Master Addiction Counselor Exam |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
adaptive consequences - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔behavioral
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enhancements that preserve family dysfunction. (i.e., researchers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
have noted that couples were often more relaxed and
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communicative when the alcoholic partner was drinking, as |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
opposed to abstaining). |\ |\
What are the principle behavioral features of addiction? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) obsession/preoccupation with the
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behavior or drug; 2) continued use/conduct despite serious
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negative consequences; 3) compulsive/out-of-control behavior
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Kinney and Leaton's six stages of family responses to alcoholism
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(1987) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) denial; 2) bargaining; 3)
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disorganization & chaos; 4) reorganizing around the problem; 5) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
efforts to escape; 6) family reorganization where the user is
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eventually excluded and must reenter the family as a different
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(sober) person. These responses are also identical to codependent
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features of a family.
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What is the ASUS? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Adult Substance Use
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Survey: 64-item self-report survey. Administration time is 8 to 10
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mins; takes less than 5 mins to score and no training to administer.
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What is the AUDIT? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alcohol Use Disorders
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Identification Test: 10-item instrument with tree sub scales. Self-
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, administered or given via interview; admin time is 2 mins. Must be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
given by trained professional.
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What is the CRAFFT questionnaire? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6-
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item screen for alcohol and drug use among adolescents; self-
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administered in less than 1 min. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CMRS questionnaire - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Circumstances
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(external motivation), Motivation (internal), Readiness (openness
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to treatment) and Suitability (perception of the client's
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appropriateness for the proposed treatment modality). |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the VAT? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Venerability
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Assessment Tool: recommended for assessing homeless/comorbid
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populations. Addresses 10 domains: survival skills, basic needs,
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indicated mortality risks, medical risks, organization/orientation,
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mental health, substance use, communication, social behaviors
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and homelessness status.
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Alcohol's influence on the GABA system - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a key inhibitory
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neurotransmitter that regulates the nervous system. ETOH |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
replicates the activity of GABA. |\ |\ |\ |\
% of inpatient drug users who attempt to stop smoking via an
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initial cessation program and remain smoking-free 6 months later -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Around 12% or less.
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questions with answers |\ |\
adaptive consequences - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔behavioral
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enhancements that preserve family dysfunction. (i.e., researchers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
have noted that couples were often more relaxed and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
communicative when the alcoholic partner was drinking, as |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
opposed to abstaining). |\ |\
What are the principle behavioral features of addiction? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) obsession/preoccupation with the
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behavior or drug; 2) continued use/conduct despite serious
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negative consequences; 3) compulsive/out-of-control behavior
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Kinney and Leaton's six stages of family responses to alcoholism
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(1987) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) denial; 2) bargaining; 3)
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disorganization & chaos; 4) reorganizing around the problem; 5) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
efforts to escape; 6) family reorganization where the user is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
eventually excluded and must reenter the family as a different
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(sober) person. These responses are also identical to codependent
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
features of a family.
|\ |\ |\ |\
What is the ASUS? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Adult Substance Use
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Survey: 64-item self-report survey. Administration time is 8 to 10
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mins; takes less than 5 mins to score and no training to administer.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the AUDIT? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alcohol Use Disorders
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Identification Test: 10-item instrument with tree sub scales. Self-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, administered or given via interview; admin time is 2 mins. Must be |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
given by trained professional.
|\ |\ |\ |\
What is the CRAFFT questionnaire? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔6-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
item screen for alcohol and drug use among adolescents; self-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
administered in less than 1 min. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CMRS questionnaire - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Circumstances
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(external motivation), Motivation (internal), Readiness (openness
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to treatment) and Suitability (perception of the client's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriateness for the proposed treatment modality). |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the VAT? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Venerability
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Assessment Tool: recommended for assessing homeless/comorbid
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
populations. Addresses 10 domains: survival skills, basic needs,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
indicated mortality risks, medical risks, organization/orientation,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mental health, substance use, communication, social behaviors
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and homelessness status.
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Alcohol's influence on the GABA system - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a key inhibitory
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
neurotransmitter that regulates the nervous system. ETOH |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
replicates the activity of GABA. |\ |\ |\ |\
% of inpatient drug users who attempt to stop smoking via an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
initial cessation program and remain smoking-free 6 months later -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Around 12% or less.
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