WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT
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
C focusing on strengths and weaknesses
D processing the data collected from the client
B moving too quickly from data collection to treatment planning
The primary purpose of the screening process is to:
A develop a treatment plan
B have the client sign appropriate documents
C determine one's appropriateness and eligibility for admission
D identify the client's strengths and weaknesses
C determine one's appropriateness and eligibility for admission
Stress inoculation focuses primarily on:
A increasing self-control
B increasing coping skills
C decreasing anxious responding
D decreasing negative thought patterns
B increasing coping skills
The description of the client's rights typically occurs during the:
A assessment
B intake
C orientation
D referral
C orientation
Which of the following is cognitive based therapy, developed by Ellis, which is designed to confrton a chlient's irrational thinking?
A Adlerian Therapy
B Client Centered Therapy
C Rational Emotive Therapy
D Reality Therapy
C Rational Emotive Therapy
A key factor for counselors to consider is that in a counseling relationship, the counselor has differential power. One of the best safeguards is:
A to be alert to and understand the power relationship
B to utilize the differential power to motivate the client
C to realize the importance of this pwer in client interventions
D to use differential power to get the client to try new behavior
A to be alert to and understand the power relationship
Effective case management for persons in need of multiple services requires:
A moniutoring, feedback and evaluation of services
B frequent face to face contact with the client
C collaboration with family members
D careful matching with appropriate 12 step groups
A monitoring, feedback and evaluation of servies
Which of the flowing is NOT a commonly used technique for crisis intervention?
A help the client to express feelings generated by the crisis
B eliminate negative beliefs that contributed to the crisis
C assign specific behavior tasks such as spending time with people
D immediately refer the client to an agency to help change the situation
D immediately refer the client to an agency to help change the situation
During the intake, a counselor can expect to address all of the following issues EXCEPT:
A a client's fears and denial
B confidentiality
C information gathering
D treatment planning
D treatment planning
When a client discloses suicidal thoughts, the counselor's first step is to:
A identify alternative courses of action
B offer emotional support
C contact emergency personnel
D assess the degree of risk
D assess the degree of risk
All of the following are goals of person-centered therapy EXCEPT:
A teaching clients to formulate and carry out plans to change their behavior
B focusing on the person instead of the presenting problem
C assisting clients in enhancing their coping skills
D individualizing the treatment plan
A teaching clients to formulate and carry out plans to change their behavior
Teh first ocntact that a potential client would havbe with an agency would likely be for the purpose of:
A family therapy
B education
C psychosocial assessment
D screening
D screening
The CAGE test is a simple assessment that is administered to individuals with a drinking prioblem. The questions on this test refer to:
A cutting down on drinking, feeling annoyed and gulity and dealing with hangovers
B making a distinction between problem drinkers and alcoholics
C craving a drink, drinking alone, feeling guilty and employment difficulties
D client perceptions, guilt, and "eye openers"
A cutting down on drinking, feeling annoyed and guilty and dealing with hangovers
The initial stage of crisis intervention involves:
A discussing the client's plans for the future
B helping the client adapt
C determining the problem
D determining a solution
D determining the problem
Which statement about the grief process is TRUE?
A guilt and anger are painful emotions that are part of grieving
B Symptoms of grief typically disappear within six months
C the grieving process should be hurried so the client can resume his life
D grief is only a response to situations involving death
A guild and anger are painful emotions that are part of grieving
Therapeutic communities differ from Synanon because:
A these communities try to return clients to society
B these communities are based on individual psychotherapy rather than group encounter
C these communities keep the patients busy rahter than engaging in contemplative though
D these communities rely on professional psychologists rather than former addicts or abusers
A these communities try to return clients to society
The organization founded as an alternative to programs with spiritual overtones, whose publication is called "The Small Book," is:
A Rantional Recovery
B Secular Organization for Sobriety
C Men and Women for Sobriety
D Codependents Anonymous
A Rational Recovery
The focus of intervention in the criminal justice system is first to:
A rehabilitate offenders
B use the threat of incarceration as a motivator to change
C protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public
D keep the chronic, chemically dependent person off the streets
C pjrotect the health, safety and welfare of the public
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
A serve as a guide in helping clients while behaving in a fair way to colleagues
Despite vast personality differences, virtually all substance abusers experience:
A denial, surrender, and acceptance
B self hatred, anger and guilt
C remorse, self hatred and shame
D shame, euphoric recall and relapse
C remorse, self hatred and shame
During the assessment process, your alcohol and tranquilizer abusing dlient reveals a history of self-destructiveness when frustrated and an inability to delay impulses. The MOST appropriate assessment battery in this case is:
A the Beck Depression Scale, the MAST test, and the MMPI
B the Beck Depression scale, the MAST test, and the Stanford-Binet
C the MAST test, the Strong-Campbell, and the Stanford-Binet
D the MMPI, the Strong-Campbell, and the Stanford-Binet
A the Beck Depression Scale, the MAST test, and the MMPI
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
D Concreteness
Counselors rely heavily on the work of developmental theoriests as they attempt to stimulate clients to initiate relevant growth. According to Erickson, one of the leaders in developmental theory, the task to be accomplished in adulthood is:
A Trust vs Mistrust
B Integrity vs Despair
C Identity vs Role Confusion
D Intimacy vs Isolation
D Intimacy vs Isoliation
All of the following are benzodiazepines EXCEPT:
A Valium
B Halcion
C Trazodone
D Xanax
C Trazodone-it is a Serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor
Barbiturates can be sub classified into groups based upon:
A how they are used
B when they were discovered
C their medical and non medical use
D the speed of the onset and duration of the effects
D the speed of the onset and duration of the effects