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Social marketing uses media campaigns to influence health or social behaviors for public good. Community organizing mobilizes people, policy advocacy focuses on legislation, and collaboration involves agencies partnering. The exam often identifies social marketing in public awareness examples.

Accepting clients on personal social media creates boundary issues. The ethical response is to decline and explain boundaries. Ignoring avoids the issue, and creating accounts for clients is inappropriate. The exam frequently tests digital ethics and professional boundaries.

The autonomy vs. shame and doubt stage (ages 1–3) centers on independence and control. Allowing choice fosters autonomy, while overcontrol leads to shame. Initiative vs. guilt applies to preschoolers, industry vs. inferiority to school-age children, and identity vs. role confusion to adolescence. The exam frequently uses everyday child behaviors to test developmental knowledge.

The NASW Code of Ethics stipulates that social workers must maintain confidentiality except when disclosure is necessary to prevent serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm to a client or others. In this scenario, suicidal ideation constitutes imminent risk. The ethical response is to inform the client that confidentiality must be limited in order to ensure safety, while still engaging the client in collaborative safety planning and connecting to crisis resources. Automatically contacting law enforcement may escalate risk without first considering less intrusive measures, while terminating services would abandon the client. The exam tests ethical decision-making grounded in professional values, balancing client self-determination with the duty to protect life.

Physiological needs, such as food, water, and shelter, form the foundation of Maslow’s hierarchy and must be met before higher-level needs can be addressed. Safety, belongingness, and self-actualization come later. For social workers, this means prioritizing emergency housing and nutrition before focusing on therapy or self-improvement goals. The ASWB exam assesses understanding of human motivation theories and their application to client needs assessment and intervention prioritization.