Alcohol and Drug Counselor Core Counseling Theories Flashcards
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In Gestalt therapy applied to addiction counseling, the concept of 'unfinished business' refers to:
Answer: Unexpressed emotions from past experiences that affect present functioning
Gestalt therapy views unfinished business as lingering emotional residue from past events that disrupts present awareness and functioning.
Psychodynamic approaches to addiction treatment often conceptualize substance use as a defense against:
Answer: Unconscious conflict and painful affect
Psychodynamic theory views substance use as a self-medication strategy to manage intolerable unconscious conflicts and emotions.
The concept of 'self-efficacy' as applied in relapse prevention models originates primarily from:
Answer: Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory
Bandura's Social Learning Theory introduced self-efficacy as a person's belief in their ability to perform a behavior, which is central to Marlatt's relapse prevention model.
In Adlerian therapy, substance abuse is frequently interpreted as reflecting which core concept?
Answer: Feelings of inferiority and mistaken lifestyle goals
Alfred Adler emphasized that substance use often compensates for deep-seated feelings of inferiority and reflects a mistaken approach to achieving significance.
Which MI principle is violated when a counselor argues directly with a client about whether they have a drinking problem?
Answer: Roll with resistance
MI's 'roll with resistance' principle advises counselors to avoid argumentation because direct confrontation typically strengthens client resistance.
Reality Therapy, developed by William Glasser, would address substance use by helping the client:
Answer: Evaluate whether their behavior is meeting their basic needs effectively
Reality Therapy focuses on helping clients evaluate whether their current behavior is effectively meeting their basic needs (survival, love, power, freedom, fun).
A counselor trained in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) would most likely ask a client which type of question to identify times when substance use was not a problem?
Answer: Exception questions
Exception questions in SFBT ask clients to identify times when the problem did not occur, helping to build on existing strengths and successes.