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SW453 Final prediction examination qualified answers papers  Prevention Paradox - Correct answer the large number of people at small risk contribute more harm/costs than the smaller number of people who are individually at greater risk  primary prevention - Correct answer -prevent use before it starts  -aimed primarily at younger people  -health promotion and addressing risk factors, social and genetic factors  secondary prevention - Correct answer -curtail further problematic or risky use  -prevent addiction and disorder  -aimed at persons who have used substances  -screening of at risk individual  -control of risk factors and early intervention  tertiary prevention - Correct answer -intervention, treatment, recovery  -aimed at people who have developed substance use disorders  -rehabilitation, preventing complications and improving quality of life  social influence model - Correct answer -it's possible to design effective smoking prevention programs  -presenting information about the delayed consequences of smoking (like lung cancer) is relatively ineffective  -presenting information on immediate effects (like shortness of breath) is more effective  •training in refusal skills (through films, discussions, and practice), assertiveness (ways to refuse without being negative)  •counter advertising: analyze and discover hidden messages in ads and how messages differ from actual effects  •normative education - teach students they may overestimate the number of their peers who use

 •use of peer leaders - to talk to others about use, own experiences, and to teach skills  Four A's in Substance use policy change - Correct answer •Availability - how easy is it to access?  •Affordability  •Acceptability - social perception of use  •Attractiveness - for both the product and associating attractiveness of the self when using the product  Three Strategies other states use - Correct answer 1) Drinking age of 21 for bars and restaurants  2) Alcohol Taxes  3) Sobriety Checkpoints  Drinking age of 21 for bars and restaurants - Correct answer why it matters:  -parents can purchase alcohol for their child under 21 to consume at bars and restaurants  -brains are not fully developed  -younger someone starts drinking, more likely it is they will develop alcohol disorder (correlational)  •consistent drinking age of 21 sends a consistent message (compare to European nations)  •How WI compares (only WI and three other states allow this)  Alcohol Taxes - Correct answer increasing alcohol taxes  -lowers binge and underage drinking rates  -reduces alcohol-related injuries  -could generate prevention and treatment funds  -federal and state alcohol taxes have not kept up with inflation  -among states, WI has some of lowest alcohol taxes  Sobriety Checkpoints - Correct answer -allow law enforcement to stop traffic to check drivers  -WI law prohibits using checkpoints  -statistically proven to decrease number of alcohol-related crashes and fatalities, typically by 20%  -over 70% of US citizens support this

 -public support often increase AFTER implementation  -38 states and DC do this  Environmental Prevention Strategies - Correct answer -Outlet Density Ordinances  -Social Host Ordinances  -Deemed Approved Ordinances  -Conditional Use Permit  -Alcohol Taxes  Outlet Density Ordinances - Correct answer -number of establishments to obtain a substance within a defined area  -significant link between total outlet density and rates of binge- drinking and drinking related problems  -decreasing outlet density associated with reduction in rates of alcohol-related youth violence  Social Host Ordinances - Correct answer -making it unlawful to provide an environment where underage drinking takes place, regardless of who provided the alcohol  "parents who host lose the most"  Deemed Approved Ordinances - Correct answer -sets performance standards for all off-sale alcohol alcoholic beverage premises  -gives cities the powers to revoke a business' right to exist if they were grandfathered in if new laws were passed  Conditional Use Permit - Correct answer allows the city to consider uses which may be essential or desirable, but which are not allowed as a matter of right within a zoning district, through a public hearing process  State Council on Alcohol and other Drug Abuse (SCAODA) - Correct answer formed 1970  -"enhance quality of life for WI citizens by preventing alcohol and other drug abuse and its consequences through prevention, treatment, recovery, and enforcement and control activities"  SCAODA priorities for '15-  -expand substance use disorder workforce capacity

