TCADC/CADC
EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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 - Answers -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. - Answers -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 - Answers -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.
,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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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 - Answers -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.
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.
- Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -B. Competence
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia or cardiac
arrhythmia are all signs or symptoms of:
A. Caffeine intoxication
B. Cocaine intoxication
C. Alcohol intoxication
D. Opioid intoxication - Answers -A. Caffeine intoxication
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 and the client come from similar backgrounds
D. A therapeutic contract is clarified in the first session - Answers -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 twelve step work is not counseling.
D. Document emotions based only on what the client reports, because the counselor's
assessment will always be subjective. - Answers -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 - Answers -B. Moral
How does solution-focused brief therapy differ from many 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. - Answers -A. Emphasis is
placed on the present and future while devaluing 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 the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary changes in the
treatment plan - Answers -D. Enable the counselor to assess progress and make any
necessary changes in the treatment plan
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 - Answers -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 believed
was a duty to warn, under what circumstance would you be least likely to be
disciplined?
A. If the nightmares had escalated in 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 discloses the name of a person he plans to harm - Answers -D. If the
client discloses the name of a person he plans to harm
EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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 - Answers -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. - Answers -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 - Answers -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.
,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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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. - Answers -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 - Answers -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.
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.
- Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -B. Competence
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia or cardiac
arrhythmia are all signs or symptoms of:
A. Caffeine intoxication
B. Cocaine intoxication
C. Alcohol intoxication
D. Opioid intoxication - Answers -A. Caffeine intoxication
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 and the client come from similar backgrounds
D. A therapeutic contract is clarified in the first session - Answers -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 twelve step work is not counseling.
D. Document emotions based only on what the client reports, because the counselor's
assessment will always be subjective. - Answers -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 - Answers -B. Moral
How does solution-focused brief therapy differ from many 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. - Answers -A. Emphasis is
placed on the present and future while devaluing 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 the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary changes in the
treatment plan - Answers -D. Enable the counselor to assess progress and make any
necessary changes in the treatment plan
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 - Answers -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 believed
was a duty to warn, under what circumstance would you be least likely to be
disciplined?
A. If the nightmares had escalated in 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 discloses the name of a person he plans to harm - Answers -D. If the
client discloses the name of a person he plans to harm
