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Which of the following is the BEST definition of insight?
a. A problem solving strategy involving the elimination of unworkable solutions
b. A sudden understanding of self, or realization of ow a problem can be solved
c. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used unconsciously but not maliciously
d. A confrontation technique used in conjunction with Gestalt therapy ✔✔b
MAT refers to:
a. a common screening tool for alcoholism
b. a lengthy personality inventory used to identify gross psychopathology
c. the use of medications such as suboxone in the treatment of addiction
d. a nonmedical detox protocol ✔✔c
Aisha has completed her treatment at an in-patient facility and is ready to be
discharged. She has
asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her
husband on an out-patient
basis. This process is BEST viewed as an example of:
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a. a referral
b. a consultation
c. case management
d. an aftercare plan ✔✔a
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for abuse
of power by the
counselor?
a. Adlerian
b. Rational-emotive
c. Gestalt
d. Person-centered ✔✔c
The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
a. advance the field by ensuring that counselors are recognized as dignified
professionals
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b. ensure that counselors share and understand the accepted philosophies of
practice
c. protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of
competency
d. ensure that counselors receiving third-party payments have professional
credentials ✔✔c
Which of the following is NOT a CNS depressant?
a. Alcohol
b. Xanax
c. Nembutal
d. Benzedrine ✔✔d
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept
treatment, clients should
know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for services and
a. availability of referral services
b. community resources to be used
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c. with whom they will be participating in group activities
d. the limits of their confidentiality ✔✔d
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their
members are
examples of lack of cultural
a. blindness
b. competence
c. destructiveness
d. incapacity ✔✔b
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia, or
cardiac arrhythmia are
all signs or symptoms of:
a. caffeine intoxication
b. cocaine intoxication
c. alcohol intoxication
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Which of the following is the BEST definition of insight?
a. A problem solving strategy involving the elimination of unworkable solutions
b. A sudden understanding of self, or realization of ow a problem can be solved
c. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used unconsciously but not maliciously
d. A confrontation technique used in conjunction with Gestalt therapy ✔✔b
MAT refers to:
a. a common screening tool for alcoholism
b. a lengthy personality inventory used to identify gross psychopathology
c. the use of medications such as suboxone in the treatment of addiction
d. a nonmedical detox protocol ✔✔c
Aisha has completed her treatment at an in-patient facility and is ready to be
discharged. She has
asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her
husband on an out-patient
basis. This process is BEST viewed as an example of:
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a. a referral
b. a consultation
c. case management
d. an aftercare plan ✔✔a
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for abuse
of power by the
counselor?
a. Adlerian
b. Rational-emotive
c. Gestalt
d. Person-centered ✔✔c
The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
a. advance the field by ensuring that counselors are recognized as dignified
professionals
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b. ensure that counselors share and understand the accepted philosophies of
practice
c. protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of
competency
d. ensure that counselors receiving third-party payments have professional
credentials ✔✔c
Which of the following is NOT a CNS depressant?
a. Alcohol
b. Xanax
c. Nembutal
d. Benzedrine ✔✔d
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept
treatment, clients should
know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for services and
a. availability of referral services
b. community resources to be used
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c. with whom they will be participating in group activities
d. the limits of their confidentiality ✔✔d
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their
members are
examples of lack of cultural
a. blindness
b. competence
c. destructiveness
d. incapacity ✔✔b
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia, or
cardiac arrhythmia are
all signs or symptoms of:
a. caffeine intoxication
b. cocaine intoxication
c. alcohol intoxication
