CAADC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What |are |the |Diagnostic |Criteria |for |Panic |Disorder |without |Agoraphobia?
| All |of |the |above
| Recurrent |and |unexpected |Panic |Attacks.
| Neither |a |substance |nor |a |general |medical |condition |accounts |for |the |Panic |Attacks.
| No |Agoraphobia |present. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ALL |OF |THE |ABOVE
An |individual |who |has |lost |control |of |their |drinking |(alcohol) |and |is |unable |to |stop |or |cut |
down |despite |serious |negative |health |consequences |and |the |loss |of |valued |activities |or |
relationships, |seems |to |be |suffering |from:
| Alcohol |dependency
| Codependent |personality |disorder
| Alcohol |abuse
| Fetal |alcohol |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ALCOHOL |DEPENDENCY
A |commonly |used |instrument |in |psychological |assessment |which |obtains |a |diagnosis |by |testing
|such |indices |as |anxiety, |paranoia, |depression, |and |gender |issues:
| Thematic |Apperception |Test
| Luria-Nebraska |Test
| MMPI
| Korsakoff's |Psychosis |Test |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MMPI
A |client |has |a |history |of |depression, |mood |swings, |and |problems |with |his |body |image. |He |is |
an |exercise |junkie |and |hits |the |gym |at |least |twice |a |day |even |when |he |is |sick. |One |day |he |asks
|if |you |can |refer |him |to |a |physician |that |can |prescribe |some |pills |to |help |him |control |his |
weight. |You |should |suspect:
,|
| Performance |anxiety
| An |eating |disorder
| Chemical |dependency
| A |metabolic |imbalance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-AN |EATING |DISORDER
The |diagnosis |of |Panic |Disorder |in |children |is |controversial, |with |some |arguing |that |they |do |
not |have |panic |attacks |because:
|Children |are |not |capable |of |making |internal, |catastrophic |interpretations |of |physical |
symptoms
| Their |nervous |systems |are |not |fully |developed
| Children |don't |have |as |many |fears |as |adults
They |have |much |less |life |experience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Children |are |not |capable |of |
|
making |internal, |catastrophic |interpretations |of |physical |symptoms
When |performing |a |psychosocial |assessment |on |an |infant |by |questioning |her |parents, |what |
data |gathered |during |the |session |would |have |the |greatest |significance?
| Information |about |the |mother's |pregnancy, |including |any |drug |use
| Information |about |the |infant's |development
| Information |about |the |infant's |caregivers
|Information |about |the |infant's |siblings |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |correct |answer: |
Information |about |the |infant's |development |
Pure |brain! |
The |psychosocial |deals |specifically |with |the |psychological |and |social |development |of |the |
individual-therefore |the |best |information |from |the |parents |of |an |infant |would |have |to |consist |
of |developmental |information |about |the |infant. |While |the |other |choices |consist |of |information
|that |would |be |helpful |in |making |the |psychosocial |assessment, |the |information |provided |by |a |
developmental |history |from |the |parents |would |be |of |the |greatest |value.
,For |a |diagnosis |of |delusional |disorder:
| At |least |three |non-bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |two |weeks
| One |or |more |non-bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |a |month
| More |than |one |bizarre |delusion |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |two |months
|One |or |more |bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |six |months |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-One |or |more |non-bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |a |month
As |an |addictions |counselor |your |are |legally |and |ethically, |bound |to |take |reasonable |steps |to |
prevent |a |client's |threatened |suicide. |These |steps |depend |on |the |degree |of |risk |and |your |
client's |willingness |and |ability |to |follow |your |recommendations. |When |the |risk |is |not |
immediate, |these |recommendations |could |be |to:
| Develop |a |no-suicide |contract
| Consider |hospitalization
| All |answers |are |correct
|Involve |the |client's |support |systems |and |relieve |isolation. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |answers
|are |correct
Procedures |or |instruments |such |as |inventories, |questionnaires, |checklists, |structured |
interviews, |etc. |which |are |the |basis |developing |and |forming |a |judgment |regarding |the |specific |
nature |extent |of |the |client's |problems.
| Testing |tools
| Assessment |tools
| Diagnostic |tools
| Screening |tools |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assessment |tool
Assessment |tools |are |the |procedures |or |instruments |such |as |inventories, |questionnaires, |
checklists, |structured |interviews, |etc. |which |are |the |basis |developing |and |forming |judgment |
regarding |the |specific |nature |extent |of |the |client's |problems.
, Achievement |tests |are |different |from |ability |tests |because:
| Achievement |tests |are |less |related |to |school |subjects |than |are |ability |tests
| Achievement |tests |are |more |related |to |school |subjects |than |are |ability |tests
| Ability |tests |access |what |a |client |already |knows
|Ability |tests |access |past |performance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Achievement |tests |are |more |
related |to |school |subjects |than |are |ability |tests
When |formulating |a |diagnosis |in |counseling, |the |counselor |must |bear |in |mind |that
| Diagnosis |is |a |function |of |the |value |judgments |of |the |particular |counselor
|it |is |important |to |obtain |a |consensus |of |not |less |than |three |of |your |colleagues |before |
submitting |an |official |diagnosis
|Diagnoses |are |useful |primarily |for |insurance |and |billing |purposes |but |of |little |or |no |use |when |
it |comes |to |treatment
|culture |affects |the |manner |in |which |clients' |problems |are |defined. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
culture |affects |the |manner |in |which |clients' |problems |are |defined.
This |is |a |psychological |assessment |tool |which |presents |a |set |of |ambiguous |stimuli |to |an |
individual:
| Projective |test
| Intelligence |test
| Achievement |test
| Personality |inventory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Projective |test
A |woman |presents |to |your |office |dressed |very |provocatively. |Her |emotions |seem |superficial, |
she |cries |easily |and |she |notes |that, |recently, |her |husband |has |not |been |paying |attention |to |
her. |The |most |likely |tentative |diagnosis |is:
| Schizotypal |Personality |Disorder
| Adjustment |Disorder |with |Depressed |Mood
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What |are |the |Diagnostic |Criteria |for |Panic |Disorder |without |Agoraphobia?
| All |of |the |above
| Recurrent |and |unexpected |Panic |Attacks.
| Neither |a |substance |nor |a |general |medical |condition |accounts |for |the |Panic |Attacks.
| No |Agoraphobia |present. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ALL |OF |THE |ABOVE
An |individual |who |has |lost |control |of |their |drinking |(alcohol) |and |is |unable |to |stop |or |cut |
down |despite |serious |negative |health |consequences |and |the |loss |of |valued |activities |or |
relationships, |seems |to |be |suffering |from:
| Alcohol |dependency
| Codependent |personality |disorder
| Alcohol |abuse
| Fetal |alcohol |syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ALCOHOL |DEPENDENCY
A |commonly |used |instrument |in |psychological |assessment |which |obtains |a |diagnosis |by |testing
|such |indices |as |anxiety, |paranoia, |depression, |and |gender |issues:
| Thematic |Apperception |Test
| Luria-Nebraska |Test
| MMPI
| Korsakoff's |Psychosis |Test |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-MMPI
A |client |has |a |history |of |depression, |mood |swings, |and |problems |with |his |body |image. |He |is |
an |exercise |junkie |and |hits |the |gym |at |least |twice |a |day |even |when |he |is |sick. |One |day |he |asks
|if |you |can |refer |him |to |a |physician |that |can |prescribe |some |pills |to |help |him |control |his |
weight. |You |should |suspect:
,|
| Performance |anxiety
| An |eating |disorder
| Chemical |dependency
| A |metabolic |imbalance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-AN |EATING |DISORDER
The |diagnosis |of |Panic |Disorder |in |children |is |controversial, |with |some |arguing |that |they |do |
not |have |panic |attacks |because:
|Children |are |not |capable |of |making |internal, |catastrophic |interpretations |of |physical |
symptoms
| Their |nervous |systems |are |not |fully |developed
| Children |don't |have |as |many |fears |as |adults
They |have |much |less |life |experience |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Children |are |not |capable |of |
|
making |internal, |catastrophic |interpretations |of |physical |symptoms
When |performing |a |psychosocial |assessment |on |an |infant |by |questioning |her |parents, |what |
data |gathered |during |the |session |would |have |the |greatest |significance?
| Information |about |the |mother's |pregnancy, |including |any |drug |use
| Information |about |the |infant's |development
| Information |about |the |infant's |caregivers
|Information |about |the |infant's |siblings |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |correct |answer: |
Information |about |the |infant's |development |
Pure |brain! |
The |psychosocial |deals |specifically |with |the |psychological |and |social |development |of |the |
individual-therefore |the |best |information |from |the |parents |of |an |infant |would |have |to |consist |
of |developmental |information |about |the |infant. |While |the |other |choices |consist |of |information
|that |would |be |helpful |in |making |the |psychosocial |assessment, |the |information |provided |by |a |
developmental |history |from |the |parents |would |be |of |the |greatest |value.
,For |a |diagnosis |of |delusional |disorder:
| At |least |three |non-bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |two |weeks
| One |or |more |non-bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |a |month
| More |than |one |bizarre |delusion |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |two |months
|One |or |more |bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |six |months |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-One |or |more |non-bizarre |delusions |must |have |occurred |for |at |least |a |month
As |an |addictions |counselor |your |are |legally |and |ethically, |bound |to |take |reasonable |steps |to |
prevent |a |client's |threatened |suicide. |These |steps |depend |on |the |degree |of |risk |and |your |
client's |willingness |and |ability |to |follow |your |recommendations. |When |the |risk |is |not |
immediate, |these |recommendations |could |be |to:
| Develop |a |no-suicide |contract
| Consider |hospitalization
| All |answers |are |correct
|Involve |the |client's |support |systems |and |relieve |isolation. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |answers
|are |correct
Procedures |or |instruments |such |as |inventories, |questionnaires, |checklists, |structured |
interviews, |etc. |which |are |the |basis |developing |and |forming |a |judgment |regarding |the |specific |
nature |extent |of |the |client's |problems.
| Testing |tools
| Assessment |tools
| Diagnostic |tools
| Screening |tools |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assessment |tool
Assessment |tools |are |the |procedures |or |instruments |such |as |inventories, |questionnaires, |
checklists, |structured |interviews, |etc. |which |are |the |basis |developing |and |forming |judgment |
regarding |the |specific |nature |extent |of |the |client's |problems.
, Achievement |tests |are |different |from |ability |tests |because:
| Achievement |tests |are |less |related |to |school |subjects |than |are |ability |tests
| Achievement |tests |are |more |related |to |school |subjects |than |are |ability |tests
| Ability |tests |access |what |a |client |already |knows
|Ability |tests |access |past |performance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Achievement |tests |are |more |
related |to |school |subjects |than |are |ability |tests
When |formulating |a |diagnosis |in |counseling, |the |counselor |must |bear |in |mind |that
| Diagnosis |is |a |function |of |the |value |judgments |of |the |particular |counselor
|it |is |important |to |obtain |a |consensus |of |not |less |than |three |of |your |colleagues |before |
submitting |an |official |diagnosis
|Diagnoses |are |useful |primarily |for |insurance |and |billing |purposes |but |of |little |or |no |use |when |
it |comes |to |treatment
|culture |affects |the |manner |in |which |clients' |problems |are |defined. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
culture |affects |the |manner |in |which |clients' |problems |are |defined.
This |is |a |psychological |assessment |tool |which |presents |a |set |of |ambiguous |stimuli |to |an |
individual:
| Projective |test
| Intelligence |test
| Achievement |test
| Personality |inventory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Projective |test
A |woman |presents |to |your |office |dressed |very |provocatively. |Her |emotions |seem |superficial, |
she |cries |easily |and |she |notes |that, |recently, |her |husband |has |not |been |paying |attention |to |
her. |The |most |likely |tentative |diagnosis |is:
| Schizotypal |Personality |Disorder
| Adjustment |Disorder |with |Depressed |Mood