 -reduce harmful alcohol consumption  -inform public about SUD-related consequences  -increase use of evidence-based practices in prevention, treatment, and recovery  -address emerging SUD trends  Effective policies for reducing prevalence of opioid addiction - Correct answer -statewide prescription drug monitoring databases  -penalties for doctors who overprescribe  -require pain clinics to register with the state  -pharmacies, drug wholesalers, and pharmacists obligated to report questionable purchases  Wisconsin Initiatives - Correct answer -WI heroin deaths jumped by 50% in 2012 (187)  -HOPE Agenda (Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education)  Wisconsin HOPE Agenda - Correct answer -require a practitioner to check a patient's record before prescribing a monitored prescription drug for the first time  -require law enforcement officer to notify the prescribing physician and the PDMP when a Rx drug container is found near a crime scene involving a controlled-substance violation or an opioid-related overdose  -put pain management clinics within the state under the oversight of DHS  -require methadone clinics to track data and report it to DHS annually  -pharmacies allowed to sell Narcan without a prescription (Naloxone nasal spray, opioid antidote)  What does not work (Advocacy and Change: Treatment) - Correct answer DARE --> "just say no" (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)  -experiences (personally and professionally)  -regardless of intervention, individuals tend to be most experimental in adolescence and then use tapers off  -some positive short-term effects: attitude change, social skills, and knowledge (essentially rote learning and memorization, decays overtime)  -needs

 The Gray Area - AA - Correct answer Alcoholics Anonymous  -Dr. Dodes reports success rate of 5-10% (not just neutral for other 90%, could be harmful)  •what DOES work about 12 step programs  -camaraderie, creating a natural support system  -ongoing care and connection  •pseudo-scientific organization (difficult to track actual progress, varies greatly)  -religiously affiliated (not everyone wants spirituality in their recovery)  -->AA self-identifies as a Christian organization  What Works - Correct answer •Personal Practice  -Motivational Interviewing (MI), Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)  -->encourages growth of internal motivation as opposed to forcing external motivation and consequences to nurture long-term change  -->become a helper in the change process and express acceptance of your client  -->goal as a therapist is to be directive, with a goal of eliciting self- motivational statements and behavioral change from the client (creating functional dissonance to encourage change)  •Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)  -therapists helps client become aware of inaccurate or negative thinking to view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in a more effective way  -thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are all interconnected (influenced by core beliefs)  -helps with balancing automatic, negative thoughts and absolute statements (always, never, etc.)  •Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC)  -Teaming initiatives and programs in Wisconsin  --Coordinated Services Teams (CST)  --Comprehensive Community Services (CCS)  --Project YES!  --Wraparound Milwaukee

 •Personal Lessons  -be purposeful with self-disclosure and psychoeducation  -know how to write and research  -communication skills  -strong time management  -find balance and have self-care plan  Coordinated Services Team (CST) - Correct answer first collaborative systems of care to address behavioral health needs of youth and support community-based options was created in '  •core values: family-centered, consumer involvement, unconditional care, strength-based, ensuring safety  Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) - Correct answer provides psychosocial rehabilitation services to consumers who have needs for ongoing, high or low-intensity services resulting from MH or SUD  -for those who have needs beyond occasional outpatient care, but are NOT in need of Community Support Programs (CSP) or inpatient care  -eligibility determined based on a screening process conducted by county or tribal-based provider organization  Project YES! - Correct answer target population of transition aged youth, 16-25 years old  -providing wraparound services as people transition from youth services to adult services  -interwoven with CCS funding when possible  Recovery Coaches - Correct answer from of strengths-based support for persons with substance use issues or in recovery from use  -work both with people seeking recovery and in active recovery  -more directional than a peer specialist  Len Bias Laws - Correct answer Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is a major law of the so-called "War on Drugs" passed by the US Congress which did two significant things:  -created the policy goal of a drug-free America  -established the Office of National Drug Control Policy!

 War on Drugs - Correct answer WATCH VIDEOS SESSION 22 (go over but watch vids w it)  Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) - Correct answer transformation of entire service system  -responsive to meet the needs of individuals and families seeking services  -to be effective, change needs to be consistent system-wide  -accessible services that engage and retain people seeking recovery  -continuum of services rather than crisis-oriented care  -care that's appropriate for the individuals unique needs  -where possible, care in the person's community and home using natural supports  What is informing ROSC? - Correct answer -SAMHSA's commitment to person-centered approach  -increased involvement in grassroots organizations (gives many pathways to recovery)  -current research  -changing norms and expectations of services  -transformation in the mental health field  -emerging and energized recovery community  -key leadership at state level  -SAMHSA's commitment to providing a life in the community for everyone  According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Healthcare should be: - Correct answer -safe (avoiding injuries to patients)  -effective (providing services based on science)  -patient-centered (providing respectful and responsive care)  -timely (reducing waiting and delays)  -efficient (avoiding waste)  -equitable  Research supporting ROSC - Correct answer •Chronic care model  -based on the assumption that improvement requires interventions on all levels (patient, provider, system)  -used in primary medicine for disease management (SUDs are a disease)

