CARN AP Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
STANDARD SIZE OF A DRINK - beer, wine, liquor -
correct answer ✅12 oz. beer, 5 oz. wine, 1.5 oz. hard liquor
moderate alcohol consumption, how much per day -
correct answer ✅no more than one drink daily for adult women,
two for men
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal -
correct answer ✅Agitation, Fever, Seizures, Tremors, Confusion,
Delusions
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism -
correct answer ✅C=cutting down (have you felt the need to cut
down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) -
correct answer ✅action therapy in which the goal is to help clients
overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and
logically
,CARN AP Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Percentage of adults that have had an exposure to alcohol -
correct answer ✅88%
Life time risk of alcohol dependence -
correct answer ✅13%
Motivational interviewing is a life-long learning skill set. Which one
of the following best reflects proficiency in MI practice?
A. Open-ended questions are more frequent than closed-ended
questions
B. Reflections are employed more than twice as often as open-
ended questions
C. Complex reflections are at least as frequent as simple reflections
D. The "spirit of MI": collaboration, compassion, acceptance, and
evocation is present throughout
E. All of the above -
correct answer ✅E. All of the above
,CARN AP Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Motivational interviewing's effectiveness in facilitating behavior
change in people from racially and ethnically diverse communities
is
A. Unknown because this research has never been done
B. Unknown because the research that has been done was
inconclusive
C. Less effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities
D. About the same effectiveness as in Caucasian communities
E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities -
correct answer ✅E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian
communities
Steve, is a 48-year-old man with a severe alcohol use disorder who
is currently drinking 15 beers per day. He has a strong desire to
change his behavior due to the many negative consequences of
alcohol in his life. Which of the following statements made by Steve
is the best indicator of his ability to change?
A. "I'd better stop drinking if I want to be around for my children."
B. "My wife told me she would leave me if I continue drinking like
this."
, CARN AP Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
C. "I know that if I have an anti-craving medication I can cut down
my drinking."
D. "I lost my job this past month because I was showing up to work
intoxicated."
E. "I really want to be around more for my daughter and cutting
down drinking will help me to do that." - WHAT I PUT -
correct answer ✅C. "I know that if I have an anti-craving
medication I can cut down my drinking."
Sarah is a 27-year-old female who presents to your smoking
cessation clinic. During the assessment Sarah says: "I just hate
when people can smell the smoke on me, it's like they think I'm a
scumbag." Which of the following options is the best reflection
response?
A. "I can assure you that people don't think you are a scumbag."
B. "It is often best to ignore how other people view your smoking
when you are trying to quit."
C. "Do you feel like you are like a scumbag because of your
smoking?" -what I put
D. "It really bothers you when people judge you negatively for being
a smoker."
E. "I feel you made the right decision in coming here today, and I
am happy to help you quit smoking." -
(Grade A+)
STANDARD SIZE OF A DRINK - beer, wine, liquor -
correct answer ✅12 oz. beer, 5 oz. wine, 1.5 oz. hard liquor
moderate alcohol consumption, how much per day -
correct answer ✅no more than one drink daily for adult women,
two for men
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal -
correct answer ✅Agitation, Fever, Seizures, Tremors, Confusion,
Delusions
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism -
correct answer ✅C=cutting down (have you felt the need to cut
down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) -
correct answer ✅action therapy in which the goal is to help clients
overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and
logically
,CARN AP Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Percentage of adults that have had an exposure to alcohol -
correct answer ✅88%
Life time risk of alcohol dependence -
correct answer ✅13%
Motivational interviewing is a life-long learning skill set. Which one
of the following best reflects proficiency in MI practice?
A. Open-ended questions are more frequent than closed-ended
questions
B. Reflections are employed more than twice as often as open-
ended questions
C. Complex reflections are at least as frequent as simple reflections
D. The "spirit of MI": collaboration, compassion, acceptance, and
evocation is present throughout
E. All of the above -
correct answer ✅E. All of the above
,CARN AP Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Motivational interviewing's effectiveness in facilitating behavior
change in people from racially and ethnically diverse communities
is
A. Unknown because this research has never been done
B. Unknown because the research that has been done was
inconclusive
C. Less effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities
D. About the same effectiveness as in Caucasian communities
E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities -
correct answer ✅E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian
communities
Steve, is a 48-year-old man with a severe alcohol use disorder who
is currently drinking 15 beers per day. He has a strong desire to
change his behavior due to the many negative consequences of
alcohol in his life. Which of the following statements made by Steve
is the best indicator of his ability to change?
A. "I'd better stop drinking if I want to be around for my children."
B. "My wife told me she would leave me if I continue drinking like
this."
, CARN AP Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
C. "I know that if I have an anti-craving medication I can cut down
my drinking."
D. "I lost my job this past month because I was showing up to work
intoxicated."
E. "I really want to be around more for my daughter and cutting
down drinking will help me to do that." - WHAT I PUT -
correct answer ✅C. "I know that if I have an anti-craving
medication I can cut down my drinking."
Sarah is a 27-year-old female who presents to your smoking
cessation clinic. During the assessment Sarah says: "I just hate
when people can smell the smoke on me, it's like they think I'm a
scumbag." Which of the following options is the best reflection
response?
A. "I can assure you that people don't think you are a scumbag."
B. "It is often best to ignore how other people view your smoking
when you are trying to quit."
C. "Do you feel like you are like a scumbag because of your
smoking?" -what I put
D. "It really bothers you when people judge you negatively for being
a smoker."
E. "I feel you made the right decision in coming here today, and I
am happy to help you quit smoking." -
