ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1.a. 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
stated 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?
Answer:
None of the above
3 multiple choice options
Question:
2.a. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend
on?
Answer:
All of the above
3 multiple choice options
Question:
3.a. How is drug tolerance best described?
Answer:
Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
3 multiple choice options
Question:
4.a. Which of the following is not a "drug cue"?
Answer:
Drug avoidance strategies
3 multiple choice options
Question:
5.a. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates
develops?
Answer:
The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
3 multiple choice options
Question:
,6.a. What is the MOST common symptoms of Wernick's
encephalopathy?
Answer:
Confusion
3 multiple choice options
Question:
7.a. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT
induce?
Answer:
Nephrosis
3 multiple choice options
Question:
8.a. What does formication refer to?
Answer:
A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
3 multiple choice options
Question:
9.a. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine
abuse?
Answer:
The heart
3 multiple choice options
Question:
10.a. Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical class
of amphetamines?
Answer:
Phenethylamine
3 multiple choice options
Question:
11.a. In terms of difficulty quitting (dependence), which of
the following four drugs ranks the highest?
Answer:
Nicotine
3 multiple choice options
Question:
12.a. Which of the statements below is the MOST correct?
Answer:
THC content in marijuana varies widely
3 multiple choice options
Question:
, 13.a. Regarding substance abuse, what does the
Convergence Theory propose?
Answer:
Rates of substance abuse among women are converging with those of men
3 multiple choice options
Question:
14.a. Among psychiatric disorders in the elderly, where
does alcohol abuse rank?
Answer:
Third
3 multiple choice options
Question:
15.a. Which of the following subcategories of alcohol use
disorder onset is NOT found in the elderly?
Answer:
Early-onset alcoholism
3 multiple choice options
Question:
16.a. At an initial meeting with a new client, what is the
FIRST requirement?
Answer:
Establish rapport
3 multiple choice options
Question:
17.a. What does motivational interviewing primarily
involve?
Answer:
Supportive persuasion
3 multiple choice options
Question:
18.a. What percentage of individuals with a dual diagnosis
(co-occurring disorders [COD] - i.e., substance abuse
disorder and an existing mental illness) received
treatment for only their mental illness?
Answer:
32.9 percent
3 multiple choice options
Question:
19.a. What factors can affect screening instrument
validity?
Answer:
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1.a. 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
stated 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?
Answer:
None of the above
3 multiple choice options
Question:
2.a. What does the experienced effect of a drug depend
on?
Answer:
All of the above
3 multiple choice options
Question:
3.a. How is drug tolerance best described?
Answer:
Decreased sensitivity to a drug over time
3 multiple choice options
Question:
4.a. Which of the following is not a "drug cue"?
Answer:
Drug avoidance strategies
3 multiple choice options
Question:
5.a. What happens as tolerance for barbiturates
develops?
Answer:
The margin between intoxication and lethality stays the same
3 multiple choice options
Question:
,6.a. What is the MOST common symptoms of Wernick's
encephalopathy?
Answer:
Confusion
3 multiple choice options
Question:
7.a. Which of the following conditions does alcohol NOT
induce?
Answer:
Nephrosis
3 multiple choice options
Question:
8.a. What does formication refer to?
Answer:
A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin
3 multiple choice options
Question:
9.a. What is/are the organ(s) most damaged by cocaine
abuse?
Answer:
The heart
3 multiple choice options
Question:
10.a. Which of the following is NOT a basic chemical class
of amphetamines?
Answer:
Phenethylamine
3 multiple choice options
Question:
11.a. In terms of difficulty quitting (dependence), which of
the following four drugs ranks the highest?
Answer:
Nicotine
3 multiple choice options
Question:
12.a. Which of the statements below is the MOST correct?
Answer:
THC content in marijuana varies widely
3 multiple choice options
Question:
, 13.a. Regarding substance abuse, what does the
Convergence Theory propose?
Answer:
Rates of substance abuse among women are converging with those of men
3 multiple choice options
Question:
14.a. Among psychiatric disorders in the elderly, where
does alcohol abuse rank?
Answer:
Third
3 multiple choice options
Question:
15.a. Which of the following subcategories of alcohol use
disorder onset is NOT found in the elderly?
Answer:
Early-onset alcoholism
3 multiple choice options
Question:
16.a. At an initial meeting with a new client, what is the
FIRST requirement?
Answer:
Establish rapport
3 multiple choice options
Question:
17.a. What does motivational interviewing primarily
involve?
Answer:
Supportive persuasion
3 multiple choice options
Question:
18.a. What percentage of individuals with a dual diagnosis
(co-occurring disorders [COD] - i.e., substance abuse
disorder and an existing mental illness) received
treatment for only their mental illness?
Answer:
32.9 percent
3 multiple choice options
Question:
19.a. What factors can affect screening instrument
validity?
Answer:
