CAADC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. |_________is |the |essential |first |step |in |determining |the |possible |causes |of
addiction |for |the |person |and |the |most |appropriate |treatment |modality |for |his |or |her |needs.
a. |Screening
b. |Assessment
c. |Intake
d. |Orientation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-* |b. |Assessment
2. |A |client |tells |a |counselor |that |she |is |unhappy |with |the |way |her |treatment |is
progressing. |The |counselor |should:
a. |draw |up |a |new |contract |with |the |client.
b. |talk |to |the |client |about |possible |denial.
c. |create |new |goals |and |objectives, |and |suggest |alternate |forms |of |therapy.
d. |discuss |these |concerns |with |the |client |and |make |necessary |changes |in
treatment |goals. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*d. |discuss |these |concerns |with |the |client |and |make
|necessary |changes |in
treatment |goals.
3. |A |common |error |that |counselors |make |when |conducting |an |assessment |is:
a. |asking |too |many |questions.
b. |moving |too |quickly |from |data |collection |to |treatment |planning.
c. |focusing |on |strengths |and |weaknesses.
d. |processing |the |data |collected |from |the |client. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.moving |too |quickly
|from |data |collection |to |treatment |planning
,4. |A |female |client |reports |that |she |has |some |concerns |about |the |relationship
between |her |husband |and |her |14-year-old |daughter |from |a |previous
marriage. |She |reports |that |her |husband |and |daughter |frequently |argue,
that |her |daughter |refuses |to |take |direction |from |her |stepfather, |mid |that |her
daughter |regularly |complains |about |her |stepfather's |"faults" |and |describes
how |her |biological |father |is |better. |The |MOST |relevant |professional |to
whom |a |referral |should |be |made |is |a:
a. |Social |worker.
b. |Clinical |psychologist.
c. |Licensed |professional |counselor.
d. |Marriage |and |family |therapist. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Marriage |and |family |therapist
5. |A |key |factor |for |counselors |to |consider |is |that |in |a |counseling |relationship,
the |counselor |has |differential |power. |One |of |the |best |safeguards |is:
a. |to |be |alert |to |and |understand |the |power |relationship.
b. |to |utilize |the |differential |power |to |motivate |the |client.
c. |to |realize |the |importance |of |this |power |in |client |interventions.
d. |to |use |differential |power |to |get |the |client |to |try |new |behaviors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |
to |be |alert |to |and |understand |the |power |relationship.
6. |A |pretreatment |period |is |frequently |the |result |of |waiting |lists |or |client
reluctance |to |become |fully |engaged |in |primary |treatment. |What |might |be |a
danger |of |this |pretreatment |period?
a. |The |pretreatment |period |may |be |when |clients |lose |interest |in |treatment.
b. |A |client |may |receive |enough |help |so |as |not |to |need |the |services |of |the
,program |or |agency.
c. |Successful |pretreatment |may |result |in |a |client |needing |services |that |an
agency |doesn't |have, |thus |losing |the |potential |admission.
d. |There |is |really |no |danger |with |pretreatment |- |recovery |will |require |much
more |programming |than |pretreatment |can |offer. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |The |pretreatment
|period |may |be |when |clients |lose |interest |in |treatment.
7. |According,to |Marlatt's |model |of |the |relapse |process, |which |of |the |following |statements |is |
NOT |true?
a. |Clients |should |be |taught |skills |for |anticipating, |avoiding, |and |coping |with
their |personal |high-risk |situations.
b. |Clients |should |be |taught |constructive |responses |to |cope |with |lapses |when
they |do |occur.
c. |Clients |should |be |helped |to |recognize |that |one |or |more |temporary |lapses
are |likely |to |occur |and |are |permitted.
d. |Any |positive |expectations |that |clients |have |about |drug |use |should |be
countered |with |reminders |about |the |lows |that |follow |the |highs |and |about
the |long-term |negative |consequences |of |substance |abuse. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Clients |
should |be |helped |to |recognize |that |one |or |more |temporary |lapses
are |likely |to |occur |and |are |permitted.
