Chapter 8: Recovery Skills

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The chemical use history is completed to help move past denial and shore up diagnosis. Questions involve which of the following?

A. when they started using the drug

B. how do they use the drug

C. where do they get the drugs

D. what is their parents drinking/using history

Learning Objective: 8-2: Discuss how counselors capture a client’s chemical use history.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Chemical Use History

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Clients may encounter feelings of shame and humiliation when presenting their drug history to groups. When this occurs, the counselor should ______.

A. remind clients how powerless they are

B. ensure the feelings resonate

C. help the group to support them through these feelings

D. hug the clients

Learning Objective: 8-2: Discuss how counselors capture a client’s chemical use history.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Chemical Use History

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Clients may avoid feelings of fear associated with their addiction by ______.

A. manipulating

B. committing

C. blaming

D. trusting

Learning Objective: 8-3: Describe the honesty exercise.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Honesty

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. When clients lie, they ______.

A. feel guilty

B. uncover denial self-statements

C. cannot use facts to solve problems

D. may go crazy, get sick, and use drugs

Learning Objective: 8-3: Describe the honesty exercise.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Honesty

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Much of what we learn of love, trust, and commitment is sourced in ______.

A. marriage

B. the first romantic relationship

C. the first relationship with their primary caregivers

D. our moral code

Learning Objective: 8-4: Identify the difference between love, trust, and commitment.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Love, Trust, and Commitment

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Most clients “lapse” within ______ of leaving treatment.

A. 1 year

B. 1 month

C. 3 months

D. 6 months

Learning Objective: 8-9: Describe relapse prevention and identify stressors.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relapse Prevention

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. Feelings give ______ and ______ for movement.

A. motivation; incentive

B. energy; direction

C. reward; punishment

D. purpose; cause

Learning Objective: 8-5: Explain how chemically dependent people treat their feelings.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Feelings

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. The feelings exercise (Appendix 10) helps connect clients to the ______ that accompanies each feeling.

A. trigger

B. physical cue

C. image

D. thought

Learning Objective: 8-5: Explain how chemically dependent people treat their feelings.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Feelings

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. According to the book, impulse control problems resulting in acting to quickly on emotions can ______.

A. purge negativity

B. make clients vulnerable to relapse

C. complicate relationships

D. trigger physical cues

Learning Objective: 8-5: Explain how chemically dependent people treat their feelings.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Feelings

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Which of the following skills are critical to healthy relationships?

A. personal space

B. stability

C. working

D. communication

Learning Objective: 8-6: Describe how to develop relationship skills with a client, including addictive relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relationship Skills

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Commitment means ______.

A. monogamy

B. stability over time

C. never having to say, “I’m sorry”

D. declaration of love

Learning Objective: 8-6: Describe how to develop relationship skills with a client, including addictive relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Relationship Skills

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Unhealthy relationships are fueled by ______ that the clients mistake for love.

A. sexual motivators

B. powerful sexual feelings

C. the confusion between sex and love

D. emotionally chaotic interactions

Learning Objective: 8-6: Describe how to develop relationship skills with a client, including addictive relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Addictive Relationship

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. ______ are symbols of thoughts and feelings.

A. Dreams

B. Images

C. Words

D. Songs

Learning Objective: 8-7: List the different communication skills clients need to practice.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Communication Skills

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. Approximately ______ of clients will begin using their drug of choice within 1 year of treatment.

A. two thirds

B. one half

C. one third

D. one quarter

Learning Objective: 8-9: Describe relapse prevention and identify stressors.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Relapse Prevention

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Stress is a physiological response to a stressor. It can be caused by ______.

A. frustration

B. blame

C. anger

D. procrastination

Learning Objective: 8-9: Describe relapse prevention and identify stressors.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Stress Management

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Often homework is used in treatment to educated clients on recovery tools.

Learning Objective: 8-1: Understand why recovery skills are client homework.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Recovery Skills

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Most clients are eager to present a detailed history of their use in treatment.

Learning Objective: 8-2: Discuss how counselors capture a client’s chemical use history.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Chemical Use History

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. The author indicates most addicts do not feel guilt when lying to others.

Learning Objective: 8-3: Describe the honesty exercise.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Honesty

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. All feelings are motivators.

Learning Objective: 8-5: Explain how chemically dependent people treat their feelings.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Feelings

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Love is a strong feeling.

Learning Objective: 8-6: Describe how to develop relationship skills with a client, including addictive relationships.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Relationship Skills

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer

1. The author indicates “homework” is essential to treatment. Why is this?

Learning Objective: 8-1: Understand why recovery skills are client homework.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Recovery Skills

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Poor impulse control can leave clients vulnerable to relapse. Why is this? What other problems may a client who has poor impulse control skills encounter?

Learning Objective: 8-8: Recognize how to work with clients who have poor self-discipline and understand how to help a client control impulses.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Impulse Control

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. The book sites an alarming percentage of clients who relapse after treatment. What are some skills you would aim to enhance in clients to best insulate them from this?

Learning Objective: 8-9: Describe relapse prevention and identify stressors.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Relapse Prevention

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. We have already discussed different cognitive and behavioral therapies and individual and group therapies? Is this enough to fend off stress? What else should be included? Why?

Learning Objective: 8-9: Describe relapse prevention and identify stressors.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Stress Management

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. How can a client develop skills to lessen the chance of relapse while still in treatment?

Learning Objective: 8-9: Describe relapse prevention and identify stressors.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Relapse Prevention

Difficulty Level: Medium