Deck 9: Evaluation and Treatment Overview

Question 1

Alcohol treatment is indicated for all EXCEPT:

A) the 20-year-old college student who, along with her friends, binge drinks
B) the 37-year-old man whose wife has left him because of his drinking
C) the 43-year-old woman who eagerly looks forward to a night out with her friends, during which they will drink wine
D) the 45-year-old man who is known for drinking a lot and behaving inappropriately at office parties

Answer 1

the 43-year-old woman who eagerly looks forward to a night out with her friends, during which they will drink wine

Question 2

Like other chronic diseases, alcoholism:

A) is asymptomatic
B) can be cured
C) develops slowly over time
D) is a result of a person's bad habits

Answer 2

develops slowly over time

Question 3

Appropriate treatments for alcohol abuse include all EXCEPT:

A) brief treatment
B) brief intervention
C) controlled drinking
D) requiring full-fledged alcohol-dependence treatment

Answer 3

requiring full-fledged alcohol-dependence treatment

Question 4

Which group of people provide some of the most dramatic examples of the dangers of alcohol use?

A) the elderly
B) African Americans
C) adolescents
D) the wealthy

Question 5

The laboratory test recommended for alcohol dependency screening is:

A) CDT
B) AUDIT
C) Markerr identification
D) none has been recommended

Question 6

Which of the following screening tests was developed to screen for excessive alcohol use among pregnant women?

A) CAGE
B) MAST
C) Trauma Index
D) TWEAK

Question 7

The most widely recommended screening test for alcohol dependence is the:

A) AUDIT
B) CAGE
C) DALI
D) MAST

Question 8

Follow-up questions to a positive screening test are important to determine:

A) how to provide medical care
B) if the family should be included in an evaluation
C) a definitive diagnosis of alcohol dependency
D) the underlying causes of alcohol abuse

Question 9

When gathering an alcohol-use history, objectivity is critical because:

A) the client's answers will be less subjective
B) more reliable answers will be obtained from the client
C) only trained substance-abuse clinicians will be able to interpret the data
D) it ensures that everyone in all the helping professions asks the same questions in the same order

Question 10

To successfully refer a client to a treatment program, it is important to:

A) be as subjective as possible
B) act in response to the client's motivational stage
C) cut off contact with the client and let her move on to the next stage
D) fully describe to the client everything that will take place during treatment

Question 11

Interviewing and evaluation by a clinician in a substance-abuse program is used to:

A) confirm screening results
B) develop a treatment plan
C) weed out those clients who don't need treatment
D) focus on behavioral issues rather than physical problems

Question 12

During summer vacation from college, Jason was arrested at a Cubs game for drinking and fighting in the bleachers. Based on his incident, alcohol treatment for Jason:

A) is not necessary
B) is not necessary unless there is a second, similar incident
C) should include detailed and personalized education about alcohol
D) is best accomplished by protecting Jason's privacy and keeping the incident a secret from his friends and family

Question 13

In the preliminary phase of recovery, the therapist ideally does all of the following EXCEPT:

A) confer with coworkers about clients
B) sets the stage for the client to initiate change
C) helps the client come to the realization that there is no hope that she can drink problem-free
D) insists, for the sake of a successful outcome, that the client diagnose himself as an alcoholic

Question 14

During the active treatment stage, the client needs:

A) Antabuse
B) concrete suggestions and hope
C) to keep herself busy with lots of activities
D) to immediately take full responsibility for managing his life

Question 15

In recovery, alcohol-dependent people learn to address emotional dependency issues by:

A) learning to become completely independent
B) learning to become dependent on other people
C) analyzing the dependency needs that drove them to alcohol abuse in the first place
D) seeking out other people who are willing to assume full responsibility for the individual who is in recovery

Question 16

The therapist can help reduce the likelihood of relapse by:

A) reinforcing the original treatment regimen
B) trusting the client to lead a responsible, independent life
C) strongly warning the client that a relapse will be a disaster
D) helping clients anticipate high risk situations and develop alternatives to drinking

Question 17

Which of the following clinician traits most strongly influences a successful outcome to alcohol-dependency treatment?

A) being concrete
B) being empathetic
C) being confrontational
D) being a recovering alcoholic

Question 18

Managed care has prompted better assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of clients with alcohol-related problems.

Question 19

Because alcohol dependency is a chronic disease, the outcome of treatment will be the same regardless of whether a person is treated in the early or late stages of dependence.

Question 20

Substance-abuse treatment professionals are more experienced in treating alcohol dependency than alcohol problems.

Question 21

Screening tests are not used to diagnose alcohol dependence.

Question 22

Screening tests approximate the judgment of trained substance-abuse clinicians.

Question 23

It is always appropriate to take an alcohol-use history after obtaining negative results from an alcohol-dependency screening test.

Question 24

When obtaining information regarding alcohol use, queries should be directed to other drug use.

Question 25

It is almost impossible to develop a treatment plan for clients who already have been unsuccessfully treated for alcohol dependency.

Question 26

Brief treatments for problem drinkers are especially successful when they are provided by physicians.

Question 27

When treating an alcoholic, the therapist's primary goal is to make the alcoholic stop drinking.

Question 28

A successful result of alcohol-abuse treatment may be moderated drinking.

Question 29

A goal of alcohol-dependency treatment is moderated drinking.

Question 30

Basic, day-to-day functioning is difficult and confusing for alcoholics who are just beginning the recovery process.

Question 31

Denial and guilt are never useful thought processes.

Question 32

A clinician's concern about a client becoming dependent on AA is a legitimate basis for not making a referral to AA.