COUC 691 9,10,11

COUC 691 9,10,11

COUC 691 Quiz 9

1. According to Von Steen, Vaac, and Strickland, approximately what percentage of alcoholics experience depression and anxiety?
2. According to SAMHSA, having an on-site prescribing psychiatrist is crucial to sustaining recovery and stable functioning for people with comorbid disorders and has been shown to improve treatment retention and decrease substance use.
3. There are high financial and social costs associated with co-occurring disorders. Such costs include increased health care and hospitalization costs, less satisfying family relationships, and poorer treatment outcomes.
4. The culture of the client is an important issue to address starting during the treatment phase.
5. A report generated by the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N- SSATS) indicated that (25%) of those seeking treatment for SUDs have been diagnosed as having a co-occurring mental disorder
6. For those counselors who work with addictive and SUDs clients within a Twelve Step model, they should be familiar with which of the following texts:
7. Which of the following are important activities for counselors who work with addictions and SUDs within a Twelve Step model to engage clients in?
8. Which of the following ethnic group received a higher rate of comorbid diagnosis?
9. When treating SUDs, professionals need to pay attention to client predisposing factors such as a parental history of alcohol abuse, risk taking, and a diagnosis of ADHD.
10. The APA (2018) has recognized the need for additional patient assessment measures to assist in treatment planning. Therefore, they have developed:

COUC 691 Quiz 10

1. ASGW recommends which of the following specific training as minimum requirements to leading psychoeducational or psychotherapeutic group:
2. Family members of addicts should be provided an opportunity to come together to share their experiences, discuss problems, provide encouragement, and learn to cope more effectively with various concerns.
3. An understanding of gender from a developmental and cultural perspective, as well as an awareness of the implications inherent in that perspective is a critical attribute of the group counselor working with addictions.
4. A visual representation of a person’s family tree created with lines, words, and geometric figures that may reveal patterns of addiction, codependence, or other problem
5. Typically facilitated by mental health professionals, psychologists, social workers, or certified alcohol and drug counselors, these counseling groups typically improve psychological functioning and the adjustment of the members.
6. Group counselors must guarantee that there will be no breaches of confidentiality.
7. Rationalization is the chronic use of excuses to support both addiction and the feelings of inadequacy that lead to destructive acting and behaving.
8. Typically led by a volunteer, this type of counseling group helps members cope with problems while providing support to one another.
9. The ACA Code of Ethics states that counselors may only practice within areas in which they have received the necessary education, training, experience, and supervision.
10. A type of counseling group that commonly includes planned interventions that focus on specific issues is commonly referred to as:

COUC 691 Quiz 11

1. The obsessive disinhibition form of craving is the result of dysfunction in the neurotransmitter system.
2. Which of the following is not one of the four pharmacokinetic processes?
3. A first line agent is a proven medication that is typically given first to a patient.
4. The correct definition of polytherapy is:
5. There are no known considerable cross-ethnic variations in drug effects.
6. The term endogenous means:
7. The term pharmacodynamics means:
8. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter.
9. There exists no scientific evidence that one can “treat a drug with a drug.”
10. Anxiolytics are the class of medication used to treat depression.