LCDC TX Exam|568 Questions| With
Correct Answers
A method of reinforcing therapeutic alliance & spirit of collaboration between the PT &
counselor: - Correct Answer setting mutually-established goals
A mental status exam includes: - Correct Answer Appearance
Speech
Thought Process
The provision of info concerning alcohol/drug abuse & the available srvcs & resources: -
Correct Answer client education
When should significant others should be involved in the treatment process? - Correct
Answer From the clients first contact with the treatment center
The NIDA-financed Drug Abuse reporting Program found that: (having to do with
therapeutic communities) - Correct Answer Therapeutic communities do reduce drug
use relative to untreated clients or those who are simply detoxified and released.
A dually-diagnosed PT, stablized on meds for his psychatric D/O, wants to quit smoking.
You should: - Correct Answer Consult with his physician regarding nicotine/medication
interaction.
A cognitive-based therapy, developed by Ellis, designed to confront a PT's irrational
thinking - Correct Answer Rational-Emotive Therapy
A "release of information" must include: name, address, DOB & _____? - Correct
Answer The purpose of the release of information
When a client discloses suicidal thougths, the counselor's first step is to: - Correct
Answer Assess the degree of risk
When conducting an assessment what is the counselor's primary focus? - Correct
Answer Identifying the clients problems and needs, strengths and weaknessess.
The BEST indicator if an individual is physically dependent upon alcohol or another drug
is: - Correct Answer The presence of withdrawal symptoms.
Guilt and ___ are painful emotions that are part of grieving. - Correct Answer Anger
Despite vast personality differences, virtually all substance abusers experience: -
Correct Answer remorse, self-hatred and shame
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You are having difficultiy with a client early on in the case. The BEST thing for you to do
is: - Correct Answer Seek out supervision with a colleage or supervisor
Self report screening instrument consists of 4 Y/N questions. Requires aprox 1 min to
complete - Correct Answer CAGE questionnaire
Drug Offender Profile Evaluation/Refferal Strategies - Correct Answer D.O.P.E.R.S.
Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - Correct Answer MAST
Self Administered Alcoholism Screening Test - Correct Answer SAAST
Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - Correct Answer SMAST
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory - Adult or Adolescent Version - Correct
Answer SASSI
Addiction Severity Index - Correct Answer ASI
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Correct Answer DSM
Adapted Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test for Fathers - Correct Answer F-
SMAST
Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Correct Answer GAIN
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Correct Answer MMPI
Minnosota Substance Abuse Problems Scale - Correct Answer MSAPS
Readiness To Change Questionnair - Correct Answer TRCQ
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Invnetory for Adolescents - Correct Answer SASSI-
A
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Correct Answer HIV
The Stages of Change : - Correct Answer 1) pre-contemplation
2) contemplation
3) preparation
4) action
5) maintenance
6) relapse
(SCM) Not yeat acknowledging that there is a problem behavoir that needs to be
changed - Correct Answer Pre-Contemplation
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(SCM) Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready or sure of wanting to
make a change - Correct Answer Contemplation
(SCM) Getting ready to change - Correct Answer Preparation
(SCM) Changing behavior - Correct Answer Action
SCM) Maintaining the behavior change - Correct Answer Maintenance
(SCM) Returning to older behaviors and abandoning the new changes - Correct
Answer relapse
The Stages of Change Model was originally developed in the late 1970's and early
1980's by... - Correct Answer James Prochaska, Carlo DiClemente
Bio-psychosocial perspective - Correct Answer This recognizes that there are
biological, psychological and social causes of substance abuse and dependence.
Biological factors - Correct Answer These include brain chemistry problems, which may
be genetic, making some people particularly vulnerable to addiction to certain drugs
once they try them.
Psychological factors - Correct Answer These include cognitive styles, personality
traits, and early developmental experiences that may contribute to a client's causes of
substance abuse and dependence.
Social factors - Correct Answer These include poverty, oppression, poorly developed
social skills, and family dysfunction that may contribute to a client's causes of substance
abuse and dependence.
Motivational interviewing - Correct Answer This is a style of interacting with clents, used
not only for assessment, but for all phases of treatment, that is particularly helpful for
reducing defensiveness and encouraging therapeutic collaboration between the
counselor and client. Uses the interpersonal process to enhance clients' motivation to
change, and encourages clients to move on to the next stage of readiness for change.
