LCDC Practice Test Questions and
Answers All Elaborated 2026/2027
Graded to Pass.
Which of the following is the BEST definition of insight?
A. A problem-solving strategy involving the elimination of unworkable solutions.
B. A sudden understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
C. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used unconsciously but not maliciously.
D. A confrontation technique used in conjunction with Gestalt therapy. - Answer B. A sudden
understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
MAT refers to:
A. A common screening tool for alcoholism.
B. A lengthy personality inventory used to identify gross psychopathology.
C. The use of medications such as Suboxone in the treatment of addiction.
D. A non-medical detox protocol. - Answer C. The use of medications such as Suboxone in the
treatment of addiction.
Aisha has completed her treatment at an inpatient facility and is ready to be discharged. She
has asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her husband on an
outpatient basis. This process is BEST viewed as an example of:
A. A referral
B. A consultation
C. Case management
D. An aftercare plan - Answer A. A referral
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for abuse of power by
the counselor?
A. Adlerian
B. Rational-emotive
C. Gestalt
D. Person-centered - Answer C. Gestalt
,The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
A. Advance the field by ensuring that counselors are recognized as dignified professionals.
B. Ensure that counselor share and understand the excepted philosophies of practice.
C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of competency.
D. Ensure that counselors receiving third-party payments have professional credentials. -
Answer C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of
competency.
Which of the following is NOT a CNS depressant?
A. Alcohol
B. Xanax
C. Nembutal
D. Benzedrine - Answer D. Benzedrine
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment, clients
should know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for service, and:
A. Availability of referral services.
B. Community resources to be used.
C. With whom they will be participating in group activities.
D. The limits of their confidentiality. - Answer D. The limits of the confidentiality.
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their members are
examples of lack of cultural:
A. Blindness
B. Competence
C. Destructiveness
D. Incapacity - Answer B. Competence
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia, or cardiac arrhythmia,
are all signs or symptoms of:
,A. Caffeine intoxication.
B. Cocaine intoxication.
C. Alcohol intoxication.
D. Opioid intoxication. - Answer A. Caffeine intoxication.
Of all the possible substance use disorders, which one is typically not seen an older children or
adults?
A. Cannabis use disorder.
B. Inhalant use disorder.
C. Tobacco use disorder.
D. Caffeine use disorder. - Answer B. Inhalant use disorder.
Needle exchange programs can BEST be described as:
A. A non-abstinence technique.
B. Harm reduction.
C. A maintenance method.
D. A community organization intervention. - Answer B. Harm reduction.
Autonomic, hyperactivity, hand, trimmer, nausea or vomiting, psychomotor agitation, grand mal
seizures are all signs or symptoms of:
A. Cannabis, withdraw.
B. Cocaine withdrawal.
C. Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic withdrawal.
D. Opioid withdrawal. - Answer C. Sedative, hypnotic, or. anxiolytic withdrawal
Among other things, ________ involves making a client aware of resources in the community, as
well as providing information related to substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
A. Case management
B. Referral.
C. Client education.
D. Consultation. - Answer C. Client education.
, In the United States, the population that experiences the lowest prevalence of alcohol use
disorder is:
A. Caucasian men.
B. Adult women.
C. Native Americans.
D. Asian Americans and pacific islanders. - Answer D. Asian Americans, and pacific islanders.
Classical and operant conditioning are associated with _________ therapy.
A. Cognitive.
B. Behavior.
C. Gestalt
D. Person centered. - Answer B. Behavior
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:
A. Consultation.
B. Case management.
C. Client education.
D. Ethical responsibility. - Answer B. Case management.
Studies indicate that counseling is most effective when:
A. Culture and values are taken into account.
B. The counselor relies on humanistic methods.
C. The therapist in the client come from similar backgrounds.
D. A therapeutic contract is clarified in the first session. - Answer A. Culture and values are
taken into account.
One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:
A. Describe events as vaguely as possible, in case records are requested for a court case.
Answers All Elaborated 2026/2027
Graded to Pass.