 •Acute care model  -short term  -generally one visit  -problem/solution focused  -example: crisis intervention or an ER visit  -use of a chronic care model is associated with cost savings  -for those with low recovery capital and high disease severity, social supports are critically important for long-term recovery  -comprehensive services assist recovery (including peer support services)  -study with Oxford Houses (vs. "usual care") - community based sober living environment  --significantly lower substance use  --significantly higher monthly income  --significantly lower incarceration rates  10 guiding principles to recovery - Correct answer -hope  -person-driven  -many pathways  -holistic  -peer support  -relational  -culture  -addresses trauma  -strengths/responsibility  -respect  ROSC principles of recovery - Correct answer -many pathways to recovery  -recovery self-directed and empowering  -recovery involves personal recognition of the need for change and transformation  -recovery is holistic involving the body, mind, relationships, and spirit  -recovery has cultural dimensions  -recovery exists on a continuum of improved health and wellness  -emerges from hope and gratitude  -process of healing and self-redefinition

 -involves addressing discrimination and transcending shame and stigma  -supported by peers and allies  -(re)joining and (re)building a life in the community  -recovery is a reality  Elements of an effective ROSC - Correct answer -person-centered  -family and other ally involvement  -individualized and comprehensive services across the lifespan  -systems anchored in the community  -continuity of care  -partnership-consultant relationship (focus more on collaboration, less on hierarchy)  -strength-based (emphasis on individual strengths, assets, and resilience)  -culturally responsive  -responsive to personal belief systems  -commitment to peer recovery support services  -inclusion of the voices of recovering individuals and their families  -integrated services  -system-wide education and training  -ongoing monitoring and outreach  -outcomes-driven  -based on research  -adequately and flexibly financed  recovery support services - Correct answer provided by volunteers or paid staff members who are familiar with community's support systems  -helps to create long-term support  -transportation  -employment services, job training  -relapse prevention  -child care  -family/marriage education  -life skills  -parent education and child development  -substance abuse education

 examples of prevention - Correct answer -early screening before onset  -collaborate with other systems (child welfare, VA)  -stigma reduction activities  -refer to intervention treatment services  examples of intervention - Correct answer -screening  -early intervention  -pre-treatment  -recovery support services  -outreach services  examples of treatment - Correct answer -menu of treatment services  -recovery support services  -alternative services and therapies  -prevention for families and siblings of individuals in treatment  examples of post-treatment - Correct answer -continuing care  -recovery support services  -check-ups  -self-monitoring  barriers/challenges - Correct answer -moving from deficit-focused thinking to strengths-based  -addiction professionals' pride and power  -lack of protocols and financing for support services  -absence of ethical codes for peer services  -weak infrastructure of addiction treatment organizations and turnover  -fidelity monitoring  -record keeping  -reliable evaluation data  universal prevention - Correct answer for an entire population  -example: community, school  selective prevention - Correct answer for high-risk groups within a population  -example: students doing poorly in school

 indicated prevention - Correct answer for individuals who show signs of developing problems  -example: adult arrested for a first offense OWI  Prevention programs in schools - Correct answer -Knowledge- attitudes-behavioral model  -Affective education  -anti-drug norms  -social influence model  -DARE and other programs in use  Knowledge-Attitudes-Behavioral Model - Correct answer typically involves presentations by police and former users  -often include traditional scare tactics and/or pharmacological information  -approach assumes increasing student knowledge about drugs will change their attitudes  -assume these changed attitudes will be reflected in decreased use  •model questioned by research findings  -students with more knowledge about drugs tend to have more positive attitudes about drug use  -all early prevention approaches (effective in increasing knowledge about drugs, ineffective in altering attitudes or behaviors)  •research on early drug prevention education efforts  -students more likely to experiment with drugs  -less likely to develop abuse problems  Affective Education - Correct answer •focuses on emotions and attitudes (use as a pursuit of excitement, relaxation, power, control, or response to peer pressure)  •use may be reduced by early intervention (to know and express their feelings, to achieve altered emotional states without drugs, to feel valued and accepted)  •values clarification  -assumes students have factual information about drugs (what they lack is ability to make appropriate information based on the information they have)

