A 32-year-old single woman comes to see you about depression. You notice that she wears an excessive amount of makeup, dresses in teen-style attire, wears her hair in a faddish fashion, and uses a mixture of old and new era teen terms and language. As you talk, she narrates activities dominated by associations at teen and young adult clubs and haunts, and describes attempted relationships with individuals much younger than herself. When you ask about peer relationships, she indicates that she avoids those her age as she does not want to become “old before her time,” and sees herself as much more youthful that others her age. The defense mechanism she employs is BEST described as:

The Association of Social Work Boards Masters Exam, formerly known as the ASWB Intermediate exam, is a licensure examination designed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB). The ASWB exams measure skills and knowledge in social work-specific content areas, such as human development and behavior, social and economic justice, and intervention processes.  Each ASWB exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 20 questions used for data collection regarding the effectiveness of the exam. The 10 sections of the ASWB Masters Exam include: Human... Show more

The Association of Social Work Boards Masters Exam, formerly known as the ASWB Intermediate exam, is a licensure examination designed by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).

The ASWB exams measure skills and knowledge in social work-specific content areas, such as human development and behavior, social and economic justice, and intervention processes. 

Each ASWB exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions, including 150 scored questions and 20 questions used for data collection regarding the effectiveness of the exam.

The 10 sections of the ASWB Masters Exam include:

Human Development and Behavior (18%)
Diversity and Social/Economic Justice (7%)
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention Planning (11%)
Direct and Indirect Practice (22%)
Communication (7%)
Professional Relationships (5%)
Professional Values and Ethics (11%)
Supervision, Administration, and Policy (8%)
Practice Evaluation and the Application of Research (2%)
Service Delivery (9%)

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