Introduction Flashcards

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'enabling' in the context of substance use disorders?

Answer: Behaviors by others that allow or support continued substance use

Enabling refers to actions by family members or others that inadvertently protect the person with a substance use disorder from experiencing the natural consequences of their use.

According to ASAM criteria, which level of care provides medically monitored intensive inpatient treatment?

Answer: Level 3.7

ASAM Level 3.7 is Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Treatment, providing 24-hour nursing care in a non-hospital residential setting.

The concept of 'neuroplasticity' is relevant to addiction recovery because it suggests that:

Answer: The brain can reorganize and heal with sustained abstinence

Neuroplasticity means the brain can form new neural connections and partially reverse addiction-related changes given adequate time in recovery.

Which stage of Prochaska and DiClemente's Transtheoretical Model describes a person actively making behavior changes for less than six months?

Answer: Action

The Action stage is when a person is actively modifying behavior and has been doing so for less than six months.

A substance use disorder counselor who discloses their own recovery history to a client to build rapport must primarily consider:

Answer: Whether the disclosure serves the client's therapeutic needs

Self-disclosure is ethically appropriate only when it serves the client's best interests and therapeutic goals, not the counselor's personal needs.

The term 'tolerance' in substance use disorders refers to:

Answer: Requiring more of a substance to achieve the same effect

Tolerance is the pharmacological phenomenon in which increasingly larger amounts of a substance are needed to produce the original desired effect.

Which ethical principle requires a chemical dependency counselor to prioritize the client's well-being above all other considerations?

Answer: Beneficence

Beneficence is the ethical principle that obligates the counselor to act in ways that benefit and promote the welfare of the client.