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A practice exam for the certified addiction counselor (cadc) exam, covering key concepts in addiction counseling. It includes multiple-choice questions with answers, addressing topics such as addiction definitions, treatment approaches, ethical considerations, and substance use disorders. Valuable for students preparing for the cadc exam or those seeking to enhance their understanding of addiction counseling principles.
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Which of the following is the BEST definition of insight? - ✔✔A sudden understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved MATS refers to: - ✔✔The use of medications such as suboxone in the treatment of addiction Aisha has completed her treatment at an in-patient facility and is ready to be discharged. She has asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her husband on an out-patient basis. This process is BEST viewed as an example of : - ✔✔A referral Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for abuse of power by the counselor? - ✔✔Gestalt The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to: - ✔✔Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of competency Which of the following is NOT a CNS depressant? - ✔✔Benzadrine The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment, clients should know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for services and - ✔✔The limits of their confidentiality
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their members are examples of lack of cultural - ✔✔Competence Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia, or cardiac arrhythmia are al signs or symptoms of: - ✔✔Caffeine intoxication Of all of the possible substance use disorders, which on is typically not seen in older children or adults - ✔✔Inhalant Use Disorder Needle exchange programs can BEST be described as: - ✔✔harm reduction Autonomic hyperactivity, hand tremor, nausea or vomiting, psychomotor agitation, grand mal seizures are all signs or symptoms of: - ✔✔sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic withdrawal Among other things, _____________________ involves making a client aware of resources in the community, as well as providing information related to substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and other STDs - ✔✔Client education In the United States, the population that experiences the lowest prevalence of alcohol use disorder is: - ✔✔Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Classical and operant conditioning are associated with __________________ therapy. - ✔✔Behavior Eric has admitted being sexually active without using any type of protection against sexually transmitted diseases. His counselor has made an appointment for him to be tested for the HIV virus. He then made
In his second counseling session, a client reveals to the counselor that he is gay. Having never worked with a member of this special population, the counselor's BEST course of action is to: - ✔✔Offer to refer the client to someone with experience in with special uses associated with the gay community Determining a client's eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs during the _______________ process. - ✔✔Screening Highly structured daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments, and frequent group confrontation are characteristics of: - ✔✔Therapeutic communities Collateral interviews: - ✔✔Involved gathering information from other persons who are, or have been, associated with the person being assessed. A major criticism of the _________________ is that the questions are so obvious that this test cannot possibly detect alcoholics who deny having a problem. - ✔✔MAST The goal of complete abstinence is most consistent with the ______________ model of addiction - ✔✔Disease ___________________ can develop between natural and synthetic opiates, but not between opiates and CNS depressants - ✔✔Cross tolerance Appropriate treatment goals must be: - ✔✔Observable and measurable, in order to facilitate monitoring progress
When is confrontation probably least appropriate? - ✔✔Prior to establishing rapport with the client The goal of screening is to: - ✔✔Determine whether a client is appropriate and eligible for a particular treatment service _____________ drugs are used to treat mental disorders: - ✔✔Psychotropic Jamal believes that he has everything he will ever need materially and financially, so he has decided to devote his time to music and other creative outlets for self-expression. Jamal's motivation is best accounted for by: - ✔✔Humanistic theories The idea that people have an in-born desire to self-actualize is associated with: - ✔✔Humanistic theory Methadone, Tramadol and Morphine are all _______________________. - ✔✔Opiates The central focus or "charge" of the twelfth step of Alcoholics anonymous is: - ✔✔Service to others A counselor's personal values: - ✔✔Are communicated through the therapeutic goals they offer and how they attempt to reach those goals with the client Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle that means: - ✔✔Do no harm
If you chose to seek additional information from the client's estranged husband or her employer, when would be the most appropriate time o do so? - ✔✔As a part of the assessment During the treatment planning process, you inform the client that she should abstain from all mind or mood altering chemicals. In her case, this poses a particular problem because he does not believe that alcohol is an issue. When seeking to resolve this issues, what is the most important principle of treatment planning that must you consider here? - ✔✔The client and counselor must agree on the goals to be set during treatment and clearly the client does not agree.