ILLINOIS CADC 2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Erickson's Psychological Theory - ✔✔Trust vs Mistrust; Autonomy vs Doubt;
Initiative vs Guilt; Industry vs Inferiority; Identity vs Role Diffusion - Adolescent; Intimacy
vs Isolation - Adult; Generativity vs Stagnation - Adult; Integrity vs Despair - Old age
✔✔Social Learning - ✔✔Behavior learned through interaction with other people, peer
group, AA group, group therapy
✔✔Cognitive Restructuring - ✔✔Positive affirmations spoken to self to modify negative
thoughts
✔✔Reality Therapy/Transactional Therapy (Glasser 1960s) - ✔✔What is going on "here
and now", How a client can change old patterns, Client makes decisions based on
awareness
✔✔Maslow - Self-actualization - ✔✔Teaches person to challenge old ideas and
replace/internalize logic or science
✔✔Gestalt Therapy - ✔✔Increase awareness of feelings, Persons are born innately
good, Focuses on unfinished business, Focus on "what and how" and not "why".
Client's are to be aware of what they are doing, how they are doing it and the gaining of
self-esteem. No diagnosis or interpretation
✔✔Carl Rogers - ✔✔Persons need self-fulfillment rather than being occupied with
others
✔✔Relaxation Therapy - ✔✔If body and breathing are relaxed it is impossible to feel
anxious, Tensing and then relaxing muscles
✔✔Systematic Desensitization - ✔✔Used w/relaxation for treating phobias
✔✔Adlerian Therapy - ✔✔Concept of inferiority complex, Encouragement to recognize
strengths and weaknesses, Believes in dignity and self-worth, Mainly used in family
counseling
✔✔Client Centered "Rogerian Therapy" - ✔✔Based on assumption that the client is in
the best position to resolve their own problems, Safe atmosphere to feel/discuss and
obtain insight is provided
✔✔Jungian Therapy - ✔✔Developed the concept of collective unconscious and
archetypes, Goal is to have clients become adequately adopted to reality allowing them
to fulfill their creative potential, Individuation is the ultimate goal
,✔✔Vernon Johnson's Therapy - ✔✔Learning theory; Individual learns that drinking is a
successful way to deal w/problems, Family, etc in the addict's life reinforces this by their
behaviors which enables the alcoholic's drinking, Relationship w/alcohol deteriorates
over time, but the learning was so powerful the person continues to seek those early
positive experiences that are not there now
✔✔It is essential to have an atmosphere of high ethical standards - ✔✔Establishes a
mutual respect during treatment, Using therapy techniques and interventions that lack
data are unethical.
✔✔Transference - ✔✔Counter-transference becomes unethical when the counselor's
unresolved conflicts get in the way of effective therapy.
✔✔Unethical - ✔✔Impose values on the client that are not already theirs, Counselors
are to refer clients when they can't refrain from imposing views other than the client's
✔✔Family and Friends - ✔✔Counselors are not to treat family or friends due to biased
opinions they would have.
✔✔Counselor presentations - ✔✔Counselors are not to reveal client's identity during
teaching or speaking engagements.
✔✔MMSE - ✔✔Mini Mental Status Exam that measures: Appearance, affect, thought,
content and mood
✔✔Counselor relapse - ✔✔When a counselor in recovery has relapsed they are
suspended from their duties and are told to see the EAP - Employee Assistance
Program.
✔✔Burn Out - ✔✔Over involvement with the clients (sign of codependency), Working
extra hours, Lack of therapeutic success, Tedious work, Tendency of therapeutic work
to being out own conflicts
✔✔Ellis - ✔✔Stress of mental health professionals is primarily related to irrational
beliefs
✔✔Burn Out - ✔✔Burn out can be avoided by moving from direct care to an
administrative position.
