About the Book
AODA Exam Secrets helps you ace the IC&RC International Written Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Counselor Exam, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive AODA Exam Secrets study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic and concept that you need to know to ace your test. Our original research reveals specific weaknesses that you can exploit to increase your exam score more than you've ever imagined. AODA Exam Secrets includes: The 5 Secret Keys to AODA Exam Success: Time is Your Greatest Enemy, Guessing is Not Guesswork, Practice Smarter, Not Harder, Prepare, Don't Procrastinate, Test Yourself; A comprehensive General Strategy review including: Make Predictions, Answer the Question, Benchmark, Valid Information, Avoid Fact Traps, Milk the Question, The Trap of Familiarity, Eliminate Answers, Tough Questions, Brainstorm, Read Carefully, Face Value, Prefixes, Hedge Phrases, Switchback Words, New Information, Time Management, Contextual Clues, Don't Panic, Pace Yourself, Answer Selection, Check Your Work, Beware of Directly Quoted Answers, Slang, Extreme Statements, Answer Choice Families; Comprehensive sections including: Drug Dependency, Addiction, Central nervous System (CNS), Neurotransmitters, Cerebellum, Medical/Biological Model, Limbic System, Alcoholism, Barbiturates, Sedative-hypnotic drugs, Narcotics and Synthetic Narcotics, Narcotic Analog, Marijuana, Hallucinogens/Psychedelics, Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), Lysergic acid Diethylamide (LSD), Caffeine, Cocaine and Crack Cocaine, Social Causes Model, Detoxification, Parmacotherapeutic Therapy, Withdrawal Symptoms, Types of Treatment Programs, Assessment, VIPER Project, Confrontation, Group counseling, Sharon Wegscheider's Model, Claudia Black's Theory, Psychodynamic Theory, Clinical Model of Substance Abuse, Client-Centered Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Aversion Therapy, Basic Cultural Styles, Personality Disorders, and much more...
