Question 1

The following alcohol treatment program is most clearly related to social learning theory

Accepted Answer

A)  therapeutic communities 
B) Hunt and Azrin's (1973) Community-Reinforcement program 
C)  Alcoholics Anonymous 
D)  Counter-Point 
E)  DARE 
A)  therapeutic communities 
B) Hunt and Azrin's (1973) Community-Reinforcement program 
C)  Alcoholics Anonymous 
D)  Counter-Point 
E)  DARE B

Question 2

Relapse prevention is based on the premise that

Accepted Answer

A)  one needs to be highly motivated to change 
B) the maintenance of change is the most difficult aspect of overcoming an addiction 
C)  psychological treatment needs to be paired with medical interventions such as Antabuse 
D)  situations that trigger substance abuse are of minor relevance 
E)  substance abusers are highly resistant to treatment 
A)  one needs to be highly motivated to change 
B) the maintenance of change is the most difficult aspect of overcoming an addiction 
C)  psychological treatment needs to be paired with medical interventions such as Antabuse 
D)  situations that trigger substance abuse are of minor relevance 
E)  substance abusers are highly resistant to treatment B

Question 3

Mandating treatment for substance abusing offenders is

Accepted Answer

A) not as effective as when offenders volunteer for treatment 
B)  as effective as freely attending treatment 
C)  more effective than giving offenders the option of going into treatment 
D)  effective only for the high-risk offenders 
E)  rarely done because most treatment providers refuse to see clients who are coerced into treatment 
A) not as effective as when offenders volunteer for treatment 
B)  as effective as freely attending treatment 
C)  more effective than giving offenders the option of going into treatment 
D)  effective only for the high-risk offenders 
E)  rarely done because most treatment providers refuse to see clients who are coerced into treatment A

Question 4

Motivational interviewing is

Accepted Answer

A) a technique to engage uncooperative clients in treatment 
B) based upon a stage theory of readiness to change 
C) derived from the need principle 
D) a and b only 
E) all of the above 
A) a technique to engage uncooperative clients in treatment 
B) based upon a stage theory of readiness to change 
C) derived from the need principle 
D) a and b only 
E) all of the above

Question 5

Drug treatment courts

Accepted Answer

A)  show very high completion rates 
B)  have been evaluated experimentally in over 78 studies 
C) demonstrate a modest reduction in recidivism 
D)  operate only in the United States where the "war on drugs" predominates 
E)  all of the above 
A)  show very high completion rates 
B)  have been evaluated experimentally in over 78 studies 
C) demonstrate a modest reduction in recidivism 
D)  operate only in the United States where the "war on drugs" predominates 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

Alcohol abuse among offenders is

Accepted Answer

A)  highly correlated with recidivism 
B)  not correlated with recidivism 
C)  associated with recidivism only in the presence of other drug abuse 
D) predictive of recidivism at a moderate level 
E)  highly predictive of criminal behavior for men but not women 
A)  highly correlated with recidivism 
B)  not correlated with recidivism 
C)  associated with recidivism only in the presence of other drug abuse 
D) predictive of recidivism at a moderate level 
E)  highly predictive of criminal behavior for men but not women

Question 7

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) may be effective because

Accepted Answer

A)  the AA sponsor models abstinence 
B)  of peer pressure 
C)  of changes in the alcoholic's social network 
D)  b and c only 
E) all of the above 
A)  the AA sponsor models abstinence 
B)  of peer pressure 
C)  of changes in the alcoholic's social network 
D)  b and c only 
E) all of the above

Question 8

According to the text, "getting tough" on drug offenders has produced

Accepted Answer

A)  decreases in drug crimes 
B) overcrowded prisons 
C)  reduced drug availability 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  decreases in drug crimes 
B) overcrowded prisons 
C)  reduced drug availability 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

Relapse prevention teaches the client

Accepted Answer

A)  how to say "no" to drugs 
B)  methods for reducing peer pressure 
C) to practice alternative responses to high-risk situations 
D)  to change their self-defeating thoughts 
E)  controlled drinking rather than binge drinking 
A)  how to say "no" to drugs 
B)  methods for reducing peer pressure 
C) to practice alternative responses to high-risk situations 
D)  to change their self-defeating thoughts 
E)  controlled drinking rather than binge drinking

Question 10

Therapeutic communities

Accepted Answer

A) tend to operate in segregated areas of a prison 
B)  operate out of community drop-in centers 
C)  have failed to demonstrate effectiveness in reducing recidivism 
D)  mainly operate in faith-based prisons 
E)  follow a relapse prevention model 
A) tend to operate in segregated areas of a prison 
B)  operate out of community drop-in centers 
C)  have failed to demonstrate effectiveness in reducing recidivism 
D)  mainly operate in faith-based prisons 
E)  follow a relapse prevention model

The following alcohol treatment program is most clearly related to social learning theory

Relapse prevention is based on the premise that

Mandating treatment for substance abusing offenders is

Motivational interviewing is

Drug treatment courts

Alcohol abuse among offenders is

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) may be effective because

According to the text, "getting tough" on drug offenders has produced

Relapse prevention teaches the client

Therapeutic communities

An Overview of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

The Empirical Basis to the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

From Criminology Theories to a Psychological Perspective of Criminal Conduct

The Biological Basis of Criminal Behavior

Antisocial Personality Pattern

The Role of Procriminal Associates and Attitudes in Criminal Conduct

The Person in Social Context: Family, Marital, School, Work, Leisurerecreation, and Neighborhood

The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Treatment

Prediction of Criminal Behavior and Classification of Offenders

Offender Rehabilitation

Creating and Maintaining Rnr Adherence: a Real-World Challenge

The Failed Experiment: Getting Tough on Crime

Criminal Subtypes: Intimate Partner Violence, the Mentally Disordered, and Sex Offenders

A General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning Perspective of Criminal Conduct: Summary and Conclusions

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Exam 8: Substance Abuse

The following alcohol treatment program is most clearly related to social learning theory

Relapse prevention is based on the premise that

Mandating treatment for substance abusing offenders is

Motivational interviewing is

Drug treatment courts

Alcohol abuse among offenders is

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) may be effective because

According to the text, "getting tough" on drug offenders has produced

Relapse prevention teaches the client

Therapeutic communities

An Overview of the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

The Empirical Basis to the Psychology of Criminal Conduct

From Criminology Theories to a Psychological Perspective of Criminal Conduct

The Biological Basis of Criminal Behavior

Antisocial Personality Pattern

The Role of Procriminal Associates and Attitudes in Criminal Conduct

The Person in Social Context: Family, Marital, School, Work, Leisurerecreation, and Neighborhood

The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model of Offender Assessment and Treatment

Prediction of Criminal Behavior and Classification of Offenders

Offender Rehabilitation

Creating and Maintaining Rnr Adherence: a Real-World Challenge

The Failed Experiment: Getting Tough on Crime

Criminal Subtypes: Intimate Partner Violence, the Mentally Disordered, and Sex Offenders

A General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning Perspective of Criminal Conduct: Summary and Conclusions

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