Question 1

The DARE program is usually led by a police officer and is carried out in a classroom setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The belief that addictions are viewed as a weakness in character of the addict reflects the model.

Accepted Answer

A) Medical 
B) Psychosocial 
C) Moral 
D) Personality Predisposition 
A) Medical 
B) Psychosocial 
C) Moral 
D) Personality Predisposition C

Question 3

Defense mechanisms are thought to protect the individual from immediate awareness of internal conflict, but they do so

Accepted Answer

A) at the cost of long-term adjustment. 
B) by helping parental interjects take root. 
C) by limiting the individual's awareness of somatic perception. 
D) by helping the ego engage in counterphobic behaviors. 
A) at the cost of long-term adjustment. 
B) by helping parental interjects take root. 
C) by limiting the individual's awareness of somatic perception. 
D) by helping the ego engage in counterphobic behaviors. A

Question 4

When a female bee hatches but is not fed the "royal jelly," it

Accepted Answer

A) becomes a queen and will eventually have to fight for the right to be queen by killing the current queen bee. 
B) becomes a sterile worker bee. 
C) starves while still in the egg and never hatches. 
D) starves to death while it is still a larva. 
A) becomes a queen and will eventually have to fight for the right to be queen by killing the current queen bee. 
B) becomes a sterile worker bee. 
C) starves while still in the egg and never hatches. 
D) starves to death while it is still a larva.

Question 5

Brain scans have provided researchers with a reliable way to prove that SUDs are brain diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Dr.Benjamin Rush defined a "disease" as

Accepted Answer

A) the result of a bacterial or viral infection or the result of trauma. 
B) anything that could cause an imbalance in the nervous system. 
C) a condition that held the potential to cause the individual's death. 
D) a condition that resulted from evil spirits. 
A) the result of a bacterial or viral infection or the result of trauma. 
B) anything that could cause an imbalance in the nervous system. 
C) a condition that held the potential to cause the individual's death. 
D) a condition that resulted from evil spirits.

Question 7

It has been suggested that the concept of the "alcoholic personality"

Accepted Answer

A) is well supported by clinical literature for men who drink, but not for women. 
B) is well supported by clinical literature for women who drink, but not for men. 
C) might reflect the illusion of correlation. 
D) only emerged from clinical research conducted in the 1990s. 
A) is well supported by clinical literature for men who drink, but not for women. 
B) is well supported by clinical literature for women who drink, but not for men. 
C) might reflect the illusion of correlation. 
D) only emerged from clinical research conducted in the 1990s.

Question 8

It has been suggested that therapists tend to

Accepted Answer

A) overlook cases that do not fit their preconceptions. 
B) selectively remember cases that fit their preconceptions. 
C) review theoretical models to determine which model fits which client but are unable to use that information as a guide to treatment because of managed care constraints. 
D) have an unbiased recall of all cases they have worked with. 
A) overlook cases that do not fit their preconceptions. 
B) selectively remember cases that fit their preconceptions. 
C) review theoretical models to determine which model fits which client but are unable to use that information as a guide to treatment because of managed care constraints. 
D) have an unbiased recall of all cases they have worked with.

Question 9

Greta feels anxious and frustrated.She is beginning to see that if she has a number of alcoholic drinks, she feels relief from her anxiety symptoms.Greta is most likely in which stage of alcohol addiction?

Accepted Answer

A) Pre-alcoholic stage 
B) Prodromal stage 
C) Physical dependency stage 
D) Chronic stage 
A) Pre-alcoholic stage 
B) Prodromal stage 
C) Physical dependency stage 
D) Chronic stage

Question 10

One flaw in the "addictive personality" theory is that

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic theory played too dominant a role in the development of this theory. 
B) it was based only on personality characteristics of those people who failed to successfully complete a rehabilitation program. 
C) it was based almost exclusively on research samples drawn from people in a rehabilitation facility of some kind. 
D) researchers have yet to find substantial flaws in this theory. 
A) psychoanalytic theory played too dominant a role in the development of this theory. 
B) it was based only on personality characteristics of those people who failed to successfully complete a rehabilitation program. 
C) it was based almost exclusively on research samples drawn from people in a rehabilitation facility of some kind. 
D) researchers have yet to find substantial flaws in this theory.

