Section I: What Are My Problems? This first section contains two tests. (1) the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Test and (2) the Offender Personality Self-Test. Completing each test will help you to understand yourself better and begin to change. Alcohol and Drug Addiction Test. Purpose. This test describes things that happen to people who are addicted to alcohol or drugs. By taking this test, you will be able to determine if you are addicted and, if so, how serious your addiction is. To be addicted means that you cannot stop using alcohol or drugs without help. This test was adopted from the Jellinek Chart for Addiction. The following problems do not happen to people who are not addicted. Instructions. Read each question and think back over your life. If this has ever happened to you, make a check mark in the left column (yes). If this has never happened to you, make a check mark in the right column (no). When you are finished, see the scoring sheet at the end of the test. Yes No ____ ____ 1. Use to feel better: I use alcohol or drugs to get away from things that bother me or are hard to face. ____ ____ 2. Use to solve most problems: I use alcohol or drugs to try to solve most of my problems and things that bother me. ____ ____ 3. It takes more: It takes more or stronger kinds of alcohol or drugs to get the same feelings than it used to. ____ ____ 4. Memory loss: Sometimes after I have been using, I do not remember what happened. ____ ____ 5. Sneaking: Sometimes I hide from other people how much I'm using or drinking. This might be because I do not want people to know or because I do not want to share. ____ ____ 6. Dependence: I rarely do anything for fun unless I use alcohol or drugs. ____ ____ 7. Fast start: I use stronger alcohol or drugs or use a lot quickly at first to get a "good start." ____ ____ 8. Feel guilty: I feel guilty about using alcohol or drugs or about the things that I do when I use. ____ ____ 9. Do not listen: Other people complain or try to talk to me about my using but I do not listen. ____ ____ 10. Regular blackouts: I do not remember what happened and I get into trouble when I use alcohol or drugs. ____ ____ 11. Excuses: I use problems in my life as an excuse for using alcohol or drugs. I feel that I have to use to deal with these problems. ____ ____ 12. Using more than others: I use more than most people, so I hang around people who use as much or more so that I feel that I fit in. ____ ____ 13. Feel bad: I feel bad about how my using hurts other people, but I don't know what to do about it. ____ ____ 14. Show off: I show off or get pushy with other people to feel better and prove that I am okay. ____ ____ 15. Promises: I promise to get my life in order and do better. I mean it, but it doesn't work out that way. ____ ____ 16. Control: I try to control my use, but it doesn't work. ____ ____ 17. Give up other things: I've stopped doing things that I used to do that didn't involve using alcohol or drugs. ____ ____ 18. Make changes: I change jobs, move, or leave a relationship to try to make my life better, but it doesn't make any difference. ____ ____ 19. Work and money troubles: I have problems on the job, owe money or can't work at all because of my using. ____ ____ 20. Avoid friends and family: I avoid old friends and family that do not use—unless I need something from them. ____ ____ 21. Neglect food: I do not eat healthy foods or eat at regular times, especially when I'm using. ____ ____ 22. Resentment: I feel like other people are out to get me, and I feel angry a lot. ____ ____ 23. Withdrawal: I need a drink or a drug in the morning or else I get the shakes or sweats because I feel terrible. ____ ____ 24. Can't make decisions: I can't make decisions about even small things. I just wait until things happen. ____ ____ 25. Health problems: I am sick, have lost a lot of weight, or feel physically bad most of the time. ____ ____ 26. Decrease in amount to get high: It takes less for me to get high or doesn't matter how much I use because I can't get the effect I want. ____ ____ 27. Over the line: I do things I said I would never do or things that do not reflect the way I was raised. ____ ____ 28. Use all the time: I use whenever I can, and I don't try to have a normal life. ____ ____ 29. Find someone worse: I try to use with people who are worse off than I am so that I feel better. ____ ____ 30. Major damage: Even when I'm not using, I have a hard time thinking, remembering,and doing things that used to be easy. ____ ____ 31. Afraid: I feel like something terrible might happen to me, people are out to get me, and I have to be on guard at all times. ____ ____ 32. Give up: I don't try to change anything. I just wait to see what happens. ____ ____ 33.Using is everything: Getting something to use, using, and getting over using are my whole life. ____ ____ 34. Turn to God: I want God or religion to save me from my life. ____ ____ 35. I'm lost: I don't try to pretend my life is normal. I know I am an addict or an alcoholic. I believe that things will never change. ____ ____ 36. Desperation: I am willing to do anything to get better. ____ ____ 37.Confinement: I have been in jails and mental wards because of my using. Scoring Sheet for Alcohol and Drug Addiction Test Early Stage Addiction Count up the number of yes answers you checked in questions 1–12 and write the number below. Number of checks for questions 1–12 _____ If you have one or more checks in this section, there is a possibility that you are addicted to alcohol or drugs. This means that you use alcohol or drugs to try to solve problems and to make yourself feel better. While using alcohol or drugs will not really make things better, it will feel like it does. If you have any checks in this section, you have a possibility of becoming addicted if you keep using. The closer your score is to 12, the higher your chance of addiction. Middle Stage Addiction Count up the number of yes answers you checked in questions 13–24 and write the number below. Number of checks for questions 13–24 ____ Any number of checks in this section means that you are addicted and have started to have bad things happen to you because of your addiction. During this stage, you may try to do things to control your addiction. Some of these may work for a while, but not for long. For questions 13–24, the closer your score is to 12, the more addicted you are, and the worse things will get if you do not get help. Late Stage Addiction Count up the number of yes answers you checked in questions 25–37 and write the number below. Number of checks for questions 25–37 ____ Any number of checks in this section means that you are in the late stage of addiction. During this stage, you may have given up and thought that you could not do anything to change. Serious life problems, such as being sick, or going to jail or a mental ward, have happened or will happen to you if you do not try to get help. For questions 25–37, the closer your score is to 13, the more addicted you are. Your chances of dying are high if you continue to use. Reactions: Complete the sentences below and think about what they mean for your recovery. 