Sample Written Exam 1

Question 1

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:

Answer 1

A referral

Question 2

The primary purpose of professional credentialing for counselors is to:

Answer 2

Protect public safety by ensuring that counselors meet minimum standards of competency

Question 3

A sudden understanding of self, or realization of how a problem can be solved…is what

Answer 3

Insight

Question 4

MAT refers to

Answer 4

The use of medications such as suboxone in the treatment of addiction

Question 5

Which type of therapy is most directive, offering the greatest potential for the abuse of power by the counselor?

Answer 5

Gestalt

Question 6

Which of the following is not a CNS depressant

A) alcohol
B) xanax
C) nembutal
D) benzedrine

Answer 6

D) benzedrine

Question 7

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 ——

Answer 7

The limits of their confidentiality

Question 8

Attitudes, policies, and practices that are destructive to other cultures and their members are examples of a lack of cultural—-

Answer 8

Competence

Question 9

Restlessness, nervousness, flushed face, muscle twitching, tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmia are all signs or symptoms of:

Answer 9

Caffeine Intoxication

Question 10

Of all the possible substance use disorders, which one is typically not seen in older children or adults?

Answer 10

Inhalant use disorder

Question 11

Needle exchange programs can BEST be described as:

Answer 11

Harm reduction

Question 12

Autonomic hyperactivity, hand tremor, nausea or vomiting, psycho motor agitation, and grand mal seizures are all signs or symptoms of:

Answer 12

Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic withdrawal

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

Client education

Question 14

In the United States, the population that experiences the lowest prevalence of alcohol use disorder is:

Answer 14

Asian Americans and Pacific islanders

Question 15

Classical and operant conditioning are associated with what type of therapy?

Answer 15

Behavior

Question 16

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:

Answer 16

Case management

Question 17

Studies indicate that counseling is most effective when:

Answer 17

Culture and values are taken into account

Question 18

One basic principle of documentation requires the counselor to:

Answer 18

Describe events in objective terms, using measurable language that can easily be understood

Question 19

What model of addiction explains addiction as a consequence of personal choice?

Answer 19

Moral model

Question 20

How does solution-focused brief therapy differ from many of the other approaches to counseling?

Answer 20

Emphasis is placed on the present and future while devaluing the past

Question 21

What do case reviews do?

Answer 21

Enable the counselor to assess progress and make any necessary changes in the treatment plan

Question 22

The tendency of the family to try to maintain balance when dealing with a loved one’s substance used disorder is called:

Answer 22

Homeostasis

Question 23

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?

Answer 23

If the client discloses the name of the person he plans to harm

Question 24

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:

Answer 24

Offer to refer the client to someone with experience in with special issues associated with the gay community.

Question 25

Determining a client’s eligibility and appropriateness for treatment occurs during what process?

Answer 25

Screening

Question 26

This highly structured daily routines, a system of rewards and punishments, and frequent group confrontation are characteristics of:

Answer 26

Therapeutic communities

Question 27

Is what involves gathering information from other persons who are, or have been, associated with the person being assessed?

Answer 27

Collateral interviews

Question 28

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

Answer 28

MAST

Question 29

The goal of complete abstinence is most consistent with what model of addiction?

Answer 29

Disease model

Question 30

(Blank) Can develop between natural and synthetic opiates, but not between obiates & CNS depressants

Answer 30

Cross tolerance

Question 31

Appropriate treatment goals must be:

Answer 31

Observable and measurable, in order to facilitate monitoring progress

Question 32

When is confrontation probably least appropriate?

Answer 32

Prior to establishing rapport with a client

Question 33

The goal of screening is to:

Answer 33

Determine whether a client is appropriate and eligible for a particular treatment service

Question 34

What type of drugs are used to treat mental disorders?

Answer 34

Psychotropic

Question 35

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 35

Humanistic theories

Question 36

The idea that people have an in-born desire to self-actualize is associated with

Answer 36

Humanistic theory

Question 37

Methadone, Tramadol and Morphine are all…

Answer 37

Opiates

Question 38

The central focus or “charge” of the 12th step of Alcoholics Anonymous is

Answer 38

Service to others

Question 39

A counselor’s personal values…

Answer 39

Are communicated through the therapeutic goals they offer and how they attempt to reach those goals with the client

Question 40

Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle that means:

Answer 40

Do no harm

Question 41

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?

Answer 41

Pharmacological

Question 42

The terminology now being used in the DSM-5 diagnostic categories is:

Answer 42

Substance use disorders

Question 43

Which statement BEST describes the relevance of counselor-self exploration?

Answer 43

Counselors can benefit greatly from being clients themselves, at some point

Question 44

The term used to describe the mental activities involved in acquiring, retaining and using any type of knowledge

Answer 44

Cognition

Question 45

In the DSM - 5, for a substance use disorder a severity indicator of mild, how many criteria must be present?

Answer 45

Two to three

Question 46

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.

Answer 46

D) When the client admits to abusing a child

Question 47

Substance (blank) is a syndrome that develops temporarily after ingestion of a psychoactive substance

Answer 47

Intoxication