CADC Practice Exam Questions (Test 1)
questions with correct answers
1. |A |wife |refers |her |husband |for |substance |abuse |counseling. |His |drug |of |choice |is |cocaine, |
which |he |has |been |using |episodically |with |friends |at |a |poker |game—biweekly |to |weekly—
for |some |years. |She |is |disturbed |at |the |illicit |nature |of |the |drug |and |the |long-standing |use. |
He |states |that |though |he |recreationally |uses, |he |doesn't |crave |cocaine, |doesn't |seek |it |out |
but |rather |uses |with |friends |at |the |game |who |bring |it. |He |feels |that |other |than |his |wife |
being |upset, |he |has |no |other |social |or |occupational |issues. |Given |the |information |provided, |
how |is |his |use |of |cocaine |BEST |described? |
a. |Substance |abuse |
b. |Cocaine |intoxication |
c. |Cocaine |use |disorder |
d. |None |of |the |above
d. |None |of |the |above
2. |What |does |the |experienced |effect |of |a |drug |depend |upon?
a. |The |amount |taken |and |past |drug |experiences
b. |The |modality |of |administration
c. |Polydrug |use, |setting, |and |circumstance
d. |All |of |the |above
d. |All |of |the |above
3. |How |is |drug |tolerance |BEST |described? |
a. |The |inability |to |get |intoxicated
b. |The |need |for |less |of |a |drug |to |get |intoxicated
c. |Increased |sensitivity |to |a |drug |over |time
d. |Decreased |sensitivity |to |a |drug |over |time
d. |Decreased |sensitivity |to |a |drug |over |time
,4. |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |"drug |cue"? |
a. |A |prior |drug-use |setting
b. |Drug |use |paraphernalia
c. |Seeing |others |use |drugs
d. |Drug |avoidance |strategies
d. |Drug |avoidance |strategies
5. |What |happens |as |tolerance |for |barbiturates |develops? |
a. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |increases
b. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |decreases
c. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |stays |the |same
d. |Tolerance |does |not |develop |for |barbiturates
c. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |stays |the |same
6. |What |is |the |MOST |common |symptom |of |Wernicke's |encephalopathy?
a. |New |memory |formation
b. |Loss |of |older |memories
c. |Psychosis
d. |Confusion
d. |Confusion
7. |Which |of |the |following |conditions |does |alcohol |NOT |induce? |
a. |Steatosis
b. |Nephrosis
c. |Hepatitis
d. |Cirrhosis
b. |Nephrosis
8. |What |does |formication |refer |to? |
a. |The |creation |of |freebase |cocaine
,b. |Sex |between |two |unmarried |individuals
c. |A |sensation |of |bugs |crawling |under |the |skin
d. |Extrapyramidal |symptoms |of |agitation
c. |A |sensation |of |bugs |crawling |under |the |skin
9. |What |is/are |the |organ(s) |most |damaged |by |cocaine |abuse? |
a. |The |brain
b. |The |lungs
c. |The |kidneys
d. |The |heart
d. |The |heart
10. |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |basic |chemical |class |of |amphetamines? |
a. |Amphetamine |sulphate
b. |Phenethylamine
c. |Dextroamphetamine
d. |Methamphetamine
b. |Phenethylamine
11. |In |terms |of |difficulty |quitting |(dependence), |which |of |the |following |four |drugs |ranks |the |
highest?
a. |Alcohol
b. |Cocaine
c. |Heroin
d. |Nicotine
d. |Nicotine
12. |Which |of |the |statements |below |is |MOST |correct?
a. |THC |content |in |all |marijuana |is |about |the |same.
b. |THC |content |in |hashish |is |lower |than |in |a |joint.
, c. |THC |content |in |marijuana |is |predictable.
d. |THC |content |in |marijuana |varies |widely.
d. |THC |content |in |marijuana |varies |widely.
13. |Regarding |substance |abuse, |what |does |Convergence |Theory |propose? |
a. |Rates |of |substance |abuse |among |women |are |converging |with |those |of |men.
b. |All |individuals |eventually |narrow |drug |use |to |a |drug |of |choice |preference. |
c. |Age |is |a |key |factor |in |eventual |substance |abuse |abstinence.
d. |As |individuals |age, |gender |disparities |in |rates |of |abuse |tend |to |converge.
a. |Rates |of |substance |abuse |among |women |are |converging |with |those |of |men.
