LCAS ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Trauma-informed treatments
Answer: This treatment approach should minimize the risk of re-
traumatization or replicating prior trauma dynamics. Ex: Clients may
express feelings of powerlessness or being trapped if they are not active
involved in treatment decisions or if providers mirror specific
behaviors/dynamics from client's past traumatic experiences.
●● Screening
Answer: The first two steps in in this process are to determine whether
the client as a history of trauma and whether he/she has trauma related
symptoms.
●● Screening
Answer: Often the first contact between client and treatment providers,
this interaction can set the tone of treatment and being the relationship
with the client.
●● Assessment
Answer: When a client screens positive for substance abuse, trauma-
related symptoms, or mental health disorders, the counselor should
follow up with a comprehensive _______________________
,●● Assessment
Answer: This process should reoccur throughout treatment, to provide
valuable information and details as client's trust in staff members grow
and progress occurs.
●● CBT
Answer: Most PTSD and SA models involve ________________ that
integrates cognitive and behavioral theories by incorporation two ideas:
that thoughts mediate between situational demands and one's attempts to
effective respond and that behavioral change influences acceptance of
altered cognition about oneself or a situation and establishment of newly
learned patterns
●● Cognitive Processing Therapy
Answer: a manualized 12-session treatment approach which can be
administered in group or individual practice, which involves Exposure
Therapy.
●● Exposure Therapy
Answer: This type of therapy asks clients to directly describe and
explore trauma-related memories, objects, emotions, or places. Intense
emotions are evoked, but decrease, desensitizing clients through
repeated encounters with traumatic material.
, ●● Experimental and Social Use of Drugs and Alcohol (stage 1)
Answer: occasional - perhaps a few times monthly, usually on weekends
or at parties with friends. May use when alone. Little to no behavioral
changes, occasional, moderate hangover.
●● Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol (stage 2)
Answer: regular use - up to several times a week. may begin use during
the day. may be using along rather than with friends. There are
behavioral indicators in this phase of addiction, such as a decrease in
activities, declined in school or work performance, and greater interest
in use. May use to manipulate emotions in this phase. May sell drugs or
keep supply for personal use.
●● Dependency/Addiction Phase (Stage 3)
Answer: daily use, continuous. will take serious risks to obtain
drugs/alcohol, potentially including criminal behavior. Drugs/Alcohol
help client to feel normal. Behavioral indicators can include changes in
weight, health issues, poor appearance, memory loss, volatile mood
swings, employment loss, possible overdoses, lack of concern about
being caught. Chronic relapsing disorder in his phase.
●● Alcohol
Answer: The most widely used and accepted drug, past and present. A
depressant, similar to the anesthetic drug ether. The only non-medical
drug taken "only" orally. It slows heart rate and slows breathing. It
depresses the brain. This is the only drug with which a large number of
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Trauma-informed treatments
Answer: This treatment approach should minimize the risk of re-
traumatization or replicating prior trauma dynamics. Ex: Clients may
express feelings of powerlessness or being trapped if they are not active
involved in treatment decisions or if providers mirror specific
behaviors/dynamics from client's past traumatic experiences.
●● Screening
Answer: The first two steps in in this process are to determine whether
the client as a history of trauma and whether he/she has trauma related
symptoms.
●● Screening
Answer: Often the first contact between client and treatment providers,
this interaction can set the tone of treatment and being the relationship
with the client.
●● Assessment
Answer: When a client screens positive for substance abuse, trauma-
related symptoms, or mental health disorders, the counselor should
follow up with a comprehensive _______________________
,●● Assessment
Answer: This process should reoccur throughout treatment, to provide
valuable information and details as client's trust in staff members grow
and progress occurs.
●● CBT
Answer: Most PTSD and SA models involve ________________ that
integrates cognitive and behavioral theories by incorporation two ideas:
that thoughts mediate between situational demands and one's attempts to
effective respond and that behavioral change influences acceptance of
altered cognition about oneself or a situation and establishment of newly
learned patterns
●● Cognitive Processing Therapy
Answer: a manualized 12-session treatment approach which can be
administered in group or individual practice, which involves Exposure
Therapy.
●● Exposure Therapy
Answer: This type of therapy asks clients to directly describe and
explore trauma-related memories, objects, emotions, or places. Intense
emotions are evoked, but decrease, desensitizing clients through
repeated encounters with traumatic material.
, ●● Experimental and Social Use of Drugs and Alcohol (stage 1)
Answer: occasional - perhaps a few times monthly, usually on weekends
or at parties with friends. May use when alone. Little to no behavioral
changes, occasional, moderate hangover.
●● Abuse of Drugs and Alcohol (stage 2)
Answer: regular use - up to several times a week. may begin use during
the day. may be using along rather than with friends. There are
behavioral indicators in this phase of addiction, such as a decrease in
activities, declined in school or work performance, and greater interest
in use. May use to manipulate emotions in this phase. May sell drugs or
keep supply for personal use.
●● Dependency/Addiction Phase (Stage 3)
Answer: daily use, continuous. will take serious risks to obtain
drugs/alcohol, potentially including criminal behavior. Drugs/Alcohol
help client to feel normal. Behavioral indicators can include changes in
weight, health issues, poor appearance, memory loss, volatile mood
swings, employment loss, possible overdoses, lack of concern about
being caught. Chronic relapsing disorder in his phase.
●● Alcohol
Answer: The most widely used and accepted drug, past and present. A
depressant, similar to the anesthetic drug ether. The only non-medical
drug taken "only" orally. It slows heart rate and slows breathing. It
depresses the brain. This is the only drug with which a large number of
