Chapter 12: Adolescent Treatment

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. At what age does an adolescent begin to get a sense of who they are?

A. 13

B. 15

C. 17

D. 18

Learning Objective: 12-1: Recognize why adolescent treatment is different from adult treatment and summarize the phases of adolescent treatment.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Adolescent Treatment

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. ______ are the primary sex hormones in boys and ______ is in girls.

A. Testosterone; estrogen

B. Estrogen; androgen

C. Human growth hormone (HGH); ovarians

D. Androgen; estrogen

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Puberty

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. What, still developing, section of the adolescent brain is responsible for prioritizing, planning, and resisting primitive impulses?

A. cerebellum

B. sympathetic nervous system

C. central nervous system (CNS)

D. prefrontal cortex

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Ages 16 to 19

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. The average age of onset for drug alcohol use in the United States is ______.

A. under 11 years old

B. around 12 years

C. around 14 years (entry into high school)

D. around 16 years

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Chemically Dependent Adolescent

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Adolescent addiction can occur quickly, this is due to ______.

A. rapid tolerance phenomenon

B. family history of substance addictions

C. immature emotional development

D. hormones exacerbate tolerance

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Chemically Dependent Adolescent

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. A common incentive program embedded into adolescent treatment is ______.

A. friends’ visits

B. phone privileges

C. free time

D. points system

Learning Objective: 12-4: Explain the point system.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Point System

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Continuing care should include a(n) ______.

A. 90-day no-use contract

B. 180-day no use contract

C. 1-year follow-up plan

D. 5-year follow-up plan

Learning Objective: 12-9: Understand how continuing education works with a continuing care plan and behavioral contract.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Continuing Care

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. According to the text, peer pressure comes in two forms ______ and ______.

A. same sex; opposite sex

B. older peers; younger peers

C. using situations; encouraged to use by using friends

D. using friends; sober friends

Learning Objective: 12-8: Discuss how group therapy is different with adolescents, especially because of peer pressure.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Peer Pressure

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. Continuing with education is critical to adolescent treatment for which of the following reasons?

A. Quitting is new behavior.

B. School is an opportunity to develop self-esteem.

C. School can coordinate treatment with educational treatment plans.

D. Few are dropouts, so assessments are not needed.

Learning Objective: 12-9: Understand how continuing education works with a continuing care plan and behavioral contract.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Continuing Education

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. An adolescent treatment program should promote exercise “at a training heart rate” how often?

A. daily

B. weekly

C. at least three times/week

D. every other day

Learning Objective: 12-5: Describe the primary elements in adolescent treatment, including the importance of rules, honesty, and exercise, as well as the need for communication skills.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Exercise

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Early maturing girls are more likely to ______.

A. be well adjusted

B. communicate emotions effectively

C. smoke and drink

D. have less problems in school

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Puberty

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. Early maturing boys are more likely to ______.

A. feel good about their changes

B. communicate emotions effectively

C. smoke and drink

D. be depressed

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Puberty

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. A support group that teaches ______ is an essential component of adolescent treatment.

A. family of origin

B. 12 steps

C. parenting skills

D. pharmacology

Learning Objective: 12-10: Identify the role of the parents support group.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Parents Support Group

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. In a behavioral contract, it is best for points to be exchanged ______.

A. before every weekend

B. after every weekend

C. daily

D. weekly

Learning Objective: 12-9: Understand how continuing education works with a continuing care plan and behavioral contract.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Behavioral Contract

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. Continuing care plans should include ______.

A. a meetings log

B. scheduled drug screens

C. an attorney

D. an appointment for failure

Learning Objective: 12-9: Understand how continuing education works with a continuing care plan and behavioral contract.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Continuing Care

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Most adolescents are well adjusted.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Normal Adolescent

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Boys have more negative body image issues than girls.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Puberty

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Adolescents want to be loved no matter what they say.

Learning Objective: 12-6: Understand that the adolescent needs to learn how to have fun in sobriety and how reinforcers can be used for that purpose.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Reinforcers

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Youth who begin substance use prior to 14 years are more likely to become dependent.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Chemically Dependent Adolescent

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Adolescents have less difficulty with spirituality than adults.

Learning Objective: 12-7: State the role of spirituality in treatment for adolescents.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Spirituality

Difficulty Level: Easy

Short Answer

1. Explain why family involvement is so critical to adolescent treatment. What are some key elements of a family program?

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Puberty

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. The book identifies that early and late blooming adolescents may encounter types of problems. What are some issues that early blooming adolescent girls may have that are different from late developing adolescent girls?

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Puberty

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. What does the book identify as key strategies for enhancing adolescent communication skills?

Learning Objective: 12-5: Describe the primary elements in adolescent treatment, including the importance of rules, honesty, and exercise, as well as the need for communication skills.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Communication Skills

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. An adolescent treatment program would do well to have a challenging exercise program. What are some benefits of this?

Learning Objective: 12-5: Describe the primary elements in adolescent treatment, including the importance of rules, honesty, and exercise, as well as the need for communication skills.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Exercise

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Describe some of the characteristics of healthy adolescence cited in the text.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Describe the normal adolescent, including the characteristics of puberty.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: The Normal Adolescent

Difficulty Level: Hard