Question 11

Characteristics of Type II alcohol dependency include

Accepted Answer

A) submission to rules and behavioral demands. 
B) involvement in high risk-taking behaviors. 
C) minimal involvement in antisocial behaviors in young adulthood. 
D) virtually never developing an AUD prior to age 25. 
A) submission to rules and behavioral demands. 
B) involvement in high risk-taking behaviors. 
C) minimal involvement in antisocial behaviors in young adulthood. 
D) virtually never developing an AUD prior to age 25.

Question 12

The dopamine D2 hypothesis suggests this receptor subtype

Accepted Answer

A) is involved in the termination of drug-induced euphoria. 
B) is found mainly in regions of the brain involved in planning and risk assessment, but not in the reward cascade. 
C) is found mainly in regions of the brain involved in the reward cascade. 
D) was once considered a possible contributor to the development of SUDs, but this theory has since been proven false. 
A) is involved in the termination of drug-induced euphoria. 
B) is found mainly in regions of the brain involved in planning and risk assessment, but not in the reward cascade. 
C) is found mainly in regions of the brain involved in the reward cascade. 
D) was once considered a possible contributor to the development of SUDs, but this theory has since been proven false.

Question 13

Which of the following is most true about E.M.Jellinek?

Accepted Answer

A) He argued that alcoholism is a disease in a manner similar to cancer or pneumonia. 
B) He agreed with many of his critics that alcoholism reflected moral failings on the part of the patient in certain ways, but at its core it was a disease. 
C) He argued that the disease model of alcoholism allowed the person to focus on recovery without having to defend himself or herself from criticism that he or she lacked moral fiber. 
D) He argued that the substance use disorders presented many patterns of symptoms that progressed through predictable stages, and might possibly end in the individual's death. 
A) He argued that alcoholism is a disease in a manner similar to cancer or pneumonia. 
B) He agreed with many of his critics that alcoholism reflected moral failings on the part of the patient in certain ways, but at its core it was a disease. 
C) He argued that the disease model of alcoholism allowed the person to focus on recovery without having to defend himself or herself from criticism that he or she lacked moral fiber. 
D) He argued that the substance use disorders presented many patterns of symptoms that progressed through predictable stages, and might possibly end in the individual's death.

Question 14

Describe the learning theory model of the development of SUDs.

Accepted Answer

The learning theory model of the develop

Question 15

A cornerstone of the medical, or "disease," model is that disease states are a reflection of

Accepted Answer

A) biological dysfunction at the cellular or molecular level. 
B) a corruption of "free will." 
C) a disruption in the balance of the four humors of the body. 
D) the unavoidable consequence of commerce, which has brought us things such as the bubonic plague in the 1300s, when flea-infested rats were carried from areas where the plague was endemic to areas where it had never been seen before. 
A) biological dysfunction at the cellular or molecular level. 
B) a corruption of "free will." 
C) a disruption in the balance of the four humors of the body. 
D) the unavoidable consequence of commerce, which has brought us things such as the bubonic plague in the 1300s, when flea-infested rats were carried from areas where the plague was endemic to areas where it had never been seen before.

Question 16

Which of the following theories/hypotheses purports that the brain's neural pathways and structures rewire themselves on a permanent basis in response to the use of recreational drugs?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological vulnerability hypothesis 
B) Individual responsibility theory 
C) Dopamine D2 receptor site hypothesis 
D) Theory of neuroplasticity 
A) Biological vulnerability hypothesis 
B) Individual responsibility theory 
C) Dopamine D2 receptor site hypothesis 
D) Theory of neuroplasticity

Question 17

Type I alcoholism has been found to have higher heritability than Type II alcoholism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

An uninspiring outcome of the Jellinek model is that

Accepted Answer

A) in spite of expectations, it fails to accurately predict alcohol use patterns of the course of an individual's life. 
B) the original survey returns have been lost and are thus unavailable to researchers. 
C) it does identify which drinkers will or will not be able to abstain from further alcohol use, but only during the first 5 years following treatment. 
D) it clearly identifies the mechanism by which loss of control takes place. 
A) in spite of expectations, it fails to accurately predict alcohol use patterns of the course of an individual's life. 
B) the original survey returns have been lost and are thus unavailable to researchers. 
C) it does identify which drinkers will or will not be able to abstain from further alcohol use, but only during the first 5 years following treatment. 
D) it clearly identifies the mechanism by which loss of control takes place.

