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Alcohol and Drug Counselor Exam Prep - Question List

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101.

You are working with a 22-year-old male patient who abuses alcohol. He expresses frustration and anxiety about sexual function. What can you communicate to this patient on the impact of alcohol on sexual function?

  1. Alcohol abuse increases desire and performance ability.
  2. Alcohol abuse leads to headaches and too-tired syndrome.
  3. Alcohol abuse leads to hyperarousal and premature ejaculation.
  4. Alcohol abuse decreases desire and ability to perform.
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102.

You are present for a court hearing for a substance abuser who appears articulate, intelligent, and well-spoken.  However, in your mandated counseling session you find is using language that would lead you to believe that he is trying to show he couldn't have been intelligent enough to perform specific actions and implies he should have his sentence or fine reduced. You might suspect this may be a case of:

  1. Relationship issues
  2. Mental retardation
  3. Personality disorder
  4. Malingering
  5. All of the above
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103.

Your client is a retired Army veteran.  Her coverage is Tricare. What is Tricare?

  1. A program designed to assist patients who have been injured while at work
  2. A federally-funded program available to active and retired service members in the US military, and their dependents
  3. A state funded program for low-income patients
  4. A federally-funded program for patients over age 65 and those with disabilities or kidney disease.
  5. The same as Medicaid
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104.

Kleptomania, pyromania, and pathological gambling all belong to which grouping of disorders?

  1. Disorders first diagnosed in childhood
  2. Impulse control disorders
  3. Personality disorders
  4. Autism spectrum disorders
  5. None of the above
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105.

Your client Greg is a recovering alcoholic who has a stressful job.  A CBT therapist might teach Greg about which of the following strategies?

  1. Harm reduction
  2. Motivational learning
  3. Stress innoculation
  4. Behavior analysis
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