CSAC STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS PRACTICE
A counselor, never having never worked with gay clients, should do what as a best
course of action? - Answer- Offer to refer the client to someone with experience in with
special issues associated with the gay community
Determining a client's eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs during the
__________ process. - Answer- Screening
Highly structured daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments, and frequent
group confrontation are characteristics of: - Answer-
Collateral interviews: - Answer- Involve gathering information from other persons who
are, or have been, associated with the person being assessed.
A major criticism of the __________ is that the questions are so obvious that this test
cannot possibly detect alcoholics who deny having a problem. - Answer- MAST
(Michigan Alcohol Screening Test )
The goal of complete abstinence is most consistent with the __________ model of
addiction. - Answer-
__________ can develop between natural and synthetic opiates, but not between
opiates and CNS depressants. - Answer-
Appropriate treatment goals must be: - Answer- Observable and measurable, in order to
facilitate monitoring progress.
When is confrontation probably least appropriate? - Answer-
The goal of screening is to: - Answer- Determine whether a client is appropriate and
eligible for a particular treatment service.
__________ drugs are used to treat mental disorders - Answer- Psychotropic
Jamal believes that he has everything he will ever need materially and financially, so he
has decided to devote his time to music and other creative outlets for self-expression.
Jamal's motivation is best accounted for by: - Answer- Humanistic theories
The idea that people have an in-born desire to self-actualize is associated with: -
Answer-
, Methadone, Tramadol and Morphine are all - Answer-
The central focus or charge of the twelfth step of Alcoholics Anonymous is: - Answer-
Service to others
A counselor's personal values: - Answer-
Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle that means: - Answer- Do no harm
__________ interventions have been developed or are being sought to block the effects
of abused drugs, reduce cravings for drugs and block the toxic effects of drugs. -
Answer- Pharmacological
The terminology now being used in the DSM-5 for diagnostic categories is: - Answer-
Substance Use Disorders
Which statement best describes the relevance of counselor self-exploration? - Answer-
Counselors can benefit greatly from being clients themselves, at some point.
__________ is the term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring,
retaining and using any type of knowledge. - Answer- Cognition
In the DSM-5, for a substance use disorder severity indicator of mild, how many criteria
must be present? - Answer- Two to three
In which situation is it acceptable to release confidential information without prior
consent from the client? - Answer- When the client admits to abusing a child.
Substance __________ is a syndrome that develops temporarily after ingestion of a
psychoactive substance. - Answer- Intoxication
CASE STUDY: The client's level of motivation to receive treatment and her presumed
diagnosis make her __________ for admission for this particular facility. - Answer-
appropriate
CASE STUDY: If you chose to seek additional information from the client's estranged
husband or her employer, when would be the most appropriate time to do so? - Answer-
As part of the assessment
CASE STUDY: During the treatment planning process, you inform the client that she
should abstain from all mind or mood altering chemicals. In her case, this poses a
particular problem because she does not believe that alcohol is an issue. When seeking
to resolve this issue, what is the most important principle of treatment planning that you
must consider here? - Answer- The client and counselor must agree on the goals to be
set during treatment and clearly the client does not agree.
QUESTIONS PRACTICE
A counselor, never having never worked with gay clients, should do what as a best
course of action? - Answer- Offer to refer the client to someone with experience in with
special issues associated with the gay community
Determining a client's eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs during the
__________ process. - Answer- Screening
Highly structured daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments, and frequent
group confrontation are characteristics of: - Answer-
Collateral interviews: - Answer- Involve gathering information from other persons who
are, or have been, associated with the person being assessed.
A major criticism of the __________ is that the questions are so obvious that this test
cannot possibly detect alcoholics who deny having a problem. - Answer- MAST
(Michigan Alcohol Screening Test )
The goal of complete abstinence is most consistent with the __________ model of
addiction. - Answer-
__________ can develop between natural and synthetic opiates, but not between
opiates and CNS depressants. - Answer-
Appropriate treatment goals must be: - Answer- Observable and measurable, in order to
facilitate monitoring progress.
When is confrontation probably least appropriate? - Answer-
The goal of screening is to: - Answer- Determine whether a client is appropriate and
eligible for a particular treatment service.
__________ drugs are used to treat mental disorders - Answer- Psychotropic
Jamal believes that he has everything he will ever need materially and financially, so he
has decided to devote his time to music and other creative outlets for self-expression.
Jamal's motivation is best accounted for by: - Answer- Humanistic theories
The idea that people have an in-born desire to self-actualize is associated with: -
Answer-
, Methadone, Tramadol and Morphine are all - Answer-
The central focus or charge of the twelfth step of Alcoholics Anonymous is: - Answer-
Service to others
A counselor's personal values: - Answer-
Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle that means: - Answer- Do no harm
__________ interventions have been developed or are being sought to block the effects
of abused drugs, reduce cravings for drugs and block the toxic effects of drugs. -
Answer- Pharmacological
The terminology now being used in the DSM-5 for diagnostic categories is: - Answer-
Substance Use Disorders
Which statement best describes the relevance of counselor self-exploration? - Answer-
Counselors can benefit greatly from being clients themselves, at some point.
__________ is the term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring,
retaining and using any type of knowledge. - Answer- Cognition
In the DSM-5, for a substance use disorder severity indicator of mild, how many criteria
must be present? - Answer- Two to three
In which situation is it acceptable to release confidential information without prior
consent from the client? - Answer- When the client admits to abusing a child.
Substance __________ is a syndrome that develops temporarily after ingestion of a
psychoactive substance. - Answer- Intoxication
CASE STUDY: The client's level of motivation to receive treatment and her presumed
diagnosis make her __________ for admission for this particular facility. - Answer-
appropriate
CASE STUDY: If you chose to seek additional information from the client's estranged
husband or her employer, when would be the most appropriate time to do so? - Answer-
As part of the assessment
CASE STUDY: During the treatment planning process, you inform the client that she
should abstain from all mind or mood altering chemicals. In her case, this poses a
particular problem because she does not believe that alcohol is an issue. When seeking
to resolve this issue, what is the most important principle of treatment planning that you
must consider here? - Answer- The client and counselor must agree on the goals to be
set during treatment and clearly the client does not agree.
