Study Guide For The National Social Work Exam

Transcription

Study Guide for the National Social Work ExamLicensure Exams, Inc.724 Bonita DriveWinter Park, FL 32789

www.SocialWorkExam.ComAuthor: Dr. Linton HutchinsonEditors: Beck Hutchinson and Judy JohnsProduction Editor: Sterling HutchinsonPrinting and Binding:Lulu, Inc.http://www.lulu.comCOPYRIGHT 2008 by Licensure Exams, Inc.For more information contact:Licensure Exams, Inc.724 Bonita DriveWinter Park, Florida 32789USADISCLAIMER: The Study Guide for the National Social Work Exam is NOT a product of the Association of Social WorkBoards (ASWB) or endorsed by the ASWB or its affiliates.Licensure Exams, Inc. does not guarantee enhanced performance on the Social Work exam as a result of using this material.Although the information contained herein have been compiled from sources believed to be reliable, Licensure Exams Inc.makes no guarantee, representation, assurance or warranty, express or implied, as to, and assumes no responsibility for thecorrectness, sufficiency or completeness of such information contained within this document.We are not associated with any state or governmental agency responsible for licensure or Board of Social Work that deals withcertification. SocialWorkExam.Com and Licensure Exams, Inc. are NOT affiliated nor associated with the Association of SocialWork Boards (ASWB), formerly known as the American Association of State Social Work Boards (AASSWB). ASWB DOESNOT endorse nor provide information to this BSW, MSW, LCSW license exam review program. We are a review companyonly. If you need to be certified, or have questions regarding the exam, contact the ASWB at http://www.ASWB.ORG. If youneed to be licensed, contact your Department of Professional Regulations or your state's Medical Quality Assurance Agency tofind out the current requirements and procedures, which vary from state to state. Only they can give you OFFICIAL andCURRENT answers to your important questions.All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transcribed, in any form or by anymeans – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior written permission of the publisher,Licensure Exams, Inc. 724 Bonita Drive Winter Park, Florida 32789Printed in the USA""! !

www.SocialWorkExam.ComTABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1: TEST CONSTRUCTION .1TAKING THE EXAM .1Step One: Classify the Type of Question .4Step Two: Identify the Case Study Foundational Factors.6Step Three: Filter the Case Study Using Contextual Coding.6Step Four: Find the Case Study Alerts .7Exam Content .8The Final Word.10SECTION 2: SCHOOLS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY .11BEHAVIORAL THERAPY.11Operant Conditioning - B.F. Skinner .13COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY MODELS.14Cognitive Therapy .14Cognitive Therapy - Aaron Beck .16Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - Donald Meichenbaum .16Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - Albert Ellis.16Solution-Focused Therapy - de Shazer, Berg, O’Hanlon.18Cognitive - Couple’s Therapy .20BRIEF THERAPY .21EXISTENTIAL – LOGOTHERAPY .21FAMILY THERAPY MODELS .25Family Systems Therapy - Murray Bowen .25Experiential Family Therapy - Carl Whitaker .31Conjoint Family Therapy - Virginia Satir .34Strategic Family Therapy - Erickson, Haley.38Structural Family Therapy - Salvador Minuchin .41Systems Theory .45Feminist Family Therapy .46HUMANISTIC THERAPY .48Person-Centered Therapy - Carl Rogers .49Gestalt Therapy - Fritz Perls.52Transactional Analysis (TA) - Eric Berne .56Reality Therapy - William Glasser .58MULTIMODAL THERAPY (BASIC I.D.) .62NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP) .63PSYCHOANALYTIC AND PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORIES AND MODELS .64Sigmund Freud .67Erik Erikson.70Analytic Therapy - Carl Jung .72The Neo-Freudians.74Karen Horney .74Harry Stack Sullivan.76Adlerian Therapy - Alfred Adler.78SECTION 3: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT .84ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR .84COMMUNITY SYSTEMS .84CRISIS INTERVENTION MODELS .85DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES .86!"""!

