LCAS Master Addiction Counselor Exam Question and Answers 100% Correct | Updated
Question : adaptive consequences
Correct answer: behavioral enhancements that preserve
family dysfunction. (i.e., researchers have noted that couples were often more relaxed and communicative when the alcoholic partner was drinking, as opposed to abstaining).
Question : What are the principle behavioral features of
addiction?
Correct answer: 1) obsession/preoccupation with the behavior
or drug; 2) continued use/conduct despite serious negative consequences; 3) compulsive/out-of-control behavior
Question : Kinney and Leaton's six stages of family responses
to alcoholism (1987)
Correct answer: 1) denial; 2) bargaining; 3) disorganization &
chaos; 4) reorganizing around the problem; 5) efforts to escape; 6) family reorganization where the user is eventually excluded and must reenter the family as a different (sober)
person. These responses are also identical to codependent features of a family.
Question : What is the ASUS?
Correct answer: Adult Substance Use Survey: 64-item self- report survey. Administration time is 8 to 10 mins; takes less than 5 mins to score and no training to administer.
Question : What is the AUDIT?
Correct answer: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: 10-item instrument with tree sub scales. Self-administered or given via interview; admin time is 2 mins. Must be given by trained professional.
Question : What is the CRAFFT questionnaire?
Correct answer: 6-item screen for alcohol and drug use among
adolescents; self-administered in less than 1 min.
Question : CMRS questionnaire
Correct answer: Circumstances (external motivation),
Motivation (internal), Readiness (openness to treatment) and Suitability (perception of the client's appropriateness for the proposed treatment modality).
Question : What is the VAT?
Correct answer: Venerability Assessment Tool: recommended for assessing homeless/comorbid populations. Addresses 10
domains: survival skills, basic needs, indicated mortality
risks, medical risks, organization/orientation, mental health, substance use, communication, social behaviors and homelessness status.
Question : Alcohol's influence on the GABA system
Correct answer: GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a key
inhibitory neurotransmitter that regulates the nervous system.ETOH replicates the activity of GABA.
Question : % of inpatient drug users who attempt to stop
smoking via an initial cessation program and remain smoking-free 6 months later
Correct answer: Around 12% or less.
Question : The 5 A's of Tobacco Treatment
Correct answer: Ask, advise, assess, assist and arrange
Question : neuroadaptation
Correct answer: the body's tolerance and withdrawal reactions
to chemical substances. With persistent use of a drug, the body attempts to create an accommodation for the continuous presence of the drug (i.e., increased production of hormones, neurotransmitters and other mediating responses).
Question : Transtheoretical model of behavior change -
Stages of Change
Correct answer: 1. Precontemplation
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Action
- Maintenance