A mental status exam does NOT assess:
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a. education level
b. appearance
c. speech
d. thought processes
Kia is a 20 year old female whose parents are first generation immigrants from Japan.
She has been seeing you because she has a substance use disorder related to her use
of amphetamines. One afternoon, her parents arrive unexpectedly at your office to
insist that you help them convince their daughter to return to Japan where her fiancé s
waiting to marry her. This is an arranged marriage and she has not met her fiancé.
Kia tells you she is torn between her parents' culture and her own, more American
ideas. How might you help her?
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b. encourage her to examine her beliefs and make her decision based on
what she believes is best for her, without regard to her parents' wishes.
The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
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c. protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum
standards of competency.
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment,
clients should know __________, their rights and obligations, fees for service, and limits of
confidentiality.
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d. the goals of therapy
Jarmal believes that he has everything he will ever need materially and financially, so
he has decided to devote his time to music and other creative outlets for self-
expression. Jamal's motivation is best accounted for by:
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c. humanistic theories
,Eric has admitted being sexually active without using any type of protection against
sexually transmitted diseases. His counselor has made an appointment for him to be
tested for the HIV virus. He then made arrangements for Eric to be transported to the
clinic. Facilitating this appointment is BEST described as:
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b. case management
Case Reviews:
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d. enable the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary
changes in the treatment plan
The 4th step of AA:
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Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
A harm-reduction program is designed to:
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, a. minimize the problems associated with addiction.
DEPRESSANTS
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drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural
activity and slow body functions
Xanax Valium Halcion Librium
Ativan Klonopin Amytal Nembutal Seconal Phenobarbital
The initial stage of crisis intervention involves:
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c. recognizing the crisis
A major criticism of self-report instruments is that the questions are so obvious that
these tests cannot possibly detect alcoholics who deny having a problem. This issue is
a dilemma of __________ questions.
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b. face valid
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a. education level
b. appearance
c. speech
d. thought processes
Kia is a 20 year old female whose parents are first generation immigrants from Japan.
She has been seeing you because she has a substance use disorder related to her use
of amphetamines. One afternoon, her parents arrive unexpectedly at your office to
insist that you help them convince their daughter to return to Japan where her fiancé s
waiting to marry her. This is an arranged marriage and she has not met her fiancé.
Kia tells you she is torn between her parents' culture and her own, more American
ideas. How might you help her?
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b. encourage her to examine her beliefs and make her decision based on
what she believes is best for her, without regard to her parents' wishes.
The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
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c. protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum
standards of competency.
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment,
clients should know __________, their rights and obligations, fees for service, and limits of
confidentiality.
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d. the goals of therapy
Jarmal believes that he has everything he will ever need materially and financially, so
he has decided to devote his time to music and other creative outlets for self-
expression. Jamal's motivation is best accounted for by:
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c. humanistic theories
,Eric has admitted being sexually active without using any type of protection against
sexually transmitted diseases. His counselor has made an appointment for him to be
tested for the HIV virus. He then made arrangements for Eric to be transported to the
clinic. Facilitating this appointment is BEST described as:
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b. case management
Case Reviews:
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d. enable the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary
changes in the treatment plan
The 4th step of AA:
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Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
A harm-reduction program is designed to:
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, a. minimize the problems associated with addiction.
DEPRESSANTS
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drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural
activity and slow body functions
Xanax Valium Halcion Librium
Ativan Klonopin Amytal Nembutal Seconal Phenobarbital
The initial stage of crisis intervention involves:
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c. recognizing the crisis
A major criticism of self-report instruments is that the questions are so obvious that
these tests cannot possibly detect alcoholics who deny having a problem. This issue is
a dilemma of __________ questions.
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b. face valid
