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Oct

03

Freud Quiz: Fill in the Blanks (6)

October 3, 2018 | quiz

A quick refresher on Sigmund Freud. Here's a quick theory summary from Lumen Learning, with some crucial pieces missing. Your task: Fill in the blanks.

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Sep

21

Quiz: Erikson Stages (4)

September 21, 2018 | quiz

Not all exam prep has to be realistic, vignette-style questions like SWTP's practice tests. Sometimes you just want to cram in info. We'll do quizzes now and then to help you do just that.

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Aug

05

Name That Defense Mechanism

August 5, 2016 | knowledge | quiz

Here's a quick quiz that should help you lock down your ease with defense mechanism. What are defense mechanisms?

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Jul

26

Quick Quiz: Catatonia and the Social Work Exam

July 26, 2016 | DSM | quiz

Catatonia is not a diagnosis, but a symptom of other diagnoses (e.g., depression, schizophrenia). It's characterized by unresponsiveness even when apparently awake. That, you probably knew. In the catatonia section of DSM-

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Nov

04

Self-Determination and the Social Work Exam

November 4, 2015 | quiz | practice | ethics

Our question-a-section trek through the NASW Code of Ethics continues. All aboard! Next up, 1.02, Self-Determination. The section is quick: Social workers respect and promote the right of clients to self-

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Nov

02

Social Worker Commitment to Clients and the Social Work Exam

November 2, 2015 | quiz | ethics

Starting today, a new initiative: Let's start taking the NASW Code of Ethics section by section, sketching out how the ASWB exam use each a test question. Because you can be sure that's how a good chunk of the exam is being written.

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Jul

08

HIPAA and the Social Work Exam

July 8, 2015 | knowledge | quiz

Here's something you can reasonably expect to see covered on the social work licensing exam: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA for short.

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Jan

22

GAF Quiz

January 22, 2014 | quiz

Via Pass the ASWB Exam, here's a quick, sort of fun way to test your accuracy assigning GAF scores. It's the Global Assessment of Function (GAF) Training from the Washington Institute and the Washington State Mental Health Division.

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Oct

10

Behavioral Psych and the Social Work Exam

October 10, 2013 | knowledge | quiz

The principles of behavioral psychology are easy to learn...and just as easy to confuse or forget.

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Sep

19

Erik Erikson and the Social Work Exam

September 19, 2013 | knowledge | quiz

Here's more material you may have known for a moment in school and then forgotten: Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development. Now worth reviewing as you prepare for the social work licensing exam. About.

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Aug

30

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder VII

August 30, 2013 | quiz

Name this personality disorder: [THIS PD] is characterized by a long-standing pattern of a disregard for other people's rights, often crossing the line and violating those rights.

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Aug

30

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder VIII

August 30, 2013 | quiz

Name that personality disorder: [THIS PD] is characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency. Text from PsychCentral.

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Aug

30

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder IX

August 30, 2013 | quiz

Name that personality disorder: [THIS PD] is characterized by someone who has great difficulty in establishing and maintaining close relationships with others.

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Aug

29

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder IV

August 29, 2013 | quiz

Name this personality disorder: [THIS PD] is characterized by a long-standing pattern of grandiosity (either in fantasy or actual behavior), an overwhelming need for admiration, and usually a complete lack of empathy toward others.

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Aug

29

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder V

August 29, 2013 | quiz

Name that personality disorder: People with [THIS PD] experience a long-standing feeling of inadequacy and are extremely sensitive to what others think about them. This leads to the person to be socially inhibited and feel socially inept.

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Aug

29

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder VI

August 29, 2013 | quiz

Name that personality disorder: [THIS PD] is characterized by a long-standing need for the person to be taken care of and a fear of being abandoned or separated from important individuals in his or her life. Text from PsychCentral.

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Aug

28

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder

August 28, 2013 | quiz

Name this personality disorder: The main feature of [THIS PD] is a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image and emotions. People with [THIS PD] are also usually very impulsive. What's your answer?

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Aug

28

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder II

August 28, 2013 | quiz

Name this personality disorder: [THIS PD] is characterized by a long-standing pattern of attention seeking behavior and extreme emotionality. Someone with [???

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Aug

28

Quick Quiz: Name That Personality Disorder III

August 28, 2013 | quiz

Name that personality disorder: [THIS PD] is characterized by a long-standing pattern of detachment from social relationships.

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Jun

24

Quick Quiz: Name That Treatment III

June 24, 2013 | quiz

Name the treatment: [THIS THERAPY] focuses on unconscious processes as they are manifested in a person's present behavior. The goals of [THIS THERAPY] are a client's self-awareness and understanding of the influence of the past on present behavior.

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Jun

10

Quick Quiz: Name That Treatment II

June 10, 2013 | quiz

Name that treatment: A type of behavioral or mental health treatment in which a patient is simultaneously exposed to a stimulus and something uncomfortable, with the goal of conditioning him or her to associate the two and stop the negative behavior.

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Jun

02

Quick Quiz: Name That Treatment

June 2, 2013 | quiz

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Jan

14

Psychology 101

January 14, 2013 | knowledge | quiz

Looking for free review of the psych basics that might be covered on the social work exam? You could do much worse than the Psychology 101 course offered on AllPsych.com.

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Dec

10

Free Psychology Quizzes

December 10, 2012 | quiz

From about.com, here's a helpful collection of psychology quizzes. Test your comfort with defense mechanisms, phobias, Erikson, Piaget, Freud, and more. All free, and better still, a lot of the questions are social work exam-like vignettes.

