A client reports that he has been using a pain killer (i.e., Loritab) for the last 18 months and has attempted to stop using the pain killer but has not been able to do so. He also reports taking higher doses to get the same effect, and he is going to multiple doctors to get various prescriptions. A diagnosis you should first consider would be:
A) ?Substance Abuse Disorder.
B) ?Substance Use Disorder.
C) Substance-Induced Somataform Disorder.?
D) ?Addictive Personality Disorder.
B
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Which of the following is one of the challenges of social justice counseling?
a. It may be incongruent to traditional counseling theories and practices. b. There is a lack of training for dealing with issues of oppression. c. High intrapersonal and interpersonal costs. d. All of the above are challenges of social justice counseling.
A mediator in a research project is an actual mechanism for a behavior to occur. With parental substance abuse and the transmission of substance abuse to adolescents, represent(s) a mediator in that relationship.
a. Cognitive coping strategies b. Parenting support systems c. Parenting style d. Youth peer supports
Providing clarity about the effectiveness about practice can be passed along to improve:
a. Justification of research b. Outcomes c. Personal values and beliefs d. Efficiency
Maria, a group leader, is worried that her group members are not generalizing their learning in the group to other aspects of their lives. What technique or tool might Maria utilize to encourage the application of knowledge and skills gained in the group?
a. countertransference b. drawing out c. homework d. pre-screening