Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor Exam Questions With Correct Answers.

Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor Exam
Questions With Correct Answers

Drug |Use |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |a |term |used |to |describe |the |consumption |of |a |drug |in |a |
socially |acceptable |or |ritualistic |manner.



Drug |Misuse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-involves |the |inappropriate, |or |unintentional, |use |of |a |
prescription |or |nonprescription |drug |resulting |in |the |physical, |cognitive, |emotional, |or |social |
impairment |of |the |individual.



Nervous |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-composed |of |the |central |nervous |system |(CNS) |and |
the |peripheral |nervous |system |(PNS).



Central |Nervous |System |(CNS) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-composed |of |the |brain |and |spinal |
cord.



Peripheral |Nervous |System |(PNS) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-is |made |up |of |nerves |that |branch |
from |the |CNS |to |the |rest |of |the |body. |There |are |two |parts: |the |somatic |system |and |the |
autonomic |system.



Somatic |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connects |the |nerves |of |the |CNS |to |the |skin |and |
skeletal |muscles.



Autonomic |System |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-connects |the |nerves |of |the |CNS |to |the |organs |of |
the |body. |Function |involuntarily |and |has |two |subdivisions: |the |sympathetic |division |and |the |
parasympathetic |division.



Sympathetic |Division |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-involves |the |fight |or |flight |response.

, Parasympathetic |Division |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-returns |the |body |processes |to |normal |after |
the |sympathetic |division |has |been |engaged.



Neurons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-are |the |cells |that |are |responsible |for |the |transmission |of |
information |and |has |one |axon, |but |may |have |many |dendrites.



Cell |Body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-processes |called |axons |and |dendrites.



Synaptic |Knobs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-end |of |each |axon |and |holds |neurotransmitters |in |its |
vesicles.



Chemical |Receptors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-end |of |the |dendrites.



Synaptic |Cleft |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-space |between |neurons.



Synapse |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-junction |between |neighboring |neurons |and |is |filled |with |a |
type |of |fat |that |acts |as |an |insulator.



Neurotransmitters |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cell |body |manufactures |these |chemicals |which |
transmit |nerve |impulses |between |cells.



Presynaptic |Neuron |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cell |which |releases |the |neurotransmitter.



Postsynaptic |Neuron |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cell |which |receives |the |neurotransmitter.



Excitatory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-which |means |that |it |helps |start |the |transmission |of |a |nerve
|impulse.