MAC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Linking - Answers :Leader assists members in recognizing similarities
Blocking - Answers :Leadership prevents unfocused members from being disruptive or
preventing them from monopolizing discussion
Summarizing - Answers :Leaders assist member in raising awareness of what occurs
and how the group and membership have changed
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - Answers :Self-help group, not led by a professional or
paraprofessional
Direct Advice - Answers :receiving and giving suggestions for strategies for handling
problems
Interpersonal learning - Answers :The group offers many and varied opportunities for
interacting with other people. Insight is gained regarding how one perceives and is
being perceived by others.
Instillation of hope - Answers :The leader shares optimism about successes of group
treatment, and members share their improvements.
Imitative behavior - Answers :members may copy behavior from the leader or peers and
can adopt healthier habits
Interdependence - Answers :Also called "performing" and occurs when members are
comfortable with one another and occupy their time with problem-solving and engaging
with one another for the group's primary purpose.
Who is involved with program orientation? - Answers :The client's immediate family and
significant other needs to be present if possible. Counselor would be involved.
No PO.
Chemical drug testing - Answers :Can determine specific drugs recently used by client
and is the most accurate way to determine current or recent use.
Can't replace assessment process in diagnosing an addiction disorder
Psychoeducational groups - Answers :Group where the focus is on the leader and what
the leader is presenting
, Clinical evaluation - Answers :In addictions counseling - the systematic approach to the
screening and assessment process in which the counselor identifies and evaluates the
individual's presenting issues and identifies their treatment and referral needs.
Dependency (group stage) - Answers :Initial stage of a group. Often referred to as
"forming".
Therapist may observe a dependency on the therapist for direction as members are
uncertain of themselves and look to leadership for direction.
Stages of Group Development - Answers :forming (dependency), storming (conflict),
norming (cohesion), performing (interdependence), adjourning
divided dose - Answers :Type of dosage when The total amount of medication is
administered in separate doses
Total dose might not be safe or half-life may be so short that there won't be an effective
blood level over the course of the day
SUD early remission - Answers :lack of symptoms with the possible exception of
cravings.
SUD criteria - Answers :1. taking substance in larger amounts or for longer than you
meant to
2. wanting to cut down or stop using the substance and not managing to
3. spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering
4. cravings
5. work, home, school
6. problems in relationships
7. giving up social, occupational, recreational activities
8. recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous.
9. physical or psychological problem made worse by use
10. tolerance
11. withdrawal
SUD Severity Specifiers - Answers :2-3 mild
4-5 moderate
6+ severe
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - Answers :antidepressant medications that
increase the amount of monoamine neurotransmitter in synapses
MAOIs are most commonly prescribed for patients with social phobia.
They include the agents phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Emsam), tranylcypromine
(Parnate), and isocarboxazid (Marplan).
Linking - Answers :Leader assists members in recognizing similarities
Blocking - Answers :Leadership prevents unfocused members from being disruptive or
preventing them from monopolizing discussion
Summarizing - Answers :Leaders assist member in raising awareness of what occurs
and how the group and membership have changed
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - Answers :Self-help group, not led by a professional or
paraprofessional
Direct Advice - Answers :receiving and giving suggestions for strategies for handling
problems
Interpersonal learning - Answers :The group offers many and varied opportunities for
interacting with other people. Insight is gained regarding how one perceives and is
being perceived by others.
Instillation of hope - Answers :The leader shares optimism about successes of group
treatment, and members share their improvements.
Imitative behavior - Answers :members may copy behavior from the leader or peers and
can adopt healthier habits
Interdependence - Answers :Also called "performing" and occurs when members are
comfortable with one another and occupy their time with problem-solving and engaging
with one another for the group's primary purpose.
Who is involved with program orientation? - Answers :The client's immediate family and
significant other needs to be present if possible. Counselor would be involved.
No PO.
Chemical drug testing - Answers :Can determine specific drugs recently used by client
and is the most accurate way to determine current or recent use.
Can't replace assessment process in diagnosing an addiction disorder
Psychoeducational groups - Answers :Group where the focus is on the leader and what
the leader is presenting
, Clinical evaluation - Answers :In addictions counseling - the systematic approach to the
screening and assessment process in which the counselor identifies and evaluates the
individual's presenting issues and identifies their treatment and referral needs.
Dependency (group stage) - Answers :Initial stage of a group. Often referred to as
"forming".
Therapist may observe a dependency on the therapist for direction as members are
uncertain of themselves and look to leadership for direction.
Stages of Group Development - Answers :forming (dependency), storming (conflict),
norming (cohesion), performing (interdependence), adjourning
divided dose - Answers :Type of dosage when The total amount of medication is
administered in separate doses
Total dose might not be safe or half-life may be so short that there won't be an effective
blood level over the course of the day
SUD early remission - Answers :lack of symptoms with the possible exception of
cravings.
SUD criteria - Answers :1. taking substance in larger amounts or for longer than you
meant to
2. wanting to cut down or stop using the substance and not managing to
3. spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering
4. cravings
5. work, home, school
6. problems in relationships
7. giving up social, occupational, recreational activities
8. recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous.
9. physical or psychological problem made worse by use
10. tolerance
11. withdrawal
SUD Severity Specifiers - Answers :2-3 mild
4-5 moderate
6+ severe
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - Answers :antidepressant medications that
increase the amount of monoamine neurotransmitter in synapses
MAOIs are most commonly prescribed for patients with social phobia.
They include the agents phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Emsam), tranylcypromine
(Parnate), and isocarboxazid (Marplan).
