.

117.

Which of the following is the CORRECT length of time to keep client records?

  • Varied

  • Six months

  • 18 months

  • Indefinite

Correct answer: Varied

There is no rule for the maintenance of client records at the broad professional level. This length of time will be specific, and it will vary by geography, organization, statute, contract, and other factors.

The other options are incorrect, as they either suggest a single time for the maintenance of records or keeping them forever, neither of which are true.

118.

Which of the following is NOT understood as one of the main benefits of role-playing techniques in therapy?

  • It enhances rapport 

  • It improves communication 

  • It improves interpersonal skills 

  • It adds clarity to difficult concepts 

Correct answer: It enhances rapport 

The technique of role-playing in therapy offers many benefits. As an interpersonal exercise, it improves communication and teaches interpersonal skills through the exploration of different roles and perspectives. It can also be a teaching technique that adds clarity to difficult concepts.

The technique may or may not increase therapeutic rapport; this is not one of its explicit objectives.

119.

Which of the following describes the cognitive level of judging and forming opinions?

  • Evaluation

  • Synthesis

  • Analysis

Correct answer: Evaluation

Evaluation is the cognitive level associated with judging and the forming of opinions.

The other answers are incorrect. Synthesis addresses the bringing together of various kinds of data. Analysis describes breaking down information into useful components.

120.

What is the FIRST thing a social worker should do if their client states that they cannot repeat anything that is said during the session?

  • Inform the client of the limits associated with social worker-client confidentiality

  • Inform the client that social workers are only there to help and will not place judgment

  • Promise the client that anything said during the session will be kept confidential

  • Recommend completing the needed paperwork prior to discussing any concerns

Correct answer: Inform the client of the limits associated with social worker-client confidentiality

Once the social worker explains the limits imposed on confidentiality, the client can decide what to share with the social worker.

Informing the client that they will not be judged is appropriate; however, the social worker will need to discuss the limits of confidentiality first. The social worker cannot promise that everything will be kept confidential, and completing paperwork prior to discussing any issues is inappropriate.

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