LCDC Study Guide 2026
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📚 LCDC Topics to Study (21)
✍️ Sample LCDC Questions & Answers
1. Relapse prevention education should include discussion of which early warning sign?
The relapse process typically begins with emotional relapse—increased stress, isolation, or negative emotions—long before any substance is used.
2. Group therapy in substance use treatment is effective primarily because it:
Group therapy leverages universal benefits such as peer support, normalization of experience, hope, and interpersonal skill development.
3. When conducting a mental status examination, which component evaluates the client's awareness of time, place, and person?
Orientation assesses whether the client is aware of the current date, their location, and their own identity.
4. When making a referral for a client with co-occurring severe mental illness, the case manager should prioritize:
Integrated programs that treat both mental illness and substance use simultaneously produce the best outcomes for clients with co-occurring disorders.
5. Pharmacokinetics refers to:
Pharmacokinetics (ADME) describes how the body handles a drug — how it is absorbed, distributed throughout the body, metabolized (broken down), and excreted.
6. In assessing readiness for change, which stage is characterized by a client acknowledging a problem but not yet committed to action?
In the contemplation stage, the client is aware of a problem and is considering change but has not made a commitment to act.