Ethical and Cultural Issues Arising from the Psychology of Terrorism- 3 Credit Hrs.

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DTB - Tobacco Dependence Treatment: Behavioral Solutions for Quitting Post Test

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1.1 What are some positive ‘mental gremlins’ that might promote continued smoking by providing positive notions about smoking while minimizing the harmful effects for tobacco dependent clients?
2.1 What might be one of the most common early relapse gremlins that a client may encounter?
3.1 What are three simple techniques to enforce a client’s commitment to his quit date?
4.1 What percentage of smokers, want to quit?
4.2 What is the three step process for problem solving regarding overcoming tobacco dependency?
5.1 What are three steps in the “Empty Pack” technique?
5.2 Regardless of the smoking triggers a client experiences, what are two general tips he or she might find useful?
6.1 What are two situations that may cause relapse?
7.1 What are three aspects of quitting for good?

Answers:

A. The reward gremlin
B. ‘I enjoy that first cigarette in the morning with my coffee,’ ‘There’s nothing in the world as nice as a glass of wine and a cigarette at the end of the day,’ ‘I smoke because I like the taste’
C. 70%
D. Focusing on quitting, informing others about his quit date, devise alternatives to smoking that client can begin to implement ahead of time
E. “First, carry an empty pack of cigarettes with you. Write the date and time of your last cigarette on a small piece of paper and put it inside the pack. Second, whenever the urge comes to light up, take out the paper. Focus on how long it’s been since you last smoked. Use positive self talk to reassure yourself that if you’ve gone that long, you can keep go longer. Finally, smell the inside of the pack. It’ll smell like stale tobacco and remind you of the way you used to smell.”
F. 1) define the problem as specifically as you can 2) brainstorm alternatives 3) choose the best alternative from step two and act on it
G. Emotionally upset and boredom
H. Coping with cravings, charting progress, staying focused
I. 1) compete with smoking. Certain activities like running, skiing, or dancing are incompatible with smoking

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Questions:

8.1 Out of the 1.1 billion existing smokers worldwide, what percentage will die prematurely as a result of tobacco use?
10.1 What might be an effective strategy for adolescents trying to quit?
10.2 Why might young adults try to stop smoking?
12.1 What are stages in the ‘Stage Model for Behavioral Interventions’ with tobacco-dependent clients?
13.1 What may be three key psychological techniques for tobacco dependent clients?
14.1 Approximately what percent of college students have tried smoking?
14.2 How many deaths per year in the United States results from tobacco smoking?
15.1 Who are the smokers that make up 44.3% of the cigarettes smoked in this country?
17.1 How can counselors immediately help clients manage substance abuse problems, following a self-efficacy approach?
17.2 How might clients who repeatedly relapse better helped?

Answers:

A. Controlling the number of cigarettes smoked and keeping busy with other activities
B. 50%
C. Precontemplation stage, contemplation state, preparation stage, action and maintenance states
D. If there are personally relevant health effects from smoking
E. 70%
F. 1) outlining to smokers the notion of stages of change so they can evaluate their own progress and gain perspective on what they need to achieve 2) help smokers evaluate their current state of self-efficacy for smoking cessation so they gain insight into their state of readiness for attempting to stop smoking 3) teach smokers a cognitive counter conditioning technique
G. Individuals with psychiatric disorders, such as substance abuse and dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder
H. 434,000
I. By modifying self-perceptions related to recovery efficacy
J. By providing skill training, drawing on past mastery experiences, and providing opportunities to model the behaviors of successfully rehabilitated clients