Recovery and Relapse Prevention Flashcards
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According to ASAM's definition, which statement best describes recovery from addiction?
Answer: A process of change through which individuals improve health, wellness, and self-direction
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.
Which relapse prevention model identifies high-risk situations, coping responses, and self-efficacy as its core components?
Answer: Marlatt's Cognitive-Behavioral Model
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.
A patient in recovery identifies 'people, places, and things' associated with past drug use as things to avoid. This concept is best described as:
Answer: Environmental cue conditioning
Environmental cues become conditioned stimuli through repeated pairing with substance use, capable of triggering cravings even years into recovery via classical conditioning.
Which of the following is a relapse WARNING SIGN rather than an external trigger?
Answer: Increased social isolation and withdrawal from support
Warning signs like social isolation and attitude changes are internal behavioral/emotional shifts that precede relapse, distinguishable from external environmental triggers.
In Marlatt's relapse prevention model, 'seemingly irrelevant decisions' (SIDs) refers to:
Answer: Small choices that cumulatively set up high-risk relapse situations
SIDs are small, apparently innocent choices (e.g., driving past a dealer's house 'by accident') that gradually increase proximity to relapse situations.
A nurse explains to a patient that a 'lapse' differs from a 'relapse' in that:
Answer: A lapse is a single brief episode of use, while relapse is a return to prior problematic use patterns
A lapse is a single, brief episode of substance use, whereas relapse denotes a full return to the previous pattern of problematic use.
Which statement accurately reflects the evidence base for peer support in recovery?
Answer: Both 12-Step programs and SMART Recovery have evidence supporting effectiveness
Both 12-Step facilitation and SMART Recovery have supporting evidence, and patients should be offered multiple options based on personal preference and needs.