tCADC/CADC Exam Questions And
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What are the two key mental health treatment paradigms of Western medicine?
A. Objectivity and the scientific method
B. Theoretical and applied practice
C. Pharmacological therapy and psychotherapy
D. Biological and environmental perspectives - answer✔✔C. Pharmacological therapy and
psychotherapy
Topics addressed in psychoeducational groups are typically
A. sequenced by concept for maximal effectiveness.
B. presented as requested or needed by group participants.
C. selected randomly by the group educator or presenter.
D. determined by the group's prevailing drug of choice. - answer✔✔A. sequenced by concept for
maximal effectiveness.
How does the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) recommend that substance abuse
be considered and treated?
A. A psychological disorder
B. An acute disease
C. A chronic treatable condition
D. A degenerative treatment disorder - answer✔✔C. A chronic treatable condition
Which of the following is the BEST definition of insight?
A. A problem-solving strategy involving the elimination of unworkable solutions.
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,B. A sudden understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
C. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used unconsciously but not maliciously.
D. A confrontation technique used in conjunction with Gestalt therapy. - answer✔✔B. A sudden
understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
MAT refers to:
A. A common screening tool for alcoholism.
B. A lengthy personality inventory used to identify gross psychopathology.
C. The use of medications such as suboxone in the treatment of addiction.
D. A non-medical detox protocol. - answer✔✔C. The use of medications such as suboxone in the
treatment of addiction.
Aisha has completed her treatment at an in-patient facility and is ready to be discharged. She has
asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her husband on an out-
patient basis. This process is BEST viewed as an example of:
A. A referral.
B. A consultation.
C. Case management.
D. An aftercare plan. - answer✔✔A. A referral.
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for abuse of power by the
counselor?
A. Adlerian
B. Rational-emotive
C. Gestalt
D. Person-centered - answer✔✔C. Gestalt
The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
A. Advance the field by ensuring that counselors are recognized as dignified professionals.
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,B. Ensure that counselors share and understand the accepted philosophies of practice.
C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of competency.
D. Ensure that counselors receiving third-party payments have professional credentials. -
answer✔✔C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of
competency.
Which of the following is NOT a CNS depressant?
A. Alcohol
B. Xanax
C. Nembutal
D. Benzedrine - answer✔✔D. Benzadrine
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment, clients should
know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for services and ______________.
A. Availability of referral services
B. Community resources to be used
C. With whom they will be participating in group activities
D. The limits of their confidentiality - answer✔✔D. The limits of their confidentiality
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their members are
examples of lack of cultural ____________.
A. Blindness
B. Competence
C. Destructiveness
D. Incapacity - answer✔✔B. Competence
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmia are
all signs or symptoms of:
A. Caffeine intoxication
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, B. Cocaine intoxication
C. Alcohol intoxication
D. Opioid intoxication - answer✔✔A. Caffeine intoxication
Of all of the possible substance use disorders, which one is typically not seen in older children or
adults?
A. Cannabis Use Disorder
B. Inhalant Use Disorder
C. Tobacco Use Disorder
D. Caffeine Use Disorder - answer✔✔B. Inhalant Use Disorder
Needle exchange programs can BEST be described as:
A. A non-abstinence technique
B. Harm reduction
C. A maintenance method
D. A community organization intervention - answer✔✔B. Harm reduction
Autonomic hyperactivity, hand tremor, nausea or vomiting, psychomotor agitation, grand mal
seizures are all signs and symptoms of:
A. Cannabis withdrawal
B. Cocaine withdrawal
C. Sedative, hypnotic, or analytic withdrawal
D. Opioid withdrawal - answer✔✔C. Sedative, hypnotic, or analytic 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
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Answers. Verified And Updated.
What are the two key mental health treatment paradigms of Western medicine?
A. Objectivity and the scientific method
B. Theoretical and applied practice
C. Pharmacological therapy and psychotherapy
D. Biological and environmental perspectives - answer✔✔C. Pharmacological therapy and
psychotherapy
Topics addressed in psychoeducational groups are typically
A. sequenced by concept for maximal effectiveness.
B. presented as requested or needed by group participants.
C. selected randomly by the group educator or presenter.
D. determined by the group's prevailing drug of choice. - answer✔✔A. sequenced by concept for
maximal effectiveness.
How does the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) recommend that substance abuse
be considered and treated?
A. A psychological disorder
B. An acute disease
C. A chronic treatable condition
D. A degenerative treatment disorder - answer✔✔C. A chronic treatable condition
Which of the following is the BEST definition of insight?
A. A problem-solving strategy involving the elimination of unworkable solutions.
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 25, 2024 1:06 PM
,B. A sudden understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
C. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used unconsciously but not maliciously.
D. A confrontation technique used in conjunction with Gestalt therapy. - answer✔✔B. A sudden
understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
MAT refers to:
A. A common screening tool for alcoholism.
B. A lengthy personality inventory used to identify gross psychopathology.
C. The use of medications such as suboxone in the treatment of addiction.
D. A non-medical detox protocol. - answer✔✔C. The use of medications such as suboxone in the
treatment of addiction.
Aisha has completed her treatment at an in-patient facility and is ready to be discharged. She has
asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her husband on an out-
patient basis. This process is BEST viewed as an example of:
A. A referral.
B. A consultation.
C. Case management.
D. An aftercare plan. - answer✔✔A. A referral.
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for abuse of power by the
counselor?
A. Adlerian
B. Rational-emotive
C. Gestalt
D. Person-centered - answer✔✔C. Gestalt
The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
A. Advance the field by ensuring that counselors are recognized as dignified professionals.
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 25, 2024 1:06 PM
,B. Ensure that counselors share and understand the accepted philosophies of practice.
C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of competency.
D. Ensure that counselors receiving third-party payments have professional credentials. -
answer✔✔C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of
competency.
Which of the following is NOT a CNS depressant?
A. Alcohol
B. Xanax
C. Nembutal
D. Benzedrine - answer✔✔D. Benzadrine
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment, clients should
know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for services and ______________.
A. Availability of referral services
B. Community resources to be used
C. With whom they will be participating in group activities
D. The limits of their confidentiality - answer✔✔D. The limits of their confidentiality
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their members are
examples of lack of cultural ____________.
A. Blindness
B. Competence
C. Destructiveness
D. Incapacity - answer✔✔B. Competence
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmia are
all signs or symptoms of:
A. Caffeine intoxication
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, B. Cocaine intoxication
C. Alcohol intoxication
D. Opioid intoxication - answer✔✔A. Caffeine intoxication
Of all of the possible substance use disorders, which one is typically not seen in older children or
adults?
A. Cannabis Use Disorder
B. Inhalant Use Disorder
C. Tobacco Use Disorder
D. Caffeine Use Disorder - answer✔✔B. Inhalant Use Disorder
Needle exchange programs can BEST be described as:
A. A non-abstinence technique
B. Harm reduction
C. A maintenance method
D. A community organization intervention - answer✔✔B. Harm reduction
Autonomic hyperactivity, hand tremor, nausea or vomiting, psychomotor agitation, grand mal
seizures are all signs and symptoms of:
A. Cannabis withdrawal
B. Cocaine withdrawal
C. Sedative, hypnotic, or analytic withdrawal
D. Opioid withdrawal - answer✔✔C. Sedative, hypnotic, or analytic 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
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