Addiction Counselor Practice Quiz

To confront the client about their addiction

To persuade the client to quit immediately

To explore and resolve ambivalence

To provide information about addiction

Diagnosing two different types of addiction

Diagnosing addiction and a co-existing mental health disorder

Diagnosing addiction at two different stages

Diagnosing both the symptoms and the cause of addiction

To provide medical advice

To serve as a social outlet

To offer peer support and shared experiences

To monitor medication use

Information is shared with everyone

Information is kept private unless there is a risk of harm

Information is only shared with medical professionals

Information is public record

To punish clients for relapsing

To document treatment failures

To help clients manage triggers and maintain sobriety

To assess the severity of addiction

Encouraging complete abstinence

Reducing the negative consequences associated with substance use

Ignoring minor drug offenses

Focusing only on physical health

To predict when a client will relapse

To tailor interventions based on the client's readiness to change

To apply the same treatment plan for all clients

To speed up the recovery process

To prescribe medications

To challenge and change harmful thoughts and behaviors

To listen passively to the client

To control the client's decisions

It isolates the client from family issues

It involves family members in the recovery process

It focuses only on the client's issues

It blames the family for the client's addiction

To set random goals for the client

To provide a structured approach to achieving recovery goals

To increase the cost of treatment

To intimidate the client into sobriety