CADC Sample Exam Questions And Well
Elaborated Solutions
The _______ model of addiction as a consequence of personal choice
a. disease
b. moral
c. social
d. sociocultural - ANSWER b
How does solution-focused brief therapy differ from many of the other
approaches to counseling?
a. Emphasis is placed on the present and future while devaluing the past
b. It emphasizes the use of more abstract techniques, such as empty chair
c. Greater attention is paid to the particular pathology and associated
problems
d. More time is spent attempting to understand the problem -
ANSWER a
Case reviews:
a. encourage the sharing of information
b. promote client growth
c. allow the client the opportunity to offer feedback
d. enable the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary
changes in the treatment plan - ANSWER d The tendency of the family
to try and maintain balance when dealing with a loved one's substance
use disorder is called: a. equilibrium
b. stability
c. homeostasis
d. accommodation - ANSWER c
, Your client expresses growing feelings of rage. He has recurring
nightmares in which he attacks random women on the street. If you
followed through with what you believed was a duty to warn, under what
circumstances would you be least likely to be disciplined?
a. if the nightmares had escalate in intensity
b. if the client was already a convicted criminal
c. if the client refuses to ANSWER questions about violent behavior
d. if the client discloses the name of a person he plans to harm -
ANSWER d
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:
a. inform the client of his lack of knowledge of the gay community and
commitment to learn.
b. offer to refer the client to someone with experience in with special
issues associated with the gay community.
c. send the client a letter informing him that he has been transferred to
another counselor's caseload - ANSWER b
Determining a client's eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs
during the _______ process a. intake
b. assessment
c. admission
d. screening - ANSWER d
Highly structured daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments,
and frequent group confrontation are characteristics of:
a. intensive out-patient treatment
b. therapeutic communities
c. any primary care setting
d. gestalt - ANSWER b
,Collateral interviews:
a. involve asking significant others about their opinions as to whether or
not a person has a substance abuse dependency problem.
b. do not require release of information documents if the information is
voluntarily given.
c. involve gathering information from other persons who are or have
been, associated with the person being assessed.
d. should only be done with immediate family members and no one
else. - ANSWER c
A major criticism of the ______ is that the questions are so obvious that
this test cannot possible detect alcoholics who deny having a problem. a.
MAST
b. ASI
c. SASSI
d. POSIT - ANSWER a
The goal of complete abstinence is most consistent with the
_____ model of addiction.
a. moral
b. disease
c. sociocultural
d. psychological - ANSWER b
_______ can develop between natural and synthetic opiates, but
not between opiates and CNS depressants.
a. Nonsynergistic interaction
b. Gestalt
c. Cross Tolerance
d. Negative Symptoms - ANSWER c
Appropriate treatment goals must be:
, a. observable and measurable, in order to facilitate monitoring progress.
b. typed and signed in order to ensure compliance by an unwilling client.
c. written in the order that they will be addressed in treatment
d. finalized by the time the client is admitted for services -
ANSWER a
When is confrontation probably least appropriate? a. prior to
establishing rapport with the client
b. when directed at the client's strengths
c. when addressed to specific aspects of a client's behavior
d. when used to point out a discrepancy between a client's verbal
statements and his or her behavior - ANSWER a
The goal of screening is to:
a. provide clients with an opportunity to discuss their past problems
b. determine whether a client is appropriate and eligible for a particular
treatment service
c. gathering some general information about the future goals of the
potential client
d. assign a counselor who fits the client's personality the best -
ANSWER b
_______ drugs are used to treat mental disorders
a. psychoactive
b. psychotropic
c. psychosomatic
d. psychointeractive - ANSWER b
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
by: a. psychoanalytic theory
Elaborated Solutions
The _______ model of addiction as a consequence of personal choice
a. disease
b. moral
c. social
d. sociocultural - ANSWER b
How does solution-focused brief therapy differ from many of the other
approaches to counseling?
a. Emphasis is placed on the present and future while devaluing the past
b. It emphasizes the use of more abstract techniques, such as empty chair
c. Greater attention is paid to the particular pathology and associated
problems
d. More time is spent attempting to understand the problem -
ANSWER a
Case reviews:
a. encourage the sharing of information
b. promote client growth
c. allow the client the opportunity to offer feedback
d. enable the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary
changes in the treatment plan - ANSWER d The tendency of the family
to try and maintain balance when dealing with a loved one's substance
use disorder is called: a. equilibrium
b. stability
c. homeostasis
d. accommodation - ANSWER c
, Your client expresses growing feelings of rage. He has recurring
nightmares in which he attacks random women on the street. If you
followed through with what you believed was a duty to warn, under what
circumstances would you be least likely to be disciplined?
a. if the nightmares had escalate in intensity
b. if the client was already a convicted criminal
c. if the client refuses to ANSWER questions about violent behavior
d. if the client discloses the name of a person he plans to harm -
ANSWER d
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:
a. inform the client of his lack of knowledge of the gay community and
commitment to learn.
b. offer to refer the client to someone with experience in with special
issues associated with the gay community.
c. send the client a letter informing him that he has been transferred to
another counselor's caseload - ANSWER b
Determining a client's eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs
during the _______ process a. intake
b. assessment
c. admission
d. screening - ANSWER d
Highly structured daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments,
and frequent group confrontation are characteristics of:
a. intensive out-patient treatment
b. therapeutic communities
c. any primary care setting
d. gestalt - ANSWER b
,Collateral interviews:
a. involve asking significant others about their opinions as to whether or
not a person has a substance abuse dependency problem.
b. do not require release of information documents if the information is
voluntarily given.
c. involve gathering information from other persons who are or have
been, associated with the person being assessed.
d. should only be done with immediate family members and no one
else. - ANSWER c
A major criticism of the ______ is that the questions are so obvious that
this test cannot possible detect alcoholics who deny having a problem. a.
MAST
b. ASI
c. SASSI
d. POSIT - ANSWER a
The goal of complete abstinence is most consistent with the
_____ model of addiction.
a. moral
b. disease
c. sociocultural
d. psychological - ANSWER b
_______ can develop between natural and synthetic opiates, but
not between opiates and CNS depressants.
a. Nonsynergistic interaction
b. Gestalt
c. Cross Tolerance
d. Negative Symptoms - ANSWER c
Appropriate treatment goals must be:
, a. observable and measurable, in order to facilitate monitoring progress.
b. typed and signed in order to ensure compliance by an unwilling client.
c. written in the order that they will be addressed in treatment
d. finalized by the time the client is admitted for services -
ANSWER a
When is confrontation probably least appropriate? a. prior to
establishing rapport with the client
b. when directed at the client's strengths
c. when addressed to specific aspects of a client's behavior
d. when used to point out a discrepancy between a client's verbal
statements and his or her behavior - ANSWER a
The goal of screening is to:
a. provide clients with an opportunity to discuss their past problems
b. determine whether a client is appropriate and eligible for a particular
treatment service
c. gathering some general information about the future goals of the
potential client
d. assign a counselor who fits the client's personality the best -
ANSWER b
_______ drugs are used to treat mental disorders
a. psychoactive
b. psychotropic
c. psychosomatic
d. psychointeractive - ANSWER b
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
by: a. psychoanalytic theory
