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Counseling
Q:
To become an effective group leader, these authors recommend
a. setting counseling theory aside and focusing on process.
b. organizing sessions so that the intended topics are covered.
c. leading difficult groups first to quickly gain experience.
d. using the group he or she is leading to work on unresolved issues.
Q:
Choices: A. Confidentiality
B. Dual relationships
C. Ethically using exercises
D. Informing members about the group
E. Leader qualification and preparation
F. Leader's role in making referrals
During the first session of a group for survivors of sexual abuse, the leader tells members the purpose of the group, and informs the members that they can share as little, or as much as they would like.
Q:
Choices: A. Confidentiality
B. Dual relationships
C. Ethically using exercises
D. Informing members about the group
E. Leader qualification and preparation
F. Leader's role in making referrals
A school counselor led an exercise that generated an intense reaction from one member. After the session, with the member's permission, the counselor contacted the member's parent to provide a list of phone numbers so that plans for follow up services could be made.
Q:
Choices: A. Confidentiality
B. Dual relationships
C. Ethically using exercises
D. Informing members about the group
E. Leader qualification and preparation
F. Leader's role in making referrals
A leader of a diverse group comprised of members from many different cultures struggles to understand his clients. Though his skills are good, the group dynamics are often effected by cultural concerns.
Q:
Choices: A. Confidentiality
B. Dual relationships
C. Ethically using exercises
D. Informing members about the group
E. Leader qualification and preparation
F. Leader's role in making referrals
This leader finished her Master's degree last semester and has no experience leading groups. Her new job requires her to lead a therapy group for clients with schizophrenia.
Q:
Choices: A. Confidentiality
B. Dual relationships
C. Ethically using exercises
D. Informing members about the group
E. Leader qualification and preparation
F. Leader's role in making referrals
A counselor in private practice lives in a small town and sees members of his group in many different places. One of the members joins the softball team that the leader plays on.
Q:
Choices: A. Counseling
B. Discussion
C. Education
D. Growth
E. Self-help
F. Support
G. Task
A group for parents whose children have been sexually abused meet weekly to discuss effective parenting skills. The leader provides information on a variety of topics including: the nature of abuse and its effects on the child, parenting an abused child, and dealing with the stress and grief of child sexual abuse. Sometimes, the leader facilitates discussion so that members can share their perspectives and ideas.
Q:
Choices: A. Counseling
B. Discussion
C. Education
D. Growth
E. Self-help
F. Support
G. Task
An office manager faced with forced budget cuts calls a staff meeting to discuss strategies to decrease spending on, and maximize the use of, office supplies. Group members are assigned to brainstorm together to generate money-saving solutions. The manger oversees the group and intervenes to keep members on track, and to stop any conflicts that arise.
Q:
Choices: A. Counseling
B. Discussion
C. Education
D. Growth
E. Self-help
F. Support
G. Task
A group of first-generation college students meet weekly to share their experiences adapting to college. The leader facilitates discussions that help the students to connect with one another so that they do not feel alone in their new environment.
Q:
Choices: A. Counseling
B. Discussion
C. Education
D. Growth
E. Self-help
F. Support
G. Task
Meetings of a weekly weight loss group for women focus on healthy weight loss strategies. The group is facilitated by a different member each week. Common group topics include: healthy food choices, the progress of group members, staying motivated, and barriers to successful weight loss.
Q:
Choices: A. Counseling
B. Discussion
C. Education
D. Growth
E. Self-help
F. Support
G. Task
A group of boys diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) meet daily in a residential treatment facility to discuss their problems and focus on improved functioning in school and at home. The leader often plays an active role to ensure each session is productive and beneficial for all members.
Q:
The leader can "market" the idea that people can change their lives by using a lot of excitement and ____________________.
Q:
A group leader who uses practices that are very different from ones generally accepted by others in the field could be considered ____________________.
Q:
Organizations, such as the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association, publish _________________standards that outline sound practices when conducting group work.
Q:
Leaders should not use the groups that they lead for their own therapy or ________ ____________growth.
Q:
In _____________________ groups, members are given the opportunity to explore and develop personal goals, and better understand themselves and others.
