Deck 13: Maintenance and Relapse Prevention

Question 1

A lapse is more severe than a relapse.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Behavioral goals of relapse prevention may include all of the following EXCEPT

A)an observable change in diet and exercise.
B)identification of high risk situations and new coping strategies.
C)a reduction of the severity or frequency of relapse.
D)psychoanalysis of the underlying factors of addiction.

Answer 2

psychoanalysis of the underlying factors of addiction.

Question 3

Findings indicate that approximately 90% of alcoholics return to drinking within a 4-year period of abstinence.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A positive outcome expectancy for substance use is associated with increased relapse rates.

Question 5

Which strategy listed below is NOT an effective method of gaining self-efficacy?

A)identifying personal strengths and resources in the environment
B)developing a hierarchy of high risk situations
C)placing self in high risk situations during high stress times
D)rehearsing alternative responses in problematic situations

Question 6

The definition of relapse is dependent upon the therapeutic treatment being used.

Question 7

A major difference in principles between AA and other treatment programs centers around the belief that

A)the individual is powerless.
B)a support system is essential.
C)there is a need to abstain from all mind-altering drugs.
D)lifestyle change is necessary.

Question 8

The abstinence violation effect refers to

A)the physiological urge to return to the addictive behavior after a relapse.
B)the belief that a lapse is a sign of failure and there is no longer any use in continuing to try.
C)small violations that do not lead to major violations.
D)a greater belief in one's ability to prevent relapse.

Question 9

The likelihood of relapse is

A)minimal and of minor importance in treatment.
B)certain.
C)forty percent during the first year of abstinence.
D)an important topic of discussion throughout treatment.

Question 10

Identifying High Risk Situations is one of the primary strategies in relapse prevention therapy.