Deck 8: Gambling Disorders Rory Reid, Jacquelene Moghaddam, and Timothy Fong

Question 1

What is gambling?

A) A disorder
B) Misuse of personal funds
C) Making money illegally
D) Wagering on an event to win money or goods

Answer 1

Wagering on an event to win money or goods

Question 2

What two factors define gambling behaviors?

A) Problem gambling and winning goods illegally
B) Gambling involvement and health care
C) Gambling-related problems and gambling involvement
D) Wagering and winning goods or money

Answer 2

Gambling-related problems and gambling involvement

Question 3

What are the three groups of gamblers?

A) Addicted, pathological, and compulsive gamblers
B) Social, problem, and compulsive gamblers
C) Social, addicted, and compulsive gamblers
D) Pathalogical, addicted, and problem gamblers

Answer 3

Social, problem, and compulsive gamblers

Question 4

Which type of gamblers can control time and money spent?

A) Social gambler
B) Problem gambler
C) Addicted gambler
D) Compulsive gambler

Question 5

Which type of gamblers makes up the largest group?

A) Pathological gamblers
B) Compulsive/addicted gamblers
C) Social/recreational gamblers
D) Problem Gamblers

Question 6

What are two consequences of problem gambling?

A) Legal challenges and fewer children
B) Relationship discord and financial problems
C) Emotional distress and low education
D) Increase in crime rates and low energy levels

Question 7

What three items are often collected during an assessment for gambling disorders?

A) Personal history, collateral information, and a self-reporting questionnaire
B) Information from family, financial ability to pay, and a urine sample
C) Collateral information from family, medical records, and education data
D) Biological information, psychological Information, and social Information

Question 8

What are the abbreviations of the three assessment tools used with problem gamblers?

A) NODS, PGSI, and PUS
B) PUS, IPS, and AGG
C) NODS, SA, and GS
D) NODS-SA, SOGS, and PGSI

Question 9

Which explanation model has three subtypes?

A) Systems model
B) Pathways model
C) Biopsychosocial model
D) Theory model

Question 10

What are the two predominant integrative explanation models for working with clients with a gambling disorder?

A) Biopsychosocial model and pathways model
B) Pathways model and social model
C) Antisocial model and social change model
D) Critical model and systems model

Question 11

Middle-aged females are an at-risk group for gambling disorders.

Question 12

Co-occurring psychiatric and mood disorders are two risk factors for problem gambling.

Question 13

Persons most at risk for gambling disorders are those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ethnic minorities, and people with physical disabilities.

Question 14

The pathways model has five subtypes.

Question 15

Antisocial impulsivity subtype involves the absence of premorbid psychopathological changes with impaired control over gambling results.

Question 16

Brief treatment models for problem gambling may include 12-step groups and self-help workbooks.

Question 17

There is only one treatment method used with all gambling disorders.

Question 18

The federal Food and Drug Administration has announced an opioid receptor as the approved medication for pathological gambling.

Question 19

All 50 U.S. states have funded problem gambling treatment programs.

Question 20

Two components of mindfulness are the self-regulation of attention and adoption of orientation toward present experience.

Question 21

What three aspects are brought to awareness in mindfulness practice for nonjudgmental acceptance in the present moment?

Question 22

Identify and describe two interventions that have been known to work with problem gamblers in overcoming treatment barriers.

Question 23

Identify two actions social workers can take if they encounter issues of transference or countertransference with problem gamblers.

Question 24

Compare and contrast activities a social worker may engage in on behalf of problem gamblers at the mezzo and macro levels.

Question 25

Explain what a gambling diversion program is, why it is used, and the type of treatment for which it is used.

Question 26

Identify the three groups of gamblers and describe the differences between them.