PCN 100 FINAL EXAM (TOPICS 5-7)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
What is the impact of SUD on different cultural groups (including disabled) - ANS -
colonization -> rise in SUD in native Americans
- higher substance use rates associated w/ lower economic status & low education which can be
associated w/ minorities
SUD assessment and treatment for different cultural groups (including disabled) - ANS -
recognizing and addressing cultural, social, and factors that may influence one's treatment & do
your best to make client feel comfortable addressing these factors
- clients' experiences of culture precede and influence their clinical experience
- Take time to understand each client's explanatory model of illness and health
- culture may affect: perceptions of health, illness and death, beliefs about causes of disease,
approaches to health promotion, how illness and pain are experienced and expressed, where,
when and how patients seek help, and the types of treatment patients prefer.
Purpose of prevention programs/benefits - ANS - boost protective factors
- eliminate/reduce risk factors
- applicable to various ages
- group or individual
- increase societal awareness, reduce stigma
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, What is involved in aftercare? - ANS - group therapy, AA to hold accountability
- identify and build healthy coping skills for triggers (stress, environmental changes, relationship
issues, people around them using, financial issues)
- individual therapy - to break down barriers and continue progression, possible family therapy
to hold accountability
- frequently assess progress
- Prepare for PAWS (Post-acute
withdrawal syndrome) & learn coping skills for symptoms
- Avoid old routines
- Begin building healthy sober
relationships
- Develop a structured schedule
Purpose of self help groups - ANS - connect w/ others w/ same experiences
- hold accountability
- build healthy sober relationships
- can lift up one another
What is RP? - ANS - Relapse prevention refers to action taken by someone in recovery or their
parents, friends, and therapists that includes sensing warning signs of relapse before they occur.
- CBT treatments that include mindfulness, practicing refusal skills, identifying triggers, building
healthy coping skills, and rerouting negative thoughts
- involves responsibility from person in recovery as well as people in their circle
What goes into a good RP plan? - ANS - self-assessment - assessing SUD history
- determining signs that could lead to relapse (periods of high stress, new job changes,
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED
2025/2026.
What is the impact of SUD on different cultural groups (including disabled) - ANS -
colonization -> rise in SUD in native Americans
- higher substance use rates associated w/ lower economic status & low education which can be
associated w/ minorities
SUD assessment and treatment for different cultural groups (including disabled) - ANS -
recognizing and addressing cultural, social, and factors that may influence one's treatment & do
your best to make client feel comfortable addressing these factors
- clients' experiences of culture precede and influence their clinical experience
- Take time to understand each client's explanatory model of illness and health
- culture may affect: perceptions of health, illness and death, beliefs about causes of disease,
approaches to health promotion, how illness and pain are experienced and expressed, where,
when and how patients seek help, and the types of treatment patients prefer.
Purpose of prevention programs/benefits - ANS - boost protective factors
- eliminate/reduce risk factors
- applicable to various ages
- group or individual
- increase societal awareness, reduce stigma
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, What is involved in aftercare? - ANS - group therapy, AA to hold accountability
- identify and build healthy coping skills for triggers (stress, environmental changes, relationship
issues, people around them using, financial issues)
- individual therapy - to break down barriers and continue progression, possible family therapy
to hold accountability
- frequently assess progress
- Prepare for PAWS (Post-acute
withdrawal syndrome) & learn coping skills for symptoms
- Avoid old routines
- Begin building healthy sober
relationships
- Develop a structured schedule
Purpose of self help groups - ANS - connect w/ others w/ same experiences
- hold accountability
- build healthy sober relationships
- can lift up one another
What is RP? - ANS - Relapse prevention refers to action taken by someone in recovery or their
parents, friends, and therapists that includes sensing warning signs of relapse before they occur.
- CBT treatments that include mindfulness, practicing refusal skills, identifying triggers, building
healthy coping skills, and rerouting negative thoughts
- involves responsibility from person in recovery as well as people in their circle
What goes into a good RP plan? - ANS - self-assessment - assessing SUD history
- determining signs that could lead to relapse (periods of high stress, new job changes,
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