14. |Among |psychiatric |disorders |in |the |elderly, |where |does |alcohol |abuse |rank? |
a. |twenty-fifth
b. |fifteenth
c. |fifth
d. |third
d. |third
15. |Which |of |the |following |subcategories |of |alcohol |use |disorder |onset |is |NOT |found |in |the |
elderly?
a. |Late-onset |alcoholism
b. |Delayed-onset |alcoholism
c. |Late-onset |exacerbation |drinking
d. |Early-onset |alcoholism
d. |Early-onset |alcoholism
16. |At |an |initial |meeting |with |a |new |client, |what |is |the |FIRST |requirement? |
a. |Establish |rapport.
b. |Evaluate |readiness |for |change.
c. |Review |rules |and |expectations.
questions with correct answers
1. |A |wife |refers |her |husband |for |substance |abuse |counseling. |His |drug |of |choice |is |cocaine, |
which |he |has |been |using |episodically |with |friends |at |a |poker |game—biweekly |to |weekly—
for |some |years. |She |is |disturbed |at |the |illicit |nature |of |the |drug |and |the |long-standing |use. |
He |states |that |though |he |recreationally |uses, |he |doesn't |crave |cocaine, |doesn't |seek |it |out |
but |rather |uses |with |friends |at |the |game |who |bring |it. |He |feels |that |other |than |his |wife |
being |upset, |he |has |no |other |social |or |occupational |issues. |Given |the |information |provided, |
how |is |his |use |of |cocaine |BEST |described? |
a. |Substance |abuse |
b. |Cocaine |intoxication |
c. |Cocaine |use |disorder |
d. |None |of |the |above
d. |None |of |the |above
2. |What |does |the |experienced |effect |of |a |drug |depend |upon?
a. |The |amount |taken |and |past |drug |experiences
b. |The |modality |of |administration
c. |Polydrug |use, |setting, |and |circumstance
d. |All |of |the |above
d. |All |of |the |above
3. |How |is |drug |tolerance |BEST |described? |
a. |The |inability |to |get |intoxicated
b. |The |need |for |less |of |a |drug |to |get |intoxicated
c. |Increased |sensitivity |to |a |drug |over |time
d. |Decreased |sensitivity |to |a |drug |over |time
d. |Decreased |sensitivity |to |a |drug |over |time
,4. |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |"drug |cue"? |
a. |A |prior |drug-use |setting
b. |Drug |use |paraphernalia
c. |Seeing |others |use |drugs
d. |Drug |avoidance |strategies
d. |Drug |avoidance |strategies
5. |What |happens |as |tolerance |for |barbiturates |develops? |
a. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |increases
b. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |decreases
c. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |stays |the |same
d. |Tolerance |does |not |develop |for |barbiturates
c. |The |margin |between |intoxication |and |lethality |stays |the |same
6. |What |is |the |MOST |common |symptom |of |Wernicke's |encephalopathy?
a. |New |memory |formation
b. |Loss |of |older |memories
c. |Psychosis
d. |Confusion
d. |Confusion
7. |Which |of |the |following |conditions |does |alcohol |NOT |induce? |
a. |Steatosis
b. |Nephrosis
c. |Hepatitis
d. |Cirrhosis
b. |Nephrosis
8. |What |does |formication |refer |to? |
a. |The |creation |of |freebase |cocaine
,b. |Sex |between |two |unmarried |individuals
c. |A |sensation |of |bugs |crawling |under |the |skin
d. |Extrapyramidal |symptoms |of |agitation
c. |A |sensation |of |bugs |crawling |under |the |skin
9. |What |is/are |the |organ(s) |most |damaged |by |cocaine |abuse? |
a. |The |brain
b. |The |lungs
c. |The |kidneys
d. |The |heart
d. |The |heart
10. |Which |of |the |following |is |NOT |a |basic |chemical |class |of |amphetamines? |
a. |Amphetamine |sulphate
b. |Phenethylamine
c. |Dextroamphetamine
d. |Methamphetamine
b. |Phenethylamine
11. |In |terms |of |difficulty |quitting |(dependence), |which |of |the |following |four |drugs |ranks |the |
highest?
a. |Alcohol
b. |Cocaine
c. |Heroin
d. |Nicotine
d. |Nicotine
12. |Which |of |the |statements |below |is |MOST |correct?
a. |THC |content |in |all |marijuana |is |about |the |same.
b. |THC |content |in |hashish |is |lower |than |in |a |joint.
, c. |THC |content |in |marijuana |is |predictable.
d. |THC |content |in |marijuana |varies |widely.
d. |THC |content |in |marijuana |varies |widely.
13. |Regarding |substance |abuse, |what |does |Convergence |Theory |propose? |
a. |Rates |of |substance |abuse |among |women |are |converging |with |those |of |men.
b. |All |individuals |eventually |narrow |drug |use |to |a |drug |of |choice |preference. |
c. |Age |is |a |key |factor |in |eventual |substance |abuse |abstinence.
d. |As |individuals |age, |gender |disparities |in |rates |of |abuse |tend |to |converge.
a. |Rates |of |substance |abuse |among |women |are |converging |with |those |of |men.
14. |Among |psychiatric |disorders |in |the |elderly, |where |does |alcohol |abuse |rank? |
a. |twenty-fifth
b. |fifteenth
c. |fifth
d. |third
d. |third
15. |Which |of |the |following |subcategories |of |alcohol |use |disorder |onset |is |NOT |found |in |the |
elderly?
a. |Late-onset |alcoholism
b. |Delayed-onset |alcoholism
c. |Late-onset |exacerbation |drinking
d. |Early-onset |alcoholism
d. |Early-onset |alcoholism
16. |At |an |initial |meeting |with |a |new |client, |what |is |the |FIRST |requirement? |
a. |Establish |rapport.
b. |Evaluate |readiness |for |change.
c. |Review |rules |and |expectations.