✔✔4 Stages of Alcoholism - ✔✔1) Pre-Alcoholic
2) Prodromal Phase
Black outs occur during promodal
3) Crucial Phase
4) Chronic Phase
,✔✔BECK - ✔✔Used for Depression
✔✔MAST - ✔✔Tests Alcoholism
✔✔Neuroleptic Drugs - ✔✔Used for Schizophrenia
✔✔Common Belief - ✔✔Problems in life came first and alcohol was used because of
their denial and the want to relieve their problems
✔✔Reality - ✔✔Addiction was first and created the problems
✔✔Referral process - ✔✔Have patient sign a release of information, Offer to make the
initial contact, Share the information you have with referral agency, Follow up
✔✔"Live Supervision" - ✔✔Counselors who have very little experiences require having
a supervisor in session while conducting therapy
✔✔Effectiveness of a treatment center - ✔✔Difficult to evaluate due to not being able to
track client's progress
✔✔Process Recording - ✔✔Best type of record keeping and Includes all of the
necessary information
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency - ✔✔Chemically Dependent person
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Enabler - ✔✔Person who is closest
and most dependent, can be Wife/children/friends/etc
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Lost Child - ✔✔Offers relief by
being alone/quietly busy
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Mascot - ✔✔Provides fun and
humor for distraction
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Scapegoat - ✔✔Distraction with
destructive behavior
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency:Hero - ✔✔Provides self-worth for
family, feels responsible for family pain
✔✔A C O A - ✔✔Adult Children of Alcoholics
, ✔✔Denial Process - Accommodation by the family - ✔✔As the alcoholism becomes
more visible and difficult to resolve
The family becomes more isolated, closed, defensive
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health:Familial - ✔✔Positive
family history of alcoholism, early drinking, no other mental health issues
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health: Non-Familial -
✔✔Marked by no family history of alcoholism
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health: Primary Alcoholism -
✔✔Being the primary disease
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health: Secondary/Reactive
Alcoholism - ✔✔Due to psychological problems
✔✔Homogeneity - ✔✔People who share the same intended purpose
✔✔Family - ✔✔The family needs to know their part in the disease and how to help
themselves even when the addict is using.
✔✔Methadone - ✔✔Beta blocker and Getting high does not occur
✔✔Differential Power - ✔✔Power you do not use indiscriminately
✔✔Aftercare - ✔✔Aftercare teaches the client how to live outside of treatment without
using and also gives peer group pressure while new friends are being created.
✔✔Problematic Drinking - ✔✔Occurs when a crisis is happening
✔✔Two ways to be chemically dependent - ✔✔1. Born with the predisposition - Having
less chemicals to help us with our emotions 2. Use until brain chemistry has changed
permanently
✔✔Aftercare timing - ✔✔Usually after IOP, Examines the risk factors for relapse,
Becomes a relapse prevention program
✔✔Early recovery - ✔✔Intensive exploration of painful root issues are not advised
✔✔Biofeedback - ✔✔Teaches clients to modify their behaviors by using,
electromyogram and electroencephalogram
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Erickson's Psychological Theory - ✔✔Trust vs Mistrust; Autonomy vs Doubt;
Initiative vs Guilt; Industry vs Inferiority; Identity vs Role Diffusion - Adolescent; Intimacy
vs Isolation - Adult; Generativity vs Stagnation - Adult; Integrity vs Despair - Old age
✔✔Social Learning - ✔✔Behavior learned through interaction with other people, peer
group, AA group, group therapy
✔✔Cognitive Restructuring - ✔✔Positive affirmations spoken to self to modify negative
thoughts
✔✔Reality Therapy/Transactional Therapy (Glasser 1960s) - ✔✔What is going on "here
and now", How a client can change old patterns, Client makes decisions based on
awareness
✔✔Maslow - Self-actualization - ✔✔Teaches person to challenge old ideas and
replace/internalize logic or science
✔✔Gestalt Therapy - ✔✔Increase awareness of feelings, Persons are born innately
good, Focuses on unfinished business, Focus on "what and how" and not "why".
Client's are to be aware of what they are doing, how they are doing it and the gaining of
self-esteem. No diagnosis or interpretation
✔✔Carl Rogers - ✔✔Persons need self-fulfillment rather than being occupied with
others
✔✔Relaxation Therapy - ✔✔If body and breathing are relaxed it is impossible to feel
anxious, Tensing and then relaxing muscles
✔✔Systematic Desensitization - ✔✔Used w/relaxation for treating phobias
✔✔Adlerian Therapy - ✔✔Concept of inferiority complex, Encouragement to recognize
strengths and weaknesses, Believes in dignity and self-worth, Mainly used in family
counseling
✔✔Client Centered "Rogerian Therapy" - ✔✔Based on assumption that the client is in
the best position to resolve their own problems, Safe atmosphere to feel/discuss and
obtain insight is provided
✔✔Jungian Therapy - ✔✔Developed the concept of collective unconscious and
archetypes, Goal is to have clients become adequately adopted to reality allowing them
to fulfill their creative potential, Individuation is the ultimate goal
,✔✔Vernon Johnson's Therapy - ✔✔Learning theory; Individual learns that drinking is a
successful way to deal w/problems, Family, etc in the addict's life reinforces this by their
behaviors which enables the alcoholic's drinking, Relationship w/alcohol deteriorates
over time, but the learning was so powerful the person continues to seek those early
positive experiences that are not there now
✔✔It is essential to have an atmosphere of high ethical standards - ✔✔Establishes a
mutual respect during treatment, Using therapy techniques and interventions that lack
data are unethical.
