9/29/25, 8:14 PM lcdc exam
LCDC TEXAS ACTUAL EXAM 2025-2026 \UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED ANSWERS \COMPLETE 260 + QUESTIONS
||ALREADY GRADED A+ \LATEST UPDATE
AUDIT world health organization, over 8 suggests harmful consumption,
looks at frequency
CAGE Cutting back, annoyed, guilt, eye opener, looks at alc
dependence
DAST drug dependence other than alc...lifetime severity
RAPS4 Remorse, amnesia, personal respon, start day with drink...alc
dependence
SASSI allows diagnosis of cohabitating disorders...self report
TWEAK use/abuse during pregnancy
ADS Alc dependence scale...25 item, severity of alc...is a quantitative
measure
screening tool...frequency, patterns and how use is
AUI
perceived and attempts to control
CBI coping behav inventory...relapse, social supports, attitude and
avoidance
WAIS Weschler...intelligence tet
MMPI personality inventory...detects pathology
MMPI MacAndrews alc scale
Myers Briggs 1-16 personality...no pathology
EMT urine tests, tests metabolites/drugs, heroin, marij, pcp, cocaine
Beck depression 21 item...depression symptoms for 2 weeks...29-63 depression
CDT blood biomarker...detects long term drinking
Induced disorder brought on or worsened by substance
sub abuse disorder substance abuse and dependence
Axis I mood disorders
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,9/29/25, 8:14 PM lcdc exam
Axis II personality disorder
Cluster A odd...eccentric...suspicious
Cluster B dramatic...emotional..impulsive...lack empathy
Cluster C Fearful...anxious...perfectionist
Axis III medical
Axis IV environmental and social problems
maladaptive patter of abuse...1 of 4 criteria..failure to
Substance abuse
meet life duties. cant quit, legal problems, continues
regardless of danger
maladaptive pattern...3 of 7 criteria..cutting back, cont
Substance dependence
use despite prob, tolerance, gives up activities
Affect outward expression to internal state
Mood sustained emotion that colors the perception of the world
continued belief of something even when proof against it
Dellusions
...................................................................... false belief based on
faulty external reality
Hallucinations sensory perception of reality occuring without external stimuli
Illusions misperception about a real external stimuli...rustling leafs...
Assesment gathering info about pt in order to make informed diagnostic
impression
Active listening reflect pt emotions, counselor remains neutral
Empathy ability to perceive pt emotions and see their world thru their eyes
concreteness relates vague aspect to concrete terms...helps with coping skills
picking out emotions and repeating them back with
paraphrasing
added clarity...builds trust and reduces resistance
Reflection restates content that produces emotions, counselor stays neutral
reflection, removes confusion, avoids convoluted
simplifying
explanations so they can solve problem in here and
now
Attending cues that let pt know your listening
Probing open ended questions help clarify and move to new
understanding
Reframing offers new perspective to situation
exploring alternatives examine various options to pt
Person Centered Theory Carl Rogers
Here and now...people are resourceful and capable of
Person Centered
solving own problems and are trustworthy
Person Centered 3 characteristics; unconditional positve regard, genuiness and
2/18
, 9/29/25, 8:14 PM lcdc exam
accurate empathy
Person Centered in addictions counseling; builds rapport and T.R to help pt recover
Reality Therapy William Glasser
Reality Therapy Help pt in here and now...frustrated with psychoanalysis
Reality Therapy humans have 2 basic needs; love and feel worthwhile
accepts no excuses..holds pt accountable..allows for
Reality Therapy
natural consequences...no enabling
challenge inappropriate beh, focus on strengths,
Reality Therapy techniques
discourages excses, help pt achieve goal, find
constructive way to meet goals
3/18
LCDC TEXAS ACTUAL EXAM 2025-2026 \UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\VERIFIED ANSWERS \COMPLETE 260 + QUESTIONS
||ALREADY GRADED A+ \LATEST UPDATE
AUDIT world health organization, over 8 suggests harmful consumption,
looks at frequency
CAGE Cutting back, annoyed, guilt, eye opener, looks at alc
dependence
DAST drug dependence other than alc...lifetime severity
RAPS4 Remorse, amnesia, personal respon, start day with drink...alc
dependence
SASSI allows diagnosis of cohabitating disorders...self report
TWEAK use/abuse during pregnancy
ADS Alc dependence scale...25 item, severity of alc...is a quantitative
measure
screening tool...frequency, patterns and how use is
AUI
perceived and attempts to control
CBI coping behav inventory...relapse, social supports, attitude and
avoidance
WAIS Weschler...intelligence tet
MMPI personality inventory...detects pathology
MMPI MacAndrews alc scale
Myers Briggs 1-16 personality...no pathology
EMT urine tests, tests metabolites/drugs, heroin, marij, pcp, cocaine
Beck depression 21 item...depression symptoms for 2 weeks...29-63 depression
CDT blood biomarker...detects long term drinking
Induced disorder brought on or worsened by substance
sub abuse disorder substance abuse and dependence
Axis I mood disorders
1/18
,9/29/25, 8:14 PM lcdc exam
Axis II personality disorder
Cluster A odd...eccentric...suspicious
Cluster B dramatic...emotional..impulsive...lack empathy
Cluster C Fearful...anxious...perfectionist
Axis III medical
Axis IV environmental and social problems
maladaptive patter of abuse...1 of 4 criteria..failure to
Substance abuse
meet life duties. cant quit, legal problems, continues
regardless of danger
maladaptive pattern...3 of 7 criteria..cutting back, cont
Substance dependence
use despite prob, tolerance, gives up activities
Affect outward expression to internal state
Mood sustained emotion that colors the perception of the world
continued belief of something even when proof against it
Dellusions
...................................................................... false belief based on
faulty external reality
Hallucinations sensory perception of reality occuring without external stimuli
Illusions misperception about a real external stimuli...rustling leafs...
Assesment gathering info about pt in order to make informed diagnostic
impression
Active listening reflect pt emotions, counselor remains neutral
Empathy ability to perceive pt emotions and see their world thru their eyes
concreteness relates vague aspect to concrete terms...helps with coping skills
picking out emotions and repeating them back with
paraphrasing
added clarity...builds trust and reduces resistance
Reflection restates content that produces emotions, counselor stays neutral
reflection, removes confusion, avoids convoluted
simplifying
explanations so they can solve problem in here and
now
Attending cues that let pt know your listening
Probing open ended questions help clarify and move to new
understanding
Reframing offers new perspective to situation
exploring alternatives examine various options to pt
Person Centered Theory Carl Rogers
Here and now...people are resourceful and capable of
Person Centered
solving own problems and are trustworthy
Person Centered 3 characteristics; unconditional positve regard, genuiness and
2/18
, 9/29/25, 8:14 PM lcdc exam
accurate empathy
Person Centered in addictions counseling; builds rapport and T.R to help pt recover
Reality Therapy William Glasser
Reality Therapy Help pt in here and now...frustrated with psychoanalysis
Reality Therapy humans have 2 basic needs; love and feel worthwhile
accepts no excuses..holds pt accountable..allows for
Reality Therapy
natural consequences...no enabling
challenge inappropriate beh, focus on strengths,
Reality Therapy techniques
discourages excses, help pt achieve goal, find
constructive way to meet goals
3/18
