Deck 9: Intervention

Question 1

Which of the following is the best way to handle emotions while dealing with someone who has an alcohol/drug problem?

A) Ask why the person is using alcohol/drugs
B) Use sarcasm and ridicule the person to shame him into wanting to quit
C) Threaten to make ultimatums such as "I am moving out tomorrow if you don't get help"
D) Try to be calm, balanced, and caring

Answer 1

Try to be calm, balanced, and caring

Question 2

The "primary" goal of an alcohol/drug intervention is to

A) Create awareness among family members and the alcoholic/addict
B) Get the addicted person into treatment
C) Provide an opportunity for those who care about the alcoholic/addict to express their feelings
D) Provide an opportunity for family members to set boundaries

Answer 2

Get the addicted person into treatment

Question 3

According to this chapter, interventions are most likely to be effective in getting individuals into treatment when

A) Adolescents are compelled to go through a formal intervention process
B) Addicts recognize their behavior has been a problem
C) More family members are aware of a problem
D) Parents come down hard on the penalties they will impose on their children

Answer 3

Addicts recognize their behavior has been a problem

Question 4

Participants in an intervention need to guard against the alcoholic/addict's ability to

A) Assemble a bottom-line script
B) Distract the intervention group from the goals of the intervention
C) Make behavior-specific statements
D) Speak at length about their alcohol/drug problem

Question 5

The tone of a successful intervention is ______.

A) Accusatory
B) Authoritative
C) Non-judgmental
D) Ambivalent