What is the purpose of screening?
To determine the need for placement or referrals.
When a client has depression and repetitively thinks about being inadequate and worthless, this is described as
Rumination
Which therapeutic approach uses the miracle question technique?
Solution-focused
How much communication does nonverbal body language account for, according to research? (Percentage)
50%
At low doses, what does alcohol act as physiologically?
Stimulant
Genetic factors make up roughly what proportion of the risk for addiction?
One-half
The variable you manipulate or vary in an experimental study to explore its effects.
Independent Variable
Who is the psychologist who developed “Person-centered Therapy”?
Carl Rogers
What is the difference between HIV and AIDS.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS syndrome.
The suicide risk for individuals treated for alcohol use disorder is ____ times as high as among the general population.
Ten
This class of drug is used to treat addiction by mimicking the effects of the drug of abuse.
Agonists.
The “Strange Situation” by Mary Ainsworth was a study that examined _____
Attachment
The organ most damaged by cocaine abuse.
The heart.
How many levels of treatment placement are recognized by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)?
Four
The term double trouble, in reference to mutual self-help groups, refers to what?
Groups for individuals with both psychiatric and substance use issues.
What is the adolescent tendency to impulsivity and risk taking due to primarily?
Neurological immaturity.
Most common symptom of Wernicke’s encephalopathy.
Confusion.
The mnemonic DIG-FAST evaluates which psychological state?
Mania
What is the fundamental principle of ethical behavior that is known as “dealing truthfully with individuals with whom counselors come into professional contact”?
Veracity
What kind of drug does the term nootropic refer to?
Memory Enhancing
What does the word “formication” refer to?
A sensation of bugs crawling under the skin.
Putting your seatbelt on when you get in the car to stop the dinging noise is an example of ___ (hint: think about conditioning)
Negative Reinforcement
Motivational Interviewing techniques (acronym & what each letter represents)
Open-Ended questions, Affirmations, Reflections and Summaries (OARS).
The special protections for confidentiality of alcohol and drug patients is provided for under which of the following statutes or rules?
42 CFR, Part II
Psychedelics work on this portion of the brain to induce hallucinations.
Midbrain