Answers
Which of the following is the BEST description of a drug? - Answer-A substance taken
for a desired effect[other than food, water, or air].
Psychoactive drugs are drugs that.... - Answer-Alter behavior or mood.
The magnitude of a drug's effect is.... - Answer-The rate of absorption of the drug in the
user's system
The reliability of a drug refers to ... - Answer-The drug being what the user intended to
purchase.
What does metabolism do? - Answer-Alters the composition of a drug.
Which of the following is the MOST commonly used sedative-hypnotic drug? - Answer-
Alcohol
Alcohol causes - Answer-Increased breathing at low levels
How long might the effects of a psychedelic drug last? - Answer-8-10 hours
Marijuana is eliminated from the body mainly via... - Answer-feces
To which of the following has long term cocaine use sometimes been linked? - Answer-
Psychosis
Which of the following is a significant difference between case finding and ongoing
services? - Answer-Case finding does not always include treatment, but ongoing
services do
Which of the following is the primary goal of the helping relationship between patient
and counselor? - Answer-Changing the patient's behavior
In counseling what does immediacy refer to? - Answer-Dealing with feelings in the here
and now. Deals with the counselor and patient working through feelings in a counseling
relationship.
In counseling reflection usually involves..... - Answer-responding to feelings
You ask your patient about a particularly painful experience when the patient struck his
or her domestic partner. The patient speaks of the experience in a fact based, rational
tone. What is the patient doing? - Answer-Resistance
, Which of the following is a critical component of individual counseling - Answer-That
there are only two people present during the counseling session.
The issues of time, purpose, confidential are parts of the what? - Answer-Structuring the
counseling relationship
Defining patient goals takes place during which point in counseling? - Answer-Within the
assessment stage
The intervention stage of treatment primarily focuses on - Answer-Easing out of the
counseling relationship
In group therapy, which of the following is the best choice for characteristics of
counselors and patients - Answer-Empathy and concreteness
In group treatment, direct communication refers to - Answer-Sharing one's feelings
about the other person, and using the pronoun when speaking
What is role reversal? - Answer-Trading roles with another in the group
A post session technique in group therapy does what? - Answer-Reinforces insights
Which of the following stages of a family dealing with substance-abuse includes denial,
disorganization, and solution finding? - Answer-Adjustment
In which stage the family members take on the responsibilities of a substance abuser -
Answer-Reorganization
The treatment plan should be - Answer-Develop together with both therapist and patient
Confidentiality rules do not include... - Answer-Confidentiality applies to all patient
information
You and your patient are attracted to each other. When can you ethically enter into a
romantic relationship? - Answer-Never
Your patient does not seem to be meeting treatment goals after a substantial period of
time in therapy, what should you do? - Answer-Terminate therapy and refer the patient
to another therapist
Your patient is a spiritual faith that is counter to your own. You should... - Answer-
Continue treatment, being respectful of the patient's beliefs.