Assessment Instruments - Correct Answer These aid in the identification of, and
treatment planning for substance related disorders.
Reliability - Correct Answer This refers to the consistency with which an assessment
instrument measures.
Validity - Correct Answer This refers to what an assessment instrument measures and
how it is used.
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Screening Instrument - Correct Answer This distinguishes individuals who do not have
a disorder from those who might have one.
` - Correct Answer `
CAGE - Correct Answer 4 questions - Yes to 1 indicates possibility of alcohol
dependence. Cut down? Annoyed by criticism of drinking behavior? Guilty about
drinking? Eye-opener?
DAST - Correct Answer Drug Abuse Screening Test (adapted from MAST) used to
detect abuse or dependence on drugs other than alcohol.
MAST - Correct Answer Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - yes or no to 25
questions.
RAPS-4 (Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen) - Correct Answer An answer of yes to one or
more questions indcates the possibility of alcohol dependence during the past year. The
questions have to do with remorse, amnesia, performance of life duties, and starting the
day with alcohol.
SASSI (Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory) - Correct Answer This brief self-
report is designed to identify individuals with a high probability of having a substance
related disorder.
SASSI-A2 - Correct Answer Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory for
Adolescents ages 12 to 18.
TLFB (Time Line Follow Back Procedure) - Correct Answer This is a Comprehensive
Measure of Drinking which makes connections between significant events in the client's
life and alcohol/drug use patterns and intensity, for the past year.
ADS (Alcohol Dependence Scale) - Correct Answer This diagnostic instrument is a 25-
item instrument that provides a quantitative measure of the severity of alcohol
dependence.
DIS-IV (Diagnostic Interview Schedule - Alcohol Module) - Correct Answer This
diagnostic instrument asks 28 questions that permit diagnosis of alcohol abuse or
dependence.
ICS (Impaired Control Scale) - Correct Answer This diagnostic instrument is a pencil
and paper self-administered insturment that measures clients' attempts to control
drinking during the last 6 months and their perception of their ability to control it now.
OCDS - Correct Answer Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale
SADD - Correct Answer Short Alcohol Dependence DataPowered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Correct Answers
A method of reinforcing therapeutic alliance & spirit of collaboration between the PT &
counselor: - Correct Answer setting mutually-established goals
A mental status exam includes: - Correct Answer Appearance
Speech
Thought Process
The provision of info concerning alcohol/drug abuse & the available srvcs & resources: -
Correct Answer client education
When should significant others should be involved in the treatment process? - Correct
Answer From the clients first contact with the treatment center
The NIDA-financed Drug Abuse reporting Program found that: (having to do with
therapeutic communities) - Correct Answer Therapeutic communities do reduce drug
use relative to untreated clients or those who are simply detoxified and released.
A dually-diagnosed PT, stablized on meds for his psychatric D/O, wants to quit smoking.
You should: - Correct Answer Consult with his physician regarding nicotine/medication
interaction.
A cognitive-based therapy, developed by Ellis, designed to confront a PT's irrational
thinking - Correct Answer Rational-Emotive Therapy
A "release of information" must include: name, address, DOB & _____? - Correct
Answer The purpose of the release of information
When a client discloses suicidal thougths, the counselor's first step is to: - Correct
Answer Assess the degree of risk
When conducting an assessment what is the counselor's primary focus? - Correct
Answer Identifying the clients problems and needs, strengths and weaknessess.
The BEST indicator if an individual is physically dependent upon alcohol or another drug
is: - Correct Answer The presence of withdrawal symptoms.
Guilt and ___ are painful emotions that are part of grieving. - Correct Answer Anger
Despite vast personality differences, virtually all substance abusers experience: -
Correct Answer remorse, self-hatred and shame
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You are having difficultiy with a client early on in the case. The BEST thing for you to do
is: - Correct Answer Seek out supervision with a colleage or supervisor
Self report screening instrument consists of 4 Y/N questions. Requires aprox 1 min to
complete - Correct Answer CAGE questionnaire
Drug Offender Profile Evaluation/Refferal Strategies - Correct Answer D.O.P.E.R.S.
Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - Correct Answer MAST
Self Administered Alcoholism Screening Test - Correct Answer SAAST
Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - Correct Answer SMAST
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory - Adult or Adolescent Version - Correct
Answer SASSI
Addiction Severity Index - Correct Answer ASI
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Correct Answer DSM
Adapted Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test for Fathers - Correct Answer F-
SMAST
Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Correct Answer GAIN
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Correct Answer MMPI
Minnosota Substance Abuse Problems Scale - Correct Answer MSAPS
Readiness To Change Questionnair - Correct Answer TRCQ
Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Invnetory for Adolescents - Correct Answer SASSI-
A
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Correct Answer HIV
The Stages of Change : - Correct Answer 1) pre-contemplation
2) contemplation
3) preparation
4) action
5) maintenance
6) relapse
(SCM) Not yeat acknowledging that there is a problem behavoir that needs to be
changed - Correct Answer Pre-Contemplation
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(SCM) Acknowledging that there is a problem but not yet ready or sure of wanting to
make a change - Correct Answer Contemplation
(SCM) Getting ready to change - Correct Answer Preparation
(SCM) Changing behavior - Correct Answer Action
SCM) Maintaining the behavior change - Correct Answer Maintenance
(SCM) Returning to older behaviors and abandoning the new changes - Correct
Answer relapse
The Stages of Change Model was originally developed in the late 1970's and early
1980's by... - Correct Answer James Prochaska, Carlo DiClemente
Bio-psychosocial perspective - Correct Answer This recognizes that there are
biological, psychological and social causes of substance abuse and dependence.
Biological factors - Correct Answer These include brain chemistry problems, which may
be genetic, making some people particularly vulnerable to addiction to certain drugs
once they try them.
Psychological factors - Correct Answer These include cognitive styles, personality
traits, and early developmental experiences that may contribute to a client's causes of
substance abuse and dependence.
Social factors - Correct Answer These include poverty, oppression, poorly developed
social skills, and family dysfunction that may contribute to a client's causes of substance
abuse and dependence.
Motivational interviewing - Correct Answer This is a style of interacting with clents, used
not only for assessment, but for all phases of treatment, that is particularly helpful for
reducing defensiveness and encouraging therapeutic collaboration between the
counselor and client. Uses the interpersonal process to enhance clients' motivation to
change, and encourages clients to move on to the next stage of readiness for change.
Assessment Instruments - Correct Answer These aid in the identification of, and
treatment planning for substance related disorders.
Reliability - Correct Answer This refers to the consistency with which an assessment
instrument measures.
Validity - Correct Answer This refers to what an assessment instrument measures and
how it is used.
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Screening Instrument - Correct Answer This distinguishes individuals who do not have
a disorder from those who might have one.
` - Correct Answer `
CAGE - Correct Answer 4 questions - Yes to 1 indicates possibility of alcohol
dependence. Cut down? Annoyed by criticism of drinking behavior? Guilty about
drinking? Eye-opener?
DAST - Correct Answer Drug Abuse Screening Test (adapted from MAST) used to
detect abuse or dependence on drugs other than alcohol.
MAST - Correct Answer Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test - yes or no to 25
questions.
RAPS-4 (Rapid Alcohol Problems Screen) - Correct Answer An answer of yes to one or
more questions indcates the possibility of alcohol dependence during the past year. The
questions have to do with remorse, amnesia, performance of life duties, and starting the
day with alcohol.
SASSI (Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory) - Correct Answer This brief self-
report is designed to identify individuals with a high probability of having a substance
related disorder.
SASSI-A2 - Correct Answer Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory for
Adolescents ages 12 to 18.
TLFB (Time Line Follow Back Procedure) - Correct Answer This is a Comprehensive
Measure of Drinking which makes connections between significant events in the client's
life and alcohol/drug use patterns and intensity, for the past year.
ADS (Alcohol Dependence Scale) - Correct Answer This diagnostic instrument is a 25-
item instrument that provides a quantitative measure of the severity of alcohol
dependence.
DIS-IV (Diagnostic Interview Schedule - Alcohol Module) - Correct Answer This
diagnostic instrument asks 28 questions that permit diagnosis of alcohol abuse or
dependence.
ICS (Impaired Control Scale) - Correct Answer This diagnostic instrument is a pencil
and paper self-administered insturment that measures clients' attempts to control
drinking during the last 6 months and their perception of their ability to control it now.
OCDS - Correct Answer Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale
SADD - Correct Answer Short Alcohol Dependence DataPowered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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