CADC Practice Test Questions and
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1. It is considered unethical for a counselor to:
a. talk with a client any place other than the counseling office
b. treat client problems that are beyond his skill level
c. refuse treatment for certain clients
d. discuss some personal feelings - ANSWER-b. treat client problems that are beyond
his skill level
10. A client experiences a crisis situation. As a counselor, your MOST important
function is:
a. to solve the client's presenting problem
b. to refer him/her to the nearest psychiatrist
c. to help convert the emergency into a solvable problem
d. to try not to get the client any more upset than they already are - ANSWER-c. to help
convert the emergency into a solvable problem
11. While progress has been made, society still disapproves much more strongly of
substance abuse by women than by men. Which of the following statements is NOT
true?
a. women have customarily been expected to live up to a higher standard of moral and
social behavior
b. society perceives female substance abusers as promiscuous, immoral, and
unfeminine
c. mothers bear the additional burden of guilt over how substance abuse has interfered
with their childrearing responsibilities
d. a number of roles traditionally deemed female - in particular, nurturing and maternal
duties - are perceived as incompatible with drug-affected behavior - ANSWER-c.
mothers bear the additional burden of guilt over how substance abuse has interfered
with their childrearing responsibilities
12. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate in providing linkage between a
treatment program and AA?
a. counselors should take their clients to AA meetings
b. counselors should assign the client an AA sponsor
c. an AA representative should be invited to visit the program
d. counselors should visit AA meetings and have a list of meetings to share with clients -
ANSWER-d. counselors should visit AA meetings and have a list of meetings to share
with clients
,13. Concise and accurate reporting is necessary in order to:
a. assist in client education
b. ensure continuity of client care
c. demonstrate counselor competence
d. identify client strengths and weaknesses - ANSWER-b. ensure continuity of client
care
14. Consultations are an important component of the treatment process because:
a. they are mandated by most funding sources
b. they are reviewed and deemed medically necessary
c. counselor's caseloads are generally too large to manage alone
d. input and information from others will assist the treatment process - ANSWER-d.
input and information from others will assist the treatment process
15. Which of the following bodily fluids has the highest risk of potential infection?
a. tears
b. breast milk
c. spinal fluid
d. vaginal secretions - ANSWER-d. vaginal secretions
16. Which of the following is an example of exploitation?
a. going to the same AA meeting as a former client
b. purposely buying groceries at a store that you know is owned by your client
c. leaking to the public the name of a celebrity who is in treatment at your facility
d. referring a client to someone you personally know for their aftercare sessions -
ANSWER-c. leaking to the public the name of a celebrity who is in treatment at your
facility
17. In a crisis interview with a client, you are most concerned with:
a. the client's family dynamics as they relate to the specific dynamics of the crisis
situation
b. getting all the information that you can from the client and available family members
c. focusing questions about the present situation and the client's means of coping with
the stress
d. what your immediate response should be regardless of the cleint's response to
questions - ANSWER-c. focusing questions about the present situation and the client's
means of coping with the stress
, 18. The style of counseling in which a counselor has made a decision to be committed
to equality for all people and acts to treat all people alike, regardless of race or cultural
background, is known as:
a. cultural ignorance
b. covert (hidden) prejudice
c. overt racism and hostility
d. the "color-blind" counselor - ANSWER-d. the "color-blind" counselor
19. A person wants to accept a party invitation because he/she is very social but is
concerned because there will be a lot of drinking and he/she is a member of AA. He/she
is experiencing a(an):
a. mixed blessing dilemma
b. approach-avoidance conflict
c. double-avoidance conflict
d. relapse conflict - ANSWER-b. approach-avoidance conflict
2. When participating in the screening process, a counselor must also be skilled in:
a. consulting with other professionals
b. making referrals
c. family system dynamics
d. release of information forms - ANSWER-b. making referrals
20. The first stage in the process of family change is:
a. a referral to a licensed family therapist
b. a period of sobriety for all family members
c. development of a 3-generation genogram
d. interruption of ongoing patterns with confrontation or disengagement - ANSWER-d.
interruption of ongoing patterns with confrontation or disengagement
21. Hallucinogens work on the brain by interfering with various neurotransmitters,
causing an overlap of the senses to occur. The term for this overlap of the senses is:
a. synergy
b. synthesis
c. synesthesia
d. synaptic overload - ANSWER-c. synesthesia
22. In alcohol and drug abuse, denial is:
a. stronger in males than in females
b. not a problem after one year of sobriety
c. not a problem for the non-substance abusing family members
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