Addiction counselor exam ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Major nuerotransmitter responsible for the
transmission of nerve impulses in the body, including those responsible for musle movement
agonist-antagonist - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Counteracts or inhibits Neurotransmitter
effects on the postsynaptic cell
Akathisia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Motor restlessness - from mild anxiety to difficulty
lying or sitting still, to insomnia; often an extrapyramidal side-effect produces by neuroleptic
drugs.
Anticholinergic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Acetylcholine blocker in the CNS and PNS
Antiemetic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅prevents nausea and vomiting
Arthralgia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅joint pain
ataxia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of muscle coordination, especially voluntary
muscles
Athetosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Continuous sinuously writing movements
(sometimes drug induced)
Augmenter (add-on) meds - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Meds prescribed to increase the
efficacy of a primary medication
Autonomic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The portion of the nervous system outside
voluntary control (involuntary)
, Ballismus - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Violent, involuntary flailing of the extremities
(typically more proximal-closer to torso than distal)
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅abnormally slow heartbeat
Bradyphrenia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅slowness of thought
Brain Reward Pathway - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Located in the limbus system, the
pathway follows the limbic striatum, including the nucleus accumbens (NA) which is
particularly targeted by drugs of abuse; other contributing structures include the amygdala
and the ventral tegmental area (VTA), connected by the median forebrain bundle (MFB);
drugs of abuse increase dopamine neurotransmitter levels in the reward pathway, inducing
long-term dopamine production and receptor changes that result in enduring cravings.
Campral - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FDA approves drug for ETOH (alcohol) abuse;
affects calcium channels and transmission in the brain along GABA and glutamate pathways,
reducing positive reinforcement and minimizing withdrawal cravings
Chorea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅sudden, rapid, jerky, purposeless movement involving
limbs, trunk, or face (sometimes drug-induced)
Choreoathetosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅combination of chorea and athetoid
movements
Cortex (cerebral) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Outermost later of the brain responsible for
higher functions such as movement, memory, thought and reasoning
Counter-adaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Prolonged use reduces effect (tolerance)
Creatinine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Metabolic byproduct in the urine indicative of
Kidney function and health.
Diaphoresis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅profuse sweating, even when cold to the touch,
often indicative of physiological or emotional stress
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Major nuerotransmitter responsible for the
transmission of nerve impulses in the body, including those responsible for musle movement
agonist-antagonist - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Counteracts or inhibits Neurotransmitter
effects on the postsynaptic cell
Akathisia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Motor restlessness - from mild anxiety to difficulty
lying or sitting still, to insomnia; often an extrapyramidal side-effect produces by neuroleptic
drugs.
Anticholinergic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Acetylcholine blocker in the CNS and PNS
Antiemetic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅prevents nausea and vomiting
Arthralgia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅joint pain
ataxia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Loss of muscle coordination, especially voluntary
muscles
Athetosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Continuous sinuously writing movements
(sometimes drug induced)
Augmenter (add-on) meds - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Meds prescribed to increase the
efficacy of a primary medication
Autonomic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅The portion of the nervous system outside
voluntary control (involuntary)
, Ballismus - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Violent, involuntary flailing of the extremities
(typically more proximal-closer to torso than distal)
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅abnormally slow heartbeat
Bradyphrenia - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅slowness of thought
Brain Reward Pathway - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Located in the limbus system, the
pathway follows the limbic striatum, including the nucleus accumbens (NA) which is
particularly targeted by drugs of abuse; other contributing structures include the amygdala
and the ventral tegmental area (VTA), connected by the median forebrain bundle (MFB);
drugs of abuse increase dopamine neurotransmitter levels in the reward pathway, inducing
long-term dopamine production and receptor changes that result in enduring cravings.
Campral - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅FDA approves drug for ETOH (alcohol) abuse;
affects calcium channels and transmission in the brain along GABA and glutamate pathways,
reducing positive reinforcement and minimizing withdrawal cravings
Chorea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅sudden, rapid, jerky, purposeless movement involving
limbs, trunk, or face (sometimes drug-induced)
Choreoathetosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅combination of chorea and athetoid
movements
Cortex (cerebral) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Outermost later of the brain responsible for
higher functions such as movement, memory, thought and reasoning
Counter-adaptation - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Prolonged use reduces effect (tolerance)
Creatinine - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Metabolic byproduct in the urine indicative of
Kidney function and health.
Diaphoresis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅profuse sweating, even when cold to the touch,
often indicative of physiological or emotional stress
