Question 1
A 32-year-old MSW-level client describes 'three months of pervasive low mood, anhedonia, hypersomnia, weight gain, and concentration problems' that worsen each winter and remit in spring. The MOST likely working impression is:
Correct Answer:
Major depressive disorder, with seasonal pattern
Question 2
Bowen family systems theory describes a person who is highly emotionally reactive and easily fused with others as having a:
Correct Answer:
Low level of differentiation of self
Question 3
Per DSM-5-TR, a manic episode requires a distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood plus persistently increased energy/activity lasting at least:
Correct Answer:
1 week (or any duration if hospitalization is required)
Question 4
A 14-year-old client demonstrates abstract reasoning, considers hypothetical scenarios, and grapples with moral dilemmas. This is consistent with which Piaget stage and which Kohlberg level (typical)?
Correct Answer:
Formal operational; conventional or post-conventional
Question 5
A worker hypothesizes that a couple's repetitive argument cycle (one partner withdraws, the other pursues) functions to AVOID deeper relational fears. This conceptualization is MOST aligned with which model?
Correct Answer:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT, Johnson)
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