ADDICTION COUNSELING EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH RATIONALE GRRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Addiction counseling focuses on:
A. Treatment of substance and behavioral addictions
B. Engineering systems
C. Physics laws
D. Agriculture
Answer: A
Rationale: It addresses addictive behaviors and recovery.
2. Addiction is:
A. Compulsive use of substances or behaviors despite harm
B. Healthy habit
C. Learning skill
D. Reflex action
Answer: A
Rationale: Loss of control and continued use.
3. Substance abuse refers to:
A. Harmful or risky use of drugs or alcohol
B. Medical treatment
C. Exercise
D. Diet control
Answer: A
Rationale: Misuse of substances.
4. Dependence means:
A. Physical or psychological reliance on a substance
B. Independence
C. Intelligence
D. Memory
Answer: A
Rationale: Need for substance to function.
5. Tolerance is:
A. Need for increasing amounts of substance for same effect
, B. No effect of drug
C. Cure of addiction
D. Exercise ability
Answer: A
Rationale: Reduced drug response over time.
6. Withdrawal symptoms are:
A. Physical and psychological effects after stopping substance
B. Happiness
C. Intelligence gain
D. Strength increase
Answer: A
Rationale: Body reaction to absence.
7. Relapse is:
A. Return to substance use after abstinence
B. Recovery
C. Cure
D. Diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Return to addiction behavior.
8. Detoxification is:
A. Process of removing toxins from body
B. Surgery
C. Counseling only
D. Learning process
Answer: A
Rationale: Physical cleansing phase.
9. Rehabilitation means:
A. Restoring functioning after addiction
B. Increasing addiction
C. Ignoring problem
D. Punishment
Answer: A
Rationale: Recovery process.
10. Counseling in addiction helps to:
A. Change behavior and prevent relapse
, B. Increase drug use
C. Ignore addiction
D. Replace medicine
Answer: A
Rationale: Behavioral support.
11. Dual diagnosis refers to:
A. Co-occurrence of mental illness and addiction
B. Two addictions only
C. Physical illness only
D. No diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Comorbid conditions.
12. Psychological dependence is:
A. Emotional craving for substance
B. Physical injury
C. Bone disease
D. Reflex
Answer: A
Rationale: Mental reliance.
13. Physical dependence is:
A. Body adaptation to substance
B. Emotional stress only
C. Memory loss
D. Intelligence change
Answer: A
Rationale: Biological adaptation.
14. Craving is:
A. Strong desire for substance
B. Dislike of substance
C. Memory
D. Learning
Answer: A
Rationale: Urge to use.
15. Harm reduction means:
A. Reducing negative effects of drug use
AND CORRECT ANSWER WITH RATIONALE GRRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Addiction counseling focuses on:
A. Treatment of substance and behavioral addictions
B. Engineering systems
C. Physics laws
D. Agriculture
Answer: A
Rationale: It addresses addictive behaviors and recovery.
2. Addiction is:
A. Compulsive use of substances or behaviors despite harm
B. Healthy habit
C. Learning skill
D. Reflex action
Answer: A
Rationale: Loss of control and continued use.
3. Substance abuse refers to:
A. Harmful or risky use of drugs or alcohol
B. Medical treatment
C. Exercise
D. Diet control
Answer: A
Rationale: Misuse of substances.
4. Dependence means:
A. Physical or psychological reliance on a substance
B. Independence
C. Intelligence
D. Memory
Answer: A
Rationale: Need for substance to function.
5. Tolerance is:
A. Need for increasing amounts of substance for same effect
, B. No effect of drug
C. Cure of addiction
D. Exercise ability
Answer: A
Rationale: Reduced drug response over time.
6. Withdrawal symptoms are:
A. Physical and psychological effects after stopping substance
B. Happiness
C. Intelligence gain
D. Strength increase
Answer: A
Rationale: Body reaction to absence.
7. Relapse is:
A. Return to substance use after abstinence
B. Recovery
C. Cure
D. Diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Return to addiction behavior.
8. Detoxification is:
A. Process of removing toxins from body
B. Surgery
C. Counseling only
D. Learning process
Answer: A
Rationale: Physical cleansing phase.
9. Rehabilitation means:
A. Restoring functioning after addiction
B. Increasing addiction
C. Ignoring problem
D. Punishment
Answer: A
Rationale: Recovery process.
10. Counseling in addiction helps to:
A. Change behavior and prevent relapse
, B. Increase drug use
C. Ignore addiction
D. Replace medicine
Answer: A
Rationale: Behavioral support.
11. Dual diagnosis refers to:
A. Co-occurrence of mental illness and addiction
B. Two addictions only
C. Physical illness only
D. No diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: Comorbid conditions.
12. Psychological dependence is:
A. Emotional craving for substance
B. Physical injury
C. Bone disease
D. Reflex
Answer: A
Rationale: Mental reliance.
13. Physical dependence is:
A. Body adaptation to substance
B. Emotional stress only
C. Memory loss
D. Intelligence change
Answer: A
Rationale: Biological adaptation.
14. Craving is:
A. Strong desire for substance
B. Dislike of substance
C. Memory
D. Learning
Answer: A
Rationale: Urge to use.
15. Harm reduction means:
A. Reducing negative effects of drug use
