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1. What are the tools you can use in your pretreatment assessment? 2. How does the daily self monitoring diary work? 3. What are the steps to developing a controlled treatment plan? 4. What are the types of exposure to gambling? 5. What are the steps to the Relationship Developing Technique? 6. What are the methods for attaining and maintaining abstinence from gambling? 7. What are the simple guidelines to avoiding relapse and staying stopped?
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A. self help groups, photographs, and time management B. are self exclusion, being near a gambling establishment, being in a gambling establishment, being alone in a gambling establishment, and receiving an invitation to gamble C. to increase awareness of needs, focus on nurturing relationships which meet those needs, and journal positive relationship development D. support systems, watching company, and watching where they go E. the gambler rates his or her perception of being in control of gambling as well as their desire to gamble on a scale from 0 to 100. Gamblers also specify the number of times they gambled during the day, the number of hours they spent gambling, and the amount of money they lost. Lastly, gamblers are asked to write about the feelings they had throughout the day as well as any context or event that may have provoked their urge to gamble F. the diagnostic interview, assessing comorbidity, and the daily self monitoring diary G. establishing a peer group of counselors and making problem gamblers aware of peer counselors as a resource
Questions
8. According to Tavares, what is the "thinking aloud" cognitive approach to treating pathological gambling? 9. What are the factors concerning the integration of behavioral and cognitive insights into treatment for pathological gambling? 10. What innovations allow the Gordon House Association’s "conversational software" to echo the dynamics of face-to-face counseling? 11. According to Hodgins research, what are the exceptions to the general trend of resolved gamblers to resemble alcohol and other drug treatment seekers? 12. For what reasons does Scarfe consider gambling to be a ‘hidden addiction?’ 13. What are the factors in the cognitive theory of pathological gambling? 14. What are the the questions on the Lie/Bet screen for pathological gambling? 15. What were the strategies used in a cognitive-behavioral treatment plan for pathological gambling? 16. What is the difference between an ‘action gambler’ and an ‘escape gambler’? 17. What factor may hinder the effectiveness of Gamblers Anonymous? 18. Why is problem gambling an important public health issue?
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A. ‘Have you ever felt the need to bet more and moremoney?’ and ‘Have you ever had to lie to peopleimportant to you about how much you gamble?’ B. cognitive restructuring, problem solving, social skills training, and relapse prevention C. 1. fewer gamblers reported engaging in an evaluation of the pros and cons of their behavior when making their decision; 2. fewer gamblers than drinkers also reported that a life-style change was significant in resolving their problem. D. 1. Operant conditioning factors that relate to gambling prompt initial persistence at gambling; 2. continuous exposure to variable intermittent schedules of reinforcement foster the development of unrealistic expectations toward gambling and further investment in the activity; 3. repeatedly experiencing the arousing effects of gambling consolidates the establishment of conditioned cues that prompt reoccurrence of the behavior, even when the gambler contemplates reduction or abstinence. E. Many gamblers want to return to controlled betting instead of the abstinence required by Gamblers Anonymous principles. F. 1. The client seeing the counselor via webcams (to read body language); 2. The option of either party using voice rather than text; 3. Art and drawing whiteboard options; 4. and the use of the conversational (text) software that allows the counselor to 'interrupt' the client and prevent the client from deleting those words or phrases the client may inadvertently use that can provide the counselor with valuable dues as to how the client is really feeling when in denial or avoidance. G. 1. pathological gamblershave distorted cognitive patterns that lead themto misassess the odds of their bets, and the meaningof the results; and 2. pathological gamblershave recall bias, and tend to remember andoverestimate their wins, while they forget, underestimateor rationalize their losses. H. This cognitive strategy includes subjects taking part in gambling and in talking about their reactions and interpretations of the outcome. I. 1. Health organizations define addiction as substance addiction; 2. the general public judges gambling problems as self-inflicted J. Action gamblers are highly competitive and easily bored, tend to take unnecessary risks and make impulsive decisions. Escape gamblers are more likely to play passive games of pure chance. They are often depressed or anxious and use gambling to numb or cheer themselves. K. There is significant concern that adolescents and young adults have the highest prevalence estimates of problem and pathological gambling and that problem gambling in adolescence may lead to pathological gambling in adulthood.
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