CARN AP Questions and answers
correctly solved 2025
STANDARD SIZE OF A DRINK - beer, wine, liquor - correct answer ✔12 oz.
beer, 5 oz. wine, 1.5 oz. hard liquor
moderate alcohol consumption, how much per day - correct answer ✔no
more than one drink daily for adult women, two for men
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal - correct answer ✔Agitation, Fever,
Seizures, Tremors, Confusion, Delusions
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism - correct answer ✔C=cutting
down (have you felt the need to cut down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - correct answer ✔action therapy in
which the goal is to help clients overcome problems by learning to think more
rationally and logically
Percentage of adults that have had an exposure to alcohol - correct answer
✔88%
Life time risk of alcohol dependence - correct answer ✔13%
,Motivational interviewing is a life-long learning skill set. Which one of the
following best reflects proficiency in MI practice?
A. Open-ended questions are more frequent than closed-ended questions
B. Reflections are employed more than twice as often as open-ended
questions
C. Complex reflections are at least as frequent as simple reflections
D. The "spirit of MI": collaboration, compassion, acceptance, and evocation is
present throughout
E. All of the above - correct answer ✔E. All of the above
Motivational interviewing's effectiveness in facilitating behavior change in
people from racially and ethnically diverse communities is
A. Unknown because this research has never been done
B. Unknown because the research that has been done was inconclusive
C. Less effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities
D. About the same effectiveness as in Caucasian communities
E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities - correct
answer ✔E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities
Steve, is a 48-year-old man with a severe alcohol use disorder who is
currently drinking 15 beers per day. He has a strong desire to change his
behavior due to the many negative consequences of alcohol in his life. Which
of the following statements made by Steve is the best indicator of his ability to
change?
A. "I'd better stop drinking if I want to be around for my children."
B. "My wife told me she would leave me if I continue drinking like this."
, C. "I know that if I have an anti-craving medication I can cut down my
drinking."
D. "I lost my job this past month because I was showing up to work
intoxicated."
E. "I really want to be around more for my daughter and cutting down drinking
will help me to do that." - WHAT I PUT - correct answer ✔C. "I know that if I
have an anti-craving medication I can cut down my drinking."
Sarah is a 27-year-old female who presents to your smoking cessation clinic.
During the assessment Sarah says: "I just hate when people can smell the
smoke on me, it's like they think I'm a scumbag." Which of the following
options is the best reflection response?
A. "I can assure you that people don't think you are a scumbag."
B. "It is often best to ignore how other people view your smoking when you
are trying to quit."
C. "Do you feel like you are like a scumbag because of your smoking?" -what I
put
D. "It really bothers you when people judge you negatively for being a
smoker."
E. "I feel you made the right decision in coming here today, and I am happy to
help you quit smoking." - correct answer ✔D. "It really bothers you when
people judge you negatively for being a smoker."
Which stimulus causes the greatest levels of peak dopamine release in the
brain?
A. Tobacco
B. Sexual Stimulation
C. Morphine
D. Ethanol
E. Amphetamine - correct answer ✔E. Amphetamine
correctly solved 2025
STANDARD SIZE OF A DRINK - beer, wine, liquor - correct answer ✔12 oz.
beer, 5 oz. wine, 1.5 oz. hard liquor
moderate alcohol consumption, how much per day - correct answer ✔no
more than one drink daily for adult women, two for men
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal - correct answer ✔Agitation, Fever,
Seizures, Tremors, Confusion, Delusions
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism - correct answer ✔C=cutting
down (have you felt the need to cut down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - correct answer ✔action therapy in
which the goal is to help clients overcome problems by learning to think more
rationally and logically
Percentage of adults that have had an exposure to alcohol - correct answer
✔88%
Life time risk of alcohol dependence - correct answer ✔13%
,Motivational interviewing is a life-long learning skill set. Which one of the
following best reflects proficiency in MI practice?
A. Open-ended questions are more frequent than closed-ended questions
B. Reflections are employed more than twice as often as open-ended
questions
C. Complex reflections are at least as frequent as simple reflections
D. The "spirit of MI": collaboration, compassion, acceptance, and evocation is
present throughout
E. All of the above - correct answer ✔E. All of the above
Motivational interviewing's effectiveness in facilitating behavior change in
people from racially and ethnically diverse communities is
A. Unknown because this research has never been done
B. Unknown because the research that has been done was inconclusive
C. Less effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities
D. About the same effectiveness as in Caucasian communities
E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities - correct
answer ✔E. More effective than in non-Hispanic Caucasian communities
Steve, is a 48-year-old man with a severe alcohol use disorder who is
currently drinking 15 beers per day. He has a strong desire to change his
behavior due to the many negative consequences of alcohol in his life. Which
of the following statements made by Steve is the best indicator of his ability to
change?
A. "I'd better stop drinking if I want to be around for my children."
B. "My wife told me she would leave me if I continue drinking like this."
, C. "I know that if I have an anti-craving medication I can cut down my
drinking."
D. "I lost my job this past month because I was showing up to work
intoxicated."
E. "I really want to be around more for my daughter and cutting down drinking
will help me to do that." - WHAT I PUT - correct answer ✔C. "I know that if I
have an anti-craving medication I can cut down my drinking."
Sarah is a 27-year-old female who presents to your smoking cessation clinic.
During the assessment Sarah says: "I just hate when people can smell the
smoke on me, it's like they think I'm a scumbag." Which of the following
options is the best reflection response?
A. "I can assure you that people don't think you are a scumbag."
B. "It is often best to ignore how other people view your smoking when you
are trying to quit."
C. "Do you feel like you are like a scumbag because of your smoking?" -what I
put
D. "It really bothers you when people judge you negatively for being a
smoker."
E. "I feel you made the right decision in coming here today, and I am happy to
help you quit smoking." - correct answer ✔D. "It really bothers you when
people judge you negatively for being a smoker."
Which stimulus causes the greatest levels of peak dopamine release in the
brain?
A. Tobacco
B. Sexual Stimulation
C. Morphine
D. Ethanol
E. Amphetamine - correct answer ✔E. Amphetamine