1. How do you feel about the results of the test you just took? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What do you think about the results of the test you just took? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do you want to do about the results of the test you just took? ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ It is normal to feel angry or upset about the results of this test. Some people think, "This doesn't mean anything," and try to ignore the results. This is called denial. Alcoholics and addicts usually deny that they are dependent on alcohol or drugs because they can't think about how to live without drinking or using. You can give up here and repeat the past, or you can decide to change. Complete the following sentences. If I do not stop using, I will probably ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ If I do stop using, I might be able to ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Offender Personality Self-Test Purpose. This test is to determine whether you are similar to other people who commit crimes. People who commit crimes behave in certain ways. These behaviors show how these people have learned to think. Although you may not like to think of yourself as having an offender personality, it is important for you to find out if you do. The problems that your thinking and behaviors cause with the law can help you see that you need to change. (Adapted from DSM¬III¬R criteria.) Instructions. Read the following descriptions and check the left column (yes) if this has happened to you or if you have done this and the right column (no) if this has not happened to you or you have not done this. Read the scoring instructions at the end of this test to find your results. Part 1: Before Age 15 Yes No ____ ____ 1. Skipped school: I often skipped school because I didn't want to be there or because I wanted to do other things. ____ ____ 2. Ran away: I ran away from home or from where I lived at least two times, overnight. ____ ____ 3. Fights: I started physical fights with others more than once. ____ ____ 4. Weapons: I used a gun, knife, club, chain, or other weapon in more than one fight. ____ ____ 5. Sex: I forced someone into sex or sexual activity. ____ ____ 6. Cruelty to animals: Sometimes I was cruel to or hurt animals. ____ ____ 7. Cruelty to people: I physically hurt other people sometimes. ____ ____ 8. Property damage: I destroyed or damaged other people's property on purpose. ____ ____ 9. Fires: I set fires on purpose. ____ ____ 10. Lying: I often lied to other people. ____ ____ 11. Theft: I took things that didn't belong to me, forged checks, or broke into places to steal more than once. ____ ____ 12. Robbery: I forced people to give me things that belonged to them. ____ ____ Total in each column for questions 1–12. Scoring: Add up the check marks in the yes column for questions 1–12 and put the number in the space above. Do the same for the no column. If you have three or more yes answers, you act and think similarly to people who commit crimes. This behavior usually starts very early in life. This means you will have to work hard to change the way you think and act. Part 2: Since Age 15 Yes No ____ ____ 13. Work problems: I haven't worked when work was available, have skipped work or classes because I wanted to, or have quit several jobs or schools without any plans for the future. ____ ____ 14. Illegal activities: I have committed crimes or done illegal things that I could have been arrested for. ____ ____ 15. Using violence: I have had many physical fights or have beaten up my spouse, lover, or children. ____ ____ 16. Avoid money responsibilities: I have failed to pay bills or child support, or I have failed to take care of my family. ____ ____ 17. Moving around: I have moved without having a job, drifted from place to place, or have lived without a home for more than a month at a time. ____ ____ 18. Conning: I have lied, used false names, or conned people to get what I want. ____ ____ 19. Reckless: I have driven a car recklessly while using or drinking or have acted in ways that caused danger to others. ____ ____ 20. Parenting: I have failed to take care of my children by leaving them alone, not feeding them, or depending on others to take care of them for me. ____ ____ 21. Relationships: I have never been able to stay faithful to a sexual partner for more than 1 year. ____ ____ 22. Remorse: I do not feel bad most of the time when I steal from, hurt, or treat someone else badly. ____ ____ Total in column for questions 13–22. Scoring: Add up the check marks in the yes column for questions 13–22 and put the number in the space above. Do the same for the no column. If you have four or more yes answers, it means you act and think similarly to other people who commit crimes. If you did not have three or more yes answers on the section before age 15, it may mean that your offender behavior is completely connected to your alcohol and drug use. One way to make sure is to review your yes answers on questions 13–22 and ask yourself if these things always happened when you were trying to get alcohol or drugs, using alcohol or drugs, or because you had been using alcohol or drugs recently. If alcohol and drugs were not part of why you did these things, ask yourself what happened or changed in your life that made you start doing them. Reactions: Complete the sentences below and think about what they mean in your recovery. 1. How do you feel about the results of the test you just took? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What do you think about the results of the test you just took? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do you want to do about the results of the test you just took? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ It is normal to feel angry or upset about the results of this test. Some people think, "This doesn't mean anything," and try to ignore the results. Part of what causes people to continue to get into trouble with the law is that they ignore things that they do not want to hear. This is called denial. You can quit here and repeat the past, or you can decide to change by continuing to work in this workbook. In order to change, you must accept who you are now. Complete the following sentences. If I do not change the way I think, I will probably __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ If I do change the way I think, I might be able to __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Offender Personality Self-Test and the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Test will help you understand what you must change as you complete this workbook. You will need to change in order to avoid having problems with the law. The remainder of this workbook will show you how to do this. Section II How Did I Get Here? |
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