CADC STANDARD EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔56. Of the following AIDS associated illnesses, which may be less recognizable in
substance abusers?
a. dementia
b. tuberculosis
c. wasting syndrome
d. chronic herpes simplex - ✔✔a. dementia
✔✔57. The agency you work for does not provide post-discharge services. It is your
professional responsibility to:
a. propose a plan for post-discharge services at the facility
b. work for an agency that provides a continuum of care
c. adhere to the policies and limitations of the agency
d. develop a plan for ongoing client support - ✔✔d. develop a plan for ongoing client
support
✔✔58. _________ is defined as "the revulsion toward homosexuals and often the
desire to inflict punishment as retribution, and in the case of homosexuals themselves,
self-loathing."
a. sexual hatred
b. gay bashing
c. homophobia
d. homosexuality - ✔✔c. homophobia
✔✔59. Factors often cited as responsible for unsuccessful treatment programs for
Hispanic Americans include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the inequality of services provided
b. confusion caused by language barriers
, c. viewing the Hispanic culture as heterogeneous
d. traditional techniques of psychodynamic treatment - ✔✔c. viewing the Hispanic
culture as heterogeneous
✔✔60. Phobic behaviors are reinforced by:
a. an increase in one's self-esteem
b. a reduction in one's feelings of anxiety
c. significant repetition of the phobic behaviors
d. sympathy received from others - ✔✔b. a reduction in one's feelings of anxiety
✔✔61. After several months in marital and family therapy the alcoholic spouse suffers a
relapse. The MOST useful approach to the couple is to:
a. frame the relapse as a sign that marital therapy was moving too quickly, and it would
be good to get back to the basics of early recovery
b. consider that family therapy may be needed since the basis of the relapse may be
rooted in dynamics that involve other members of the family
c. inquire what the non-addicted spouse might be doing to enable the return to drinking
d. explore the relapse as a difficulty in the couple's ability to negotiate - ✔✔a. frame the
relapse as a sign that marital therapy was moving too quickly, and it would be good to
get back to the basics of early recovery
✔✔62. If an individua were to take two barbiturates, such a phenobarbital and
secobarbital simultaneously, the drug interaction effect would most appropriately be
described as:
a. additive
b. potentiating
c. antagonistic
d. synergistic - ✔✔a. additive
✔✔63. With regard to case management, which of the following is TRUE?
a. the counselor should coordinate regular communication between professionals
involved in the client's treatment
b. good integration of services requires team meetings with the client present
c. with a well-integrated team of professionals, the case manager's review of progress
notes will alone determine how the treatment plan is being followed
d. once the treatment plan is written, the use of other services is determined and will
remain unchanged - ✔✔a. the counselor should coordinate regular communication
between professionals involved in the client's treatment
✔✔64. Which of the following statements made by a client in a group would MOST
warrant documentation in the client's progress notes?
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔56. Of the following AIDS associated illnesses, which may be less recognizable in
substance abusers?
a. dementia
b. tuberculosis
c. wasting syndrome
d. chronic herpes simplex - ✔✔a. dementia
✔✔57. The agency you work for does not provide post-discharge services. It is your
professional responsibility to:
a. propose a plan for post-discharge services at the facility
b. work for an agency that provides a continuum of care
c. adhere to the policies and limitations of the agency
d. develop a plan for ongoing client support - ✔✔d. develop a plan for ongoing client
support
✔✔58. _________ is defined as "the revulsion toward homosexuals and often the
desire to inflict punishment as retribution, and in the case of homosexuals themselves,
self-loathing."
a. sexual hatred
b. gay bashing
c. homophobia
d. homosexuality - ✔✔c. homophobia
✔✔59. Factors often cited as responsible for unsuccessful treatment programs for
Hispanic Americans include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the inequality of services provided
b. confusion caused by language barriers
, c. viewing the Hispanic culture as heterogeneous
d. traditional techniques of psychodynamic treatment - ✔✔c. viewing the Hispanic
culture as heterogeneous
✔✔60. Phobic behaviors are reinforced by:
a. an increase in one's self-esteem
b. a reduction in one's feelings of anxiety
c. significant repetition of the phobic behaviors
d. sympathy received from others - ✔✔b. a reduction in one's feelings of anxiety
✔✔61. After several months in marital and family therapy the alcoholic spouse suffers a
relapse. The MOST useful approach to the couple is to:
a. frame the relapse as a sign that marital therapy was moving too quickly, and it would
be good to get back to the basics of early recovery
b. consider that family therapy may be needed since the basis of the relapse may be
rooted in dynamics that involve other members of the family
c. inquire what the non-addicted spouse might be doing to enable the return to drinking
d. explore the relapse as a difficulty in the couple's ability to negotiate - ✔✔a. frame the
relapse as a sign that marital therapy was moving too quickly, and it would be good to
get back to the basics of early recovery
✔✔62. If an individua were to take two barbiturates, such a phenobarbital and
secobarbital simultaneously, the drug interaction effect would most appropriately be
described as:
a. additive
b. potentiating
c. antagonistic
d. synergistic - ✔✔a. additive
✔✔63. With regard to case management, which of the following is TRUE?
a. the counselor should coordinate regular communication between professionals
involved in the client's treatment
b. good integration of services requires team meetings with the client present
c. with a well-integrated team of professionals, the case manager's review of progress
notes will alone determine how the treatment plan is being followed
d. once the treatment plan is written, the use of other services is determined and will
remain unchanged - ✔✔a. the counselor should coordinate regular communication
between professionals involved in the client's treatment
✔✔64. Which of the following statements made by a client in a group would MOST
warrant documentation in the client's progress notes?
