LADC EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Norepinephrine - Answers - Neurotransmitter in the brain associated with arousal
moods. It is excitatory
GABA - Answers - Inhibitory neurotransmitter. When normal function of GABA are
disrupted, convulsions can occur
Cerebrum - Answers - Largest and most complex part of the brain. Contains billions of
neurons and nerve centers.
MAST - Answers - Michigan Alcohol Screening Test. A self-test that measures obvious
signs and subtle attributes of addiction
Lost Child - Answers - Usually the youngest child. The child's role is to cause no trouble
for the family. They receive little positive or negative attention from the family.
Gestalt Therapy - Answers - Fritz Perls. Goal of therapy is the integration of
experiences into a whole personality. Stays in the here and now and focuses on body
language.
The 10 Domains - Answers - Clinical Evaluation
Treatment Planning
Referral
Service Coordination
Counseling
Client family and community education
Documentation
Professional Ethical responsibilities
Research Design analysis and utilization
Clinical Supervision
Motivational Interviewing - Answers - The direct, client centered counseling form
implemented to elicit behavior change by helping clients resolve ambivalence to
change.
Extrinsic Motivator - Answers - A rationale for changing substance use that comes from
outside the client
Privilege - Answers - Legal term that refers to an individuals right not to have
confidential information revealed in a court or other legal proceedings
Opiates - Answers - naturally derived from poppies
,Medulla Oblongata - Answers - Part of the brain that connects to the spinal column.
Controls vital centers including breathing, heart rate, and sleep/wake cycle.
Hypothalamus - Answers - Maintains homeostasis. Controls heart rate, chemcial
balance, hunger, body weight, GI tract, and sexual behavior.
Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) - Answers - Stages of change
process of change
self-efficacy
decisional balance
Stages of Change - Answers - Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
(Relapse)
Women for Sobriety - Answers - Found by Dr. Jean Kirkpatrick. Focused on self-esteem
as magic building block for recovery
Parietal Lobes - Answers - Sensory areas responsible for temperature, touch, pressure,
and skin pain
LD50 - Answers - Lethal Dose 50. The Lethal dose it would take to kill 50% of those
who took it.
Frontal Lobes - Answers - Motor areas which control movements and voluntary skeletal
muscles. Deals with higher intellectual processing, planning, and problem solving.
3 Classifications of Narcotics - Answers - Naturally occurring (opium, morphine,
codeine)
Semi-synthetics (Heroin, Hydromorphone)
Synthetics (Methadone, Darvon)
Advantages of Group Counseling - Answers - Sense of safety in numbers
intense learning
Expectation to be concerned about others
Cost efficient
Rational Recovery - Answers - Abstinence based
Addictive Voice
Recognition technique
Recovery is simple
No groups
, Morphine - Answers - Main alkaloid ingredient in opium with a purity of 4 to 21 percent.
Occipital Lobe - Answers - Vision
3 Types of Sedative/Hypnotics - Answers - Barbiturates
Minor Tranquilizers
Other Sed/Hypnotics
Threshold Dose - Answers - The smallest amount of a given drug which is capable of
producing some detectable response
Pons - Answers - Rounded bulge on the underside of the brain stem that connects
medulla to mid-brain
Enabler - Answers - Is assumed to be the person who is emotionally closest to the
alcoholic, usually the spouse. Protects the alcoholic by making excuses, taking over
responsibilities, rescuing the alcoholic from consequences.
Temporal Lobes - Answers - Sensory areas responsible for hearing, visual memories,
and language comprehension
Duty to Warn - Answers - The legal obligation of a counselor to notify the appropriate
authorities or victim when there is a serious danger
Biopsychosocial Model - Answers - Multicausal model dealing with biology
(disease/genetics), psychological, cultural norms/life events.
Cerebellum - Answers - Reflex center responsible for coordinating muscle movements.
Median effective dose - Answers - Dose required to produce a specific effect in 50
percent of test subjects
Semi-synthetic Compounds - Answers - Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) or Oxycodone.
Alcohol Effect Asians - Answers - Asians usually do not have enzyme acetaldehyde to
break down etoh and will flush, sweat, and feel ill. Alcoholism rate is low for Asians.
Women and Alcohol - Answers - Women show "telescoping" response to alcohol and
have often more severe consequences. Faster progression into dependency.
Alcohol Assessment Tools - Answers - Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and Alcohol Use
Disorders Identification test (AUDIT)
Serotonin - Answers - Neurotransmitter associated with regulation of sensory
perception, sleep, and body temperature.
