CADC/CDAC Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor Pre-Test Exam NC Version 2023-2024

CADC/CDAC Certified Alcohol and Drug
Counselor Pre-Test Exam NC Version
2023-2024
. 7) One of the counselor's tasks is to guide the client in relating and communicating in
specific
terms, rather than in general or abstract terms. That characteristic or ability is called:
A. Confrontation.
B. Immediacy.
C. Potency.
D. Concreteness. - -answer-D. Concreteness.
8) Relapse prevention efforts are aimed at:
A. Developing a therapeutic relationship for sobriety and maintenance.
B. Changing expectations regarding the effects of intervention.
C. Identifying high-risk situations and learning alternative coping skills.
D. Discussing aspects of evaluation and treatment. - -answer-C. Identifying high-risk
situations and learning alternative coping skills.
5) A mental status exam does NOT assess:
A. Educational level.
B. Appearance.
C. Speech.
D. Thought processes. - -answer-A. Educational level.
6) The PRIMARY purpose of a professional code of ethics is to:
A. Serve as a guide in helping clients while behaving in a fair way to colleagues.
B. Strengthen the appearance of professionalism among addiction counselors.
C. Clarify the difference between acceptable and unacceptable client behavior.
D. Provide legal recourse and concrete consequences for unethical behavior. - -answerA. Serve as a guide in helping clients while behaving in a fair way to colleagues.
3) A major method of reinforcing the therapeutic alliance and spirit of collaboration
between the client and the counselor is:
A. Including the client's family members in counseling.
B. Setting mutually-established goals.
C. Going to 12-step meetings with the client.
D. Offering to make home visits. - -answer-B. Setting mutually-established goals.
4) Which of the following patterns of drinking is accurately associated with the term
"alcoholism"?
A. A lack of tolerance for alcohol
B. Frequent short periods of sobriety
C. The inability to control the amount one drinks
D. Light drinking EXCEPT on weekends - -answer-C. The inability to control the amount
one drinks
u1) A reward is something given for a special behavior, whereas positive reinforcement
is:
A. A mutual reward to reinforce behavior by the same amount.
B. Something specifically designed to increase the occurrence of a particular behavior.
C. The process of observing behavior of others.
D. A type of learning in which behaviors are increased as the result of the
consequences. - -answer-B. Something specifically designed to increase the
occurrence of a particular behavior.
2) A common error that counselors make when conducting an assessment is:
A. Asking too many questions.
B. Moving too quickly from data collection to treatment planning.
C. Focusing on strengths and weaknesses.
D. Processing the data collected from the client. - -answer-B. Moving too quickly from
data collection to treatment planning
77) Based upon the initial interview, Bill was given a provisional Axis I diagnosis of
"alcohol dependence" and admitted to an Intensive outpatient program. After completion
of the initial interview, Bill was given a tour of the facility, a client ' handbook, and
introduced to his primary counselor and scheduled an appointment the next day to
discuss what the client could expect during treatment and what would be expected of
him in return. During his treatment Bill worked with his counselor to develop four primary
treatment goals: 1) To spend at least four hours every other weekend with his children;
2) To attend three A.A. meetings a week for the next three months; 3) To abstain from
alcohol and all mind altering and mood enhancing substances; and 4) Complete the 12
week Intensive outpatient treatment program. Bill was
quite resistant to attending A.A. meetings because of fear of being seen by his friends at
meeting - -answer-B. Rational Emotive