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,Pharmacology - CORRECT ANSWERS-the branch of science that examines how
psychoactive substances taken to alter bodily functions or enhance bodily functions
interact with the brain and body.

Due to it's short half-life, which requires a divided dosing? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Wellbutrin

The first stage in group process may be referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Dependency

The ICRC/AODA defines assessment as: - CORRECT ANSWERS-An identification of
the client's strengths, weaknesses, needs and problems to develop the treatment plan.

In regard to crisis situations, the most useful criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of
actions taken between sessions is: - CORRECT ANSWERS-Level of functioning,
compared to pre-crisis level

The Cephalocaudle Principle - CORRECT ANSWERS-Development proceeds from the
head downward, with control over the head and face first, then the arms, and finally the
legs. Within two months from birth infants develop control over head and face
movements. In the following few months, they are able to use their arms to lift
themselves up. Control over the legs develops between 6 to 12 months of age, with
infants then able crawl, stand, and eventually walk. Arm coordination always precedes
leg coordination.

The Proximodistal Principle - CORRECT ANSWERS-Development proceeds from the
center of the body outward. Thus, arms develop before hands, and the fingers and toes
follow. Muscle control over the fingers and toes develops last, as well.

Sigmund Freud - CORRECT ANSWERS-Freud emphasized the significance of
childhood events and experiences, but focused nearly entirely on abnormal
development instead of normal functioning. Freud described child development as a set
of "psychosexual stages," referred to as oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital.

Erik Erickson - CORRECT ANSWERS-A neo-Freudian psychologist that hypothesized
that people face pass through 8 social development stages from infancy to old age.
Each challenge has an outcome that affects a persons social and personality
development.

Jean Piaget - CORRECT ANSWERS-Theorist Jean Piaget focused primarily on the
mental aspects of childhood, and proposed a four-stage theory of cognitive
development. He pioneered the idea that children's knowledge of the world is gained by
active interaction, describing them as "little scientists" in this endeavor.

,Rational Emotive Psychotherapy - CORRECT ANSWERS-The earliest form of a
cognitive-behaviour approach to social work practice, in which personal problems are
understood to be the result of irrational patterns of thinking and the dysfunctional
behaviours that happen as a result. The goal of the therapist is to help a client to see
that the negative emotions experienced are due to a flawed perception of reality.

Motivational Enhancement Therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS-a brief,
nonconfrontational, client-centered therapy designed to change specific problematic
behaviors such as alcohol or drug use

Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-based on the idea that people
are influenced considerably by their unconscious, inner drives.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS-a popular integrative therapy
that combines cognitive therapy (changing self-defeating thinking) with behavior therapy
(changing behavior)

Socratic Dialogue - CORRECT ANSWERS-A process that cognitive therapists use in
helping clients empirically test their core beliefs. Clients form hypotheses about their
behavior through observation and monitoring.

Gestalt therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS-therapy that aims to integrate different and
sometimes opposing aspects of personality into a unified sense of self

Person Centered Therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS-a nondirective insight therapy
based on the work of Carl Rogers in which the client does all the talking and the
therapist listens

Priviledge - CORRECT ANSWERS-refers to the right of an individual not to have
confidential information disclosed in legal proceedings.

Transactional Analysis - CORRECT ANSWERS-treatment that focuses on patterns of
interaction with others, especially patterns that indicate personal problems

When is privilege waived? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Privilege is waived in the following
ways: 1) when the client has agreed that the counselor may reveal confidential
information, 2) when a third person has been made privy to the information, and 3)
under certain legal conditions. The therapist cannot claim privilege once the client has
agreed to waive privilege.

Existential Therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS-a therapy that encourages clients to
accept responsibility for their lives and to live with greater meaning and value

Informed Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS-requires that an individual not only provide
voluntary consent, but that he or she be adequately informed regarding choices,

, options, and outcomes to have properly understood the meaning of the consent or
refusal that was given. Typically this requires disclosure of:
nature and purpose of the treatment
the risks and consequences
the available alternatives
the risks of no treatment.

Who created CBT? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Aaron Beck

Duty to warn - CORRECT ANSWERS-Mental health professional's responsibility to
break confidentiality and notify the potential victim whom a client has specifically
threatened.

Rational Enhancement Behavioral Therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS-based on the
principle that people are not disturbed by events but rather how they see the event.
Attitudes and negative self- concepts can start and maintain the process of addiction.

methadone maintenance - CORRECT ANSWERS-a treatment program for heroin
abusers in which heroin is replaced by the long-term intake of methadone

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - CORRECT ANSWERS-system of
development in the workplace for daily improving performance at every level in every
operational process by focusing on meeting or exceeding customer expectations

Stage two of the comprehensive assessment process, screening, refers to all, EXCEPT:
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Determining which treatment program is best for the client

When conducting a psychoeducational group, the level of facilitator activity is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-High, with a strong focus on the leader

Psychoactive Substance - CORRECT ANSWERS-Any drug that affects the central
nervous system and alters consciousness and/or perceptions

Providing therapy to clients who have a different cultural background than the therapist:
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Requires that the therapist obtains additional training to work
with diverse clients

Which is NOT a symptom of Sedative, Hypnotic or Anxiolytic Intoxication? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Sweating or cold chills

The first stage in group process may be referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Dependency

Physiological effects - CORRECT ANSWERS-Physical signs and symptoms of a
pscyhoactive substance

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