Norepinephrine - Answers - Neurotransmitter in the brain associated with arousal
moods. It is excitatory
GABA - Answers - Inhibitory neurotransmitter. When normal function of GABA are
disrupted, convulsions can occur
Cerebrum - Answers - Largest and most complex part of the brain. Contains billions of
neurons and nerve centers.
MAST - Answers - Michigan Alcohol Screening Test. A self-test that measures obvious
signs and subtle attributes of addiction
Lost Child - Answers - Usually the youngest child. The child's role is to cause no trouble
for the family. They receive little positive or negative attention from the family.
Gestalt Therapy - Answers - Fritz Perls. Goal of therapy is the integration of
experiences into a whole personality. Stays in the here and now and focuses on body
language.
The 10 Domains - Answers - Clinical Evaluation
Treatment Planning
Referral
Service Coordination
Counseling
Client family and community education
Documentation
Professional Ethical responsibilities
Research Design analysis and utilization
Clinical Supervision
Motivational Interviewing - Answers - The direct, client centered counseling form
implemented to elicit behavior change by helping clients resolve ambivalence to
change.
Extrinsic Motivator - Answers - A rationale for changing substance use that comes from
outside the client
Privilege - Answers - Legal term that refers to an individuals right not to have
confidential information revealed in a court or other legal proceedings
Opiates - Answers - naturally derived from poppies
,Medulla Oblongata - Answers - Part of the brain that connects to the spinal column.
Controls vital centers including breathing, heart rate, and sleep/wake cycle.
Hypothalamus - Answers - Maintains homeostasis. Controls heart rate, chemcial
balance, hunger, body weight, GI tract, and sexual behavior.
Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) - Answers - Stages of change
process of change
self-efficacy
decisional balance
Stages of Change - Answers - Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
(Relapse)
Women for Sobriety - Answers - Found by Dr. Jean Kirkpatrick. Focused on self-esteem
as magic building block for recovery
Parietal Lobes - Answers - Sensory areas responsible for temperature, touch, pressure,
and skin pain
LD50 - Answers - Lethal Dose 50. The Lethal dose it would take to kill 50% of those
who took it.
Frontal Lobes - Answers - Motor areas which control movements and voluntary skeletal
muscles. Deals with higher intellectual processing, planning, and problem solving.
3 Classifications of Narcotics - Answers - Naturally occurring (opium, morphine,
codeine)
Semi-synthetics (Heroin, Hydromorphone)
Synthetics (Methadone, Darvon)
Advantages of Group Counseling - Answers - Sense of safety in numbers
intense learning
Expectation to be concerned about others
Cost efficient
Rational Recovery - Answers - Abstinence based
Addictive Voice
Recognition technique
Recovery is simple
No groups
, Morphine - Answers - Main alkaloid ingredient in opium with a purity of 4 to 21 percent.
Occipital Lobe - Answers - Vision
3 Types of Sedative/Hypnotics - Answers - Barbiturates
Minor Tranquilizers
Other Sed/Hypnotics
Threshold Dose - Answers - The smallest amount of a given drug which is capable of
producing some detectable response
Pons - Answers - Rounded bulge on the underside of the brain stem that connects
medulla to mid-brain
Enabler - Answers - Is assumed to be the person who is emotionally closest to the
alcoholic, usually the spouse. Protects the alcoholic by making excuses, taking over
responsibilities, rescuing the alcoholic from consequences.
Temporal Lobes - Answers - Sensory areas responsible for hearing, visual memories,
and language comprehension
Duty to Warn - Answers - The legal obligation of a counselor to notify the appropriate
authorities or victim when there is a serious danger
Biopsychosocial Model - Answers - Multicausal model dealing with biology
(disease/genetics), psychological, cultural norms/life events.
Cerebellum - Answers - Reflex center responsible for coordinating muscle movements.
Median effective dose - Answers - Dose required to produce a specific effect in 50
percent of test subjects
Semi-synthetic Compounds - Answers - Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) or Oxycodone.
Alcohol Effect Asians - Answers - Asians usually do not have enzyme acetaldehyde to
break down etoh and will flush, sweat, and feel ill. Alcoholism rate is low for Asians.
Women and Alcohol - Answers - Women show "telescoping" response to alcohol and
have often more severe consequences. Faster progression into dependency.
Alcohol Assessment Tools - Answers - Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and Alcohol Use
Disorders Identification test (AUDIT)
Serotonin - Answers - Neurotransmitter associated with regulation of sensory
perception, sleep, and body temperature.
