MAC (master addiction counselor) exam questions with
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answers
1.what is the VAT?: vulnerability assessment tool, useful for
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homeless people |\
2.what is the CIDI?: composite international diagnostic
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interview, has 42 sections used to find cooccuring mh issues.
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3.what is Simpson's 4 part model of drug treatment delivery?: 1)
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referral, 2) induction, 3) intervention 4) transition
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4.what is SOCRATES?: the stages of change readiness and
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treatment scale, used to evaluate change readiness for AOD
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5.What are common health problems associated with IV heroin use?:
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|\ vascular |\ collapse, |\ abscessess, |\ respiratory |\ and |\ cardiac |\
depression, HIV/AIDS, hear and heart valve infections, liver |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disease
6.What is the minimum info required per the Code of Federal
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Regulations 42 part 2.31?: 1) Specific name or designation of the
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|\ program the person is allowed to disclose 2) Name or title of
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the person or organization 3) client name 4) the disclosure
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,purpose 5) the kind of info to be disclosed 6) client's signature
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7) date signed 8) statement specifying the right to revoke at
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any time 9) expiration date
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7.What is asystole?: cessation of the heartbeat
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8.What is piloerection?: goosebumps
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9.What are the levels of care according to ASAM?: 1)
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Hospitalization 2) Resi- dential care 3) Intensive outpatient 4) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
outpatient
10.What are the 3 conditions that constitute a crisis?: 1) hazardous
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or stressful situation 2) awareness of the potential for
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significant life disruption 3) Inadeuqate coping strategies
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11.Crisis intervention involves...: strategic planning and
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intervention to: 1) reduce the perceptual impact 2) facilitate
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normative responses 3) mobilize additional re- sources to
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restore functioning
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12.What are the 7 principles of crisis intervention?: 1) proximity
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to familiar surroundings 2) immediacy 3) expectancy, 4)brevity
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(interventions needs to be short & meaningful) 5) simple 6) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
creativity 7) pracicality |\ |\
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,13.What are the 5 main goals of crisis intervention?: 1) control
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the crisi and reactions 2) ameliorate distress 3) gather
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resources 4) depathologize reactions to the trauma 5) restore
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base line|\
14.What is the SAFER-R Crisis Intervention Model?: Stabilize,
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acknowledge, facilitate, encourage, recovery, refer |\ |\ |\ |\
15.what is CISM?: Critical Incident Stress Management programs
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and were devel- oped in the 1970s following WWII.
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16.What is demobilization?: designed as in info only brief,
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large group (20+) intervention for first responders
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, 17.What is CISD?: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, it consists
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of intro with a summary of the purpose, incident descriptions,
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personal thoughts, people describ- ing their worst part of the
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incident, distress signals, normalization, a summary
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18.What is AUI?: Alcohol Use Inventory, 147 item, developed by
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|\ Horn, Wanberg and Foster in 1974, to screen for drinking
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behaviors
19.What is CDP: Comprehensive drinker profile, administered
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as an intake inter- view, covers 88 areas
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20.What is the ASI?: Addiction Severity Index, used primarily to
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explore the nature and severity of issues related to SUD.
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21.What are some of the opioid antogonists?: Buprenorphine,
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Naloxone (Nar- can), Naltrexone (Revia, Vivitrol) - all block the
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effects of opiates and opioids
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22.what is the MacAndrew alcoholism scale?: designed for
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psych patients to separate alcoholics from nonalcoholocs
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23.what is the MMPI?: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
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inventory, 566 items, useful to assess for alcoholism|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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answers
1.what is the VAT?: vulnerability assessment tool, useful for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
homeless people |\
2.what is the CIDI?: composite international diagnostic
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
interview, has 42 sections used to find cooccuring mh issues.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3.what is Simpson's 4 part model of drug treatment delivery?: 1)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
referral, 2) induction, 3) intervention 4) transition
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
4.what is SOCRATES?: the stages of change readiness and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
treatment scale, used to evaluate change readiness for AOD
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
5.What are common health problems associated with IV heroin use?:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ vascular |\ collapse, |\ abscessess, |\ respiratory |\ and |\ cardiac |\
depression, HIV/AIDS, hear and heart valve infections, liver |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disease
6.What is the minimum info required per the Code of Federal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Regulations 42 part 2.31?: 1) Specific name or designation of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ program the person is allowed to disclose 2) Name or title of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the person or organization 3) client name 4) the disclosure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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,purpose 5) the kind of info to be disclosed 6) client's signature
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
7) date signed 8) statement specifying the right to revoke at
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
any time 9) expiration date
|\ |\ |\ |\
7.What is asystole?: cessation of the heartbeat
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
8.What is piloerection?: goosebumps
|\ |\ |\
9.What are the levels of care according to ASAM?: 1)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Hospitalization 2) Resi- dential care 3) Intensive outpatient 4) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
outpatient
10.What are the 3 conditions that constitute a crisis?: 1) hazardous
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
or stressful situation 2) awareness of the potential for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
significant life disruption 3) Inadeuqate coping strategies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
11.Crisis intervention involves...: strategic planning and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
intervention to: 1) reduce the perceptual impact 2) facilitate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
normative responses 3) mobilize additional re- sources to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
restore functioning
|\
12.What are the 7 principles of crisis intervention?: 1) proximity
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to familiar surroundings 2) immediacy 3) expectancy, 4)brevity
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(interventions needs to be short & meaningful) 5) simple 6) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
creativity 7) pracicality |\ |\
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,13.What are the 5 main goals of crisis intervention?: 1) control
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the crisi and reactions 2) ameliorate distress 3) gather
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
resources 4) depathologize reactions to the trauma 5) restore
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
base line|\
14.What is the SAFER-R Crisis Intervention Model?: Stabilize,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
acknowledge, facilitate, encourage, recovery, refer |\ |\ |\ |\
15.what is CISM?: Critical Incident Stress Management programs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and were devel- oped in the 1970s following WWII.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
16.What is demobilization?: designed as in info only brief,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
large group (20+) intervention for first responders
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3 |\/ |\65
, 17.What is CISD?: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, it consists
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of intro with a summary of the purpose, incident descriptions,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
personal thoughts, people describ- ing their worst part of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
incident, distress signals, normalization, a summary
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
18.What is AUI?: Alcohol Use Inventory, 147 item, developed by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
|\ Horn, Wanberg and Foster in 1974, to screen for drinking
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behaviors
19.What is CDP: Comprehensive drinker profile, administered
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
as an intake inter- view, covers 88 areas
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
20.What is the ASI?: Addiction Severity Index, used primarily to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
explore the nature and severity of issues related to SUD.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
21.What are some of the opioid antogonists?: Buprenorphine,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Naloxone (Nar- can), Naltrexone (Revia, Vivitrol) - all block the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
effects of opiates and opioids
|\ |\ |\ |\
22.what is the MacAndrew alcoholism scale?: designed for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
psych patients to separate alcoholics from nonalcoholocs
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
23.what is the MMPI?: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
inventory, 566 items, useful to assess for alcoholism|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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