8. |According |to |the |DSM-IV-TR, |all |of |the |following |are |criteria |for |psychoactive |substance |
dependence |EXCEPT:
a. |substance |often |taken |in |larger |amounts |than |the |person |intended.
b. |marked |lack |of |initiative, |interest |or |energy.
c. |frequent |intoxication |when |expected |to |fulfill |major |role |obligations.
d. |one |or |more |unsuccessful |efforts |to |cut |down |substance |use. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |
marked |lack |of |initiative, |interest |or |energy.
, 9. |All |of |the |following |are |goals |of |person-centered |therapy |EXCEPT:
a. |teaching |clients |to |formulate |and |carry |out |plans |to |change |their |behavior.
b. |focusing |on |the |person |instead |of |the |presenting |problem.
c. |assisting |clients |in |enhancing |their |coping |skills.
d. |individualizing |the |treatment |plan. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |teaching |clients |to |formulate |
and |carry |out |plans |to |change |their |behavior.
10. |Bob |is |a |case |manager |in |an |intensive |inpatient |treatment |facility. |He
recently |was |assigned |a |client, |Mary, |who |presents |not |only |with
alcoholism |but |has |also |been |diagnosed |with |AIDS. |To |assist |Mary |in |her
treatment |and |recovery |needs, |Bob |would |probably |need |to |have
knowledge |of |all |of |the |following |areas |EXCEPT:
a. |AIDS |epidemiology |and |transmission |routes.
b. |the |disease's |clinical |progression.
c. |new |medication |used |in |treatment |regimens.
d. |available |social |services |for |AIDS |clients. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |new |medication |used |in
|treatment |regimens.
11. |Therapeutic |communities |differ |from |Synanon |because:
a. |these |communities |try |to |return |clients |to |society.
b. |these |communities |are |based |on |individual |psychotherapy |rather |than
group |encounter.
c. |these |communities |keep |the |patients |busy |rather |than |engaging |in
contemplative |thought.
d. |these |communities |rely |on |professional |psychologists |rather |than |former
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. |_________is |the |essential |first |step |in |determining |the |possible |causes |of
addiction |for |the |person |and |the |most |appropriate |treatment |modality |for |his |or |her |needs.
a. |Screening
b. |Assessment
c. |Intake
d. |Orientation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-* |b. |Assessment
2. |A |client |tells |a |counselor |that |she |is |unhappy |with |the |way |her |treatment |is
progressing. |The |counselor |should:
a. |draw |up |a |new |contract |with |the |client.
b. |talk |to |the |client |about |possible |denial.
c. |create |new |goals |and |objectives, |and |suggest |alternate |forms |of |therapy.
d. |discuss |these |concerns |with |the |client |and |make |necessary |changes |in
treatment |goals. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*d. |discuss |these |concerns |with |the |client |and |make
|necessary |changes |in
treatment |goals.
3. |A |common |error |that |counselors |make |when |conducting |an |assessment |is:
a. |asking |too |many |questions.
b. |moving |too |quickly |from |data |collection |to |treatment |planning.
c. |focusing |on |strengths |and |weaknesses.
d. |processing |the |data |collected |from |the |client. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b.moving |too |quickly
|from |data |collection |to |treatment |planning
,4. |A |female |client |reports |that |she |has |some |concerns |about |the |relationship
between |her |husband |and |her |14-year-old |daughter |from |a |previous
marriage. |She |reports |that |her |husband |and |daughter |frequently |argue,
that |her |daughter |refuses |to |take |direction |from |her |stepfather, |mid |that |her
daughter |regularly |complains |about |her |stepfather's |"faults" |and |describes
how |her |biological |father |is |better. |The |MOST |relevant |professional |to
whom |a |referral |should |be |made |is |a:
a. |Social |worker.
b. |Clinical |psychologist.
c. |Licensed |professional |counselor.
d. |Marriage |and |family |therapist. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Marriage |and |family |therapist
5. |A |key |factor |for |counselors |to |consider |is |that |in |a |counseling |relationship,
the |counselor |has |differential |power. |One |of |the |best |safeguards |is:
a. |to |be |alert |to |and |understand |the |power |relationship.
b. |to |utilize |the |differential |power |to |motivate |the |client.
c. |to |realize |the |importance |of |this |power |in |client |interventions.
d. |to |use |differential |power |to |get |the |client |to |try |new |behaviors. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |
to |be |alert |to |and |understand |the |power |relationship.
