Peer Support Training Study UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the most researched form of stress reduction and how is it elicited? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Most stress experts recommend setting aside at least 10 to 20 minutes a day
for your relaxation practice.
What is the definition of recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is process of gaining control
over one's life and the direction they want it to go after a psychiatric diagnosis and the losses
often associated with diagnosis.
What is the difference between a recovery story and an illness story? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Recovery: is how one overcome the illness, a story of hope.
Illness: story is more about the diagnosis at the time, not yet recovered.
What is meant by the term "peer support" ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the act of people
who have had similar experiences with mental illnesses giving each other encouragement, hope,
assistance, guidance, and understanding that aids in recovery , it can be done anytime or
anywhere when two or more peers are in a mutual, supportive relationship.
What is the difference between peer support and peer support services? - CORRECT
ANSWER - peer support: is the act of people who have had similar experiences with
mental illnesses giving each other encouragement., hope, assistance, guidance, and
understanding that aids in recovery.
peer support services: are programs, discussions, events, groups,etc. within the mental health
system that are led by peer specialists and based on the philosophy of peer support. They take
place within the structure of an agency or organization and are provided as a service by a trained
peer specialist.
How does the role of a peer support specialist differ from that of a clinician? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ...The role of a peer support specialist and desired goals. Is a condition is a
professional in the field position has to service them into orientation, assisting him or her
, function under social contract of society. He or She also help in understanding the consumer
application of prescribed medication, symptom regression or progression after usage. To relate
relevant information to the consumer psychiatrist or psychologist.
The purpose of the Code of Ethics is to prevent us from abusing peer relationships for consumer.
- CORRECT ANSWER - Any reason that could harm the consumer, peer specialist or
organization. This includes boundary issues, sexual relationships, financial situations,
manipulation,etc.
What kinds of " intimate" relationship would violate the code of ethics? - CORRECT
ANSWER -
Why is the absence of negative messages more important than the presence of positive
messages? - CORRECT ANSWER - * It takes many more positive messages to counteract
one negative message.
* Internalized negative messages become internalized beliefs, making it so that one's radar will
block positive messages.
* Negative messages reinforce negative self- image and self -talk.
What are negative messages? What are some of the subtle way that negative messages are sent in
mental health program? - CORRECT ANSWER - * No person -centered planning or
setting own goals.
* Absence of peer support or peer support groups.
* What job duties peers are offered (i.e. not peer support jobs.)
At a mental health program what things would you see that would tell you if the program was
promoting recovery or not? What is a Recovery Enhancing Environment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - * Doing " for" consumers rather than " with"
* If they are strengths-based
* Person centered planning present?
* Person- first language use.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is the most researched form of stress reduction and how is it elicited? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Most stress experts recommend setting aside at least 10 to 20 minutes a day
for your relaxation practice.
What is the definition of recovery? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is process of gaining control
over one's life and the direction they want it to go after a psychiatric diagnosis and the losses
often associated with diagnosis.
What is the difference between a recovery story and an illness story? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Recovery: is how one overcome the illness, a story of hope.
Illness: story is more about the diagnosis at the time, not yet recovered.
What is meant by the term "peer support" ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the act of people
who have had similar experiences with mental illnesses giving each other encouragement, hope,
assistance, guidance, and understanding that aids in recovery , it can be done anytime or
anywhere when two or more peers are in a mutual, supportive relationship.
What is the difference between peer support and peer support services? - CORRECT
ANSWER - peer support: is the act of people who have had similar experiences with
mental illnesses giving each other encouragement., hope, assistance, guidance, and
understanding that aids in recovery.
peer support services: are programs, discussions, events, groups,etc. within the mental health
system that are led by peer specialists and based on the philosophy of peer support. They take
place within the structure of an agency or organization and are provided as a service by a trained
peer specialist.
How does the role of a peer support specialist differ from that of a clinician? - CORRECT
ANSWER - ...The role of a peer support specialist and desired goals. Is a condition is a
professional in the field position has to service them into orientation, assisting him or her
, function under social contract of society. He or She also help in understanding the consumer
application of prescribed medication, symptom regression or progression after usage. To relate
relevant information to the consumer psychiatrist or psychologist.
The purpose of the Code of Ethics is to prevent us from abusing peer relationships for consumer.
- CORRECT ANSWER - Any reason that could harm the consumer, peer specialist or
organization. This includes boundary issues, sexual relationships, financial situations,
manipulation,etc.
What kinds of " intimate" relationship would violate the code of ethics? - CORRECT
ANSWER -
Why is the absence of negative messages more important than the presence of positive
messages? - CORRECT ANSWER - * It takes many more positive messages to counteract
one negative message.
* Internalized negative messages become internalized beliefs, making it so that one's radar will
block positive messages.
* Negative messages reinforce negative self- image and self -talk.
What are negative messages? What are some of the subtle way that negative messages are sent in
mental health program? - CORRECT ANSWER - * No person -centered planning or
setting own goals.
* Absence of peer support or peer support groups.
* What job duties peers are offered (i.e. not peer support jobs.)
At a mental health program what things would you see that would tell you if the program was
promoting recovery or not? What is a Recovery Enhancing Environment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - * Doing " for" consumers rather than " with"
* If they are strengths-based
* Person centered planning present?
* Person- first language use.
