Q&A Hero

Q: Samantha learned that someone had given her LSD without her knowledge. Before the effects of the drug set in, Samantha was scared of how she was going to experience the drug because she had a terrifying experience in the past. Samantha's _______ will have an impact on her physical experience of the drug. a. social learning b. reward potential c. blindness to the drug's effects d. expectations

Q: Drugs that have the highest pharmacological reward potential for abuse tend to have a a. rapid onset of action.b. slow onset of action.c. strong social learning component. d. low probability of being addictive.

Q: Why might a person use chemicals?a. To cope with painb. To express a forbidden impulsec. To experience a feeling of euphoria d. All of these answers

Q: Humans seem to be the only animals with a propensity towards using mind-altering substances. a. Trueb. False

Q: How do Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) contribute to the rise in healthcare costs?

Q: Describe the tactics politicians use to hide the true cost of the "war" on drugs.

Q: Contrast the historical patterns seen with alcohol/tobacco use with that of the general patterns of use of illicit substances in the U.S.

Q: The majority of undergraduate nursing programs require ______of instruction on alcohol and drug abuse content. a. one semester b. a single course c. several weeks d. 1 to 5 clock hours

Q: The majority of psychologists surveyed reported _____regarding the identification or treatment of addictions. a. no formal training b. confidence c. being comfortable d. felt adequately prepared coming out of graduate school

Q: Annually, _______of all deaths in the U.S. can be directly traced to smokingrelated illnesses. a. 10 percent b. 33 percent c. 20 percent d. 50 percent

Q: Alcohol is thought to contribute to approximately _____of all motor vehicle accidents. a. 40 percent b. 60 percent c. 30 percent d. 50 percent

Q: In the U.S., the number of deaths resulting from illicit drug use are ______ those from legal substance use. a. much higher than b. statistically the same as c. more numerous than d. only a fraction of

Q: One in five citizens of the United States a. has ingested hallucinogens. b. smokes cigarettes. c. drinks alcohol daily. d. has ever used a tobacco product.

Q: Globally, the majority of cocaine abusers/addicts are thought to live in a. North America. b. South America. c. Europe. d. Asia.

Q: Historically, substance use has been occurring a. since the early 1700s. b. only in the last 50 years. c. primarily in the urban areas of Europe and North America. d. for thousands of years.

Q: For most individuals, experimentation with the illicit use of drugs a. occurs only once. b. initiates a slow, but inevitable, advance into addiction. c. runs a course of use that usually lasts 510 years. d. lasts for less than a year.

Q: Around the world, heroin accounts for of opiate use disorders. a. 75 percent b. 10 percent c. 50 percent d. 25 percent

Q: Describe some of the shortcomings in the training of various healthcare workers regarding the identification and treatment of substance abuse disorders (SUDs).

Q: Discuss the costs of alcohol use/abuse/addiction in general economic terms and in healthcare expenditures.

Q: What percent of physicians in the United States believe they are adequately trained to treat substance abusers? a. 30 percent b. More than 25 percent c. 17 percent d. Less than 17 percent

Q: The estimated economic impact of alcohol use disorders in the United States is thought to be a. $98 million per year. b. $900 for each person over the age of 18. c. $638 for each person. d. half of national health care expenditures.

Q: How much is spent each year in the U.S. purchasing illicit drugs? a. $375 billion b. $264 billion c. $200 billion d. $115 million

Q: What percentage of psychiatric hospital admissions are not associated with drug or alcohol abuse? a. 15-20 percent b. 8-10 percent c. 25-30 percent d. 25-50 percent

Q: As a hospital administrator, you would expect that _____ percent of admissions to the hospital would be substance related:a. 5-10b. 8-15c. 16-20d. 35-40

Q: In North America, the demand for amphetamine (especially methamphetamine) has been _____. a. rapidly increasing b. trending down c. stable d. doubling annually

Q: Drug use disorders are the ______ leading cause of death in adults around the world. a. 3rd b. 4th c. 6th d. 8th

