#1. Referral" means:
a. assisting a client to utilize the support systems and community resources available.
b. identifying and ranking problems.
c. meeting with other professionals for discussions and planning.
d. attending an A.A. or N.A. meeting with a client. - CORRECT ANSWER a. assisting a client to utilize the
support systems and community resources available.
#2. _________are a problem associated with consuming alcohol and valium together.
a. Synergistic effects
b. Tremors
c. Cross allergic reactions
d. Negative symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER a. Synergistic effects
#3. ______ is the belief that one's own culture is superior to others.
a. Reverse racism
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Nationalism
d. Cultural realism - CORRECT ANSWER b. Ethnocentrism
#4. Excessive use of alcohol is a result of personal choice and therefore should be punished." This
statement is consistent with the model of addiction.
a. disease
b. moral
c. social
d. sociocultural - CORRECT ANSWER b. moral
, #5. A common problem for beginning counselors is:
a. trying to use a variety of techniques, rather than becoming skilled at one approach.
b. failing to identify an approach that is appropriate to the client.
c. their bias against working with clients who have a dual diagnosis.
d. that they allow for conflicting values to exist in the counseling relationship. - CORRECT ANSWER b.
failing to identify an approach that is appropriate to the client.
#6. A counselor wants to record a counseling session with a client so that the counselor could listen to
the tape, along with her supervisor, as part of ongoing training. According to ethical best practices, the
counselor's plans are:
a. ethical.
b. unethical.
c. ethical, as long as the client granted permission beforehand.
d. unethical, unless the supervisor observes the session. - CORRECT ANSWER c. ethical, as long as the
client granted permission beforehand.
#7. 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 the dilemma of questions.
a. measureable
b. face valid
c. multi-factor
d. analytical - CORRECT ANSWER b. face valid
#8. A mental status exam does NOT assess:
a. education level.
b. appearance.
c. speech.