Q:
A leader who allows members to determine the content of the group themselves utilizes a ________________________ directed approach.
Q:
A leader focused primarily on the needs of individual members has a/an ________________________ leadership style.
Q:
A leader focused largely on group process and the "here and now" has a/an ________________________ leadership style.
Q:
The benefits members may gain from group or the activities they participate in are reflective of the group's ___________________________.
Q:
The relationship developed among group members, as well as the way in which members participate in group, defines group ______________________.
Q:
Identify some of the deficits that exist in training group leaders and discuss how these concerns might be addressed.
Q:
Discuss potential member behaviors that have the potential to cause problems in group.
Q:
Why do the authors advocate for a leader-directed model of group counseling?
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What are some of the advantages of group work?
Q:
What are the possible consequences of forcing group participation on a member who is not ready for the experience?
Q:
How does "Impact Therapy" apply to group work?
Q:
What strategies should new group leaders implement to become more effective?
Q:
It seems apparent that the future for group work is very limited and will eventually disappear as more and more counselors are available to do individual counseling.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The authors' leadership model for counseling and therapy groups is based on a model called impact therapy.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Dual relationships often cannot be avoided because helpers have more than one relationship with their clients.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Practicing beyond your level of training is suggested as a way of "stretching" your skill level.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The "war on drugs" has been shown to be a dismal failure, though your text claimsa. there is still a strong belief it will work. b. nobody wants to admit this in public.c. for a few billion dollars more, we can win the war on drugs.d. marijuana abuse by high school seniors is only 80 percent of what it was a decade ago.
Q:
In spite of advocate claims that "treatment works"
a. the addiction rehabilitation industry has failed to reduce recidivism by more than 10 percent.
b. the addiction rehabilitation industry has failed to meet expectations for helping people achieve long-term abstinence.
c. the addiction rehabilitation industry has been found to cost more than it would to incarcerate rather than treat individuals.
d. only those programs that include a 12-step component have been found effective.
Q:
Research has shown that____ of the money seized by federal authorities under the forfeiture laws comes from people who are never indicted for a drug related offense. a. 10 percentb. 25 percent c. 50 percent d. 80 percent
Q:
As a result of abuses of zero tolerance statutesa. some police departments have been known to rely on money and property seized under the forfeiture laws for part of their operating budget each year.b. independent audits have shown that these laws are virtually always used appropriately and never abused. c. fewer drug dealers are using drug profits to buy property in the U.S.d. illicit drug use in the U.S. has declined by 35 percent.
Q:
The "Zero Tolerance" laws of the 1980s allowed law enforcement officials to seize propertya. after it was proven drug profits had been used to purchase it.b. if there was strong evidence to suggest it was somehow involved in the marketing or distribution of illicit drugs.c. if the person who owned it was proven to be a drug dealer. d. on the mere suspicion drug profits were used to buy it.
Q:
The Boggs Act laws were passed on the assumption that a. we are winning the "war on drugs."b. virtually all people believe we should execute convicted drug dealers. c. it is possible to punish unacceptable behaviors out of existence.d. most people want to enlist the resources of the military to help win the "war on drugs."
Q:
Drug dealers, it has been claimed, are only interested in selling their product without consideration for the harm it does. To combat this trend
a. the Drug Enforcement Administration has become just as cold and indifferent to the suffering forced on the drug dealers.
b. stiff legal sanctions are only applied to middle to upper level drug dealers.
c. casual abusers are not charged with drug possession by the Drug Enforcement Administration if it is their first offense.
d. constitutional rights are more strongly respected to avoid having arrestees escape charges because their rights were violated.
Q:
Interdiction effortsa. intercept the majority of the illicit drugs sent to this country.b. intercept only a small percentage of the illicit drugs sent to this country.c. result in a small number of low-level dealers being arrested while higher-level dealers escape. d. produce widespread shortages of the targeted product.
Q:
With the increased success of the interdiction of methamphetamine a. "mom and pop" laboratories began to appear across the country.b. "mom and pop" laboratories began to shut down as abusers switched to other drugs of abuse and demand dropped.c. "mom and pop" laboratories began to be replaced by "superlabs" in other countries that produced huge amounts of methamphetamine, which was then smuggled into this country.d. the demand for methamphetamine increased as casual users wanted to experiment with it.
