LADC EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Norepinephrine - ANS Neurotransmitter in the brain associated with arousal moods. It is
excitatory
GABA - ANS Inhibitory neurotransmitter. When normal function of GABA are disrupted,
convulsions can occur
Cerebrum - ANS Largest and most complex part of the brain. Contains billions of neurons and
nerve centers.
MAST - ANS Michigan Alcohol Screening Test. A self-test that measures obvious signs and
subtle attributes of addiction
Lost Child - ANS Usually the youngest child. The child's role is to cause no trouble for the
family. They receive little positive or negative attention from the family.
Gestalt Therapy - ANS Fritz Perls. Goal of therapy is the integration of experiences into a
whole personality. Stays in the here and now and focuses on body language.
The 10 Domains - ANS Clinical Evaluation
Treatment Planning
Referral
Service Coordination
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,Counseling
Client family and community education
Documentation
Professional Ethical responsibilities
Research Design analysis and utilization
Clinical Supervision
Motivational Interviewing - ANS The direct, client centered counseling form implemented to
elicit behavior change by helping clients resolve ambivalence to change.
Extrinsic Motivator - ANS A rationale for changing substance use that comes from outside the
client
Privilege - ANS Legal term that refers to an individuals right not to have confidential
information revealed in a court or other legal proceedings
Opiates - ANS naturally derived from poppies
Medulla Oblongata - ANS Part of the brain that connects to the spinal column. Controls vital
centers including breathing, heart rate, and sleep/wake cycle.
Hypothalamus - ANS Maintains homeostasis. Controls heart rate, chemcial balance, hunger,
body weight, GI tract, and sexual behavior.
Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) - ANS Stages of change
process of change
self-efficacy
decisional balance
Stages of Change - ANS Pre-contemplation
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, Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
(Relapse)
Women for Sobriety - ANS Found by Dr. Jean Kirkpatrick. Focused on self-esteem as magic
building block for recovery
Parietal Lobes - ANS Sensory areas responsible for temperature, touch, pressure, and skin
pain
LD50 - ANS Lethal Dose 50. The Lethal dose it would take to kill 50% of those who took it.
Frontal Lobes - ANS Motor areas which control movements and voluntary skeletal muscles.
Deals with higher intellectual processing, planning, and problem solving.
3 Classifications of Narcotics - ANS Naturally occurring (opium, morphine, codeine)
Semi-synthetics (Heroin, Hydromorphone)
Synthetics (Methadone, Darvon)
Advantages of Group Counseling - ANS Sense of safety in numbers
intense learning
Expectation to be concerned about others
Cost efficient
Rational Recovery - ANS Abstinence based
Addictive Voice
Recognition technique
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ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Norepinephrine - ANS Neurotransmitter in the brain associated with arousal moods. It is
excitatory
GABA - ANS Inhibitory neurotransmitter. When normal function of GABA are disrupted,
convulsions can occur
Cerebrum - ANS Largest and most complex part of the brain. Contains billions of neurons and
nerve centers.
MAST - ANS Michigan Alcohol Screening Test. A self-test that measures obvious signs and
subtle attributes of addiction
Lost Child - ANS Usually the youngest child. The child's role is to cause no trouble for the
family. They receive little positive or negative attention from the family.
Gestalt Therapy - ANS Fritz Perls. Goal of therapy is the integration of experiences into a
whole personality. Stays in the here and now and focuses on body language.
The 10 Domains - ANS Clinical Evaluation
Treatment Planning
Referral
Service Coordination
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Counseling
Client family and community education
Documentation
Professional Ethical responsibilities
Research Design analysis and utilization
Clinical Supervision
Motivational Interviewing - ANS The direct, client centered counseling form implemented to
elicit behavior change by helping clients resolve ambivalence to change.
Extrinsic Motivator - ANS A rationale for changing substance use that comes from outside the
client
Privilege - ANS Legal term that refers to an individuals right not to have confidential
information revealed in a court or other legal proceedings
Opiates - ANS naturally derived from poppies
Medulla Oblongata - ANS Part of the brain that connects to the spinal column. Controls vital
centers including breathing, heart rate, and sleep/wake cycle.
Hypothalamus - ANS Maintains homeostasis. Controls heart rate, chemcial balance, hunger,
body weight, GI tract, and sexual behavior.
Transtheoretical Model of Change (TTM) - ANS Stages of change
process of change
self-efficacy
decisional balance
Stages of Change - ANS Pre-contemplation
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, Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
(Relapse)
Women for Sobriety - ANS Found by Dr. Jean Kirkpatrick. Focused on self-esteem as magic
building block for recovery
Parietal Lobes - ANS Sensory areas responsible for temperature, touch, pressure, and skin
pain
LD50 - ANS Lethal Dose 50. The Lethal dose it would take to kill 50% of those who took it.
Frontal Lobes - ANS Motor areas which control movements and voluntary skeletal muscles.
Deals with higher intellectual processing, planning, and problem solving.
3 Classifications of Narcotics - ANS Naturally occurring (opium, morphine, codeine)
Semi-synthetics (Heroin, Hydromorphone)
Synthetics (Methadone, Darvon)
Advantages of Group Counseling - ANS Sense of safety in numbers
intense learning
Expectation to be concerned about others
Cost efficient
Rational Recovery - ANS Abstinence based
Addictive Voice
Recognition technique
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