MAC Exam study guide question with
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Linking - -Leader assists members in recognizing similarities
-Blocking - -Leadership prevents unfocused members from being disruptive or preventing them from
monopolizing discussion
-Summarizing - -Leaders assist member in raising awareness of what occurs and how the group and
membership have changed
-Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - -Self-help group, not led by a professional or paraprofessional
-Direct Advice - -receiving and giving suggestions for strategies for handling problems
-Interpersonal learning - -The group offers many and varied opportunities for interacting with other
people. Insight is gained regarding how one perceives and is being perceived by others.
-Instillation of hope - -The leader shares optimism about successes of group treatment, and members
share their improvements.
-Imitative behavior - -members may copy behavior from the leader or peers and can adopt healthier
habits
-Interdependence - -Also called "performing" and occurs when members are comfortable with one
another and occupy their time with problem-solving and engaging with one another for the group's
primary purpose.
-Who is involved with program orientation? - -The client's immediate family and significant other needs
to be present if possible. Counselor would be involved.
No PO.
-Chemical drug testing - -Can determine specific drugs recently used by client and is the most accurate
way to determine current or recent use.
Can't replace assessment process in diagnosing an addiction disorder
-Psychoeducational groups - -Group where the focus is on the leader and what the leader is presenting
-Clinical evaluation - -In addictions counseling - the systematic approach to the screening and
assessment process in which the counselor identifies and evaluates the individual's presenting issues
and identifies their treatment and referral needs.
-Dependency (group stage) - -Initial stage of a group. Often referred to as "forming".
Therapist may observe a dependency on the therapist for direction as members are uncertain of
themselves and look to leadership for direction.
, -Stages of Group Development - -forming (dependency), storming (conflict), norming (cohesion),
performing (interdependence), adjourning
-divided dose - -Type of dosage when The total amount of medication is administered in separate doses
Total dose might not be safe or half-life may be so short that there won't be an effective blood level over
the course of the day
-SUD early remission - -lack of symptoms with the possible exception of cravings.
-SUD criteria - -1. taking substance in larger amounts or for longer than you meant to
2. wanting to cut down or stop using the substance and not managing to
3. spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering
4. cravings
5. work, home, school
6. problems in relationships
7. giving up social, occupational, recreational activities
8. recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous.
9. physical or psychological problem made worse by use
10. tolerance
11. withdrawal
-SUD Severity Specifiers - -2-3 mild
4-5 moderate
6+ severe
-Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - -antidepressant medications that increase the amount of
monoamine neurotransmitter in synapses
MAOIs are most commonly prescribed for patients with social phobia.
They include the agents phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Emsam), tranylcypromine (Parnate), and
isocarboxazid (Marplan).
Advantages of MAOIs are low risk of dependence and less anticholinergic effect than TCAs
-drug metabolism - -the chemical alteration of a drug by the body
-How are most drugs removed from the body - -By the kidneys in urine
-Pharmacological Classes of Drugs of Abuse - -Alcohol
Cannabis
Depressants (benzos, barbituates)
Hallucinogens
Narcotics (heroin, methadone, opium)
Stimulants (coke, ecstasy)
Inhalants
answers
Linking - -Leader assists members in recognizing similarities
-Blocking - -Leadership prevents unfocused members from being disruptive or preventing them from
monopolizing discussion
-Summarizing - -Leaders assist member in raising awareness of what occurs and how the group and
membership have changed
-Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) - -Self-help group, not led by a professional or paraprofessional
-Direct Advice - -receiving and giving suggestions for strategies for handling problems
-Interpersonal learning - -The group offers many and varied opportunities for interacting with other
people. Insight is gained regarding how one perceives and is being perceived by others.
-Instillation of hope - -The leader shares optimism about successes of group treatment, and members
share their improvements.
-Imitative behavior - -members may copy behavior from the leader or peers and can adopt healthier
habits
-Interdependence - -Also called "performing" and occurs when members are comfortable with one
another and occupy their time with problem-solving and engaging with one another for the group's
primary purpose.
-Who is involved with program orientation? - -The client's immediate family and significant other needs
to be present if possible. Counselor would be involved.
No PO.
-Chemical drug testing - -Can determine specific drugs recently used by client and is the most accurate
way to determine current or recent use.
Can't replace assessment process in diagnosing an addiction disorder
-Psychoeducational groups - -Group where the focus is on the leader and what the leader is presenting
-Clinical evaluation - -In addictions counseling - the systematic approach to the screening and
assessment process in which the counselor identifies and evaluates the individual's presenting issues
and identifies their treatment and referral needs.
-Dependency (group stage) - -Initial stage of a group. Often referred to as "forming".
Therapist may observe a dependency on the therapist for direction as members are uncertain of
themselves and look to leadership for direction.
, -Stages of Group Development - -forming (dependency), storming (conflict), norming (cohesion),
performing (interdependence), adjourning
-divided dose - -Type of dosage when The total amount of medication is administered in separate doses
Total dose might not be safe or half-life may be so short that there won't be an effective blood level over
the course of the day
-SUD early remission - -lack of symptoms with the possible exception of cravings.
-SUD criteria - -1. taking substance in larger amounts or for longer than you meant to
2. wanting to cut down or stop using the substance and not managing to
3. spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering
4. cravings
5. work, home, school
6. problems in relationships
7. giving up social, occupational, recreational activities
8. recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous.
9. physical or psychological problem made worse by use
10. tolerance
11. withdrawal
-SUD Severity Specifiers - -2-3 mild
4-5 moderate
6+ severe
-Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) - -antidepressant medications that increase the amount of
monoamine neurotransmitter in synapses
MAOIs are most commonly prescribed for patients with social phobia.
They include the agents phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Emsam), tranylcypromine (Parnate), and
isocarboxazid (Marplan).
Advantages of MAOIs are low risk of dependence and less anticholinergic effect than TCAs
-drug metabolism - -the chemical alteration of a drug by the body
-How are most drugs removed from the body - -By the kidneys in urine
-Pharmacological Classes of Drugs of Abuse - -Alcohol
Cannabis
Depressants (benzos, barbituates)
Hallucinogens
Narcotics (heroin, methadone, opium)
Stimulants (coke, ecstasy)
Inhalants
