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Which of the following are possible conditions of marginalized people that make engagement more difficult?
 
  a. Positive experiences in other service systems
 b. Lack of language to negotiate the treatment system
 c. Religious beliefs that support mainstream treatment approaches
 d. Legal status

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Why is the traditional medical model inadequate in dealing with the impact of racial, cultural, ethnic, and class issues?
 
  a. The understanding by the medical model that cultural beliefs influence recovery.
 b. The assumption by the medical model that everyone goes through the same stages of progression and recovery.
 c. The assumption by the medical model that class and race are important variables in the path of addiction and recovery.
 d. The training of professionals in the DSM IV/5.

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Moderation Management (MM) is best suited for:
 
  a. individuals who want to drink moderately.
 b. individuals who were formally dependent on alcohol and now want to drink moderately.
 c. individuals who have a desire to stop drinking.
 d. individuals who want to limit their drinking to six days a week.

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The primary goals of SMART Recovery include:
 
  a. helping individuals gain independence from addictive behavior through harm reduction.
 b. encouraging people to rely on a Higher Power.
 c. teaching people how to manage thoughts, feelings, and behavior.

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People who attend GA meetings
 
  a. tend to be younger and more likely to be single.
 b. tend to be older with more debt.
 c. have a lower rate of long-term abstinence.
 d. have a lower rate of abstinence after starting professional treatment.

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In AA, the concept of a higher power can be all of the following, except:
 
  a. any Christian religious concept.
 b. chosen by the individual.
 c. can be located within the self.
 d. can be the AA group itself.

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Which of the following describes the stance of 12-step programs on the 12 steps?
 
  a. Working the steps is a recent concept and old-timers don't put much faith in this process.
 b. Working the steps is suggested for a sustained recovery.
 c. Working the steps is required for a sustained recovery.
 d. Working the steps is best accomplished alone.

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Which of the following is a spiritually-based mutual help program?
 
  a. Moderation Management
 b. Women for Sobriety
 c. SMART Recovery
 d. Gamblers Anonymous

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Recovery Community Centers (RCC) assume that :
 
  a. community volunteers have to work separately from professional staff
 b. hierarchical relationship with a professional is necessary for severe alcohol or drug problems.
 c. there is no universally effective professional intervention for severe alcohol or drug problems.
 d. relationships in the community should be short-term

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Why, according to the authors, are 12-step programs such as AA, GA, or NA compatible with a harm reduction philosophy?
 
  a. 12-step programs help people control their addiction as well as abstain from their addiction.
 b. 12-step programs help people diagnose whether they are truly addicted.
 c. 12-step programs require only a few weeks of abstinence before a person is eligible for membership.
 d. 12-step programs encourage people to decide for themselves if they have a problem with addiction and a desire to stop.

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