Practice Quizzes

Chapter 10: Special Populations
1: According to the APA, it is acceptable to limit services to only those clients who match the cultural competency of your agency’s staff.
TRUE
FALSE
2: Treatment providers need to be aware of:
allowing family members to participate in treatment.
family members lying about the identified patient.
family members breaking confidentiality.
barriers to treatment presented by family attitudes toward treatment.
3: Culture is:
something we inherit.
something we consciously try to develop.
mostly art, music, food, and rituals.
something that is learned.
4: Which of the following is one aspect of how culture affects drug use?
Culture has little to do with how drug use is accepted.
Culture prevents people from using drugs.
People from certain cultures will not use drugs.
Culture defines drug use.
5: Culture creates _____ about drugs that are sometimes fallacious, or merely exaggerate or misinterpret some real effect.
facts
myths
data
theories
6: There is no relationship between the acceptance of a drug with a culture and its abuse and associated problems.
TRUE
FALSE
7: It is important to understand that psychological labeling of a client begins with:
first contact with therapist.
after testing and evaluation.
client’s education and self-examination.
how deviance is perceived by his family and peers.
8: African Americans abuse heroin more than any other culture.
TRUE
FALSE
9: Often drug users will enmesh themselves in a drug culture that supersedes their ethnic and cultural identity.
TRUE
FALSE
10: The conflict created by identity issues for bicultural clients is known as:
acculturated stress.
social anxiety.
cultural malaise.
cultural insecurity.
11: A Muslim client is reluctant to go to AA because he feels it promotes Christian ideology. As a counselor it is best to:
continue to encourage him to go because the program is about “God as we understand him.”
point out that AA participation is mandatory and encourage him to stick it out.
be sensitive to cultural difference and seek out other recovery resources that relate to the client’s values.
seek out other Muslim clients who have found help in AA or have created their own self-help movement.
12: All of the following are barriers to treatment for women, except:
child-care needs.
shame associated with stigma of addiction.
lack of support groups .
women are often victims of physical, mental, and sexual abuse.
13: You have a client in group who discloses that he is homosexual. The group seems uncomfortable and one member shifts the discussion to a past incident. As the leader you should:
keep the discussion on addiction issues.
tell the client that the issue should be discussed in individual sessions.
suggest to the client that he attend a gay AA meeting.
ask questions that facilitate a group response to the client’s disclosure.
14: When working with elderly clients, it is useful to:
let them know that they may be engaged in substance abuse and dependency.
avoid discussing medications since that easily confuses them.
be sensitive that self-esteem may be depleted physically, socially, and emotionally.
realize that most of their pain and discomfort is related to the aging process.
15: Because adolescence is a time of fast development, those who are caught using marijuana or alcohol should be automatically referred to treatment.
TRUE
FALSE
16: Programs that treat adolescents need to have all of the following, except:
a structured program built on the most successful adult programs.
opportunities to attain development milestones.
ways to reach educational and occupational goals.
exciting and attractive programs to create alternatives to drug use.
17: The Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) project is based on a combination of:
psychoanalytic and Rogerian therapy.
motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy.
reality therapy and multiphasic family therapy.
family and group therapy.
18: A major drug abuse problem for young children throughout the world is:
alcohol.
cocaine.
inhalants.
khat.
19: The disabled have a much higher prevalence of addicting than the general population.
TRUE
FALSE
20: The American Disabilities Act (ADA) defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major:
employment opportunities.
physical activities.
life activities.
social activities.
21: Barriers for individuals with disabilities can be physical, communication, and /or:
financial.
attitudinal.
social.
cultural.
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