CRC Recovery Foundations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which concept describes the process by which individuals build a new identity separate from their past substance use?
- Detoxification
- Identity reconstruction (Correct answer)
- Cognitive restructuring
- Harm reduction
Correct answer: Identity reconstruction
Identity reconstruction involves the gradual development of a sober identity, replacing the 'addict identity' with a recovery-oriented self-concept.
Question 2: What is the role of peer support specialists in a recovery-oriented system of care?
- To provide clinical diagnoses and treatment plans
- To offer lived experience and mentorship to support others in recovery (Correct answer)
- To manage medication-assisted treatment protocols
- To conduct formal psychological assessments
Correct answer: To offer lived experience and mentorship to support others in recovery
Peer support specialists use their personal recovery experience to provide hope, connection, and practical guidance to others on the recovery journey.
Question 3: Which type of trigger is most associated with environmental cues that evoke cravings?
- Internal emotional triggers
- Physiological withdrawal triggers
- External conditioned triggers (Correct answer)
- Cognitive distortion triggers
Correct answer: External conditioned triggers
External conditioned triggers are environmental stimuli (people, places, objects) that have been classically conditioned to elicit cravings through prior drug use.
Question 4: When a recovery coach helps a client identify patterns of thinking that increase relapse risk, they are drawing on principles from which approach?
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Correct answer)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Narrative therapy
Correct answer: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and modifying maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to substance use.
Question 5: A client says, 'I've tried quitting before and always failed, so what's the point?' This best illustrates which barrier to recovery?
- Denial
- Low self-efficacy (Correct answer)
- Ambivalence
- Lack of social support
Correct answer: Low self-efficacy
The client's statement reflects low self-efficacy — a diminished belief in their ability to successfully achieve and maintain sobriety.
Question 6: Which principle of recovery coaching holds that clients are the experts on their own lives?
- Beneficence
- Person-centeredness (Correct answer)
- Paternalism
- Compliance-based care
Correct answer: Person-centeredness
Person-centeredness recognizes that individuals have unique knowledge of their own values, goals, and circumstances, and that coaching should be guided by the client's priorities.
Question 7: What does the 'biopsychosocial model' of addiction acknowledge that the pure biological model does not?
- That addiction only affects the brain's reward system
- That genetic, psychological, and social factors all interact to influence addiction (Correct answer)
- That moral failing is the root cause of substance use disorders
- That addiction can be cured with medication alone
Correct answer: That genetic, psychological, and social factors all interact to influence addiction
The biopsychosocial model integrates biological vulnerabilities, psychological factors, and social/environmental influences into a comprehensive understanding of addiction.
CRC Recovery Foundations 3
Which concept describes the process by which individuals build a new identity separate from their past substance use?