Practice Quizzes

Chapter 7: Family

1: If you are a certified counselor, you are allowed to do family therapy with an addicted family.
TRUE
FALSE
2: Like group therapy, family therapy focuses on:
content .
intervening with each member of the family.
process.
instructing the client on how he or she can help the family.
3: The lifestyle of the addicted family is:
acceptable to the family.
demonstrates clear psychopathology.
very predictable.
a survival mechanism and adaptation to dysfunction.
4: It is important to determine who has ______ in a family.
power and authority
credibility and trustfulness
friends and enemies
education and employability
5: Systems tend to strive for:
independence.
depersonalization.
supporting each component in the system.
balance and maintaining status quo.
6: To be enmeshed in a family is similar to:
noncommunicative.
like a lost child.
codependent.
a mascot.
7: An abnormal lack of involvement, communication, loyalty, and sense of belonging is known as:
being withdrawn.
disengagement.
lovingly detached.
independent.
8: ”Keep the status quo at all cost” is an example of:
a reasonable expectation for addicted family members.
a form of detachment.
a way that an addict can control a family.
irrational thoughts of an addicted family.
9: A statement such as, “It’s only because she’s under such stress,” is an indication of:
denial.
enabling.
lying.
being honest.
10: When assessing a family member’s role, a counselor must take into account:
the family's community and culture.
the type of drugs the identified patient is using.
who is the “chief enabler.”
what stage of recovery the family member is in.
11: There is strong research evidence of the addicted family roles characteristically described in the popular literature.
TRUE
FALSE
12: According to Brisbane, the African-American female family hero is often:
fitting into a stereotype.
elaborating a normal second-mother role.
adjusting to a cultural bias.
responding to an addicted parent.
13: If one surveys cultures around the world, one finds most are composed of a nuclear family.
TRUE
FALSE
14: Which of the following is not a reason to work with families?
It can increase family motivation.
It can help families understand how the whole family is affected.
SUD counselors are certified to do family therapy.
It can help prepare families for what occurs in early recovery.
15: Which of the following is not generally a part of a treatment program for family education?
Basic knowledge of addiction
Treatment modalities used by the agency
The importance of direct and honest communication
The role of Alanon, Naranon, and other support groups
16: In helping families communicate better, counselors should:
encourage members to constantly restate their position.
point out how you always cause problems with your drinking or drug use.
deal with the addicts defenses by saying, ”yes, but you also do…”
use "I" statements and acknowledge feelings.
17: The formal structured type of intervention was developed by:
Vernon Johnson.
Tom Jennings.
Albert Ellis.
William White.
18: CRAFT is:
a method of helping adolescents.
a method of doing family intervention using a motivational approach.
a confrontational model of intervention.
a community approach to preventing substance abuse for families.
19: One parenting issue that needs to be addressed in recovery is:
initiating strict discipline for any infraction of rules.
taking back responsibility and authority from the parental child.
learning to not trust what their children might say about them.
challenging their children just like they challenge other adults.
20: The tone of intervention should be objective, nonjudgmental, and caring.
TRUE
FALSE
21: In many addicted families, discussion of intimate relationships or family discord:
is openly talked about.
may not be permissible.
is considered enabling.
done only with close friends or relatives.
22: Scapegoats serve to:
draw attention away from the addict.
be someone spoiled by the family.
make the family look good.
help the family get help.
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