Q: Women are more likely to develop an alcohol abuse disorder than men. a. True b. False

Q: The most commonly abused illicit substance in the United States is ________. a. methamphetamine b. marijuana c. nicotine d. alcohol

Q: What percent of the entire world population has abused an illicit substance at least once? a. 5 percent b. 25 percent c. 50 percent d. 75 percent

Q: What percent of the entire world population has used at least one psychoactive substance? a. 5 percent b. 25 percent c. 50 percent d. 75 percent

Q: Adults with SUDs are more likely to physically abuse and/or neglect their children than their non-abusing peers. a. True b. False

Q: Some of the indirect costs of the "war on drugs" include a. feeding and housing those convicted of drug crimes. b. providing healthcare for all prisoners. c. lost productivity by those who abuse drugs. d. all of these answers.

Q: The direct and indirect cost of substance use disorders totals ______percent of the average state's budget. a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20

Q: According to your text, use of which of the following substances has remained fairly stable in society? a. Alcohol and tobacco b. Marijuana and LSD c. Cocaine and heroin d. Anabolic steroids and inhalants

Q: Second-order intervention can be thought of as psychological first aid.

Q: Your primary task in crisis intervention is to ensure your clients' safety.

Q: Helpers who adopt a social activist and social justice perspective think mainly in terms of remediation of problems in individual clients' lives.

Q: One way community workers can initiate change is by organizing within an agency and developing a collective voice.

Q: Arranging for referrals is not considered as an important part of the crisis intervention approach.

Q: The short-term crisis intervention model is considered more cost effective than is the traditional model of psychotherapy.

Q: Mental health services can no longer be tailor-made for the upper-middle class.

Q: The community approach is needed only for those who are underserved by traditional means of psychotherapy.

Q: It is unrealistic to think that community helpers can exercise a role in shaping social policy.

Q: Unless professionals actively work on presenting helping services in a way that is understandable to the community at large, many people who could benefit from professional help may not seek it out.

Q: Outreach activities are examples of indirect community services.

Q: Client advocacy is an example of a direct community service.

Q: Community workers need to be experts, which includes deciding for a community what is needed.

Q: From a community perspective, helpers are required to assume nontraditional roles if they expect to make an impact on social systems.

Q: The community approach tends to treat dysfunctions as belonging to the individual, and the helper teaches the individual to adjust to the "realities" of living in a society.

Q: Culturally skilled community workers understand how the sociopolitical influences impinge on the experiences of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Q: Practitioners must remember that before people can be motivated toward growth and actualization A.they must be well off financially B.they must be well educated C.their basic needs must be met D.both a and b

Q: Today, helpers are encouraged to become_____ to reform social systems and ameliorate unnecessary suffering. A.political candidates B.environmental change agents C.sociopolitical activists D.a and b E.b and c

Q: Which of the following groups of people might be reluctant to seek professional counseling or therapy? A.Ethnically diverse clients B.People in rural environments C.Older adults D.All of the above E.Both a and c

Q: Having a strong infrastructure of community programs in place A.may be preferable for populations who might not feel comfortable seeking the services of a professional therapist B.may actually backfire, since it could discourage some individuals from seeking the help of a therapist when they are in dire need of professional help. C.is not cost effective. D.b and c.

Q: The crisis worker can connect the client to community resources A.that should be accessed only during times of crisis. B.that can be utilized throughout the client's life. C.such as community agencies, schools, churches, health clubs. D.a and c E.b and c

Q: Which of the following tasks might practitioners be involved in when educating the community? A.Supporting the needs of minority groups in the community B.Initiating programs aimed at preventing problems C.Developing strategies to deal effectively with poverty, drug and alcohol abuse, child sexual/physical abuse, child neglect, and domestic violence D.Evaluating human-service programs to assess agency intervention efforts E.All of the above

Q: The Chinese symbol for crisis represents A.a horrible catastrophe. B.a sign of fate. C.both danger and opportunity. D.a new beginning. E.none of the above

Q: Helpers who participate in social and political activism are carrying out which of the following roles? A.outreach B.client advocacy C.paraprofessional intervention D.preventive education E.consultant

Q: The goal of the community approach is to A.provide long-term therapy for individual clients. B.implement managed care in all agency settings. C.educate the public and attempt to change the attitudes of the community toward mental-health programs. D.focus on individual client change.

