LCAS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024

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LCAS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024

ACTUAL EXAM COMPLET E 300 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

LCAS EXAM

Which of these is the BEST example of a substance-induced disorder?A- Alcohol intolerance B- Methamphetamine psychosis C- Alcohol withdrawal D- Methadone dependence - ANSWER- Methamphetamine psychosis

Which statement is TRUE regarding counselor self-exploration?

• The counselors personal issues should be disclosed to the

client in order to encourage transference.

• Counselor's should not rule out therapy for their own personal

issues.

• Counselor self-exploration put the clients at risks for counter-

transference.

• Counselors best help themselves by helping other people. -

ANSWER- B- Counselor's should not rule out therapy for their own personal issues. 1 / 4

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When the new DSM-5 nomenclature, clinicians will now specify

severity of the addiction using ratings of: - ANSWER- mild,

moderate, and severe

You are seeing a patient whom you suspect may be suicidal.Which of the following factors suggest that the risk of suicide is high?A- the patient is african-american

• the patient is experiencing a mid-life crisis
• the patient is a female
• the patient's depressive symptoms have recently improved -

ANSWER- The patient's depressive symptoms have recently improved

Micheal is a 25 year old man who has been your client for several weeks in an outpatient program. He recently came to you and admitted during a group session that he relapsed and had been involved in a hit and run incident. Micheal told the group he had to get it off his chest in a "safe and confidential place".Later, from the news, you learn that there was a hit and run accident that involved the death of the other driver and police are still searching for the individual who fled the scene. Your

first responsibility is to:

• insist the client turn himself in. 2 / 4

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• Report to the authorities that you know the identity of the

driver of the car.

• Assess the client's current status and re-screen him for

transfer to a inpatient program. - ANSWER- Assess the client's current status and re-screen him for transfer to an inpatient program.

Micheal is a 25 year old man who has been your client for several weeks in an outpatient program. He recently came to you and admitted during a group session that he relapsed and had been involved in a hit and run incident. Micheal told the group he had to get it off his chest in a "safe and confidential place".Later, from the news, you learn that there was a hit and run accident that involved the death of the other driver and police are still searching for the individual who fled the scene. A police officer visits your office and asks you for your records because someone told him, that your client admitted to a crime during a

group session. You should:

• Neither confirm or deny that Micheal is your client because

he has not signed a release.

• Give the information to the officer because this is a current

criminal investigation.

• Admit that Micheal is your client, but refuse to turn over your

records of his ad - ANSWER- A. Neither confirm or deny that Micheal is your client because he has not signed a release.

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Micheal is a 25 year old man who has been your client for several weeks in an outpatient program. He recently came to you and admitted during a group session that he relapsed and had been involved in a hit and run incident. Micheal told the group he had to get it off his chest in a "safe and confidential place".Later, from the news, you learn that there was a hit and run accident that involved the death of the other driver and police are still searching for the individual who fled the scene. Do you have an obligation to report your client's accident involvement to the police?

• Yes, because this is a capital crime, meaning you could be

subpoenaed.

• Yes, because this is a current investigation while the client

was under your care.

• No, because it is a past crime and there is no court order

requiring you to disclose anything. - ANSWER- C- No, because it is a past crime and there is no court order requiring you to disclose anything.

What is the definition of relapse? - ANSWER- The return to a pattern of substance abuse following treatment

When a drug initiates a psychological response when attaching

to a receptor in a brain it is BEST classified as: - ANSWER- an

agonist

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