LCDC COMPREHENSIVE UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Completing necessary documentation for admission to a particular treatment
program occurs during the ________ process.
A. Intake
B. Assessment
C. Admission
D. Screening - ✔✔A. Intake
✔✔Concise an accurate recording is necessary in order to:
A. Assist in client education.
B. Ensure continuity of client care.
C. Identify client strengths and weaknesses.
D. Demonstrate counselor competence. - ✔✔B. Ensure continuity of client care.
✔✔Call counselor self disclosure is BEST limited to:
A. The time on the client is ready for discharge.
B. Ideas and emotional reactions in the counseling session.
C. Early childhood experiences.
D. Opinions the counselor has about the client and his or her family. - ✔✔B. Ideas and
emotional reactions in the counseling session.
✔✔Drowsiness or coma, slurred speech, impairment in attention or memory, are all
signs or symptoms of:
A. Caffeine intoxication.
B. Cocaine intoxication.
C. Alcohol intoxication.
D. Opioid intoxication. - ✔✔D. Opioid intoxication.
✔✔Generally, the Tarasoff requirement has been interpreted as:
A. A duty to hospitalized or otherwise confine the person making the threat.
B. A duty to make a reasonable effort to prevent the patient from carrying out the threat.
C. A duty to warn the client of possible consequences.
D. A duty to warn the intended victim and/or the police. - ✔✔D. A duty to warn the
intended victim and/or the police.
✔✔In his second counseling session, the client reveals to the counselor that he is HIV
positive. The counselor's BEST course of action is to.:
,A. Discharge the client as a precautionary measure against infecting other clients.
B. Offer to refer the client to a counselor with AIDS, since the counselor will understand
the special issues involved.
C. Send the client a letter informing him that he will be transferred to another facility.
D. Discuss the client's case with a clinical supervisor in order to meet the needs of this
client. - ✔✔D. Discuss the client's case with a clinical supervisor in order to meet the
needs of this client.
✔✔In which situation is it NOT acceptable to release confidential information without
prior consent from the client?
A. When the client has stolen property from the treatment facility.
B. If law-enforcement officials request information in writing.
C. If the client is in a serious accident requiring medical care.
D. When the client admits to abusing a child. - ✔✔B. If law-enforcement officials request
information in writing.
✔✔Jackie is recently discharged from the Air Force. His counselor suspects that he has
PTSD, due to his experiences during active duty in Afghanistan. The counselor
contacted the veterans administration and located a clinic in the area with special
groups for vets with PTSD. The counselor then made arrangements for Jackie to be
attending these groups while he is still in primary treatment for substance abuse. The
counselor's actions are BEST described as:
A. consultation.
B. Case management.
C. Client education.
D. Ethical responsibility. - ✔✔B. Case management.
✔✔Methadone maintenance programs can BEST be described as:
A. Continued substance-abuse in disguise.
B. Harm reduction focused.
C. A secular recovery method.
D. A community organization intervention. - ✔✔B. Harm reduction focused.
✔✔Nico is a client who has been gaining weight, steadily since entering treatment.
When confronted about his constant snacking and lack of activity, he told his counselor
that he needed to eat this way in order to keep his mind off of his drug of choice. He felt
that he deserved to indulge, since he was giving up the primary source of satisfaction
he had used for years. The counselor would rightfully conclude that the ego defense
mechanism of _______ is at work here.
A. Reaction formation.
B. Denial.
, C. Projection.
D. Rationalization. - ✔✔D. Rationalization.
✔✔One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:
A. Describe events in as much detail as possible, in case records are requested for a
court case.
B. Record material in a manner that allows a new counselor to understand the general
progress of any client.
C. Record all incoming and outgoing phone calls by clients, as these calls may have
bearing on the client's emotional state during treatment.
D. Document only a client's behavior and refrain from any interpretation of that behavior
that can be constructed as subjective. - ✔✔B. Record material in a manner that allows a
new counselor to understand the general progress of any client.
✔✔Rajish is avoiding social situations which involve drinking or drugs. He is worried
that others may encourage him to drink. The counselor suggest that they act out such a
situation in order to develop responses if such a situation arises. This counseling
technique is:
A. Practicing the use of "I" messages
B. Cognitive restructuring
C. Empty chair.
D. Role-play. - ✔✔D. Role-play.
✔✔Rates of opioid use are higher in __________ than in ____________.
A. Males; females
B. Adults; adolescents
C. Asian Americans; African Americans
D. Geriatric populations; adolescent populations - ✔✔A. Males; females
✔✔Reinforcement and punishment are associated with ________ therapy.
A. Cognitive.
B. Behavior.
C. Gestalt
D. Person centered. - ✔✔B. Behavior
✔✔Some researchers have concluded that no one pattern of dysfunctional substance
abuse exists. They also conclude that there is more than one personality type that
happens to be more prone to addiction than some others. This multi variant focus is
MOST consistent with the:
A. Medical model
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Completing necessary documentation for admission to a particular treatment
program occurs during the ________ process.