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Dec

07

Quick Quiz: Name That Treatment

December 7, 2012 | quiz

Name that treatment: A cognitive-behavioral therapy technique for treating phobias and other fear- and anxiety-

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Dec

06

Quick Quiz: Name That Defense

December 6, 2012 | quiz

Name that defense: The healthy redirection of an emotion. Instead of punching your boss when angry with him, instead of taking out your anger on your friends, you go to the gym and punch a punching bag.

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Dec

05

Quick Quiz: Erikson's Psychosocial Stages

December 5, 2012 | quiz

Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development. Fill in the blanks (no peeking!): 1. _______________ v. Mistrust 2. Autonomy v. _______________ 3. _______________ v. _______________ (3 to 5 years) 4. _______________ v. Inferiority 5.

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May

14

Name That Therapy VI

May 14, 2010 | quiz

Name this therapy: THIS THERAPY is a form of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The primary focus of this treatment approach is to suggest changes in thinking that will lead to changes in behavior, thereby alleviating or improving symptoms.

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Apr

23

Name That Therapy V

April 23, 2010 | quiz

Name this therapy/CBT treatment: THIS THERAPY identifies the cognitions, emotions and physiological arousal that accompany a fear-

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Apr

22

Name That Therapy IV

April 22, 2010 | quiz

Name it: THIS THERAPY is a medical procedure in which a small, carefully controlled amount of electric current is passed through the brain to treat symptoms associated with certain mental disorders.

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Apr

21

Name That Therapy III

April 21, 2010 | quiz

Name that therapy: The goal of THIS THERAPY is to raise clients' awareness regarding how they function in their environment (with family, at work, school, friends). The focus of therapy is more on what is happening (the moment-to-

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Apr

20

Name That Therapy II

April 20, 2010 | quiz

Name that therapy: THIS THERAPY combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of mindful awareness, distress tolerance, and acceptance largely derived from Buddhist meditative practice.

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Apr

19

Name That Therapy

April 19, 2010 | quiz

Quick quiz: This shouldn't strain your brain too, too much: [THIS THERAPY] is a psychosocial (both psychological and social) therapy that assumes that faulty thought patterns cause maladaptive behavior and emotional responses.

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Jan

15

Social Work (Exam) Prep: Name That Dx V

January 15, 2010 | quiz

From the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Good for the exam, good for practice. What's the dx that goes with these symptoms? (Easier for the holiday weekend.) Self-induced vomiting...

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Jan

12

DSM Quick Quiz: Name That Dx IV

January 12, 2010 | quiz

Social work exam prep continues... Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders; answer there or in comments. [THIS DX] is a short-term, time-limited disorder.

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Jan

11

DSM Quick Quiz: Name That Dx III

January 11, 2010 | quiz

Get your social work exam passed. Name that diagnosis--turbo round, with information in the criteria removed. Answer in comments; full criteria (if you want to guess at the x's) at the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders.

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Jan

10

DSM Quick Quiz: Name That Dx II

January 10, 2010 | quiz

Name these two related diagnoses. Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answer there or in comments. [ANSWER A] is characterized by major depressive episodes alternating with episodes of hypomania, a milder form of mania.

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Jan

07

DSM Quick Quiz: Name That Dx

January 7, 2010 | quiz

See how many of the following criteria it takes you to ID the following DSM diagnosis (text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders). Answer there or in comments. The person fears being shamed or ridiculed in close relationships.

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Jan

06

DSM Quick Quiz: Antisocial Personality Disorder

January 6, 2010 | quiz

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Jan

05

DSM Quick Quiz: Anorexia Nervosa

January 5, 2010 | quiz

Fill in the blanks. Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answers there or in comments. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by [ANSWER A].

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Jan

04

DSM Quick Quiz: Agoraphobia

January 4, 2010 | quiz

Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answers there or in comments. This one's trickier. The close association in agoraphobia between fear of being outside one's home and fear of having panic symptoms is reflected in DSM-IV-

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Jan

03

DSM Quick Quiz: Adjustment Disorder

January 3, 2010 | quiz

Fill in the blanks. Text from the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Answers there or in comments. DSM-IV-

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Jan

02

DSM Quick Quiz: Acute Stress Disorder

January 2, 2010 | quiz

Here, to keep you on your toes, the first in a series of DSM Quick Quizzes. This one's about Acute Stress Disorder (ASD). Text courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders. Follow the link there for fill-in-the-

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Oct

02

Social Work Exam Prep Quiz

October 2, 2009 | quiz | practice | ethics

Tinkering with ProProfs with a Hepworth, Rooney, and Larsen on my lap, came up with a few questions. May add more. UPDATE: More were added. Get complete social work exam practice tests here.

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Mar

01

Delusions of...

March 1, 2009 | knowledge | quiz

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Feb

16

Quiz: Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

February 16, 2009 | knowledge | quiz | video

Quick quiz: Name the three levels in Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development (via Wikipedia). Answer in Comments. Level 1: ______________1. Obedience and punishment orientation(How can I avoid punishment?)2. Self-

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Jan

30

Overload

January 30, 2009 | meta | quiz | misc

Just read a bunch about delirium, dementia, amnesia, substance abuse, so taking a blogging break. It's a habit I'm trying to catch: blog-as-study-break rather than blog-as-procrastination-tool. Or tools--

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