NCAC II Exam Questions And Answers.

NCAC II Exam Questions And
Answers


Pharmacology - Correct Answer - the branch of science that examines b t b t b b t t b t b t b t b t b t b t b t


how psychoactive substances taken to alter bodily functions or
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enhance bodily functions interact with the brain and body.
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Due tto tit's tshort thalf-life, twhich trequires ta tdivided tdosing? t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tWellbutrin
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The tfirst tstage tin tgroup tprocess tmay tbe treferred tto tas: t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tDependency
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The tICRC/AODA tdefines tassessment tas: t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tAn tidentification tof tthe tclient's
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tstrengths, tweaknesses, tneeds tand tproblems tto tdevelop tthe ttreatment tplan.
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In tregard tto tcrisis tsituations, tthe tmost tuseful tcriterion tfor tevaluating tthe teffectiveness tof tactions
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bttaken tbetween tsessions tis: t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tLevel tof tfunctioning, tcompared tto tpre-crisis tlevel
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The tCephalocaudle tPrinciple t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tDevelopment tproceeds tfrom tthe thead tdownward,
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twith tcontrol tover tthe thead tand tface tfirst, tthen tthe tarms, tand tfinally tthe tlegs. tWithin ttwo tmonths
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tfrom tbirth tinfants tdevelop tcontrol tover thead tand tface tmovements. tIn tthe tfollowing tfew tmonths,
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tthey tare table tto tuse ttheir tarms tto tlift tthemselves tup. tControl tover tthe tlegs tdevelops tbetween t6 tto
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t12 tmonths tof tage, twith tinfants tthen table tcrawl, tstand, tand teventually twalk. tArm tcoordination
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talways tprecedes tleg tcoordination.
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The tProximodistal tPrinciple t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tDevelopment tproceeds tfrom tthe tcenter tof tthe tbody
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toutward. tThus, tarms tdevelop tbefore thands, tand tthe tfingers tand ttoes tfollow. tMuscle tcontrol tover
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tthe tfingers tand ttoes tdevelops tlast, tas twell.
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Sigmund tFreud t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tFreud temphasized tthe tsignificance tof tchildhood tevents tand
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texperiences, tbut tfocused tnearly tentirely ton tabnormal tdevelopment tinstead tof tnormal tfunctioning.
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tFreud tdescribed tchild tdevelopment tas ta tset tof t"psychosexual tstages," treferred tto tas toral, tanal,
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tphallic, tlatency tand tgenital.
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Erik tErickson t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tA tneo-Freudian tpsychologist tthat thypothesized tthat tpeople tface
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tpass tthrough t8 tsocial tdevelopment tstages tfrom tinfancy tto told tage. tEach tchallenge thas tan toutcome
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tthat taffects ta tpersons tsocial tand tpersonality tdevelopment.
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,Jean tPiaget t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tTheorist tJean tPiaget tfocused tprimarily ton tthe tmental taspects tof
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tchildhood, tand tproposed ta tfour-stage ttheory tof tcognitive tdevelopment. tHe tpioneered tthe tidea tthat
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tchildren's tknowledge tof tthe tworld tis tgained tby tactive tinteraction, tdescribing tthem tas t"little
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tscientists" tin tthis tendeavor.
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Rational tEmotive tPsychotherapy t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tThe tearliest tform tof ta tcognitive-behaviour
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tapproach tto tsocial twork tpractice, tin twhich tpersonal tproblems tare tunderstood tto tbe tthe tresult tof
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tirrational tpatterns tof tthinking tand tthe tdysfunctional tbehaviours tthat thappen tas ta tresult. tThe tgoal tof
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tthe ttherapist tis tto thelp ta tclient tto tsee tthat tthe tnegative temotions texperienced tare tdue tto ta tflawed
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tperception tof treality.
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Motivational tEnhancement tTherapy t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ta tbrief, tnonconfrontational, tclient-centered
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ttherapy tdesigned tto tchange tspecific tproblematic tbehaviors tsuch tas talcohol tor tdrug tuse
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Freudian tPsychoanalytic tTheory t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tbased ton tthe tidea tthat tpeople tare tinfluenced
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tconsiderably tby ttheir tunconscious, tinner tdrives.
