Test Bank

Chapter 9: Gambling Disorders (Rory Reid, Jacquelene Moghaddam, and Timothy Fong)

Multiple Choice

1. What is gambling?

a. A disorder

b. Misuse of personal funds

c. Making money illegally

*d. Wagering on an event to win money or goods

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

2. What two factors define gambling behaviors?

a. Problem gambling and winning goods illegally

b. Gambling involvement and health care

*c. Gambling-related problems and gambling involvement

d. Wagering and winning goods or money

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

3. What are the three groups of gamblers?

a. Addicted, pathological, and compulsive gamblers

*b. Social, problem, and compulsive gamblers

c. Social, addicted, and compulsive gamblers

d. Pathalogical, addicted, and problem gamblers

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

4. Which type of gamblers can control time and money spent?

*a. Social gambler

b. Problem gambler

c. Addicted gambler

d. Compulsive gambler

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

5. Which type of gamblers makes up the largest group?

a. Pathological gamblers

b. Compulsive/addicted gamblers

*c. Social/recreational gamblers

d. Problem Gamblers

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

6. What are two consequences of problem gambling?

a. Legal challenges and fewer children

*b. Relationship discord and financial problems

c. Emotional distress and low education

d. Increase in crime rates and low energy levels

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: MC

7. What three items are often collected during an assessment for gambling disorders?

*a. Personal history, collateral information, and a self-reporting questionnaire

b. Information from family, financial ability to pay, and a urine sample

c. Collateral information from family, medical records, and education data

d. Biological information, psychological Information, and social Information

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Perspective

Question Type: MC

8. What are the abbreviations of the three assessment tools used with problem gamblers?

a. NODS, PGSI, and PUS

b. PUS, IPS, and AGG

c. NODS, SA, and GS

*d. NODS-SA, SOGS, and PGSI

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Perspective – Common Assessment Tools

Question Type: MC

9. Which explanation model has three subtypes?

a. Systems model

*b. Pathways model

c. Biopsychosocial model

d. Theory model

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Models Explaining Cause of Gambling Disorders

Question Type: MC

10. What are the two predominant integrative explanation models for working with clients with a gambling disorder?

*a. Biopsychosocial model and pathways model

b. Pathways model and social model

c. Antisocial model and social change model

d. Critical model and systems model

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Models explaining cause of gambling disorders

Question Type: MC

True/False

1. Middle-aged females are an at-risk group for gambling disorders.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Perspective: Group at-risk

Question Type: TF

2. Co-occurring psychiatric and mood disorders are two risk factors for problem gambling.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge or Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Perspective – Risk Factors

Question Type: TF

3. Persons most at risk for gambling disorders are those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic minorities, and people with physical disabilities.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Micro Perspective – Diversity Considerations

Question Type: TF

4. The pathways model has five subtypes.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Models explaining cause of gambling disorders

Question Type: TF

5. Antisocial impulsivity subtype involves the absence of premorbid psychopathological changes with impaired control over gambling results.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Models explaining cause of gambling disorder

Question Type: TF

6. Brief treatment models for problem gambling may include 12-step groups and self-help workbooks.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Treatment Interventions

Question Type: TF

7. There is only one treatment method used with all gambling disorders.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Treatment Interventions

Question Type: TF

8. The federal Food and Drug Administration has announced an opioid receptor as the approved medication for pathological gambling.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Pharmacological Treatments

Question Type: TF

9. All 50 U.S. states have funded problem gambling treatment programs.

a. True

*b. False

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Macro Perspective

Question Type: TF

10. Two components of mindfulness are the self-regulation of attention and adoption of orientation toward present experience.

*a. True

b. False

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mindfulness Mediation Intervention

Question Type: TF

Short Answer

Type: S

1. What three aspects are brought to awareness in mindfulness practice for nonjudgmental acceptance in the present moment?

*a. The three aspects of mindfulness practice that are brought into awareness for nonjudgmental acceptance are thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Mindfulness Mediation Interventions

Question Type: SA

Type: S

2. Identify and describe two interventions that have been known to work with problem gamblers in overcoming treatment barriers.

*a. The two interventions that have been known to work with problem gamblers are financial counseling and the early engagement of family members. These two interventions have been known to work because many clients have never learned money management and their families often suffer many negative consequences from their behavior and actions.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: SA

Type: S

3. Identify two actions social workers can take if they encounter issues of transference or countertransference with problem gamblers.

*a. Two actions social workers can take if they encounter issues of transference or countertransference with problem gamblers are to seek supervision and to consult with peers.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: SA

Essay

Type: E

1. Compare and contrast activities a social worker may engage in on behalf of problem gamblers at the mezzo and macro levels.

*a. The mezzo level and macro levels of social work are different in that the mezzo level involves families and local communities to affect change while the macro level often involves organizations, governmental bodies, policy, and federal scopes of work. As such, if a social worker were engaged in activities at both levels, mezzo level work would focus on bringing awareness of local resources, advocating for local change in policies when local laws are violated, promoting events, bringing attention to problem gambling, and/or working with local drug courts. At the macro level, work shifts from local to national, regional, or international work. The practitioner will collaborate to help in the monitoring and regulation of the gaming industry, publicizing, and exploring policy growth.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Mezzo and Macro Perspective

Question Type: ESS

Type: E

2. Explain what a gambling diversion program is, why it is used, and the type of treatment for which it is used.

*a. Gambling diversion programs were created as a result of policies established for pathological gamblers who committed crimes related to their disorder. It is considered effective when used with persons who may benefit from rehabilitation instead of incarceration.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Macro Perspective

Question Type: ESS

Type: E

3. Identify the three groups of gamblers and describe the differences between them.

*a. The three groups of gamblers are social, problem, and compulsive/pathological gamblers. They are similar in that all are participating in the activity of wagering to win money or goods. Social gamblers can control the time and money spent on gambling. They are the largest group of gamblers. Problem gamblers have experienced some consequence or multiple consequences from gambling such as neglect or debt, but they still believe they can stop on their own. This group differs from compulsive gamblers who cannot stop gambling on their own. They meet the DSM-5 criteria for a gambling disorder as they have suffered from significant gambling consequences.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Introduction

Question Type: ESS