Perkinson: Chemical Dependency Counseling 5th Edition Instructor Resources
(Medium, How to Handle Grief, P. 82)
The following Questions are True or False. Circle the correct response.
1. Good problem solving involves using feeling appropriately. T F
2. Denial keeps clients from the truth of their addiction. With this in mind, the therapist may need
3. Reinforcement may be likened to catching someone doing the right thing and rewarding it.
The following are all short answer questions:
1. A client has a lot of self-doubt when entering treatment, especially if they have failed in previous
attempts to quit using. How can you help to increase their belief in themselves?
2. You are working with a client that shares how you remind him (her) of his/her father (mother).
This is an example of what? What are some methods of addressing this in therapy?
3. What is reinforcement? How is this different from punishment? Give an example of how
reinforcement can be used.
4. Cognitive therapy involves illumination and altering of thinking errors. Often times a client may
filter reality through “defense mechanisms.” Give an example of the three defense mechanisms
discussed in the book.