Exam 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Jennifer goes to a therapist for treatment of her substance use problem. Her therapist teaches her to focus on the antecedent cues which lead to her drug use, the drug use itself, And the consequences of her drug use. Then, the therapist discusses ways she can avoid the Cues which tempt her to use drugs, competing responses she can substitute for drug use, and Self-rewards she can use to substitute for the rewards she used to get from drug use. Her Therapist is using _______.

African Americans and Latinos have ________ rates of substance use disorders compared to European Americans.

Ecstasy is chemically similar to ______.

Which of the following is often true about compulsive gamblers?

Stimulants have been used to treat chronic pain.

Terri goes to a therapist for treatment of her substance use problem. Her therapist immediately begins teaching her new skills and self-control strategies, focusing on new ways Of behaving rather than on possible underlying mechanisms which may have led her to use Drugs. Her therapist is most likely a ______ therapist.

Nicotine creates pleasurable feelings by causing the release of ______.

Which of the following is a complication of cocaine use?

Summarize research findings on the effectiveness of residential approaches to treating substance use disorders.

Alcohol, in large quantities, usually kills by ______.

Alcoholics Anonymous follows a ______-step approach for treating alcohol abuse.

Drugs that are used medically for pain relief but that have strong addictive potential are ______.

__________ medication has shown promise in the treatment of compulsive gambling.

A state of drunkenness or being "high," brought about by use of a particular drug is called substance intoxication.

Substance withdrawal is a substance-induced disorder involving a cluster of symptoms that occur when a person abruptly stops using a particular substance following a period of prolonged and heavy use.

Cocaine is associated with which of the following?

______, a designer drug that is chemically similar to amphetamines, became a popular illicit drug during the 1990s at clubs and "raves."

Psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of substance use focus on ______.

According to learning theorists, which of the following is one of the reasons why people initially use an illegal drug?

Alateen provides support ______.