Q:
Successful efforts at interdiction
a. reduce drug availability and lower the potency of the product sold.
b. cause distributors to increase the potency of their product to retain customers and encourage others to sell drugs.
c. encourage abusers to seek out that supplier; they reason that if he was arrested, he must have been selling a potent product.
d. discourage others from attempting to sell alcohol or drugs in that location.
Q:
At its height, the sale and distribution of illegal alcohol
a. employed about 18,000 people in an era when jobs were hard to come by.
b. produced jobs mainly in the southeast where the manufacture of "shine" (moonshine) was common.
c. made up 5 percent of the gross national product of the U.S.
d. inhibited the growth of organized crime because there were so many amateur bootleggers and distributors at work.
Q:
The first leg of the four-cornered response to the substance use disorders is the a. destruction of transportation routes used to bring drugs into the U.S.b. elimination of raw materials used to manufacture such chemicals.c. application of legal sanctions against those who engage in the sale or use of illegal compounds. d. referral of persons with substance use disorders to rehabilitation facilities.
Q:
President Richard M. Nixon believeda. people above the age of 25 had little experience with marijuana and were uninterested in it. b. people consumed alcohol because they liked its taste, not because of its intoxicating effects.c. the apparent statistical correlation between those who abused marijuana and those who were protesting against the conflict in Vietnam was a coincidence and not worth considering.d. marijuana use disorders should be addressed through the medical system.
Q:
If you, as a politician, change the existing legal sanctions addressing illicit substance use or alcohol abuse, you may be accused ofa. being irrational.b. having a hidden substance use disorder of your own. c. being soft on crime.d. being out of touch with the realities of modern life.
Q:
The substance use disorders are
a. the only medical conditions for which there are legal sanctions.
b. a barometer by which a politician's commitment to the "war on crime" might be measured.
c. a manifestation of criminal activity, not a medical condition.
d. limited to a small segment of society; thus, suspension of this group's legal rights is justified.
Q:
Try to sum up the rapidly evolving debate surrounding the legalization of marijuana.
Q:
Discuss how the "war on drugs" might be considered a failure, even in how some of its "successes" may unintentionally exacerbate the problem.
Q:
Discuss the consequences of mandatory sentencing laws.
Q:
Discuss some of the unintended consequences of today's "war on drugs."
Q:
Discuss some of the unintended consequences of the historical period known as "Prohibition."
Q:
Statutes allowing for criminal prosecutions for any amount of an illegal substance are known asa. mandatory sentencing.b. tough on crime. c. crime reduction. d. zerotolerance.
Q:
Following the start of prohibition, crime increased bya. 200 percent. b. 24 percent. c. 5 percent.d. 50 percent.
Q:
The United States consumes about _______of the world's illicit drugs.a. 66 percent b. 33 percent c. 50 percent d. 10 percent
Q:
_______of those who begin to use an illicit substance discontinue it in the first year.
a. Half
b. A third
c. Nearly all
d. Almost none
Q:
One theory is that if marijuana were to be legalizeda. it would lose its appeal as a drug of abuse since it would no longer be forbidden.b. the government would save approximately $100 billion spent each year to suppress marijuana use. c. there would be a decrease in marijuana-related deaths.d. there would be a person on every street corner selling marijuana.
Q:
In the minds of many, the medicalization of marijuana isa. justified since medical research supports this use of marijuana. b. the same as the legalization of marijuana.c. appropriate for the reasons approved by the federal government. d. an excuse to make all illicit drug use legal.
Q:
Your text argues that the "war on drugs" can also be viewed as
a. an attempt to control the mass public through the media's portrayal of illicit drug abusers.
b. a "war" on those who wish to alter their consciousness in ways deemed inappropriate by the government.
c. a conflict between those who want all drugs legalized, and those who wish to suppress the use of illicit compounds.
d. a way to reduce the demand on the health care system.
