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drug and alcohol history Correct ans - quantity, frequency of use,
patterns over time and progression are necessary questions when taking the
client's what?
a problem statement, a goal statement, measurable objectives Correct
ans - a good treatment plan generally consists of what elements?
help the client identify his or her internal and external relapse triggers
Correct ans - when working with a client who has relapsed, it is most
important to do what?
level of psychoactive substance abuse Correct ans - the DAST is used
to assess a client's what?
evaluation Correct ans - the systematic process by which a client
becomes known to the addiction counselor and/or program is known as
what?
family history Correct ans - history of communication patterns and the
generation history of addiction and mental health problems are associated
with interview questions regarding what?
effective counseling Correct ans - interpersonal skills, less
confrontation and the frequent use of empathy are qualities that have
empirically found to be characteristics of what?
interpretation Correct ans - what response deals with the implicit part
of a client's message? (hint: differs from a listening response)
detoxification treatment programs Correct ans - what treatment
programs are not usually seen as a complete treatment process but as a
method of crisis intervention or a prelude to more extended treatment?
determine the presence of any dual disorders, ascertain whether the client is
a good fit for the treatment program, gather basic biographical information
about the client Correct ans - the purpose of the screening process
during an evaluation is to do what?
surprise confrontation, weakness confrontation, didactic confrontation
Correct ans - methods of confrontation include what?
, threatened and anxious Correct ans - counselor self-disclosure too
early in the treatment process can cause the client to feel what?
countertransference Correct ans - when an addiction counselor has
feelings and attitudes (some of which may be unconscious) toward a client,
what is this called?
unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another; redirection of
a therapist's feelings toward a patient, or more generally, as a therapist's
emotional entanglement with a patient.
summarization Correct ans - what is that counseling skill used to tie
together multiple elements or themes in the client's various messages?
continuing care plan Correct ans - establishing a clear system of
constant support to the client once he or she leaves treatment is referred to
as the what?
erroneous beliefs Correct ans - according to rational emotive
behavioral therapy, what contributes to the onset and maintenance of a
psychoactive substance use disorder?
person-centered therapy Correct ans - the belief that people are
capable, resourceful, trustworthy and capable of self-direction is consistent
with which counseling theory?
therapy in which the goal is to reach one's potential for self-actualization
gestalt therapy Correct ans - the belief that growth occurs out of a
genuine contact between the client and the addiction counselor, rather than
from the addiction counselor's interpretations or techniques is an important
principle in what therapy?
a humanistic psychotherapy that stresses awareness of feelings in the here
and now
motivational enhancement therapy Correct ans - produce rapid
internally motivated change and mobilize the patient's own resource for
change is a principle of which counseling therapy?
psychoanalytical therapy Correct ans - theories based on the adult
children of alcoholics and inner child are based on which counseling therapy?
levels of dissatisfaction, feelings of inferiority Correct ans - key
elements of adlerian therapy include what?
psychoanalytical therapy Correct ans - idea that clients with
psychoactive substance use disorders are strongly influenced by their inner,