 -What is taught:  --recognizing and expressing feelings and beliefs  --decision making skills  --how to analyze and clarify their own values  -parents may not understand this approach as it may run contrary to the set of values they want their kids to learn  Affective education (continued) - Correct answer •alternative to drugs  -assumes one reason young people take drugs is for the experience of altered states of consciousness  -teaches other ways of obtaining a high (relaxation, meditation, exercise, sports)  -alternatives need to be realistic and tailored to the individual  •personal and social skills  -assumes personal and social problems are caused by drug use  -teaches students communication skills and provides opportunities for successful interpersonal interaction  -examples: group of students operate a school store, older students tutor younger students  Anti-Drug norms - Correct answer 1984 review of drug prevention programs  -most don't contain appropriate evaluation component  -few studies demonstrated success in terms of actual substance use prevention  -increased knowledge about drugs has virtually no impact on substance use  -affective education approaches appear too experiential and place too little emphasis on skills necessary to resist pressure to use  •Anti-Drug norm programs were developed in part in response to these findings  •refusal skills and pressure resistant strategies  -focuses on teaching students to recognize and respond to peer pressure  -presented within the broader context of self-assertion and social skills training

 •typical program  -film that demonstrates effective ways of responding  -follow up student discussion  -practice with techniques presented in the film  •approach shown to be effective in reducing cigarette smoking among adolescents  -adapted for other drugs and behaviors  Social Influence Model - Correct answer •many approaches to drug- abuse prevention have been tried with smoking behavior  •key lesson can be learned from research finding about these approaches  -it's possible to design effective smoking prevention programs  -presenting information about the delayed consequences is INEFFECTIVE  -presenting information on immediate effects is more effective  •possible improvements by using cognitive development approach  -don't automatically assume all students need training in social skills or refusal skills  -students make active, conscious decisions in preparation for trying smoking and becoming an occasional or regular user (prevention programs may be different at each stage of cognitive development)  NOTE: risk and protective factors have more influence on drug behavior than information and education  Five key elements of Social Influence Model - Correct answer 1. Training in refusal skills  -through films, discussion, and practice  -students taught ways to refuse without being negative  -ways to be assertive and insist on the right to refuse  2. Public Commitment  3. Countering advertising by inoculating children against it  -students taught to analyze and discover the hidden messages in ads and how these messages differ from the actual effects of smoking  -examples: ads associating cigarette use with healthy young athletes

 4. Normative Education  -teach students they may overestimate the number of their peers who smoke  5. Use of teen leaders  -talk to younger students about use  -older students can explain that neither they nor their friends smoke, and how they have dealt with others' attempts to get them to smoke  -peer, lived experience  Project Alert - Correct answer based on social influence model  -cigarette experimenters were more likely to quit or to maintain low rates of smoking  -initiation of marijuana smoking among non users was reduced  -level of marijuana smoking among users was reduced  Life Skills Training - Correct answer based on social influence model  -teaches resistance skills, normative education, media influences, and general self-management and social skills  Peer Programs - Correct answer peer participation programs  -based on open discussion among a group of children or adolescents  -underlying assumption is that the opinions of an adolescent's peers are significant influences on behavior  -emphasize becoming participating members of society  -often focus on youth in high-risk areas  -may involve activities such as paid community service  -data on effectiveness are not yet available or are inconclusive  Programs that work - Correct answer Project Alert  Life Skills Training  Peer Programs  Programs with potential - Correct answer parent and family programs  Parent and Family Programs - Correct answer informational programs  parenting skills programs  parent support groups