6. |A |pretreatment |period |is |frequently |the |result |of |waiting |lists |or |client
reluctance |to |become |fully |engaged |in |primary |treatment. |What |might |be |a
danger |of |this |pretreatment |period?
a. |The |pretreatment |period |may |be |when |clients |lose |interest |in |treatment.
b. |A |client |may |receive |enough |help |so |as |not |to |need |the |services |of |the
,program |or |agency.
c. |Successful |pretreatment |may |result |in |a |client |needing |services |that |an
agency |doesn't |have, |thus |losing |the |potential |admission.
d. |There |is |really |no |danger |with |pretreatment |- |recovery |will |require |much
more |programming |than |pretreatment |can |offer. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |The |pretreatment
|period |may |be |when |clients |lose |interest |in |treatment.
7. |According,to |Marlatt's |model |of |the |relapse |process, |which |of |the |following |statements |is |
NOT |true?
a. |Clients |should |be |taught |skills |for |anticipating, |avoiding, |and |coping |with
their |personal |high-risk |situations.
b. |Clients |should |be |taught |constructive |responses |to |cope |with |lapses |when
they |do |occur.
c. |Clients |should |be |helped |to |recognize |that |one |or |more |temporary |lapses
are |likely |to |occur |and |are |permitted.
d. |Any |positive |expectations |that |clients |have |about |drug |use |should |be
countered |with |reminders |about |the |lows |that |follow |the |highs |and |about
the |long-term |negative |consequences |of |substance |abuse. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Clients |
should |be |helped |to |recognize |that |one |or |more |temporary |lapses
are |likely |to |occur |and |are |permitted.
8. |According |to |the |DSM-IV-TR, |all |of |the |following |are |criteria |for |psychoactive |substance |
dependence |EXCEPT:
a. |substance |often |taken |in |larger |amounts |than |the |person |intended.
b. |marked |lack |of |initiative, |interest |or |energy.
c. |frequent |intoxication |when |expected |to |fulfill |major |role |obligations.
d. |one |or |more |unsuccessful |efforts |to |cut |down |substance |use. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |
marked |lack |of |initiative, |interest |or |energy.
, 9. |All |of |the |following |are |goals |of |person-centered |therapy |EXCEPT:
a. |teaching |clients |to |formulate |and |carry |out |plans |to |change |their |behavior.
b. |focusing |on |the |person |instead |of |the |presenting |problem.
c. |assisting |clients |in |enhancing |their |coping |skills.
d. |individualizing |the |treatment |plan. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |teaching |clients |to |formulate |
and |carry |out |plans |to |change |their |behavior.
10. |Bob |is |a |case |manager |in |an |intensive |inpatient |treatment |facility. |He
recently |was |assigned |a |client, |Mary, |who |presents |not |only |with
alcoholism |but |has |also |been |diagnosed |with |AIDS. |To |assist |Mary |in |her
treatment |and |recovery |needs, |Bob |would |probably |need |to |have
knowledge |of |all |of |the |following |areas |EXCEPT:
a. |AIDS |epidemiology |and |transmission |routes.
b. |the |disease's |clinical |progression.
c. |new |medication |used |in |treatment |regimens.
d. |available |social |services |for |AIDS |clients. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |new |medication |used |in
|treatment |regimens.
11. |Therapeutic |communities |differ |from |Synanon |because:
a. |these |communities |try |to |return |clients |to |society.
b. |these |communities |are |based |on |individual |psychotherapy |rather |than
group |encounter.
c. |these |communities |keep |the |patients |busy |rather |than |engaging |in
contemplative |thought.
d. |these |communities |rely |on |professional |psychologists |rather |than |former
