Post Test 33—Connecting the Dots

Objectives:

To examine the relationship between alcohol/drug use and life consequences

You must score a 70% or above on the posttest to receive a continuing education credit via-Cebroker.com.

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* 1. Enter your licensing information

First Name *

Last Name *

License type and #

State/Province *

Email Address *

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* 2. Understanding the consequences of our drug and alcohol use is important to:

understanding why we self-medicated with alcohol/drugs

smashing any reservations that we can self-medicate with alcohol/drugs

having our minds clear and seeing the truth about our addiction

maintenance of an abstinence program

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* 3. In recovery:

it takes time to really see the truth about our addiction and the havoc it has played with our lives

it takes time to understand why we used alcohol and other drugs

it is not important to examine our addiction history

abstinence is achieved by discussing our addiction with family members

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* 4. An exercise that is helpful to complete when examining the role of alcohol/drugs in life areas is:

listing life areas where consequences may have occurred and the role alcohol/drugs may have played

discussing consequences of alcohol/drug use with family members

listing negative consequences that occurred and how this has changed in recovery

knowing that persons under the influence of alcohol/drugs have negative consequences

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* 5. Relationships, health, legal, employment, licensure, negative feelings and spiritual problems are:

areas where negative consequences always occur and are impacted by addiction

areas in life that may have been impacted by addiction

problem areas in life

areas in life that are impacted by recovery

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* 6. After reviewing problems in ones’ life and the impact of alcohol/drugs on these areas:

discuss these with family members

discuss these with coworkers

discuss with individual recovery support person and/or group members

discuss these with work supervisor

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* 7. In recovery, our minds clear and:

we begin to see more accurately

we are assured of ongoing abstinence

we are assured of ongoing recovery

we can understand why we used alcohol/drugs

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* 8. A crucial part of recovery is:

disclosure of our addiction history to family members

accurately seeing the truth about our addiction and its consequences

discussing our addiction history with coworkers and supervisors

knowing that there are consequences when using alcohol/drugs

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* 9. When assessing the role that alcohol/drugs may have had on life areas, “if it is causing a problem it is a problem” means:

alcohol/drugs always cause problems in all life areas

the use of alcohol/drugs always negatively impacts life areas

if alcohol/drugs is causing a problem in life areas, alcohol/drugs is a problem

problems in life are caused by alcohol/drugs

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* 10. “Connecting the dots”, as used in this module means:

exploring and understanding the relationship between addiction and negative consequences

recovery is an ongoing process

alcohol/drugs negatively impact life areas

alcohol/drugs cause problems for some people

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* 11. Fear, shame, depression and changes in self-esteem are examples of:

feelings experienced by all recovering persons

negative feelings

relationship problems

feelings experienced in early recovery