3.2.4.8.2 Self-management programmes and 12 step recovery programmes Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 8

The 20 questions

1. What do self-management programmes rely on to help individuals recover from addiction?

   • Classical conditioning
   • Self-help groups
   • Brain surgery
   • Emetic drugs

2. Which organisation famously uses a 12-step recovery programme for addiction?

   • Aversion clinics
   • NHS hospitals
   • Alcoholics Anonymous
   • Behavioural labs

3. What type of support is central to self-help recovery groups?

   • Surgical intervention
   • Medication management
   • Peer support
   • Aversive conditioning

4. Unlike aversion therapy, what key element do 12-step programmes focus on?

   • Unpleasant stimuli
   • Emetic medication
   • Mutual support
   • Classical conditioning

5. What is a recognised limitation of 12-step recovery programmes?

   • High dropout rates
   • Physical side effects
   • Extreme pain
   • High financial cost

6. What characterises a reductionist explanation of addiction recovery?

   • Biopsychosocial model
   • Single-factor focus
   • Social context
   • Whole-person focus

7. What characterises a holistic view of addiction recovery?

   • Single-gene focus
   • Whole-person approach
   • Isolated stimulus response
   • Chemical imbalance focus

8. Which feature is shared by both self-help groups and 12-step programmes?

   • Shared experiences
   • Doctor supervision
   • Drug prescriptions
   • Aversive pairing

9. What main advantage do self-management programmes offer recovering addicts?

   • No effort required
   • Greater autonomy
   • Immediate cure
   • Guaranteed outcome

10. Why might some individuals struggle with 12-step programmes?

    • Physical nausea
    • Strict medication
    • Spiritual emphasis
    • Unpleasant shocks

11. What do researchers evaluate when using outcome measures for self-management programmes?

    • Biological causes
    • Therapist qualifications
    • Programme effectiveness
    • Group sizes

12. What is a central principle of self-help recovery groups?

    • Medical intervention
    • Mutual support
    • Aversion therapy
    • Direct instruction

13. Setting personal recovery goals within a peer group describes which programme?

    • Self-management programme
    • Aversion therapy
    • Drug therapy
    • Psychoanalysis

14. Self-management programmes primarily encourage individuals to take responsibility for what?

    • Brain structure
    • Medication dosage
    • Behavioural change
    • Biological inheritance

15. Why might an individual prefer a self-help group over medical addiction treatment?

    • Greater personal control
    • Required hospital stays
    • Guaranteed quick cure
    • Higher financial cost

16. What is a key initial step in 12-step recovery programmes?

    • Admitting powerlessness
    • Aversion therapy
    • Prescribing medication
    • Brain surgery

17. Which factor can reduce the effectiveness of a 12-step programme?

    • High self-efficacy
    • Lack of motivation
    • High group attendance
    • Strong social support

18. Unlike reductionist biological treatments, self-management programmes take which type of approach?

    • Holistic approach
    • Reductionist approach
    • Genetic approach
    • Biological approach

19. In 12-step recovery programmes, what does the term abstinence mean?

    • Completely stopping use
    • Substituting another drug
    • Gradually reducing use
    • Using controlled amounts

20. Which key feature is shared by self-management and 12-step recovery programmes?

    • Aversion therapy
    • Chemical substitution
    • Peer support
    • Surgical intervention

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