PSS Recovery and Wellness Principles 3

Question 1

The eight dimensions of wellness identified by SAMHSA include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Diagnostic

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Emotional

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Financial

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Spiritual

Question 2

Which principle of recovery acknowledges that recovery can occur even without professional intervention?

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Recovery occurs via many pathways

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Recovery is person-driven

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Recovery emerges from hope

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Recovery is supported by peers

Question 3

Post-traumatic growth in recovery refers to:

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Positive psychological changes that emerge from the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances

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The elimination of all trauma symptoms through therapy

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A diagnostic category for trauma survivors who have completed treatment

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The process of forgetting traumatic experiences over time

Question 4

Intellectual wellness in the context of recovery involves:

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Engaging in creative and mentally stimulating activities that expand knowledge and skills

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Achieving high academic credentials

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Attending formal education programs required by treatment plans

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Completing cognitive assessments to measure recovery progress

Question 5

A peer specialist who shares their own recovery story to build rapport is using which evidence-supported technique?

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Reciprocal self-disclosure

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Clinical disclosure

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Transference

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Motivational enhancement

Question 6

Environmental wellness in recovery is BEST supported by:

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Creating safe, stable, and supportive living conditions that promote wellbeing

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Reducing a person's exposure to all social situations

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Ensuring the person lives near a treatment facility

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Providing financial incentives to maintain sobriety

Question 7

In recovery-oriented systems, 'hope' is best understood as:

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A core motivating belief that change and a better future are possible

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An optional component that complements clinical treatment

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A feeling that only emerges after achieving sobriety milestones

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A spiritual concept not applicable in secular recovery settings