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Cognitive tBehavioral tTherapy t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ta tpopular tintegrative ttherapy tthat tcombines
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tcognitive ttherapy t(changing tself-defeating tthinking) twith tbehavior ttherapy t(changing tbehavior)
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Socratic tDialogue t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tA tprocess tthat tcognitive ttherapists tuse tin thelping tclients
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tempirically ttest ttheir tcore tbeliefs. tClients tform thypotheses tabout ttheir tbehavior tthrough
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tobservation tand tmonitoring.
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Gestalt ttherapy t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ttherapy tthat taims tto tintegrate tdifferent tand tsometimes
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topposing taspects tof tpersonality tinto ta tunified tsense tof tself
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Person tCentered tTherapy t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ta tnondirective tinsight ttherapy tbased ton tthe twork tof
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tCarl tRogers tin twhich tthe tclient tdoes tall tthe ttalking tand tthe ttherapist tlistens
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Priviledge t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- trefers tto tthe tright tof tan tindividual tnot tto thave tconfidential
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tinformation tdisclosed tin tlegal tproceedings.
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Transactional tAnalysis t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ttreatment tthat tfocuses ton tpatterns tof tinteraction twith
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tothers, tespecially tpatterns tthat tindicate tpersonal tproblems
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When tis tprivilege twaived? t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tPrivilege tis twaived tin tthe tfollowing tways: t1) twhen
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tthe tclient thas tagreed tthat tthe tcounselor tmay treveal tconfidential tinformation, t2) twhen ta tthird
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tperson thas tbeen tmade tprivy tto tthe tinformation, tand t3) tunder tcertain tlegal tconditions. tThe
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ttherapist tcannot tclaim tprivilege tonce tthe tclient thas tagreed tto twaive tprivilege.
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Existential tTherapy t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ta ttherapy tthat tencourages tclients tto taccept tresponsibility tfor
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ttheir tlives tand tto tlive twith tgreater tmeaning tand tvalue
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Informed tConsent t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- trequires tthat tan tindividual tnot tonly tprovide tvoluntary
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btconsent, tbut tthat the tor tshe tbe tadequately tinformed tregarding tchoices, toptions, tand toutcomes tto
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,b thave tproperly tunderstood tthe tmeaning tof tthe tconsent tor trefusal tthat twas tgiven. tTypically tthis
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b trequires tdisclosure tof: b b




b t nature tand tpurpose tof tthe ttreatment
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b t the trisks tand tconsequences
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b t the tavailable talternatives
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b t the trisks tof tno ttreatment.
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Who tcreated tCBT? t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tAaron tBeck
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Duty tto twarn t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tMental thealth tprofessional's tresponsibility tto tbreak tconfidentiality
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tand tnotify tthe tpotential tvictim twhom ta tclient thas tspecifically tthreatened.
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Rational tEnhancement tBehavioral tTherapy t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tbased ton tthe tprinciple tthat tpeople
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tare tnot tdisturbed tby tevents tbut trather thow tthey tsee tthe tevent. tAttitudes tand tnegative tself-
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tconcepts tcan tstart tand tmaintain tthe tprocess tof taddiction.
