Sample Written Exam 1 Flashcards
Alicia has completed her treatment at an inpatient facility and is ready to be discharged. She has asked her counselor to recommend a therapist to work with her and her husband on an outpatient basis. this process is best viewed as an example of:
A referral
The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:
Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of competency
A sudden understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved…is what
Insight
MAT refers to
The use of medications such as suboxone in the treatment of addiction
Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for the abuse of power by the counselor?
Gestalt
Which of the following is not a CNS depressant
A) alcohol
B) xanax
C) nembutal
D) benzedrine
D) benzedrine
The concept of informed consent requires that before agreeing to accept treatment, clients should know their rights and obligations, therapeutic goals, fees for service and ——
The limits of their confidentiality
Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their members are examples of a lack of cultural—-
Competence
Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmia are all signs or symptoms of:
Caffeine Intoxication
Of all the possible substance use disorders, which one is typically not seen in older children or adults?
Inhalant use disorder
Needle exchange programs can BEST be described as:
Harm reduction
Autonomic hyperactivity, hand tremor, nausea or vomiting, psycho motor agitation, and grand mal seizures are all signs or symptoms of:
Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic withdrawal
Among other things, (blank) involves making a client aware of resources in the community, as well as providing information related to substance abuse, HIV/AIDS and other stds.
Client education
In the United States, the population that experiences the lowest prevalence of alcohol use disorder is:
Asian Americans and Pacific islanders
Classical and operant conditioning are associated with what type of therapy?
Behavior
Eric has admitted being sexually active without using any type of protection against STD’s. His counselor has made an appointment for him to be tested for the HIV virus. He then made arrangements for Eric to be transported to the clinic. Facilitating this appointment is best described as:
Case management
Studies indicate that counseling is most effective when:
Culture and values are taken into account
One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:
Describe events in objective terms, using measurable language that can easily be understood
What model of addiction explains addiction as a consequence of personal choice?
Moral model
How does solution-focused brief therapy differ from many of the other approaches to counseling?
Emphasis is placed on the present and future while devaluing the past
What do case reviews do?
Enable the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary changes in the treatment plan
The tendency of the family to try to maintain balance when dealing with a loved one’s substance used disorder is called:
Homeostasis
Your client expressed his growing feelings of rage. He has reoccurring nightmares in which he attacks random women on the street. If you followed through with what you believed was a duty to warn, under what circumstances would you be least likely to be disciplined?
If the client discloses the name of the person he plans to harm
In his second counseling session, a client reveals to the counselor that he is gay. Having never worked with a member of this special population, the counselor’s BEST course of action is to:
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 what process?
Screening
This highly structured daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments, and frequent group confrontation are characteristics of:
Therapeutic communities
Is what involves gathering information from other persons who are, or have been, associated with the person being assessed?
Collateral interviews
A major criticism of the (blank) Is that the questions are so obvious that this test cannot possibly detect alcoholics who deny having a problem
MAST
The goal of complete abstinence is most consistent with what model of addiction?
Disease model
(Blank) Can develop between natural and synthetic opiates, but not between obiates & CNS depressants
Cross tolerance
Appropriate treatment goals must be:
Observable and measurable, in order to facilitate monitoring progress
When is confrontation probably least appropriate?
Prior to establishing rapport with a client
The goal of screening is to:
Determine whether a client is appropriate and eligible for a particular treatment service
What type of drugs are used to treat mental disorders?
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:
Humanistic theories
The idea that people have an in-born desire to self-actualize is associated with
Humanistic theory
Methadone, Tramadol and Morphine are all…
Opiates
The central focus or “charge” of the 12th step of Alcoholics Anonymous is
Service to others
A counselor’s personal values…
Are communicated through the therapeutic goals they offer and how they attempt to reach those goals with the client
Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle that means:
Do no harm
What interventions have been developed or are being sought to block the effects of abused drugs, reduce cravings for drugs and block the toxic effect of drugs?
Pharmacological
The terminology now being used in the DSM-5 diagnostic categories is:
Substance use disorders
Which statement BEST describes the relevance of counselor-self exploration?
Counselors can benefit greatly from being clients themselves, at some point
The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining and using any type of knowledge
Cognition
In the DSM - 5, for a substance use disorder a severity indicator of mild, how many criteria must be present?
Two to three
In which situation is it acceptable to release confidential information without prior consent from the client?
A) when the client has a sexually transmitted disease.
B) if law enforcement officials request information in writing.
C) after learning that a client was once involved in a crime.
D) when the client admits to abusing a child.
D) When the client admits to abusing a child
Substance (blank) is a syndrome that develops temporarily after ingestion of a psychoactive substance
Intoxication