Which of the following is the BEST definition of insight?
A. A problem-solving strategy involving the elimination of unworkable solutions.
B. A sudden understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
C. A Freudian defense mechanism that is used unconsciously but not maliciously.
D. A confrontation technique used in conjunction with Gestalt therapy. - Answer B. A sudden
understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved.
MAT refers to:
A. A common screening tool for alcoholism.
B. A lengthy personality inventory used to identify gross psychopathology.
C. The use of medications such as Suboxone in the treatment of addiction.
D. A non-medical detox protocol. - Answer C. The use of medications such as Suboxone in the
treatment of addiction.
Aisha has completed her treatment at an inpatient facility and is ready to be discharged. She
has asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her husband on an
outpatient basis. This process is BEST viewed as an example of:
A. A referral
B. A consultation
C. Case management
D. An aftercare plan - Answer A. A referral
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for abuse of power by
the counselor?
A. Adlerian
B. Rational-emotive
C. Gestalt
D. Person-centered - Answer C. Gestalt
,The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
A. Advance the field by ensuring that counselors are recognized as dignified professionals.
B. Ensure that counselor share and understand the excepted philosophies of practice.
C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of competency.
D. Ensure that counselors receiving third-party payments have professional credentials. -
Answer C. Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of
competency.
Which of the following is NOT a CNS depressant?
A. Alcohol
B. Xanax
C. Nembutal
D. Benzedrine - Answer D. Benzedrine
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment, clients
should know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for service, and:
A. Availability of referral services.
B. Community resources to be used.
C. With whom they will be participating in group activities.
D. The limits of their confidentiality. - Answer D. The limits of the confidentiality.
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their members are
examples of lack of cultural:
A. Blindness
B. Competence
C. Destructiveness
D. Incapacity - Answer B. Competence
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia, or cardiac arrhythmia,
are all signs or symptoms of:
,A. Caffeine intoxication.
B. Cocaine intoxication.
C. Alcohol intoxication.
D. Opioid intoxication. - Answer A. Caffeine intoxication.
Of all the possible substance use disorders, which one is typically not seen an older children or
adults?
A. Cannabis use disorder.
B. Inhalant use disorder.
C. Tobacco use disorder.
D. Caffeine use disorder. - Answer B. Inhalant use disorder.
Needle exchange programs can BEST be described as:
A. A non-abstinence technique.
B. Harm reduction.
C. A maintenance method.
D. A community organization intervention. - Answer B. Harm reduction.
Autonomic, hyperactivity, hand, trimmer, nausea or vomiting, psychomotor agitation, grand mal
seizures are all signs or symptoms of:
A. Cannabis, withdraw.
B. Cocaine withdrawal.
C. Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic withdrawal.
D. Opioid withdrawal. - Answer C. Sedative, hypnotic, or. anxiolytic withdrawal
Among other things, ________ involves making a client aware of resources in the community, as
well as providing information related to substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
A. Case management
B. Referral.
C. Client education.
D. Consultation. - Answer C. Client education.
, In the United States, the population that experiences the lowest prevalence of alcohol use
disorder is:
A. Caucasian men.
B. Adult women.
C. Native Americans.
D. Asian Americans and pacific islanders. - Answer D. Asian Americans, and pacific islanders.
Classical and operant conditioning are associated with _________ therapy.
A. Cognitive.
B. Behavior.
C. Gestalt
D. Person centered. - Answer B. Behavior
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:
A. Consultation.
B. Case management.
C. Client education.
D. Ethical responsibility. - Answer B. Case management.
Studies indicate that counseling is most effective when:
A. Culture and values are taken into account.
B. The counselor relies on humanistic methods.
C. The therapist in the client come from similar backgrounds.
D. A therapeutic contract is clarified in the first session. - Answer A. Culture and values are
taken into account.
One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:
A. Describe events as vaguely as possible, in case records are requested for a court case.
