Master Addiction Counseling Exam – Questions With
Complete Solutions
"Drinking ten beers a day does not
make me an alcoholic!" -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Denial = refusing to accept some aspect of reality that is apparent to other
peopIe
"I would have passed that test if the
professor graded fairly." -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Displacement = transferring a feeling about an unpleasant situation onto
another individual
"She only has friends because she has a lot of money." -- What defense
mechanism is this? Right Ans - Projection = attributing unacceptable
thoughts or feelings to another individual or object
"I did not run for class president because I did not want to hurt anyone's
feelings when I beat them." -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Rationalization = hiding the true reasoning behind a behavior or feeling, but
doing so i n a self-serving way, with incorrect explanations
"I don't remember the night I was raped other than going to the movies." --
What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans - Repression = blocking
unpleasant experiences or thoughts from the conscious mind
"Because I am feeling sad today about the death of my grandmother, I should
go to lunch with my friend." -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Sublimation = redirecting maladaptive behavior into socially acceptable
behavior
12 Steps Right Ans - 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that
our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to
sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we
understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
,5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature
of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make
amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do
so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly
admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact
with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us
and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to
carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our
affair
Rules in a family system become rigid as a result of these three covert/overt
messages: Right Ans - (1) DON'T TALK about what you see, hear or know
(i.e., shut-up);
(2) DON'T FEEL what you are feeling (i.e., shutdown); and
(3) DON'T TRUST anyone or what anyone says or does, including yourself (i.e.,
shutout.)
What happens with family roles affected when member has sud? Right Ans
- Roles become either fluid and easily changeable, or rigid and locked into
personality characteristics because appropriate boundaries are shattered
and/or become non-existent; Enabler, Hero, Scapegoat, Lost Child, Mascot
what function does the Enabler role play? Right Ans - Provides
responsibility
what function does the Hero role play? Right Ans - provides self-worth;
Usually the oldest child, Becomes the competent caretaker that keeps the
family functioning
what function does the scapegoat role play? Right Ans - provides focus; The
scapegoat child acts out to take the focus off the alcoholic parent by getting
into trouble.
, what function does the mascot role play? Right Ans - provides distraction;
The mascot is usually the youngest child. They try to ease family tension with
comedy to mask the sadness.
what function does the lost child role play? Right Ans - provides relief; The
lost child tries to avoid conflict and pain by withdrawing physically.
Purpose of group counseling Right Ans - is to use the resources and
experiences of a group to learn new behaviors and recognize, confront,
correctly label, appropriately express and deal with a client's denial and
unpleasant feelings about his or her addiction
Group therapy is thought to be therapeutic because: Right Ans - - it instills
hope in otherwise empty individuals suffering from a psychoactive substance
use disorder;
- it teaches that there is universality, and no human deed or thought is fully
outside the experience of others;
- it provides an opportunity for the group members to impart advice,
information and didactic instruction;
- it is based on the principle of altruism, so clients may receive through giving;
- it resembles a family in many aspects, which is something many members
may have never experienced fully;
- it a1lows for members to learn from other members through modeling and
to explore new ideas, attitudes and behaviors; and
- it helps in developing new socialization techniques now that the client is
sober.
__________ groups involve individual and respectful sharing among participants
in various stages of recovery Right Ans - support groups
Qualities of group facilitator Right Ans - The personal qualities that have
been identified in an effective leader are:
- courage
- stamina
- self-awareness
- openness
- a sense of humor
- belief in the process
Complete Solutions
"Drinking ten beers a day does not
make me an alcoholic!" -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Denial = refusing to accept some aspect of reality that is apparent to other
peopIe
"I would have passed that test if the
professor graded fairly." -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Displacement = transferring a feeling about an unpleasant situation onto
another individual
"She only has friends because she has a lot of money." -- What defense
mechanism is this? Right Ans - Projection = attributing unacceptable
thoughts or feelings to another individual or object
"I did not run for class president because I did not want to hurt anyone's
feelings when I beat them." -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Rationalization = hiding the true reasoning behind a behavior or feeling, but
doing so i n a self-serving way, with incorrect explanations
"I don't remember the night I was raped other than going to the movies." --
What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans - Repression = blocking
unpleasant experiences or thoughts from the conscious mind
"Because I am feeling sad today about the death of my grandmother, I should
go to lunch with my friend." -- What defense mechanism is this? Right Ans -
Sublimation = redirecting maladaptive behavior into socially acceptable
behavior
12 Steps Right Ans - 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that
our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to
sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we
understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
,5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature
of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make
amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do
so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly
admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact
with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us
and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to
carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our
affair
Rules in a family system become rigid as a result of these three covert/overt
messages: Right Ans - (1) DON'T TALK about what you see, hear or know
(i.e., shut-up);
(2) DON'T FEEL what you are feeling (i.e., shutdown); and
(3) DON'T TRUST anyone or what anyone says or does, including yourself (i.e.,
shutout.)
What happens with family roles affected when member has sud? Right Ans
- Roles become either fluid and easily changeable, or rigid and locked into
personality characteristics because appropriate boundaries are shattered
and/or become non-existent; Enabler, Hero, Scapegoat, Lost Child, Mascot
what function does the Enabler role play? Right Ans - Provides
responsibility
what function does the Hero role play? Right Ans - provides self-worth;
Usually the oldest child, Becomes the competent caretaker that keeps the
family functioning
what function does the scapegoat role play? Right Ans - provides focus; The
scapegoat child acts out to take the focus off the alcoholic parent by getting
into trouble.
, what function does the mascot role play? Right Ans - provides distraction;
The mascot is usually the youngest child. They try to ease family tension with
comedy to mask the sadness.
what function does the lost child role play? Right Ans - provides relief; The
lost child tries to avoid conflict and pain by withdrawing physically.
Purpose of group counseling Right Ans - is to use the resources and
experiences of a group to learn new behaviors and recognize, confront,
correctly label, appropriately express and deal with a client's denial and
unpleasant feelings about his or her addiction
Group therapy is thought to be therapeutic because: Right Ans - - it instills
hope in otherwise empty individuals suffering from a psychoactive substance
use disorder;
- it teaches that there is universality, and no human deed or thought is fully
outside the experience of others;
- it provides an opportunity for the group members to impart advice,
information and didactic instruction;
- it is based on the principle of altruism, so clients may receive through giving;
- it resembles a family in many aspects, which is something many members
may have never experienced fully;
- it a1lows for members to learn from other members through modeling and
to explore new ideas, attitudes and behaviors; and
- it helps in developing new socialization techniques now that the client is
sober.
__________ groups involve individual and respectful sharing among participants
in various stages of recovery Right Ans - support groups
Qualities of group facilitator Right Ans - The personal qualities that have
been identified in an effective leader are:
- courage
- stamina
- self-awareness
- openness
- a sense of humor
- belief in the process