 family interaction approaches  strengthening families program  -community programs (can have greater impact, drug education and prevention can be controversial)  -workplace programs (all companies and organizations that obtain grants or contracts from the federal gov't have to adopt a "drug-free workplace" plan, ultimate goal is to prevent drug use by making it clear through policies and actions that it is not condoned)  reliability - Correct answer if a measure produces the same results with the same person under different circumstances  validity - Correct answer whether an instrument measure what one wants it to measure  sensitivity - Correct answer the instrument's ability to identify correctly someone with an SUD  stages of change (and what they involve) - Correct answer pre- contemplation  contemplation  preparation  action  maintenance  Screening: SAMHSA and Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) Definition - Correct answer determines the likelihood that a client has a co-occurring substance use and mental disorders or that [their] presenting signs, symptoms, or behaviors may be influenced by co-occurring issues  -purpose is not to establish the presence or specific type of such a disorder, but to establish the need for an in-depth assessment  -screening is a formal process that typically is brief and occurs soon after the client presents for services  Screening - Correct answer NOT referring to urinary drug screens  -a quick look to see if further assessment needs to be done  -can be done by anyone who is trained to administer and score

 CAGE - Correct answer Cut down  Annoyed  Guilty  Eye opener  personal experiences inventory (PEI) - Correct answer self-report inventory  -documents the onset, nature, degree, and duration of chemical involvement in 12-18 yr olds  -identifies personal risk factors that may precipitate or sustain substance abuse  -includes six problem screens alert you to the possibility of family chemical dependency, sexual abuse, physical abuse, eating disorder, suicide potential, and need for psychiatric referral  Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) - Correct answer developed in 1971, one of the oldest alcohol use screening tools  -various versions using 25 questions  -face validity requires participants honest cooperation  Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) - Correct answer developed by WHO as simple method of screening for excessive drinking and to assist in brief assessment  -helps to identify alcohol dependence and some specific consequences of harmful drinking  -designed for health care practitioners and a range of health settings, but with suitable instructions it can be self-administered or used by non-health professionals  Assessment: SAMHSA and COCE Definition - Correct answer gathers information and engages in a process with the client that enables the provider to establish (or rule out) the presence or absence of a co-occurring disorder  -determines the clients readiness for change  -identifies client strengths or problem areas that may affect the process of treatment and recovery  -engages the client in the development of an appropriate treatment relationship

 The Assessment Process (COCE) - Correct answer 1. Engage the client  2. With consent, identify and contact collaterals to gather information  3. Screen for and detect COD  4. Determine severity of mental and substance use disorders  5. Determine appropriate care setting  6. Determine diagnosis  7. Determine disability and functional impairment  8. Identify strengths and supports  9. Identify cultural and linguistic needs and supports  10. Identify additional problem areas to address (physical, health, housing, vocational, etc)  11. Determine readiness for change  12. Plan treatment  Maslow's hierarchy of needs (top to bottom) - Correct answer •self- actualization (morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts)  •esteem (self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by others)  •love/belonging (friendship, family, sexual intimacy)  •safety (security of: body, employment, resources, morality, the family, health, property)  •physiological (breathing, food, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis, excretion)  Treatment planning (old way) - Correct answer "one-size fits all" treatment plan  •driven by  -what is offered by the program  -program philosophy  •structure  -pre-scheduled meetings and groups  -pre-packaged, available services

 •variation  -most treatment plans within a treatment program look the same  Treatment planning (new way) - Correct answer individualized treatment plan  •driven by  -what someone needs  -individual's desire, "person-centered"  •structure  -meetings and groups as a tool to meet specific needs  -range of needed services, within the clinic and/or community  •variation  -most treatment plans within a treatment program look different  Child and adolescent needs and strengths (CANS) - Correct answer about the "what" not the "why"  -snapshot of where the person is when the CANS is completed  •lower numbers = better  -needs  --0 = no evidence of need  --3 = immediate/intensive action needed  -strengths  --0 = centerpiece strength  --3 = no strength identified  ASAM criteria (6 dimensions) - Correct answer 1) Acute intoxication and/or withdrawal potential  -this life area explores your past and current experiences of substance use and withdrawal  2) Biomedical conditions/complications  -in this life area, think about your physical health, medical problems and physical activity and nutrition  3) Emotional/behavioral/cognitive conditions and complications

