Peer Support Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A

Peer Support Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A When you are developing a recovery/wellness plan you should include: A) Only long term goals B) Short term and long term goals C) Only short terms D) The best thinking of the peer B Advocacy is intended: A) provide education to peers/consumers B) Support and find appropriate employment for peers/consumers C) Provide housing and shelter for peers/consumers D) Promote the dignity of and reduction of stigma against peers/consumers D What are SAMHSA's four major dimensions of recovery? A) Health, Home, Treatment and Case Management B) Community, Purpose, Case Management, and Care C) Health, Home, Purpose, and Community D) Community, Care, Treatment, and Case Management C Stigma can be clearly define as: A) the experience of being deeply discredited fur to one's undesired differentness B) echos heard from our families and society in general C) Hidden pockets within our own belief system D) peron's with mental illness and/or addiction who do not have a full range of human qualities A You would be committing a boundary violation if you: A) share personal experiences when it seems relevant B) Accompany a peer to an appointment C) Accept an expensive gift from a peer D) Respectfully disagree with a peer's plan for the weekend C What best describes a peer who provides recovery support? A) An individual with lived experience with a mental illness and/or addiction to alcohol/drugs who had completed formal training to provide support to peers in recovery B) an individual who is in recovery and willing to share his or her recovery story C) an individual who provides on-going case management support to peers in recovery D) an individual who has completed treatment and is living a sober life A Professional development is: A) usually required as part of supervision B) highly recommended for all new peers C) an ongoing process to update skills and knowledge D) an opportunity for experienced peers to train others C One major role of peer recovery support is to: A) provide counseling B) serve as a sponsor C) provide healthcare advice D) serve as an advocate D How would you best describe a person with co-occurring disorders? A) a person living with both mental and physical illness B) a person who takes more than one type of medication C) a person who sees more than one health care provider D) a person living with both mental illness and substance abuse disorder D When you are using motivational interviewing as a peer support technique you should... A) confront issues of concern B) tell how best to address the challenges C) challenge resistant D) listen, support and promote self-advocacy D A benefit of sharing your recovery story is to: A) support change, and show recovery is possible B) create expectations C) show the best way toward recovery D) create a plan for the recovery process A Peer support is NOT A) Voluntary B) judgmental C) hopeful D) a choice B An example of a recovery-oriented approach is? A) promoting professionals as main access of information B) focusing on wellness, ability, and choice C) promoting clinical stability to manage illness D) focusing on deficits B You reduce relationship rapport with a peer by: A) being unaware of your power B) creating a sense of belonging C) being authentic D) promoting trust A A way for you to show empathy is by: A) talking often B) responding quickly C) working to understand another's feelings D) listening but not responding C Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that: A) only occurs in adults B) only develops immediately after traumatic event C) only occurs in people who have served in the military D) can occur at any age D The stage of change model does not include? A) contemplation B) preparation C) evaluation D) precontemplation C Why should you incoporate trauma-informed care? A) everyone has experienced trauma B) peer supporters need to ask "what is wrong" with a person C) trauma is personal and and does not need to be treated D) many people in recovery have a history of trauma in their lives D Which of the following is NOT a core value of peer support services? A) voluntary B) disorder focused C) facilities change D) person-driven B What is the difference between ethics and values? A) there is no difference B) ethics and values define what is good or bad C) values are what an individual thinks to be true and ethics are guidelines or rules that are set for a society or an organization D) ethics are what an individual thinks to be true and values are guidelines or rules that are set for a society or an organization C Overcoming or managing one's disease or symptoms and for everyone in recovery, making informed, healthy choices that support physical and emotional well-being Health Having a stable and safe place to live Home Conducting meaningful daily activities Purpose Having relationships and social networks that provide support, friendship, love and hope Community Compulsive physiological need for and use of a habit-forming substance characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal Addiction A process of helping someone to have their views, opinions, questions, and concerns heard by others, including service providers, program administrators, and policy makers. Advocates helps individuals in recovery to protect their rights to be freed from stigma Advocacy A state of mental/emotional well-being and/or choices and actions that affect wellness. Behavioral health People who continually offer support and compassion to others can be left feeling depleted of energy and optimism. They the find it hard to continue to offer empathy and support Compassion fatigue Requires that information shared by the peer with the peer recovery specialist is not shared with others; promotes an atmosphere of safety and trust- unless a person is in danger of harming themselves or others, then you are obligated to speak up Confidentiality People who have one or more illnesses and one or more substance use disorders at the same time. Formerly called "dual diagnosis" or "dual disorder" Co-occurring disorder Involves being respectful and responsive to the health beliefs, practices, cultural and linguistic needs of diverse people and groups. Cultural competence Differences in race, ethnicity, language, nationality, religion, or other affiliation amount various groups within a community Cultural diversity A system of shared values, traditions, norms, customs, arts, history, folklore, and institutions of a group of people Culture The ability to understand and share the feelings of another Empathy Involve changes in thinking, mood, and/or behavior. These disorders can affect how a person relates to others and makes choices Mental health disorder A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his/her own potential, can cope with normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his/her community. Mental health a medical condition that disrupts a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning Mental illness An individual who has lived experience with mental illness and/or addiction to alcohol and other drugs, and has also completed a formal training, who provides one-one strengths-based support to peers in recovery Peer recovery specialist A group of people who meet regularly to share experiences associated with a particular condition or personal circumstance they have in common, and to encourage and support each other in helping themselves Peer support group An anxiety disorder that some people develop after living through or seeing a traumatic event. Anyone at any age can get this after experiencing a traumatic event. Symptoms may develop right away or years later PTSD A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life and strive to reach their full potential Recovery Speaking up for themselves to express their own needs and represent their own interests Self-advocacy Negative attitudes or beliefs about people with substance use disorders or mental illness. Negative attitudes may create prejudice which leads to negative actions and discrimination Stigma Moves the focus away from deficits of people in recovery, and instead emphasizes their strengths and capacities as a means to help them resolve problems and create their own solutions Strengths-based approach The overuse of, or dependence on, a drug leading to effects that are detrimental to the persons physical and mental health and cause problems with the person's relationships, employment and the law Substance use disorder Results from an event, series of events or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening, and that has lasting effects on the individuals functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being Trauma A change in a person's inner experience and sense of well-being as a cumulative effect of bearing witness to other people's suffering. The person may experience distressing feelings and thoughts similar to those of the people they are serving vicarious trauma A state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity Wellness Advocacy, ethical responsibility, mentoring and education, recovery wellness and support Domains