FREE Master Addiction Counselor Exam Trivia Question and Answers

Question 1

In addiction counseling, screening serves the following purposes:

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Determine an appropriate initial course of action

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Make appropriate referrals for further help and treatment

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Find out if an addiction problem exists and its level of seriousness

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Determine the specific kind of treatment needed

Question 2

The therapeutic relationship in the treatment of addiction should be:

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Respectful

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Aggressive

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Passive

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Confrontational

Question 3

A history of substance usage focuses on:

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All drugs used and added factors affecting treatment

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All drugs that the client has used/abused

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An individual's drug of choice

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Illicit drugs that the client has used/abused

Question 4

The rate of psychiatric illnesses among clients who abuse drugs is as follows:

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Greater than 50%

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Under 18%

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Less than 3%

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Approximately 25%

Question 5

Any diagnosis given following an initial evaluation should be taken into consideration:

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All of the above

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Tentative

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Subject to change

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An impression

Question 6

How many levels and/or distinctions are there in the DSM-5 for the severity of a substance use disorder?

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7

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10

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12

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14

Question 7

All except one of the following are part of a comprehensive substance abuse assessment:

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Career aptitude evaluation

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History of criminality

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Spirituality evaluation

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Evaluation of worldview concern