Q: The outreach approach includes educational endeavors of A.skills training B.education of the community C.consultation D.all of the above

Q: All of the following are considered as alternative helping roles except for which of the following? A.advocate B.diagnostic expert C.facilitator of indigenous support systems D.change agent E.consultant

Q: Who is likely to receive the greatest benefit from direct community services? A.Teenagers participating in an AIDS awareness/prevention workshop. B.A heroine addict. C.The leader of a gang. D.All of the above

Q: The major goal of first-order crisis intervention is to A.reestablish an individual's immediate coping capacity. B.give the individual an opportunity to work through unfinished business. C.help the person in crisis get some focus on the problem and set short-range goals of what to do next. D.help the individual to develop an understanding of how the event has affected them, including the meaning of the crisis in their lives.

Q: Richard's wife was raped and he is having problems dealing with it. He tells his counselor, "If I ever find the guy who raped my wife, I"ll kill him! I shouldn"t have encouraged her to work the night shift to save money on babysitting." Richard is experiencing a A.developmental crisis. B.sexuality crisis. C.retaliation crisis. D.situational crisis.

Q: Any indigenous healing practices may A.cause helpers to feel a heightened sense of anxiety. B.benefit the helper's self-care program. C.require helpers to abandon their own religious or spiritual values. D.both a and c.

Q: Second-order crisis intervention involves A.immediate assistance and often takes only one session. B.ensuring the client's safety. C.short-range plans of what to do next. D.going beyond immediate coping and aims at crisis resolution and change.

Q: _____ is a short-term approach to helping that is the treatment of choice in cases where clients are experiencing a state of acute psychological disequilibrium. A.Family therapy B.Community counseling C.Crisis intervention D.Network therapy E.Brief therapy

Q: Marilyn's five-year old daughter has the flu and needs to be admitted to the hospital for dehydration. Marilyn wants to stay overnight with her in the hospital, but the head nurse refuses her request. When Marilyn comes to you for help, you find out the hospital procedure for overnights, then discuss this with Marilyn, and decide that you both should try to approach the head nurse about the situation. In this instance, you are using the following indirect client service: A.outreach activities B.client advocacy C.confronting ethical issues D.networking E.hospital advocacy

Q: Becoming a culturally competent helper requires being open to A.indigenous health and healing practices. B.psychodynamic explanations for clients' irrational behavior. C.higher malpractice insurance premiums. D.working longer hours in one's office and doing more paperwork.

Q: _____ is a multifaceted approach combining direct and indirect services to help community members live more effectively and to prevent the problems most frequently faced by those who use the services. A.Group counseling B.Community counseling C.Client advocacy D.Preventative education E.Crisis intervention

Q: A research study showed that co-leaders who do not communicate effectively tend to spend an inordinate amount of time within the group on their relationship issues.

Q: A group can be given vitality if co-leaders feel trusting enough to express their differences of opinion.

Q: Structured groups generally have an educational focus in that they are designed to teach participants a variety of coping skills.

Q: Leading a group is a simple as counseling individuals in a group setting.

Q: When choosing a co-leader, you should base your decision on how likeable the person seems.

Q: To date, no professional organization has established a set of ethical guidelines or best practice standards for group workers.

Q: From the perspective of the Coreys, groups are the treatment of choice, not a second-rate approach to helping people change.

Q: Groups that are emerging in most settings tend to be short-term groups designed for specific client populations and remediation of specific problems.

Q: The range of groups designed to help people cope with specific problems or those aimed at particular client populations is limited mainly by a practitioner's imagination.

Q: Even if a group is hastily thrown together, or if it is led by someone without training in group work, the group will still tend to be beneficial for the participants.