2026 LCDC EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A clearly conceptualized treatment plan should have which of these three core
elements?
a. problem statements, goals, and objectives
b. goals, strengths, and barriers
c. goals, resources, and supports
d. objectives, estimated date of accomplishment, and responsible parties - ✔✔a.
problem statements, goals, and objectives
✔✔The key attitude for counselors to have in order to facilitate a client's engagement in
the treatment and recovery process is
a. respect for the client's frame of reference and context
b. appreciation for the value of the evaluation process
c. agency specific protocols and procedures
d. awareness of one's biases when presenting information - ✔✔a. respect for the
client's frame of reference and context
✔✔Which of the following best describes one of the causes of decreased ability to
experience pleasure after long time substance use?
a. lower amounts of dopamine are produced causing feelings of depression
b. dopamine receptors become damaged from continued substance use
c. changes in the chemical makeup of dopamine alter its effects from pleasure to
depression
d. higher amounts of dopamine are produced causing a constant euphoria to which the
user becomes accustomed - ✔✔a. lower amounts of dopamine are produced causing
feelings of depression
✔✔MAKSS assessment stands for the
, a. multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills Survey
b. multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Specialties Survey
c. multicultural Assessment of Knowledge, Skills, and Services
d. multicultural Awareness of Knowledge and Sensory Skills - ✔✔a. multicultural
Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills Survey
✔✔During which stage of change is the stage specific task to raise doubts and increase
concern and awareness around target behavior?
a. precontemplation
b. contemplation
c. action
d. maintenance - ✔✔b. contemplation
✔✔Treating a patient with both co-occurring disorders simultaneously but in different
settings is
a. bilateral treatment
b. sequential treatment
c. integrated treatment
d. parallel treatment - ✔✔d. parallel treatment
✔✔What is the process of educating clients about treatment and preparing them to
participate?
a. screening
b. intake
c. psychoeducational
d. orientation - ✔✔d. orientation
✔✔The phenomenon associated with long term alcohol use when the liver is no longer
efficient causing intoxication on small amounts of alcohol is
a. dispositional tolerance
b. cross tolerance
c. reverse tolerance
d. acute tolerance - ✔✔c. reverse tolerance
✔✔Without a high level of self-awareness, counselors may obstruct the progress of
their client as
a. the focus of therapy becomes about the counselor identifying with the client's
ambivalence.
b. the counselor becomes easily distracted and manipulated by the client
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔A clearly conceptualized treatment plan should have which of these three core
elements?
a. problem statements, goals, and objectives
b. goals, strengths, and barriers
c. goals, resources, and supports
d. objectives, estimated date of accomplishment, and responsible parties - ✔✔a.
problem statements, goals, and objectives
✔✔The key attitude for counselors to have in order to facilitate a client's engagement in
the treatment and recovery process is
a. respect for the client's frame of reference and context
b. appreciation for the value of the evaluation process
c. agency specific protocols and procedures
d. awareness of one's biases when presenting information - ✔✔a. respect for the
client's frame of reference and context
✔✔Which of the following best describes one of the causes of decreased ability to
experience pleasure after long time substance use?
a. lower amounts of dopamine are produced causing feelings of depression
b. dopamine receptors become damaged from continued substance use
c. changes in the chemical makeup of dopamine alter its effects from pleasure to
depression
d. higher amounts of dopamine are produced causing a constant euphoria to which the
user becomes accustomed - ✔✔a. lower amounts of dopamine are produced causing
feelings of depression
✔✔MAKSS assessment stands for the
, a. multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills Survey
b. multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Specialties Survey
c. multicultural Assessment of Knowledge, Skills, and Services
d. multicultural Awareness of Knowledge and Sensory Skills - ✔✔a. multicultural
Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills Survey
✔✔During which stage of change is the stage specific task to raise doubts and increase
concern and awareness around target behavior?
a. precontemplation
b. contemplation
c. action
d. maintenance - ✔✔b. contemplation
✔✔Treating a patient with both co-occurring disorders simultaneously but in different
settings is
a. bilateral treatment
b. sequential treatment
c. integrated treatment
d. parallel treatment - ✔✔d. parallel treatment
✔✔What is the process of educating clients about treatment and preparing them to
participate?
a. screening
b. intake
c. psychoeducational
d. orientation - ✔✔d. orientation
✔✔The phenomenon associated with long term alcohol use when the liver is no longer
efficient causing intoxication on small amounts of alcohol is
a. dispositional tolerance
b. cross tolerance
c. reverse tolerance
d. acute tolerance - ✔✔c. reverse tolerance
✔✔Without a high level of self-awareness, counselors may obstruct the progress of
their client as
a. the focus of therapy becomes about the counselor identifying with the client's
ambivalence.
b. the counselor becomes easily distracted and manipulated by the client
