MAC (master addiction counselor) exam
questions well answered
what is the VAT?
vulnerability assessment tool, useful for homeless people
what is the CIDI?
composite international diagnostic interview, has 42 sections used to find cooccurring MH
issues.
what is Simpson's 4 part model of drug treatment delivery?
1) referral, 2) induction, 3) intervention 4) transition
what is SOCRATES?
the stages of change readiness and treatment scale, used to evaluate change readiness for AOD
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
,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 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
What is asystole?
cessation of the heartbeat
What is piloerection?
goosebumps
What are the levels of care according to ASAM?
1) Hospitalization 2) Residential care 3) Intensive outpatient 4) outpatient
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
Crisis intervention involves...
strategic planning and intervention to: 1) reduce the perceptual impact 2) facilitate normative
responses 3) mobilize additional resources to restore functioning
,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
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
What is the SAFER-R Crisis Intervention Model?
Stabilize, acknowledge, facilitate, encourage, recovery, refer
what is CISM?
Critical Incident Stress Management programs and were developed in the 1970s following
WWII.
What is demobilization?
designed as in info only brief, large group (20+) intervention for first responders
What is CISD?
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, it consists of intro with a summary of the purpose, incident
descriptions, personal thoughts, people describing their worst part of the incident, distress
signals, normalization, a summary
, What is AUI?
Alcohol Use Inventory, 147 item, developed by Horn, Wanberg and Foster in 1974, to screen for
drinking behaviors
What is CDP
Comprehensive drinker profile, administered as an intake interview, covers 88 areas
What is the ASI?
Addiction Severity Index, used primarily to explore the nature and severity of issues related to
SUD.
What are some of the opioid antogonists?
Buprenorphine, Naloxone (Narcan), Naltrexone (Revia, Vivitrol) - all block the effects of opiates
and opioids
what is the MacAndrew alcoholism scale?
designed for psych patients to separate alcoholics from nonalcoholocs
what is the MMPI?
questions well answered
what is the VAT?
vulnerability assessment tool, useful for homeless people
what is the CIDI?
composite international diagnostic interview, has 42 sections used to find cooccurring MH
issues.
what is Simpson's 4 part model of drug treatment delivery?
1) referral, 2) induction, 3) intervention 4) transition
what is SOCRATES?
the stages of change readiness and treatment scale, used to evaluate change readiness for AOD
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
,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 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
What is asystole?
cessation of the heartbeat
What is piloerection?
goosebumps
What are the levels of care according to ASAM?
1) Hospitalization 2) Residential care 3) Intensive outpatient 4) outpatient
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
Crisis intervention involves...
strategic planning and intervention to: 1) reduce the perceptual impact 2) facilitate normative
responses 3) mobilize additional resources to restore functioning
,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
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
What is the SAFER-R Crisis Intervention Model?
Stabilize, acknowledge, facilitate, encourage, recovery, refer
what is CISM?
Critical Incident Stress Management programs and were developed in the 1970s following
WWII.
What is demobilization?
designed as in info only brief, large group (20+) intervention for first responders
What is CISD?
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, it consists of intro with a summary of the purpose, incident
descriptions, personal thoughts, people describing their worst part of the incident, distress
signals, normalization, a summary
, What is AUI?
Alcohol Use Inventory, 147 item, developed by Horn, Wanberg and Foster in 1974, to screen for
drinking behaviors
What is CDP
Comprehensive drinker profile, administered as an intake interview, covers 88 areas
What is the ASI?
Addiction Severity Index, used primarily to explore the nature and severity of issues related to
SUD.
What are some of the opioid antogonists?
Buprenorphine, Naloxone (Narcan), Naltrexone (Revia, Vivitrol) - all block the effects of opiates
and opioids
what is the MacAndrew alcoholism scale?
designed for psych patients to separate alcoholics from nonalcoholocs
what is the MMPI?
