Addiction Medicine Certification Addiction Medicine Behavioral Therapies & Counseling

Question 1

Which behavioral therapy for addiction is based on the principle that substance use is a learned behavior that can be unlearned through conditioning techniques?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

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Motivational interviewing

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12-step facilitation

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Dialectical behavior therapy

Question 2

Which of the following is a core principle of Motivational Interviewing (MI)?

Accepted Answer

Expressing empathy and rolling with resistance

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Confronting the patient directly about denial

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Assigning homework tasks each session

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Providing extensive psychoeducation about addiction

Question 3

Contingency management (CM) interventions in addiction treatment use which reinforcement strategy?

Accepted Answer

Positive reinforcement (e.g., vouchers) for abstinence

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Punishment for positive drug screens

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Negative reinforcement through shame

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Extinction through ignoring drug-using behavior

Question 4

Which stage of the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) describes a patient who is not yet considering changing their substance use?

Accepted Answer

Precontemplation

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Contemplation

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Preparation

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Maintenance

Question 5

The Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA) primarily focuses on which strategy to support abstinence?

Accepted Answer

Restructuring the patient's social environment to make abstinence more rewarding than use

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Emphasizing the negative consequences of drug use

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Prescribing medications to reduce cravings

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Educating family members about enabling behaviors

Question 6

Which counseling approach is the evidence-based foundation of the Matrix Model used in stimulant use disorder treatment?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive behavioral therapy combined with family education and 12-step support

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Psychoanalytic therapy

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Hypnotherapy

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Acceptance and commitment therapy alone