LCDC UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Autonomic, hyperactivity, hand, trimmer, nausea or vomiting, psychomotor agitation,
grand mal seizures are all signs or symptoms of:
A. Cannabis, withdraw.
B. Cocaine withdrawal.
C. Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic withdrawal.
D. Opioid withdrawal. - ✔✔C. Sedative, hypnotic, or. anxiolytic withdrawal
✔✔Among other things, ________ involves making a client aware of resources in the
community, as well as providing information related to substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and
other STDs.
A. Case management
B. Referral.
C. Client education.
D. Consultation. - ✔✔C. Client education.
✔✔In the United States, the population that experiences the lowest prevalence of
alcohol use disorder is:
A. Caucasian men.
B. Adult women.
C. Native Americans.
D. Asian Americans and pacific islanders. - ✔✔D. Asian Americans, and pacific
islanders.
✔✔Classical and operant conditioning are associated with _________ therapy.
A. Cognitive.
B. Behavior.
C. Gestalt
D. Person centered. - ✔✔B. Behavior
✔✔Eric has admitted being sexually active without using any type of protection against
sexually transmitted diseases. His counselor has made an appointment for him to be
tested for the HIV virus. He then made arrangements for Eric to be transported to the
clinic. Facilitating this appointment is best described as:
A. Consultation.
B. Case management.
C. Client education.
D. Ethical responsibility. - ✔✔B. Case management.
,✔✔Studies indicate that counseling is most effective when:
A. Culture and values are taken into account.
B. The counselor relies on humanistic methods.
C. The therapist in the client come from similar backgrounds.
D. A therapeutic contract is clarified in the first session. - ✔✔A. Culture and values are
taken into account.
✔✔One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:
A. Describe events as vaguely as possible, in case records are requested for a court
case.
B. Describe events in objective terms, using measurable language that can be easily
understood.
C. Only document group notes, because any 12 step work is not counseling.
D. Document emotions based only on what the client reports because the counselors
assessment will always be subjective. - ✔✔B. Describe events in objective terms, using
measurable language that can be easily understood.
✔✔The _______ model of addiction explains addiction as a consequence of personal
choice.
A. Disease
B. Moral
C. Social.
D. Sociocultural. - ✔✔B. Moral
✔✔How is solution focused brief therapy different from any 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. - ✔✔A. Emphasis is placed
on the present and future, while the valuing the past.
✔✔Case reviews:
A. Encourage the sharing of information.
B. Promote client growth.
C. Allow the client the opportunity to offer feedback.
D. Enable to counselor to assess progress and make any necessary changes in the
treatment plan. - ✔✔B. Promote client growth.
, ✔✔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. - ✔✔C. Homeostasis.
✔✔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
believe was a duty to warn, under what circumstances would you be least likely to be
disciplined?
A. If the nightmares had escalated and 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 disclose the name of a person he plans to harm. - ✔✔D. If the client is
close, is the name of a person he plans to harm.
✔✔In his second counseling session, the client reveals to the counselor that he is gay.
Having never worked with a member of the special population, the counselors BEST
course of action is to.:
A. Inform the client of his lack of knowledge of the gay community and his commitment
to learn.
B. Offer to refer the client to someone with experience in special issues associated with
the gay community.
C. Send the client a letter informing him that he has been transferred to another
counselors caseload.
D. Say nothing because counseling should be value neutral anyway. - ✔✔B. Offer to
refer the client to someone with experience in special issues associated with the gay
community.
✔✔Determining a clients eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs during the
________ process.
A. Intake.
B. Assessment.
C. Admission.
D. Screening. - ✔✔D. Screening.
✔✔Highly structured, daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments, and
frequent group confrontation are characteristics of:
A. Intensive outpatient treatment.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Autonomic, hyperactivity, hand, trimmer, nausea or vomiting, psychomotor agitation,
grand mal seizures are all signs or symptoms of:
A. Cannabis, withdraw.
B. Cocaine withdrawal.
C. Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic withdrawal.
D. Opioid withdrawal. - ✔✔C. Sedative, hypnotic, or. anxiolytic withdrawal
✔✔Among other things, ________ involves making a client aware of resources in the
community, as well as providing information related to substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and
other STDs.
A. Case management
B. Referral.
C. Client education.
D. Consultation. - ✔✔C. Client education.
✔✔In the United States, the population that experiences the lowest prevalence of
alcohol use disorder is:
A. Caucasian men.
B. Adult women.
C. Native Americans.
D. Asian Americans and pacific islanders. - ✔✔D. Asian Americans, and pacific
islanders.
✔✔Classical and operant conditioning are associated with _________ therapy.
A. Cognitive.
B. Behavior.
C. Gestalt
D. Person centered. - ✔✔B. Behavior
✔✔Eric has admitted being sexually active without using any type of protection against
sexually transmitted diseases. His counselor has made an appointment for him to be
tested for the HIV virus. He then made arrangements for Eric to be transported to the
clinic. Facilitating this appointment is best described as:
A. Consultation.
B. Case management.
C. Client education.
D. Ethical responsibility. - ✔✔B. Case management.
,✔✔Studies indicate that counseling is most effective when:
A. Culture and values are taken into account.
B. The counselor relies on humanistic methods.
C. The therapist in the client come from similar backgrounds.
D. A therapeutic contract is clarified in the first session. - ✔✔A. Culture and values are
taken into account.
✔✔One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:
A. Describe events as vaguely as possible, in case records are requested for a court
case.
B. Describe events in objective terms, using measurable language that can be easily
understood.
C. Only document group notes, because any 12 step work is not counseling.
D. Document emotions based only on what the client reports because the counselors
assessment will always be subjective. - ✔✔B. Describe events in objective terms, using
measurable language that can be easily understood.
✔✔The _______ model of addiction explains addiction as a consequence of personal
choice.
A. Disease
B. Moral
C. Social.
D. Sociocultural. - ✔✔B. Moral
✔✔How is solution focused brief therapy different from any 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. - ✔✔A. Emphasis is placed
on the present and future, while the valuing the past.
✔✔Case reviews:
A. Encourage the sharing of information.
B. Promote client growth.
C. Allow the client the opportunity to offer feedback.
D. Enable to counselor to assess progress and make any necessary changes in the
treatment plan. - ✔✔B. Promote client growth.
, ✔✔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. - ✔✔C. Homeostasis.
✔✔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
believe was a duty to warn, under what circumstances would you be least likely to be
disciplined?
A. If the nightmares had escalated and 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 disclose the name of a person he plans to harm. - ✔✔D. If the client is
close, is the name of a person he plans to harm.
✔✔In his second counseling session, the client reveals to the counselor that he is gay.
Having never worked with a member of the special population, the counselors BEST
course of action is to.:
A. Inform the client of his lack of knowledge of the gay community and his commitment
to learn.
B. Offer to refer the client to someone with experience in special issues associated with
the gay community.
C. Send the client a letter informing him that he has been transferred to another
counselors caseload.
D. Say nothing because counseling should be value neutral anyway. - ✔✔B. Offer to
refer the client to someone with experience in special issues associated with the gay
community.
✔✔Determining a clients eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs during the
________ process.
A. Intake.
B. Assessment.
C. Admission.
D. Screening. - ✔✔D. Screening.
✔✔Highly structured, daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments, and
frequent group confrontation are characteristics of:
A. Intensive outpatient treatment.
