MAC Counseling Techniques 3

Question 1

When conducting a functional analysis of a client's substance use, the counselor is primarily trying to identify:

Accepted Answer

Antecedents, behaviors, and consequences related to use

Answer

Functional analysis (ABC analysis) examines the antecedents (triggers), behaviors (substance use), and consequences to understand what maintains the addictive behavior.

Question 2

The 'check-in/check-out' technique in group counseling for addiction serves PRIMARILY to:

Accepted Answer

Provide structure and help members identify their current emotional state and focus

Answer

Check-in/check-out provides consistent group structure, helps members become aware of and articulate their current emotional state, and ensures continuity across sessions.

Question 3

A client with stimulant use disorder reports using cocaine to cope with depression. A counselor using an integrated treatment approach would FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Address both the depression and substance use simultaneously

Answer

Integrated treatment addresses co-occurring disorders simultaneously rather than sequentially, as each condition affects the other and treating them together yields better outcomes.

Question 4

In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for addiction, 'seemingly irrelevant decisions' (SIDs) refer to:

Accepted Answer

Small choices that appear unrelated to substance use but gradually lead toward relapse

Answer

SIDs are a series of small, apparently unrelated decisions that progressively move a client closer to a high-risk situation, often without conscious awareness of the pattern.

Question 5

Which approach involves teaching clients to observe urges as temporary waves that rise and fall, without acting on them?

Accepted Answer

Urge surfing

Answer

Urge surfing, developed by Alan Marlatt, teaches clients to ride out cravings like waves without giving in, recognizing that urges naturally peak and subside.

Master Addiction Counselor Exam Practice Test

Master Addiction Counselor Exam Practice Test

MAC Counseling Techniques 3