www.SocialWorkExam.ComIMPORTANCE OF BIRTH ORDER - ALFRED ADLER .87ATTACHMENT THEORY .88OBJECT-RELATIONS THEORY .90Stages of Development - Margaret Mahler .90HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - ABRAHAM MASLOW .90STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT - JEAN PIAGET .91FREUD’S PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT .93ERIKSON’S EIGHT STAGES OF MATURATION .93Comparison of Systems: Freud vs. Erikson.94PERSONALITY THEORY TRAIT THEORIES .95STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT - LAWRENCE KOHLBERG .96SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY - ALBERT BANDURA .97LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT .98Linguistic Relativity - Benjamin Whorf .99MEMORY .100GROWTH AND MATURATION.100IDENTITY ISSUES IN ADOLESCENTS .101PARENTING STYLES - DIANA BAUMRIND .102PEER RELATIONSHIPS.103SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS .104HISTORICAL TRAUMA .104COUPLE REACTIONS TO ANTICIPATORY TRAUMA .105PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL ABUSE .106Risk Factors and Relational Patterns of Endangerment.106ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS .107Child Abuse .107Spousal Abuse.108Cycle of Abuse .109Sexual Abuse Treatment for Victims, Perpetrators and Their Families .110FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY .111FAMILY THERAPY FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION .113DIVORCE .114Dealing With Clients During Child Custody.115ADOPTION .116THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS ON FAMILY SYSTEMS .119Family Therapy for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders .119Family Therapy for Eating Disorders .120DEATH AND DYING - ELISABETH KÜBLER-ROSS .121Family Therapy for Bereavement.122Grief and Loss - Couples.124INFERTILITY .124INFIDELITY .125SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STI).126HIV and AIDS.127SECTION 4: THE DSM AND MENTAL HEALTH.129DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS (DSM) .129DISORDERS COMMONLY DIAGNOSED IN INFANCY, CHILDHOOD OR ADOLESCENCE.131Mental Retardation.132Pervasive Developmental Disorders .133Autism .133Rett's Disorder.134Asperger's Disorder.134Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood.134"#! !

www.SocialWorkExam.ComPica.134Tic Disorders .134Tourette's Disorder.134Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) .135Oppositional Defiant Disorder.136Conduct Disorder .137Elimination Disorders .137Separation Anxiety Disorder .138Reactive Attachment Disorder.139DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA AND AMNESTIC AND OTHER COGNITIVE DISORDERS .139Delirium.140Dementia.140Amnestic Disorder .142SUBSTANCE RELATED DISORDERS .143Family Therapy for Substance Abuse.144Drug Abuse and AIDS/HIV in Females.148SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS .148Schizophrenia .149Schizophreniform Disorder .153Delusional Disorder .153Brief Psychotic Disorder .154MOOD DISORDERS .155Depression.156Major Depressive Disorder.157Dysthymic Disorder.158Bipolar Disorders.159ANXIETY DISORDERS .161Panic Disorder .161Agoraphobia .163Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) .163Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) .164Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) .166SOMATOFORM DISORDERS .167FACTITIOUS DISORDERS .168DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS .169Dissociative Fugue .169SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS.170Sexual Disorders .170Sexual Arousal Disorders.170Organismic Disorders .172Sexual Pain Disorders.172Paraphilias .172Gender Identity Disorders.173EATING DISORDERS .173Anorexia Nervosa .173Bulimia Nervosa .174SLEEP DISORDERS .175IMPULSE-CONTROL DISORDERS NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED .176PERSONALITY DISORDERS .177MENTAL STATUS EXAM .177Components of the Initial Diagnostic Interview.177MSE - Attention, Concentration and Memory.180MSE - Consciousness, Speech, Mood and Affect .181MSE - Orientation and Intellectual Ability .182!#!

www.SocialWorkExam.ComSchizophrenia And The Mental Status Exam.182SECTION 5: ETHICS .185ETHICAL CODES .185Malpractice Claims .186Statutes, Case Law and Regulations .186Informed Consent .186Research Ethics .187FEES .188CONFIDENTIALITY.188MULTIPLE CLIENTS .189ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS WITH CULTURALLY DIFFERENT CLIENTS .190DUAL RELATIONSHIPS .190SEX WITH CLIENTS .190TERMINATION .191SECTION 6: DIVERSITY .192CULTURAL DIVERSITY.192GENERAL INFORMATION .193MULTICULTURAL FAMILY .194MULTI-CULTURAL COUNSELING .196RELEVANT PROCESSES AND GOALS IN CROSS-CULTURAL COUNSELING .196AFRICAN AMERICANS .198Counseling African Americans.198Education of African Americans .198African American Youth .199African American Family Characteristics.199Family Therapy With African Americans.199African American Barriers .

Boards (ASWB) or endorsed by the ASWB or its affiliates. Licensure Exams, Inc. does not guarantee enhanced performance on the Social Work exam as a result of using this material. Although the information contained herein have been compiled f