CADC PRACTICE NEWEST ACTUAL 2
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ Which of the following is the MOST important introductory
statement or question to ask in a suicidality evaluation?
Answer: I need to ask you a few questions about suicide
◉ What is the purpose of screening?
Answer: to determine the need for placement or referral
◉ What is the primary purpose of SA assessment?
Answer: To determine the severity of the substance problem
◉ Who should create a treatment plan?
Answer: Collaborative team with the client
◉ How must assessment information be handled to be MOST
effective?
Answer: Converted into goal and objectives
,◉ Which of these key elements does NOT bolster a client's desire to
complete the program?
Answer: frequent interdisciplinary consultations
◉ How many levels of treatment placement are recognized by the
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)?
Answer: four levels of treatment placement
◉ How many assessment dimensions are recognized by ASAM?
Answer: Six assessment dimensions
◉ The Stage Model of Change addresses how many client stages?
Answer: Six stages
◉ Circumstances, Motivation, Readiness, and Suitability (CMRS)
Scales are used for what purpose?
Answer: Assessing client readiness for treatment
◉ When is a client fully prepared to enter treatment?
Answer: When a client accepts the need for treatment
,◉ Guiding principles in treatment planning are identified by which
acronym?
Answer: MATRS (Measurable, Attainable, Time, Realistic, Specific)
◉ In cases involving the criminal justice system, what is the
minimum recommendation for frequency of updating treatment
plans?
Answer: At all transition points
◉ How many problem domains are addressed in the Addiction
Severity Index (ASI)?
Answer: Six
◉ The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) has been formally adopted by
which organization?
Answer: By NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
◉ What does it mean if an assessment instrument is valid?
Answer: The instrument assesses what it purports to assess
◉ All of the following are true of depression and SA EXCEPT that
Answer: Drugs of abuse can treat depression
, ◉ How does motivation for participating in treatment differ from
motivation to change problem behaviors?
Answer: Motivation for change is internal; treatment may be pushed
on a client
◉ What of the following is NOT a key component in a treatment
plan?
Answer: The theoretical approach to be operationalized via
treatment
◉ What does the SOAP progress note acronym stand for?
Answer: Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan
◉ What does the DAP progress note acronym stand for?
Answer: Data, Assessment, Plan
◉ The mnemonic DIG-FAST evaluates which psychological state?
Answer: Mania (distractibility, indiscretion, grandiosity, flight of
ideas, activity, sleep deficit, talkativeness)'
◉ How does the Center for SA Treatment (CSAT) recommend that
substance abuse be considered and treated?
Answer: A Chronic treatable condition
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
◉ Which of the following is the MOST important introductory
statement or question to ask in a suicidality evaluation?
Answer: I need to ask you a few questions about suicide
◉ What is the purpose of screening?
Answer: to determine the need for placement or referral
◉ What is the primary purpose of SA assessment?
Answer: To determine the severity of the substance problem
◉ Who should create a treatment plan?
Answer: Collaborative team with the client
◉ How must assessment information be handled to be MOST
effective?
Answer: Converted into goal and objectives
,◉ Which of these key elements does NOT bolster a client's desire to
complete the program?
Answer: frequent interdisciplinary consultations
◉ How many levels of treatment placement are recognized by the
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)?
Answer: four levels of treatment placement
◉ How many assessment dimensions are recognized by ASAM?
Answer: Six assessment dimensions
◉ The Stage Model of Change addresses how many client stages?
Answer: Six stages
◉ Circumstances, Motivation, Readiness, and Suitability (CMRS)
Scales are used for what purpose?
Answer: Assessing client readiness for treatment
◉ When is a client fully prepared to enter treatment?
Answer: When a client accepts the need for treatment
,◉ Guiding principles in treatment planning are identified by which
acronym?
Answer: MATRS (Measurable, Attainable, Time, Realistic, Specific)
◉ In cases involving the criminal justice system, what is the
minimum recommendation for frequency of updating treatment
plans?
Answer: At all transition points
◉ How many problem domains are addressed in the Addiction
Severity Index (ASI)?
Answer: Six
◉ The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) has been formally adopted by
which organization?
Answer: By NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
◉ What does it mean if an assessment instrument is valid?
Answer: The instrument assesses what it purports to assess
◉ All of the following are true of depression and SA EXCEPT that
Answer: Drugs of abuse can treat depression
, ◉ How does motivation for participating in treatment differ from
motivation to change problem behaviors?
Answer: Motivation for change is internal; treatment may be pushed
on a client
◉ What of the following is NOT a key component in a treatment
plan?
Answer: The theoretical approach to be operationalized via
treatment
◉ What does the SOAP progress note acronym stand for?
Answer: Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan
◉ What does the DAP progress note acronym stand for?
Answer: Data, Assessment, Plan
◉ The mnemonic DIG-FAST evaluates which psychological state?
Answer: Mania (distractibility, indiscretion, grandiosity, flight of
ideas, activity, sleep deficit, talkativeness)'
◉ How does the Center for SA Treatment (CSAT) recommend that
substance abuse be considered and treated?
Answer: A Chronic treatable condition
