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A key factor for counselors to consider is that in a A: be alert and understand the power relationship
counseling relationship, the counselor has
differential power. One of the best safeguards is:
a. To be alert and understand the power
relationship.
b. To utilize the different power to motivate the
client.
c. To realize the importance of this power in client
interventions.
d. To use differential power to get the client to try
new behaviors.


Common counselor mistake when conducting Moving too quickly from data collecting to treatment planning
assessment


Marlatt's Model of Relapse Process Marlatt and Gordon suggests that both immediate determinants (e.g.,
high-risk situations, coping skills, outcome expectancies, and the
abstinence violation effect) and covert antecedents (e.g., lifestyle
factors and urges and cravings) can contribute to relapse.

,All of the following are goals of person-centered Teaching clients to formulate and carry out plans to change their
therapy EXCEPT: behavior.
a. Teaching clients to formulate and carry out
plans to change their behavior.
b. Focusing on the person instead of the
presenting problem.
c. Assisting clients in enhancing their coping skills.
d. Individualizing the treatment plan.


Therapeutic communities differ from Synanon a. These communities try to return clients to society.
because:
a. These communities try to return clients to
society.
b. These communities are based on individual
psychotherapy rather than group encounter.
c. These communities keep the patients busy
rather than engaging in contemplative thought.
d. These communities rely on professional
psychologists rather than former addicts or
abusers.


Synanon Cult from 1913 - 1997. First ever self-help no doctors drug rehab
program. Controversial - became a religion.

,During the assessment process, your alcohol and The Beck Depression Scale, the MAST test, and the MMPI.
tranquilizer abusing client reveals a history of self-
destructiveness when frustrated and an inability to
delay impulses. The MOST appropriate assessment
battery in this case is:
a. The Beck Depression Scale, the MAST test, and
the MMPI.
b. The Beck Depression Scale, the MAST test, and
the Stanford-Binet.
c. The MAST test, the Strong-Campbell, and the
Stanford-Binet.
d. The MMPI, the Strong-Campbell, and the
Stanford-Binet.


MAST Michigan Alcohol Screening Test


Stanford-Binet Test The Stanford-Binet test is a examination meant to gauge intelligence
through five factors of cognitive ability. These five factors include fluid
reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing
and working memory. Both verbal and nonverbal responses are
measured. Each of the five factors is given a weight and the combined
score is often reduced to a ratio known commonly as the intelligence
quotient, or IQ.

, MMPI Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: most common
psychometric test devised to assess personality traits and
psychopathology.


Disease Model (or Medical Model) of Addiction The disease model of addiction is a theory that views addiction as a
chronic brain disease, rather than a moral failing or lack of willpower
(includes concepts of tolerance, reward pathways, cravings, etc)


Reward Pathways the neural pathways believed to be associated with positive
reinforcement, including memory and behavior pathways.


Stages of Substance Use Disorders 1: Initial use
2: Misuse
3: Tolerance
4: Dependence
5:Addiction
6: Relapse


Stages of SUD (Stage 1) Initial Use: substance is taken for the first time


Stages of SUD (stage 2) Misuse: frequent misuse, negative consequences


Stages of SUD (stage 3) Tolerance: requires larger amounts of substance to achieve desired
effects

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