Perkinson: Chemical Dependency Counseling 5th Edition Instructor Resources
Test Bank
Chapter 9
The following questions are multiple choice. Please circle the correct response
1. Alcoholics Anonymous has over _____________ active members.
a. 100,000
b. 500,000
2. It is important to know whether clients are _______________ the treatment material.
3. Addicts often encounter conflicts within their own thinking. The author breaks these conflicts
down to three primary voices:
4. According to the author, the most important step is __________.
5. Two key concepts in Step 1 are______________ and __________________.
Perkinson: Chemical Dependency Counseling 5th Edition Instructor Resources
6. The word “sanity” in Alcoholics Anonymous means _________________.
7. The essential building block of Step 2 is ______________.
8. Religion, according to the author, ____________________.
9. A client makes a moral inventory in _______________
10. In the fifth step, clients must come to realize _______________.
11. The purpose of the fifth step is to_______________.
12. Sharing their personal inventory with another person is an example of:
13. Two key principles in Step 3 are _____________ and ________________.
14. Completing a searching a fearless moral inventory is an example of what step?
15. The concept of a higher power is introduced in what step?
Perkinson: Chemical Dependency Counseling 5th Edition Instructor Resources
The following Questions are True or False. Circle the correct response.
1. As per the Book, more clients have recovered from addiction using the 12-step principles than
2. The best way to convince clients to surrender is to show them repeatedly that they get into
3. Step 5 should be completed with a counselor in treatment. T F
The following are all short answer questions:
1. Treatment programs may differ in how many steps they address in treatment. The author urges
the number of steps to be completed to be individualized. Why is this?
2. The author indicates Step 1 is the most important? Why is this? Explain.
3. The book refers to the concept of “ turning things over.” Why is this important? What step best
teaches one how to do this? Explain?
4. Why should not clients simply keep the fourth step to themselves? What is the purpose in
sharing this with someone else?
5. Who does the book suggest the fifth step is completed with? What is the rationale?
