CARN-AP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT!!
,Who is credited with the Disease Model - ANSWER - E.M. Jellinek
Disease Model - ANSWER - originally applied to alcohol
- addiction is a primary disease
- exists in and of itself and is not secondary to some other condition
Biopsychosocial Model - ANSWER - both a philosophy of clinical care and practical
clinical guide
- understanding how suffering, disease and illness are affected by multiple levels of
organizations
- societal to molecular
- understanding the pt's subjective experience as an essential contributor to accurate
dx, health outcomes and humane care
Clinician - ANSWER - individual client care
- care of a group of clients
- counselor
Consultant - ANSWER - expert in field of addictions
Educator - ANSWER - client education
- education of other nurses
Leadership/Management - ANSWER - leader in field of addictions
- manager in some circumstances
Researcher - ANSWER - conducts/participates in research
- utilizes research evidence in practice
AA step 1 - ANSWER - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives
had become unmanageable.
AA step 2 - ANSWER - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could
restore us to sanity.
AA step 3 - ANSWER - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of
God as we understood Him.
, AA step 11 - ANSWER - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our
conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His
will for us and the power to carry that out.
AA step 12 - ANSWER - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps,
we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our
affairs.
Defense mechanisms - ANSWER - repression
- projection
- denial
- displacement
- intellectualization
- rationalization
Behavior therapy - ANSWER - focuses on the learned aspects of behavior
General assumption of underlying behavior in Behavior Therapy - ANSWER - much
behavior is termed sick, pathological or maladaptive and is acquired by conditioning or
observational learning
Three basic types of therapies in Behavior Therapy - ANSWER - systematic
desensitization
- behavior modification
- assertiveness training
Behavioral Theory focuses on - ANSWER - observable behaviors
In behavioral therapy the client determines ______, therapist helps ______ - ANSWER
- goals
- develop the treatment plan
In Behavioral Theory, behavior is - ANSWER - learned and conditioned by external
influences through reinforcement, thus behavior can be unlearned
In Behavioral Theory, abnormal behavior is - ANSWER - equated to faulty learning.
Behavior Theory deals with - ANSWER - present behaviors
Behavior Theory goals - ANSWER - eliminate maladaptive behavior and assist in
learning new patterns
100% CORRECT!!
,Who is credited with the Disease Model - ANSWER - E.M. Jellinek
Disease Model - ANSWER - originally applied to alcohol
- addiction is a primary disease
- exists in and of itself and is not secondary to some other condition
Biopsychosocial Model - ANSWER - both a philosophy of clinical care and practical
clinical guide
- understanding how suffering, disease and illness are affected by multiple levels of
organizations
- societal to molecular
- understanding the pt's subjective experience as an essential contributor to accurate
dx, health outcomes and humane care
Clinician - ANSWER - individual client care
- care of a group of clients
- counselor
Consultant - ANSWER - expert in field of addictions
Educator - ANSWER - client education
- education of other nurses
Leadership/Management - ANSWER - leader in field of addictions
- manager in some circumstances
Researcher - ANSWER - conducts/participates in research
- utilizes research evidence in practice
AA step 1 - ANSWER - We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives
had become unmanageable.
AA step 2 - ANSWER - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could
restore us to sanity.
AA step 3 - ANSWER - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of
God as we understood Him.
, AA step 11 - ANSWER - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our
conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His
will for us and the power to carry that out.
AA step 12 - ANSWER - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps,
we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our
affairs.
Defense mechanisms - ANSWER - repression
- projection
- denial
- displacement
- intellectualization
- rationalization
Behavior therapy - ANSWER - focuses on the learned aspects of behavior
General assumption of underlying behavior in Behavior Therapy - ANSWER - much
behavior is termed sick, pathological or maladaptive and is acquired by conditioning or
observational learning
Three basic types of therapies in Behavior Therapy - ANSWER - systematic
desensitization
- behavior modification
- assertiveness training
Behavioral Theory focuses on - ANSWER - observable behaviors
In behavioral therapy the client determines ______, therapist helps ______ - ANSWER
- goals
- develop the treatment plan
In Behavioral Theory, behavior is - ANSWER - learned and conditioned by external
influences through reinforcement, thus behavior can be unlearned
In Behavioral Theory, abnormal behavior is - ANSWER - equated to faulty learning.
Behavior Theory deals with - ANSWER - present behaviors
Behavior Theory goals - ANSWER - eliminate maladaptive behavior and assist in
learning new patterns