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methadone tmaintenance t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ta ttreatment tprogram tfor theroin tabusers tin twhich
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theroin tis treplaced tby tthe tlong-term tintake tof tmethadone
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Continuous tQuality tImprovement t(CQI) t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tsystem tof tdevelopment tin tthe tworkplace
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tfor tdaily timproving tperformance tat tevery tlevel tin tevery toperational tprocess tby tfocusing ton tmeeting
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tor texceeding tcustomer texpectations
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Stage ttwo tof tthe tcomprehensive tassessment tprocess, tscreening, trefers tto tall, tEXCEPT: t- tCorrect t
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tAnswer t- tDetermining twhich ttreatment tprogram tis tbest tfor tthe tclient
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When tconducting ta tpsychoeducational tgroup, tthe tlevel tof tfacilitator tactivity tis: t- tCorrect t tAnswer t-
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tHigh, twith ta tstrong tfocus ton tthe tleader
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Psychoactive tSubstance t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tAny tdrug tthat taffects tthe tcentral tnervous tsystem tand
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talters tconsciousness tand/or tperceptions
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Providing ttherapy tto tclients twho thave ta tdifferent tcultural tbackground tthan tthe ttherapist: t- tCorrect t
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tAnswer t- tRequires tthat tthe ttherapist tobtains tadditional ttraining tto twork twith tdiverse tclients
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Which tis tNOT ta tsymptom tof tSedative, tHypnotic tor tAnxiolytic tIntoxication? t- tCorrect t tAnswer t-
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tSweating tor tcold tchills
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The tfirst tstage tin tgroup tprocess tmay tbe treferred tto tas: t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tDependency
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Physiological teffects t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tPhysical tsigns tand tsymptoms tof ta tpscyhoactive tsubstance
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A ttreatment tplan tmust tbe tin tplace twithin t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tOne tweek
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, Which tis tNOT tan tMAO tinhibitor? t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tElavil
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Suicide tRisk tFactors t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tMore twomen tattempt talthough tmore tmen tcommit.
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Questioning t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tthe tappropriate tuse tof topen tand tclose-ended tquestions, tand
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tavoiding tcomplex tdouble/embedded/nested tquestioning.
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Psychological teffects t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tAlterations tin tperception tand/or tjudgement tcaused tby ta
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tpsychoactive tsubstance
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Reflecting t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tusing tparaphrasing, tsummarizing, tand tfeeling-based treflection. tAlso,
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treflecting tvalues, tbeliefs, tand tkey tmeanings.
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Chemical tInteraction t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tPhysiological tand tpsychological teffects tof ttwo tor tmore
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tpsychoactive tsubstances tthat tare tadministered tsimutaneously
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Confrontation t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tchallenging tclients tin tproductive tways tto tovercome tdenial,
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tavoidance, tmisdirection, tand tdeception, tetc.
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Encouragers t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tthe tappropriate tuse tof tphrases tsuch tas t"tell tme tmore," tetc., tto
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tencourage tand tfacilitate tfurther tdialogue.
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Withdrawal t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tSigns tand tsymptoms tthat toccur twhen tan tindividual twho tis tphysically
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tdependent tupon ta tpsychoactive tsubstance tdiscontinues tit's tuse
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Nonverbal tcommunication t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tsuch tas tproper tbody tpositioning, teye tcontact, toptimal
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tspatial tdistancing t(seating, tstanding, troom tuse, tetc.), tand trate, ttone tand trhythm tof tspeech, tetc.
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Treatment tApplications t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tThe tmethod tof tdetoxification, tstabilization tand
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tmaintenance tthat tis tunique tto teach tclient tin torder tto tfacilitate tsobriety
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professionalism tand tethics t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tunderstanding tand tapplying tproper trules tof tconduct.
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Supeona tGuidelines t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- t1) ta tsubpoena tshould tnot tbe tignored, tbut tshould tnot
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tautomatically tbe tobeyed, t2) tthe tlawyer tissuing tthe tsubpoena tshould tbe tcontacted, t3) tif tafter
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tconsultation twith tthe tlawyer twho tissued tthe tsubpoena tit tis tagreed tupon tthat tthe tpatient trecords
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tcontain tno tgermane tinformation, tthe tsubpoena tshould tbe tdestroyed, t4) ta tcourt torder tinvolving ta
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thearing tmust tbe tissued tbefore trelease tof tinformation, t5) tthe ttherapist, tor tprogram, tshould trefuse
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tto tcomply twith tthe tsubpoena tif tpossible, t6) tthe tpatient tand this/her tlawyer tshould tbe tcontacted,
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tand tif tthe tpatient twants tthe tinformation treleased, twritten tconsent tshould tbe tobtained.
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Case tManagement t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- the tcoordination tof tresources tand tservices tin tbehalf tof ta
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tclient. tIt tis tnormally tengaged tfor tindividuals tin thigh trisk tsituations, twhere tthe tcost tof tfailure tis thigh.
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multicultural tsensitivity t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- tawareness tand tresponsiveness tto tcultural tissues.
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Development tof tAlcoholism t- tCorrect t tAnswer t- ta tpre-alcoholic tphase t(increased tconsumption);
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