 -this life area helps explore your thoughts, emotions and mental health issues  4) Readiness to change  -this life area identifies what you're motivated for and your readiness and interest in changing  5) Relapse/Continued use/continued problem potential  -this life area addresses concerns you might have about your continued substance use, mental health and a relapse  6) recovery environment  -this life area explores your living situation and the people, places and things that are important to you  Treatment planning: SAMHSA and COCE definition - Correct answer screening, assessment, and treatment planning that address both mental health and substance use, each in the context of the other disorder  -use information gathered from assessment  -person-centered, person-driven  -wellness plans  -goal setting (SMART)  SMART - Correct answer •Specific (Who, What, Where, When, Why, Which...define the goal as much as possible, with no ambiguous language)  •Measurable (can you track the progress and measure the outcome? how much, how many, how will I know when my goal is accomplished?)  •Attainable (is the goal reasonable enough to be accomplish? how so? make sure the goal is not out of reach or below standard performance)  •Relevant (is the goal worthwhile and will it meet your needs? is each goal consistent with other goals you have established and fits with your immediate and long term plans?)

 •Timely (objective should include a time limit.."I will complete this step by month/day/year" it will establish a sense of urgency and prompt you to have better time management)  Components of a Client-Centered Treatment Plan (COCE) - Correct answer -acute safety needs (determines need for immediate acute stabilization to establish safety prior to routine assessment)  -severity of mental and substance use disorders (guides the choice of the most appropriate setting for treatment)  -appropriate care setting (determines the client's program assignment, based on ASAM)  -diagnosis (determines the recommended treatment intervention)  -disability (determines case management needs and whether an enhanced level of intervention is required)  -strengths and skills (determines areas of prior success around which to organize future treatment interventions and determines areas of skill building needed for management of either disorder  -availability and continuity of recovery support (determines whether continuing relationships need to be established and availability of existing relationships to provide contingencies to promote learning)  -cultural context (determines most culturally appropriate treatment interventions and settings)  -problem priorities (determines problems to be solved specifically, and opportunities for contingencies to promote treatment participation)  -state of recovery/client's readiness to change behaviors relating to each problem (determines appropriate treatment interventions and outcomes for a client at a given stage of recovery or readiness for change, SAMHSA Tip 35)

 What is cognitive-behavioral therapy? (CBT) - Correct answer - problem-oriented therapy  -focus on present and future  -short-term format  -sessions are structured  -involves a strong working alliance  -homework is a central feature  -based on cognitive theory  -requires collaborative empiricism (both therapist and client become investigators, examine evidence to support/reject client's cognitions)  •uses a directive, action-oriented approach  -teaches a person to explore, identify, and analyze dysfunctional patterns of thinking and behaving)  •once counterproductive patterns are identified  -therapist instructs client how to challenge and restructure their thinking and behavior  CBT History - Correct answer based in Stoicism (3 A.D.)  -philosophy of personal ethics informed by logic  -teaches:  --humans are social beings  --path to happiness is accepting this moment as it presents itself  --not to be controlled by desire for pleasure or fear of pain  --use one's mind to understand the world around us  --work together and treat others in a fair and just manner  •merging of cognitive and behavioral therapies  CBT: Evidence-based - Correct answer •evidence-based  -body of research literature that supports an approach in terms of demonstrable effects using the scientific method of investigation  -CBT one of most extensively researched psychotherapies  -CBT tends to yield more durable effects than medication once they are discontinued  CBT Summary - Correct answer basic premise shared by all CBT approaches

 -thoughts affect emotions and behaviors  -thoughts can be changed or modified  -changes in behavior can occur based upon changes in thoughts, beliefs, and acquisition of appropriate behavioral responses  CBT Guidelines - Correct answer 1) There will always be life issues  -no way to completely avoid problems  -attitude of acceptance and strategy for coping in a self-enhancing way is important  2) way we assign meaning to events depends on our attitudes, beliefs, and self-talk  -not fact, but opinion  -all have our own filter/lens (can change)  -important to empower people to know one can change their perspective  3) if we think of the brain as a linear processor f data as it relates to thoughts, very difficult to focus on two thoughts simultaneously  -therefor self-defeating and self-enhancing thoughts cannot be processed at same time  -choice of how we think, feel, and react (can choose self-defeating or self-enhancing strategies)  -responsible for our own happiness and distress  4) often we're unsuccessful in dealing with issues because we try to control people and events beyond our control  -setting goals for others sets ourselves up for failure  5) often difficulty in dealing with life issues occurs because we spend more time being problem focused rather than solution focused  -focusing on solutions increases the likelihood of success  6) life issues become life problems along three dimensions (attitudes, behaviors, thoughts)  -ABTs. in each area we may be using self-defeating approaches (successful coping requires identifying and changing faulty coping strategies into self-enhancing ones)