Question 19

According to the behavioral theory, humans and other animals work to

Accepted Answer

A) increase pleasure and decrease discomfort. 
B) decrease pleasure and increase discomfort. 
C) control sources of disruption and focus exclusively on their discomfort. 
D) use personality and increase discomfort. 
A) increase pleasure and decrease discomfort. 
B) decrease pleasure and increase discomfort. 
C) control sources of disruption and focus exclusively on their discomfort. 
D) use personality and increase discomfort.

Question 20

Describe the factors E.M.Jellinek used to support his argument that alcoholism was a disease.Describe the stages of untreated alcoholism according to him.

Accepted Answer

E.M. Jellinek used several factors to su

Exam 26: The Biopsychosocial Model of the Substance Use Disorders

The DARE program is usually led by a police officer and is carried out in a classroom setting.

The belief that addictions are viewed as a weakness in character of the addict reflects the model.

Defense mechanisms are thought to protect the individual from immediate awareness of internal conflict, but they do so

When a female bee hatches but is not fed the "royal jelly," it

Brain scans have provided researchers with a reliable way to prove that SUDs are brain diseases.

Dr.Benjamin Rush defined a "disease" as

It has been suggested that the concept of the "alcoholic personality"

It has been suggested that therapists tend to

Greta feels anxious and frustrated.She is beginning to see that if she has a number of alcoholic drinks, she feels relief from her anxiety symptoms.Greta is most likely in which stage of alcohol addiction?

One flaw in the "addictive personality" theory is that

Characteristics of Type II alcohol dependency include

The dopamine D2 hypothesis suggests this receptor subtype

Which of the following is most true about E.M.Jellinek?

Describe the learning theory model of the development of SUDs.

A cornerstone of the medical, or "disease," model is that disease states are a reflection of

Which of the following theories/hypotheses purports that the brain's neural pathways and structures rewire themselves on a permanent basis in response to the use of recreational drugs?

Type I alcoholism has been found to have higher heritability than Type II alcoholism.

An uninspiring outcome of the Jellinek model is that

According to the behavioral theory, humans and other animals work to

Describe the factors E.M.Jellinek used to support his argument that alcoholism was a disease.Describe the stages of untreated alcoholism according to him.

Why Worry About Substance Misuse or Substance Use Disorders

The Nature of the Beast

A Brief Introduction to the Science of Pharmacology

An Introduction to Alcohol: Mans Oldest Recreational Chemical

The Alcohol Use Disorders

Misuse of Barbiturates and Barbiturate-Like Compounds

Misuse of Benzodiazepines and Similar Agents

Misuse of Central Nervous System Stimulants and Stimulant Use Disorders

Cocaine Misuse and Cocaine Use Disorder

Marijuana Misuse and Cannabis Use Disorder

Opioid Use and Misuse

Hallucinogen Misuse

Misuse of Inhalants and Aerosols

The Under-Recognized Problem of Steroid Misuse

Tobacco Products and Tobacco Use Disorder

Over the Counter Analgesics

Chemicals and the Neonate

Gender and Substance Use Disorders

Hidden Faces of Substance Use Disorders

Substance Misuse by Children and Adolescents

Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in College Students

Substance Use Disorders and the Older Adult

Substance Use Disorders and the Family

Codependency and Enabling

The Client With Co-Occurring Disorders: Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness

The Substance Use Disorders As a Disease of the Human Spirit

The Assessment of Suspected Substance Use Disorders

Intervention

Treatment Settings

Treatment Formats

The Process of Treatment

Pharmacological Interventions for Substance Use Disorders

Relapse and Other Problems Frequently Encountered in Substance Rehabilitation

Support Groups to Promote and Sustain Recovery

Substance Use Disorders and Infectious Disease

The Relationship Between Drugs and Crime

The Debate Over Legalization

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