Drugs and Stress

QUESTION 1

1. According to this chapter, it is estimated that there are 28 million Americans who have at least one alcoholic parent.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 2

1. Which of the following styles has been described by Harriet Lerner for managing anxiety in a family?

   	A.	Pursuers
   	B.	Distancers
   	C.	Blamers
   	D.	All of these
   	E.	Overfunctioners

QUESTION 3

1. The adult children of alcoholics (ACA) movement took root in the 1970s.

   
   True
   
   False
   

QUESTION 4

1. As described by Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, which of the following does the survival roles in an alcoholic family include?

   		Intellectualizer, clown, and chief bottle washer
   		Blamer, family advisor, chief dependent, and family clown
   		Lost child, family scapegoat, chief enabler, family hero, and family mascot
   		Family clown, model child, and black sheep

QUESTION 5

1. Which of the following is a behavioral characteristic of adult children of alcoholics (ACA)?

   	A.	All of these
   	B.	Difficultly relaxing
   	C.	Addiction to excitement
   	D.	All-or-none, black-or-white thinking
   	E.	Living in a world of denial

1 points

QUESTION 6

1. Which family system described in this chapter characterizes the family value as maintaining an illusion of normalcy, despite significant physical, emotional, and interpersonal problems of the family?

   	A.	Rigid family system
   	B.	Overextended family system
   	C.	Distorted family system
   	D.	Ambiguous family system

1 points

QUESTION 7

1. Which of the following styles of enabling behavior includes trying to buy things in an attempt to divert the addict from drug use?

   	A.	Rationalizing and avoiding
   	B.	Attempting to control
   	C.	Avoiding and shielding
   	D.	Pursuing and distancing

1 points

QUESTION 8

1. Which of the following is not a stage in the family’s adjustment to dealing with substance-abuse problems?
   

   	A.	Separation in roles, escape
   	B.	Denial and minimizing
   	C.	Redistribution of family tasks
   	D.	Recovery and reorganization with the addict/alcoholic

1 points

QUESTION 9

1. Which of the following best defines an enabling behavior?

   	A.	All of these are correct.
   	B.	It is to have an unhealthy doing-for.
   	C.	It is to take responsibility for someone’s lack of responsibility.
   	D.	It is to “kill with kindness.”
   	E.	It means to be overprotective.

1 points

QUESTION 10

1. Which of the following is the thought of someone who is “overseparated”?

   	A.	I am a rock.
   	B.	You don’t care.
   	C.	I want so little.
   	D.	I’m not good enough.

1 points

QUESTION 11

1. The expression _____ refers to an alcoholic/addict who is abstaining from alcohol/drug use but either is unaware of other behavioral, personality, and relationship problems or is choosing not to address these maladaptive behaviors.

   	A.	hitting ceiling
   	B.	hitting bottom
   	C.	dry drunk
   	D.	ambivalent alcoholic

1 points

QUESTION 12

1. “We have rules, but we don’t enforce them” is an example of a(n):

   	A.	Rigid family system
   	B.	Distorted family system
   	C.	Ambiguous family system
   	D.	Overextended family system

1 points

QUESTION 13

1. In the context of a child growing up in an alcoholic home and its association with post-traumatic stress disorder, survivor guilt can be evidenced by:

   	A.	illusion of normalcy.
   	B.	emotional overload.
   	C.	lack of feelings during times of stress.
   	D.	chronic depression.

1 points

QUESTION 14

1. According to Cermak (1984), which of the following behaviors do disengaged adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) in interpersonal relationships exhibit?

   	A.	A balanced healthy lifestyle without conflict
   	B.	Dealing with feelings appropriately in a calm way
   	C.	Hard driving, workaholic; defensive, fear of closeness to others
   	D.	Open and honest dealings on an emotional level

 

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