✔✔Transference - ✔✔Counter-transference becomes unethical when the counselor's
unresolved conflicts get in the way of effective therapy.
✔✔Unethical - ✔✔Impose values on the client that are not already theirs, Counselors
are to refer clients when they can't refrain from imposing views other than the client's
✔✔Family and Friends - ✔✔Counselors are not to treat family or friends due to biased
opinions they would have.
✔✔Counselor presentations - ✔✔Counselors are not to reveal client's identity during
teaching or speaking engagements.
✔✔MMSE - ✔✔Mini Mental Status Exam that measures: Appearance, affect, thought,
content and mood
✔✔Counselor relapse - ✔✔When a counselor in recovery has relapsed they are
suspended from their duties and are told to see the EAP - Employee Assistance
Program.
✔✔Burn Out - ✔✔Over involvement with the clients (sign of codependency), Working
extra hours, Lack of therapeutic success, Tedious work, Tendency of therapeutic work
to being out own conflicts
✔✔Ellis - ✔✔Stress of mental health professionals is primarily related to irrational
beliefs
✔✔Burn Out - ✔✔Burn out can be avoided by moving from direct care to an
administrative position.
✔✔4 Stages of Alcoholism - ✔✔1) Pre-Alcoholic
2) Prodromal Phase
Black outs occur during promodal
3) Crucial Phase
4) Chronic Phase
,✔✔BECK - ✔✔Used for Depression
✔✔MAST - ✔✔Tests Alcoholism
✔✔Neuroleptic Drugs - ✔✔Used for Schizophrenia
✔✔Common Belief - ✔✔Problems in life came first and alcohol was used because of
their denial and the want to relieve their problems
✔✔Reality - ✔✔Addiction was first and created the problems
✔✔Referral process - ✔✔Have patient sign a release of information, Offer to make the
initial contact, Share the information you have with referral agency, Follow up
✔✔"Live Supervision" - ✔✔Counselors who have very little experiences require having
a supervisor in session while conducting therapy
✔✔Effectiveness of a treatment center - ✔✔Difficult to evaluate due to not being able to
track client's progress
✔✔Process Recording - ✔✔Best type of record keeping and Includes all of the
necessary information
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency - ✔✔Chemically Dependent person
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Enabler - ✔✔Person who is closest
and most dependent, can be Wife/children/friends/etc
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Lost Child - ✔✔Offers relief by
being alone/quietly busy
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Mascot - ✔✔Provides fun and
humor for distraction
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency: Scapegoat - ✔✔Distraction with
destructive behavior
✔✔Roles of the family due to chemical dependency:Hero - ✔✔Provides self-worth for
family, feels responsible for family pain
✔✔A C O A - ✔✔Adult Children of Alcoholics
, ✔✔Denial Process - Accommodation by the family - ✔✔As the alcoholism becomes
more visible and difficult to resolve
The family becomes more isolated, closed, defensive
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health:Familial - ✔✔Positive
family history of alcoholism, early drinking, no other mental health issues
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health: Non-Familial -
✔✔Marked by no family history of alcoholism
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health: Primary Alcoholism -
✔✔Being the primary disease
✔✔Definitions of Alcoholism Regarding Family Mental Health: Secondary/Reactive
Alcoholism - ✔✔Due to psychological problems
✔✔Homogeneity - ✔✔People who share the same intended purpose
✔✔Family - ✔✔The family needs to know their part in the disease and how to help
themselves even when the addict is using.
✔✔Methadone - ✔✔Beta blocker and Getting high does not occur
✔✔Differential Power - ✔✔Power you do not use indiscriminately
✔✔Aftercare - ✔✔Aftercare teaches the client how to live outside of treatment without
using and also gives peer group pressure while new friends are being created.
✔✔Problematic Drinking - ✔✔Occurs when a crisis is happening
✔✔Two ways to be chemically dependent - ✔✔1. Born with the predisposition - Having
less chemicals to help us with our emotions 2. Use until brain chemistry has changed
permanently
✔✔Aftercare timing - ✔✔Usually after IOP, Examines the risk factors for relapse,
Becomes a relapse prevention program
✔✔Early recovery - ✔✔Intensive exploration of painful root issues are not advised
✔✔Biofeedback - ✔✔Teaches clients to modify their behaviors by using,
electromyogram and electroencephalogram
