Master Addiction Counselor Exam Flashcards
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A counselor is working with a Native American client who incorporates traditional healing ceremonies into recovery. The MOST culturally competent response is to:
Answer: Integrate traditional healing into the individualized treatment plan
Cultural competence requires integrating clients' cultural healing practices into treatment planning when clinically appropriate.
Which withdrawal syndrome carries the HIGHEST risk of life-threatening complications if untreated?
Answer: Alcohol withdrawal
Alcohol withdrawal can progress to delirium tremens with seizures and cardiovascular instability, making it the most medically dangerous untreated withdrawal.
A client discloses during a group session that they intend to seriously harm a specific coworker. The counselor's legal and ethical obligation under the Tarasoff ruling is to:
Answer: Warn the identifiable potential victim and notify authorities
The Tarasoff duty to warn requires counselors to take reasonable steps to protect identifiable third parties from serious credible threats.
In Motivational Interviewing, 'rolling with resistance' means the counselor should:
Answer: Avoid argumentation and reflect the client's perspective back to them
Rolling with resistance involves not arguing or challenging but instead reflecting and reframing to reduce defensiveness and sustain the therapeutic alliance.
When calculating a standard drink in the United States, which amount of beer (at 5% ABV) equals one standard drink?
Answer: 12 oz
One standard US drink contains 0.6 oz of pure alcohol, equivalent to 12 oz of regular 5% ABV beer.
Which therapeutic approach is the empirically validated treatment of choice for PTSD co-occurring with substance use disorder?
Answer: Seeking Safety, an integrated trauma and substance abuse treatment
Seeking Safety is an evidence-based integrated treatment specifically designed to address co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder simultaneously.
A client asks the counselor to write a letter to their employer stating they have 'recovered' from addiction. The counselor should:
Answer: Refuse and explain that recovery is an ongoing process not a cured state
Describing addiction as 'cured' is clinically inaccurate and could misrepresent the client's condition; counselors must maintain accuracy and avoid misleading documentation.