Mac Exam Study Guide

MAC EXAM STUDY GUIDE




Linking70-70answer--Leader70assists70members70in70recognizing70similarities

Blocking70-70answer--
Leadership70prevents70unfocused70members70from70being70disruptive70or70preventing70t
hem70from70monopolizing70discussion

Summarizing70-70answer--
Leaders70assist70member70in70raising70awareness70of70what70occurs70and70how70the70gr
oup70and70membership70have70changed

Alcoholics70Anonymous70(AA)70-70answer--Self-
help70group,70not70led70by70a70professional70or70paraprofessional

Direct70Advice70-70answer--
receiving70and70giving70suggestions70for70strategies70for70handling70problems

Interpersonal70learning70-70answer--
The70group70offers70many70and70varied70opportunities70for70interacting70with70other70pe
ople.70Insight70is70gained70regarding70how70one70perceives70and70is70being70perceived70
by70others.

Instillation70of70hope70-70answer--
The70leader70shares70optimism70about70successes70of70group70treatment,70and70memb
ers70share70their70improvements.

Imitative70behavior70-70answer--
members70may70copy70behavior70from70the70leader70or70peers70and70can70adopt70health
ier70habits

Interdependence70-70answer--
Also70called70"performing"70and70occurs70when70members70are70comfortable70with70one
70another70and70occupy70their70time70with70problem-
solving70and70engaging70with70one70another70for70the70group's70primary70purpose.

, Who70is70involved70with70program70orientation?70-70answer--
The70client's70immediate70family70and70significant70other70needs70to70be70present70if70po
ssible.70Counselor70would70be70involved.70
No70PO.

Chemical70drug70testing70-70answer--
Can70determine70specific70drugs70recently70used70by70client70and70is70the70most70accur
ate70way70to70determine70current70or70recent70use.70

Can't70replace70assessment70process70in70diagnosing70an70addiction70disorder

Psychoeducational70groups70-70answer--
Group70where70the70focus70is70on70the70leader70and70what70the70leader70is70presenting

Clinical70evaluation70-70answer--In70addictions70counseling70-
70the70systematic70approach70to70the70screening70and70assessment70process70in70which
70the70counselor70identifies70and70evaluates70the70individual's70presenting70issues70and7
0identifies70their70treatment70and70referral70needs.


Dependency70(group70stage)70-70answer--
Initial70stage70of70a70group.70Often70referred70to70as70"forming".70
Therapist70may70observe70a70dependency70on70the70therapist70for70direction70as70memb
ers70are70uncertain70of70themselves70and70look70to70leadership70for70direction.

Stages70of70Group70Development70-70answer--
forming70(dependency),70storming70(conflict),70norming70(cohesion),70performing70(inter
dependence),70adjourning

divided70dose70-70answer--
Type70of70dosage70when70The70total70amount70of70medication70is70administered70in70se
parate70doses

Total70dose70might70not70be70safe70or70half-
life70may70be70so70short70that70there70won't70be70an70effective70blood70level70over70the70
course70of70the70day

SUD70early70remission70-70answer--
lack70of70symptoms70with70the70possible70exception70of70cravings.

SUD70criteria70-70answer--
1.70taking70substance70in70larger70amounts70or70for70longer70than70you70meant70to
2.70wanting70to70cut70down70or70stop70using70the70substance70and70not70managing70to
3.70spending70a70lot70of70time70getting,70using,70or70recovering70
4.70cravings
5.70work,70home,70school
6.70problems70in70relationships