Certified Peer Specialist Exam
Questions and Answers
Recovery .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .process .of .gaining .control .over .one's .life .and .the .direction .they .want .to .go.
Hope .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .belief .that .you .have .the .ability, .the .opportunity, .and .the .supports .to .engage .in .the .recovery .pr
ocess .is...
Peer .Support .- .(correct .answer) .-the .process .of .giving .and .receiving .non-
clinical .assistance .to .achieve .long-term .recovery .is...
Peer .Specialist .- .(correct .answer) .-
a .person .who .has .a .mental .illness .diagnosis .and .works .as .a .provider .for .Mental .Health .services .is .a.
..
Peer .Support .Services .- .(correct .answer) .-
programs, .discussions, .events, .groups, .etc. .within .the .Mental .Health .system .that .are .led .by .people .i
n .recovery .are...
Culture .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .totality .of .values, .beliefs, .and .behaviors .common .to .a .large .group .of .people .is...
"Automatic" .Cultural .Filter .- .(correct .answer) .-
something .that .is .passed .down .from .previous .generations .and .go .forth .until .we .automatically .stere
otype .someone .is .an...
Comfort .Zone .- .(correct .answer) .-
an .area .where .you .are .comfortable .and .not .willing .to .do .anything .that .makes .you .uncomfortable .is
.a...
Reasonable .Fear .- .(correct .answer) .-a .good .or .healthy .fear .based .on .facts .is .a...
Limiting .Fear .- .(correct .answer) .-a .fear .that .limits .you .and .may .or .may .not .be .based .on .facts .is .a...
Questions and Answers
Recovery .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .process .of .gaining .control .over .one's .life .and .the .direction .they .want .to .go.
Hope .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .belief .that .you .have .the .ability, .the .opportunity, .and .the .supports .to .engage .in .the .recovery .pr
ocess .is...
Peer .Support .- .(correct .answer) .-the .process .of .giving .and .receiving .non-
clinical .assistance .to .achieve .long-term .recovery .is...
Peer .Specialist .- .(correct .answer) .-
a .person .who .has .a .mental .illness .diagnosis .and .works .as .a .provider .for .Mental .Health .services .is .a.
..
Peer .Support .Services .- .(correct .answer) .-
programs, .discussions, .events, .groups, .etc. .within .the .Mental .Health .system .that .are .led .by .people .i
n .recovery .are...
Culture .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .totality .of .values, .beliefs, .and .behaviors .common .to .a .large .group .of .people .is...
"Automatic" .Cultural .Filter .- .(correct .answer) .-
something .that .is .passed .down .from .previous .generations .and .go .forth .until .we .automatically .stere
otype .someone .is .an...
Comfort .Zone .- .(correct .answer) .-
an .area .where .you .are .comfortable .and .not .willing .to .do .anything .that .makes .you .uncomfortable .is
.a...
Reasonable .Fear .- .(correct .answer) .-a .good .or .healthy .fear .based .on .facts .is .a...
Limiting .Fear .- .(correct .answer) .-a .fear .that .limits .you .and .may .or .may .not .be .based .on .facts .is .a...