CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR CADC/CDAC EXAM
NC VERSION 2024/2025
31) While the overall national suicide rate has increased slightly but
consistently in recent years, disproportionate increases have occurred
among:
A. Females and the elderly.
B. Females and the young.
C. Males and the elderly.
D. Males and the young. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Females and the
young.
11) Comprehensive client documentation:
A. Is best achieved when done independently from direct client care.
B. Facilitates communication and enhances accountability.
C. Is used primarily by the primary counselor.
D. Is a standardized process. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Facilitates
communication and enhances accountability.
14) If a client appears to be in denial due to discrepancies stated during
an intake interview,
which of the following statements by the counselor would be MOST
appropriate?
A. "I'm not sure I understand. Let me check this out"
B. "First you tell me one thing, then another. Which is really the truth?"
,C. "There's a lot of confusion in your story"
D. "Addiction fosters denial" - Precise Answer ✔✔A. "I'm not sure I
understand. Let me check this out"
17) Pointing out parallels between a client's interpersonal relationships
and the
client/counselor interaction serves to focus awareness on:
A. The "here and now."
B. The client's weaknesses in communication.
C. The counselor's feelings about the relationship.
D. The unique qualities of the client/counselor relationship. - Precise
Answer ✔✔A. The "here and now."
19) A frequent client reaction during the termination phase of counseling
is:
A. Defensiveness.
B. Acting out behavior.
C. Apathy.
D. Lack of trust. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Acting out behavior.
25) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the biological,
biochemical, and physical
characteristics of natural drugs is:
A. Pharmacokinetics.
B. Pharmacognosy.
,C. Pharmacotherapeutics.
D. Pharmacodynamics. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Pharmacognosy.
29) Which of the following statements about dysfunctional families is
TRUE?
A. The family cannot get well until the dependent person seeks help.
B. The children in a dysfunctional family can be protected from the
problems cause by
chemical dependency.
C. The divorce rate in dysfunctional families is highest after recovery
has been initiated.
D. Family problems develop in the later phases of the addiction process.
- Precise Answer ✔✔C. The divorce rate in dysfunctional families is
highest after recovery has been initiated.
40) Assessment, according to the behavioral approach, involves:
A. Taking a client history and specifying problematic behavior.
B. Specification of the problematic behavior and collection of baseline
data.
C. Identification of the problematic behavior and evaluation of the
client's motivation to
change.
D. Specification of the problematic behavior and evaluation of the
client's motivation to
change. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Specification of the problematic
behavior and collection of baseline data.
, 53) All of the following statements about the effects of alcohol abuse on
the body are true
EXCEPT:
A. Malnutrition can occur in drinkers who eat well-balanced diets.
B. Stimulation of the brain's frontal lobe can occur.
C. The second stage of liver deterioration can be reversed.
D. A vitamin B6 deficiency can occur. - Precise Answer ✔✔B.
Stimulation of the brain's frontal lobe can occur.
54) Heroin is an example of a(an):
A. Natural narcotic.
B. Semi-synthetic narcotic.
C. Synthetic narcotic.
D. Quasi-narcotic. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Semi-synthetic narcotic.
66) Which of the following is MOST helpful for counselors in defining
their professional roles
for counseling clients?
A. An understanding of self-help groups
B. An ethical code of conduct
C. Certification
D. An advanced degree - Precise Answer ✔✔B. An ethical code of
conduct
NC VERSION 2024/2025
31) While the overall national suicide rate has increased slightly but
consistently in recent years, disproportionate increases have occurred
among:
A. Females and the elderly.
B. Females and the young.
C. Males and the elderly.
D. Males and the young. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Females and the
young.
11) Comprehensive client documentation:
A. Is best achieved when done independently from direct client care.
B. Facilitates communication and enhances accountability.
C. Is used primarily by the primary counselor.
D. Is a standardized process. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Facilitates
communication and enhances accountability.
14) If a client appears to be in denial due to discrepancies stated during
an intake interview,
which of the following statements by the counselor would be MOST
appropriate?
A. "I'm not sure I understand. Let me check this out"
B. "First you tell me one thing, then another. Which is really the truth?"
,C. "There's a lot of confusion in your story"
D. "Addiction fosters denial" - Precise Answer ✔✔A. "I'm not sure I
understand. Let me check this out"
17) Pointing out parallels between a client's interpersonal relationships
and the
client/counselor interaction serves to focus awareness on:
A. The "here and now."
B. The client's weaknesses in communication.
C. The counselor's feelings about the relationship.
D. The unique qualities of the client/counselor relationship. - Precise
Answer ✔✔A. The "here and now."
19) A frequent client reaction during the termination phase of counseling
is:
A. Defensiveness.
B. Acting out behavior.
C. Apathy.
D. Lack of trust. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Acting out behavior.
25) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the biological,
biochemical, and physical
characteristics of natural drugs is:
A. Pharmacokinetics.
B. Pharmacognosy.
,C. Pharmacotherapeutics.
D. Pharmacodynamics. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Pharmacognosy.
29) Which of the following statements about dysfunctional families is
TRUE?
A. The family cannot get well until the dependent person seeks help.
B. The children in a dysfunctional family can be protected from the
problems cause by
chemical dependency.
C. The divorce rate in dysfunctional families is highest after recovery
has been initiated.
D. Family problems develop in the later phases of the addiction process.
- Precise Answer ✔✔C. The divorce rate in dysfunctional families is
highest after recovery has been initiated.
40) Assessment, according to the behavioral approach, involves:
A. Taking a client history and specifying problematic behavior.
B. Specification of the problematic behavior and collection of baseline
data.
C. Identification of the problematic behavior and evaluation of the
client's motivation to
change.
D. Specification of the problematic behavior and evaluation of the
client's motivation to
change. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Specification of the problematic
behavior and collection of baseline data.
, 53) All of the following statements about the effects of alcohol abuse on
the body are true
EXCEPT:
A. Malnutrition can occur in drinkers who eat well-balanced diets.
B. Stimulation of the brain's frontal lobe can occur.
C. The second stage of liver deterioration can be reversed.
D. A vitamin B6 deficiency can occur. - Precise Answer ✔✔B.
Stimulation of the brain's frontal lobe can occur.
54) Heroin is an example of a(an):
A. Natural narcotic.
B. Semi-synthetic narcotic.
C. Synthetic narcotic.
D. Quasi-narcotic. - Precise Answer ✔✔B. Semi-synthetic narcotic.
66) Which of the following is MOST helpful for counselors in defining
their professional roles
for counseling clients?
A. An understanding of self-help groups
B. An ethical code of conduct
C. Certification
D. An advanced degree - Precise Answer ✔✔B. An ethical code of
conduct
