NCAC I and II Exam Part 1 & 2 Latest Update

NCAC I and II Exam Part 1 & 2 Latest Update Which of the following is the best description of a drug - ANSWER A substance taken for a desired effect[other than food, water, or air]. Psychoactive drugs are drugs that do, what? - ANSWER Alter behavior or mood. Which of the following is a psychoactive drug? - ANSWER Opium The magnitude of a drug's effect is, What? - ANSWER How intensely the user feels the drug's effects. What does metabolism do? - ANSWER Alters the composition of a drug. When a drug is ingested orally how does it enter the bloodstream? - ANSWER Through the stomach or small intestines Which of the best routes of administration of drugs gives the longest lasting effects? - ANSWER When taken orally. What does short term effects of drugs refer to? - ANSWER Effects while the drugs are still in the users body. What does the reliability of a drug means to a user? - ANSWER The drug being what the user intended it to be upon purchase. Mental growth and retardation and physical deformities are common symptoms of what ? - ANSWER Fetal Alcohol Syndrome What is the most commonly use sedative hyponotic drug - ANSWER Alcohol Why can an overdose of a barbiturate cause death? - ANSWER It can depress critical physiological functions, such as breathing Alcohol causes.... - ANSWER Increased breathing at low levels Nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine are types of what drug? - ANSWER Stimulants Barbiturates drugs are derived from.... - ANSWER Barbituric acid. How long might the effects of a psychedelic drug last - ANSWER 8 to 10 hours Which of the following problems does long term cocaine users sometimes experience. - ANSWER Psychosis Self medication most closely refers to? - ANSWER Self administering drugs with therapeutic intent Which of the following is a significant difference between case finding and ongoing services. - ANSWER Case finding does not always include treatment, but ongoing services do In relations to counseling, what is empathy - ANSWER Being able to understand what another person is experiencing. Concreteness - ANSWER keeps a counseling conversation on track and avoids wasting time on tangents and insignificant material. Concreteness makes a more efficient and effective counseling session. Paraphrasing involves what? - ANSWER Repetition, involves repeating back to the patient what was said, in a more concise manner and in the counselor words. In counseling reflection usually involves..... - ANSWER Responding to feelings, by carefully listening to what a patient says