CARN Recovery and Relapse Prevention

Question 1

According to ASAM's definition, which statement best describes recovery from addiction?

Accepted Answer

A process of change through which individuals improve health, wellness, and self-direction

Answer

ASAM defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential — not merely abstinence.

Question 2

Which relapse prevention model identifies high-risk situations, coping responses, and self-efficacy as its core components?

Accepted Answer

Marlatt's Cognitive-Behavioral Model

Answer

Marlatt's Cognitive-Behavioral Model identifies high-risk situations, the individual's coping response, and self-efficacy as the key determinants of whether relapse occurs.

Question 3

A patient in recovery identifies 'people, places, and things' associated with past drug use as things to avoid. This concept is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Environmental cue conditioning

Answer

Environmental cues become conditioned stimuli through repeated pairing with substance use, capable of triggering cravings even years into recovery via classical conditioning.

Question 4

Which of the following is a relapse WARNING SIGN rather than an external trigger?

Accepted Answer

Increased social isolation and withdrawal from support

Answer

Warning signs like social isolation and attitude changes are internal behavioral/emotional shifts that precede relapse, distinguishable from external environmental triggers.

Question 5

In Marlatt's relapse prevention model, 'seemingly irrelevant decisions' (SIDs) refers to:

Accepted Answer

Small choices that cumulatively set up high-risk relapse situations

Answer

SIDs are small, apparently innocent choices (e.g., driving past a dealer's house 'by accident') that gradually increase proximity to relapse situations.

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CARN Recovery and Relapse Prevention