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Course Transcript Questions The answer to Question 1 is found in Section 1 of the Course Content. The Answer to Question 2 is found in Section 2 of the Course Content... and so on. Select correct answer from below. Place letter on the blank line before the corresponding question.

Questions: 1. What symptoms are associated both with the menstrual cycle and smoking withdrawal? 2. What mental filter examples were discussed which tobacco dependent clients may use to justify smoking or minimize the harmful effects of tobacco? 3. What are basic steps to preparing to quit that can help a client attempt to successfully overcome tobacco dependence? 4. What are the elements of an acronym representing the steps to overcoming tobacco dependency? 5. What are the Triggers for smoking? 6. What are the rules of relapse? 7. What are skills for coping with cravings?

Answers: A. places, people, time, and feelings. B. never smoke a cigarette that is given to you, never buy cigarettes in the place where you are about to relapse, and after buying a pack of cigarettes and smoking one, throw the rest of the pack away. C. Irritability, anxiety, hunger, and decreased concentration. D. self-monitoring smoking habits, devising a quitting plan, and committing to a quit date. E. never forget why you quit smoking, know when you’re rationalizing, don’t get cocky, think positive, and relax. F. speak, abstain, link, empathize and solve. G.The McCarthy Gremlin, Early Relapse Gremlins, Late Relapse Gremlins

Course Article Questions The answer to Question 8 is found in Section 8 of the Course Content. The Answer to Question 9 is found in Section 9 of the Course Content... and so on. Select correct answer from below. Place letter on the blank line before the corresponding question.

Questions: 8. What is the difference between consonant and dissonant smokers? 9. According to Singleton, what are the important factors associated with successful adult smoking cessation? 10. What are main reasons adolescents have for wanting to stop smoking? 11. According to Lundqvist, what are four barriers to smoking cessation experienced by older women? 12. What are tasks for the client and therapist during the preparation stage of smoking cessation? 13. What were focus areas in Ward’s smoking cessation intervention strategy? 14. What are the core aspects of the Goetz Plan? 15. What mood-specific interventions for smoking cessation were proposed by Hall? 16. What are the categories of self-efficacy? 17. According to Whittinghill, what are three benefits of a self-efficacy model of treatment for tobacco addiction?

Answers: A. 1. Setting a definite quit date; 2. Gathering support for smoking cessation; 3. Preparing the environment; 4. Formulating plans to avoid triggers; 5. Selecting a nicotine replacement system (if needed). B. 1. an explanation of NRT; 2. review of the stages of change; 3. improving self-efficacy; and 4. cognitive counter conditioning C. 1.  mood monitoring, 2. discussions of ways to increase pleasant moods and decrease negative ones, 3. use of behavioral skills to reduce relapse risk, and 4. relaxation and social support skills. D. 'Consonant' smokers know and accept the risks associated with tobacco consumption, and do not wish to change their smoking, whereas 'dissonant' smokers are tobacco consumers whose attitudes differ from their behavior. E. 1. strong motivation; 2. social support; high-perceived self-efficacy F. 1. resistance; 2. harm-reduction; 3. action; 4. coping; 5. recovery G. 1. allows a counselor to assess and address client problems promptly; 2. permits substance abuse counselors to evaluate client problems by monitoring daily behaviors; 3. simple and forthright. H. 1. colleges offering a 2-credit smoking cessation course; 2. Training to students about health effects and cessation aids; 3. Problem solving and stress reduction training; 4. Peer-counseling; 5. Mentors for social support I. 1. cost, 2. health, 3. fitness, and 4. unacceptable/bad image J. 1. added values from being a smoker; 2. smoke promoting context, fatalism and shame; 3. cultural and structural barriers; 4. expectations vs. frustration on the health care system.

True/False Statements: The Answer to Statement 1 is found in Section 1 of the Course Content... and so on. Enter T only for True, or F only for False for each statement below. Place letter only in the box before the corresponding statement. Do not add any periods or spaces.

True/False Statements: 1. Irritability, anxiety, hunger, and decreased concentration are symptoms associated both with the menstrual cycle and smoking withdrawal. 2. The McCarthy Gremlin, Early Relapse Gremlins, and Late Relapse Gremlins are mental filter examples tobacco dependent clients may use to justify smoking or minimize the harmful effects of tobacco. 3. Basic steps to preparing to quit that can help a client overcome tobacco dependence include self-monitoring smoking habits, devising a quitting plan, and committing to a quit date. 4. The acronym representing the steps to overcoming tobacco dependency includes speak, abstain, link, empathize, and solve. 5. Triggers for smoking include places, people, time, and feelings. 6. Rules of relapse include never smoking a cigarette given to you, never buying cigarettes where you are likely to relapse, and throwing away the pack after smoking one cigarette. 7. Skills for coping with cravings include never forgetting why you quit smoking, knowing when you are rationalizing, not getting cocky, thinking positive, and relaxing. 8. ‘Consonant’ smokers know and accept the risks associated with tobacco consumption and do not wish to change their smoking, whereas ‘dissonant’ smokers are tobacco consumers whose attitudes differ from their behavior. 9. According to Singleton, important factors associated with successful adult smoking cessation include strong motivation, social support, and high perceived self-efficacy. 10. Main reasons adolescents have for wanting to stop smoking include cost, health, fitness, and an unacceptable or bad image. 11. According to Lundqvist, four barriers to smoking cessation experienced by older women include added values from being a smoker, smoke-promoting context with fatalism and shame, cultural and structural barriers, and expectations versus frustration with the health care system. 12. Tasks for the client and therapist during the preparation stage of smoking cessation include: 1. Setting a definite quit date; 2. Gathering support for smoking cessation; 3. Preparing the environment; 4. Formulating plans to avoid triggers; and 5. Selecting a nicotine replacement system if needed. 13. Focus areas in Ward’s smoking cessation intervention strategy included colleges offering a 2-credit smoking cessation course, training about health effects and cessation aids, problem solving and stress reduction training, peer counseling, and mentors for social support. 14. The core aspects of the Goetz Plan are: 1. resistance; 2. harm-reduction; 3. action; 4. coping; and 5. recovery. 15. Mood-specific interventions for smoking cessation proposed by Hall included mood monitoring, increasing pleasant moods and decreasing negative ones, behavioral skills to reduce relapse risk, and relaxation and social support skills. 16. The categories of self-efficacy are: 1. an explanation of NRT; 2. review of the stages of change; 3. improving self-efficacy; and 4. cognitive counter conditioning. 17. According to Whittinghill, benefits of a self-efficacy model of treatment for tobacco addiction include allowing counselors to assess and address problems promptly, monitoring daily behaviors, and being simple and forthright.

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