Q:
In 2001, Portugal revised the legal sanctions against illicit drug use so the consequences were in proportion to the crimes. Since then, they found
a. the number of illicit drug users has remained about the same, and demand on the health care system has stopped growing each year.
b. the quality of illicit drugs has dropped, since drug dealers no longer had to worry about customer loyalty in an era when the consequences for use were lower.
c. there is a reduced demand on the health care system.
d. the number of illicit drugs being smuggled into the country appears to be about the same each year, although interdiction is now easier.
Q:
Another unintended consequence of the "war on drugs" is thata. law enforcement agencies have become financially dependent on state and federal grants provided each year to help them in the "war on drugs."b. many states are now forced to spend almost as much money on new prison construction as they do on college classroom construction/renovations.c. communities fight against the possibility of having a new prison built there, which is a reflection of the "not in my back yard" phenomenon.d. communities have found the concentration of drugs in the hands of a few dealers has drawn large numbers of drug abusers to those communities as they seek easy access to suppliers.
Q:
The most dangerous compound sold in the United States is a. heroin.b. cocaine.c. methamphetamine. d. tobacco products.
Q:
Discuss how common the practice of drug adulteration is and how it is done with various drugs of abuse.
Q:
Discuss the connection between SUDs and partnerassociated violence.
Q:
Describe how the development of "designer" drugs can allow illegal drug producers to stay ahead of current drug laws.
Q:
Name and describe the three categories of substancerelated violence.
Q:
Discuss how the national prohibition against certain compounds has resulted in the manufacture of criminals.
Q:
At dosage levels above 1,000 mg, the effects of dextromethorphan are very similar to those of a. phencyclidine.b. high doses of cocaine.c. the now-banned substance methaqualone. d. inhalants.
Q:
There are over _______ over-the-counter cough and cold remedies that contain dextromethorphan. a. 50b. 75 c. 100 d. 140
Q:
The compound known as "fry" isa. a mixture of amphetamines and cocaine for smoking.b. a mixture of amphetamine and marijuana, which counteracts the harsh side effects of the amphetamine. c. phencyclidine sprinkled onto a regular cigarette for smoking.d. marijuana soaked in formaldehyde, then laced with PCP for smoking.
Q:
There are at least 200 compounds in the tryptamine family of drugs, which have a chemical structure similar to the neurotransmittera. gama aminobutyric acid. b. acetylcholine.c. dopamine. d. serotonin.
Q:
There are an estimated _______members of the phenethylamine family of compounds. a. 250b. 400 c. 180 d. 610
Q:
GHB will cause seizures when used concurrently with a. alcohol.b. methamphetamine. c. marijuana.d. protease inhibitors.
Q:
The ketamine sold by illicit drug dealers
a. is usually manufactured in small "mom and pop" laboratories.
b. is usually manufactured by large cartels in "superlabs."
c. is usually diverted from legal markets.
d. usually has a slightly different chemical structure than the pharmaceutical form of the same compound.
Q:
According to your text, there are _______known analogs of the MDMA molecule. a. 650b. 375 c. 184 d. 78
Q:
One known analog of the amphetamine molecule is a. PCP.b. MDMA. c. ketamine. d. K-2.
Q:
The addition of one or more molecules to the molecular chain of an existing drug produces a. a toxin.b. a new compound that is less potent than the original drug.c. a compound that binds at different receptor sites than the original drug. d. an analog of the original compound.
Q:
Before a compound can be classified as illegal
a. the Food and Drug Administration must consider its medicinal value.
b. chemists must tease out the exact chemical structure of that compound to allow the exact compound to be outlawed.
c. it must have caused at least one death, either from overdose or from its toxic effects.
d. the distribution network must be identified as involving at least one group that is not made up of licensed pharmacologists or chemists.
Q:
All it takes to make a "new" drug from an existing compound is the removal or addition of a. a single molecule.b. a hydroxyl chain. c. an adulterant.d. carbon atoms to the core structure.
Q:
As a result of the process of adulteration that takes place at each step in the production process, the $90 paid to the farmer for a kilogram of raw opium is multiplied by a factor of _____ by the time the narcotic produced from that opium is marketed on the streeta. 500b. 1,000 c. 1,600 d. 10