A. Intake
B. Assessment
C. Admission
D. Screening - ✔✔A. Intake
✔✔Concise an accurate recording is necessary in order to:
A. Assist in client education.
B. Ensure continuity of client care.
C. Identify client strengths and weaknesses.
D. Demonstrate counselor competence. - ✔✔B. Ensure continuity of client care.
✔✔Call counselor self disclosure is BEST limited to:
A. The time on the client is ready for discharge.
B. Ideas and emotional reactions in the counseling session.
C. Early childhood experiences.
D. Opinions the counselor has about the client and his or her family. - ✔✔B. Ideas and
emotional reactions in the counseling session.
✔✔Drowsiness or coma, slurred speech, impairment in attention or memory, are all
signs or symptoms of:
A. Caffeine intoxication.
B. Cocaine intoxication.
C. Alcohol intoxication.
D. Opioid intoxication. - ✔✔D. Opioid intoxication.
✔✔Generally, the Tarasoff requirement has been interpreted as:
A. A duty to hospitalized or otherwise confine the person making the threat.
B. A duty to make a reasonable effort to prevent the patient from carrying out the threat.
C. A duty to warn the client of possible consequences.
D. A duty to warn the intended victim and/or the police. - ✔✔D. A duty to warn the
intended victim and/or the police.
✔✔In his second counseling session, the client reveals to the counselor that he is HIV
positive. The counselor's BEST course of action is to.:
,A. Discharge the client as a precautionary measure against infecting other clients.
B. Offer to refer the client to a counselor with AIDS, since the counselor will understand
the special issues involved.
C. Send the client a letter informing him that he will be transferred to another facility.
D. Discuss the client's case with a clinical supervisor in order to meet the needs of this
client. - ✔✔D. Discuss the client's case with a clinical supervisor in order to meet the
needs of this client.
✔✔In which situation is it NOT acceptable to release confidential information without
prior consent from the client?
A. When the client has stolen property from the treatment facility.
B. If law-enforcement officials request information in writing.
C. If the client is in a serious accident requiring medical care.
D. When the client admits to abusing a child. - ✔✔B. If law-enforcement officials request
information in writing.
✔✔Jackie is recently discharged from the Air Force. His counselor suspects that he has
PTSD, due to his experiences during active duty in Afghanistan. The counselor
contacted the veterans administration and located a clinic in the area with special
groups for vets with PTSD. The counselor then made arrangements for Jackie to be
attending these groups while he is still in primary treatment for substance abuse. The
counselor's actions are BEST described as:
A. consultation.
B. Case management.
C. Client education.
D. Ethical responsibility. - ✔✔B. Case management.
✔✔Methadone maintenance programs can BEST be described as:
A. Continued substance-abuse in disguise.
B. Harm reduction focused.
C. A secular recovery method.
D. A community organization intervention. - ✔✔B. Harm reduction focused.
✔✔Nico is a client who has been gaining weight, steadily since entering treatment.
When confronted about his constant snacking and lack of activity, he told his counselor
that he needed to eat this way in order to keep his mind off of his drug of choice. He felt
that he deserved to indulge, since he was giving up the primary source of satisfaction
he had used for years. The counselor would rightfully conclude that the ego defense
mechanism of _______ is at work here.
A. Reaction formation.
B. Denial.
, C. Projection.
D. Rationalization. - ✔✔D. Rationalization.
✔✔One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:
A. Describe events in as much detail as possible, in case records are requested for a
court case.
B. Record material in a manner that allows a new counselor to understand the general
progress of any client.
C. Record all incoming and outgoing phone calls by clients, as these calls may have
bearing on the client's emotional state during treatment.
D. Document only a client's behavior and refrain from any interpretation of that behavior
that can be constructed as subjective. - ✔✔B. Record material in a manner that allows a
new counselor to understand the general progress of any client.
✔✔Rajish is avoiding social situations which involve drinking or drugs. He is worried
that others may encourage him to drink. The counselor suggest that they act out such a
situation in order to develop responses if such a situation arises. This counseling
technique is:
A. Practicing the use of "I" messages
B. Cognitive restructuring
C. Empty chair.
D. Role-play. - ✔✔D. Role-play.
✔✔Rates of opioid use are higher in __________ than in ____________.
A. Males; females
B. Adults; adolescents
C. Asian Americans; African Americans
D. Geriatric populations; adolescent populations - ✔✔A. Males; females
✔✔Reinforcement and punishment are associated with ________ therapy.
A. Cognitive.
B. Behavior.
C. Gestalt
D. Person centered. - ✔✔B. Behavior
✔✔Some researchers have concluded that no one pattern of dysfunctional substance
abuse exists. They also conclude that there is more than one personality type that
happens to be more prone to addiction than some others. This multi variant focus is
MOST consistent with the:
A. Medical model