 7) attitudes are values, beliefs, and expectations about the way we think the world SHOULD be  -attitudes can set us up for failure by creating dissonance  -important to give ourselves permission to make adjustments in attitudes that have become  self-defeating  Goals addressed in SUD treatment - Correct answer -motivation (enhance awareness of problem, desire/motivation to quit  -skills (deal with cravings, manage triggers and control impulses, improve communication, but network supports)  -practical assistance (employment assistance, case management, medical needs)  -psychological and spiritual assistance  Stages of Change - Correct answer •Pre-contemplation  -patient does not see behavior as a problem, no desire to change  •Contemplation  -patient beginning to see behavior as problem, but still wavering  •Preparation  -patient is considering options for change  •Action  -patient taking specific steps to change  •Maintenance  -patient preventing relapse  5 phases of denial - Correct answer 1) complete refusal to see the problem or need for change  2) recognition of substance abuse problem, but refusal to take complete responsibility for change  3) recognition of problem and need for change, but minimization of severity  4) later in treatment, after situation improves, inability to remember consequences of or appreciate negative impact of using (may lead to relapse)

 5) development of reservations that resembles early stages of denial. occurs after sustained period of recovery, when subject has difficulty maintaining need for lifestyle changes and begins to return to old patterns (could be key factor in relapse, even after years of recovery)  CBT self-defeating thoughts - Correct answer -ABSOLUTE judgment of the self  -MIND READING the thoughts of others to make the statement  -EXAGGERATING the conditions which are referred to  -CATASTROPHIZING as a result of a difficult or uncomfortable situation  -leaping to CONCLUSIONS about themselves or he situation without adequate evidence  -OVER-GENERALIZING from one set of circumstances  -overly SELF-CRITICAL  -DISREGARDING important aspects of the situation while emphasizing other aspects?  -PROPHESIZING the future without evidence  -person hold IRRATIONAL BELIEF?  CBT self-enhancing thoughts - Correct answer -REALISTIC, not overly optimistic  -POSITIVE in content and intent  -INSTRUCTIVE; guides set of behaviors  -APPROPRIATE for situation  -SELF-REINFORCING, or even APPROXIMATIONS or partial success  -ANXIETY REDUCING and/or REDUCING EXPECTATION OF THREAT  -free of SELF-DEFEATING elements  CBT skill topics - Correct answer -assertiveness skills  -seemingly irrelevant decisions  -all-purpose coping plans  -problem solving  -case management  -risk reduction  ways to cope with craving - Correct answer -distracting yourself for a few minutes

 -talking about urge with someone supportive  -"urge surfing" (riding out the urge)  -recalling the negative consequences of using  -talking yourself through the urge  Motivational interviewing - Correct answer theoretical belief system  -client has intrinsic motivation for change  -alternative worldview of change from traditional models  -partnership vs. expert/recipient  •technique in which you become helper in the change process and express acceptance of your client  -job of therapist is to create discrepancy  •counseling style based on these assumptions:  -ambivalence about substance use (and change) is normal  -ambivalence resolved by working with consumer's intrinsic motivation and values  -alliance between therapist and consumer is collaborative  -empathetic, supportive, yet directive counseling style provides conditions under which change can occur  Spirit of motivational interviewing - Correct answer compassion  partnership  acceptance  evocation  principles of motivational interviewing - Correct answer 1) express empathy  -communicates respect for and acceptance of clients and their feelings  -listens rather than tells  -support through recovery process  2) develop discrepancy  -developing awareness of consequences help clients examine their behavior  -discrepancy between present behavior and important goals motivates change