Deck 11: Special Populations

Question 1

Adolescence is characterized by all EXCEPT:

A) extreme fatigue
B) rapid physical growth
C) extremely energetic activity
D) reasoned, adult-like thinking

Answer 1

reasoned, adult-like thinking

Question 2

When asked why he drinks, an adolescent will most likely say he drinks because:

A) it is fun
B) of peer pressure
C) it makes him feel less lonely
D) his parents disapprove of drinking

Answer 2

it is fun

Question 3

In the order listed, what types of risk factors for alcohol-use problems are the following: 1) lax parental guidelines about drinking and how time is spent away from home, 2) genetic predisposition to alcohol problems, and 3) friends who drink?

A) 1) family, 2) community, 3) peers
B) 1) community, 2) family, 3) school
C) 1) family, 2) individual, 3) peers
D) 1) family, 2) individual, 3) community

Answer 3

1) family, 2) individual, 3) peers

Question 4

In terms of diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence, compared to adults, adolescents are:

A) virtually identical
B) less likely to have withdrawal
C) more likely to demonstrate tolerance
D) distinguished by tendency to drink more than was intended

Question 5

A treatment plan for an adolescent with alcohol problems must take into consideration the:

A) benefits of a "boot-camp" program
B) possibility of a psychiatric disorder
C) alternatives to AA, which is ineffective for adolescents
D) similarities between adult problem drinking and adolescent problem drinking

Question 6

College students' binge drinking has received extensive media coverage. However, evaluating binge drinking may not be a useful way to evaluate student drinking because:

A) it overlooks the behavior of moderate drinkers
B) it does not take gender and cultural variations into consideration
C) it does not put the number of drinks consumed into the context of time
D) it focuses on the number of drinking episodes rather than on the effects of drinking

Question 7

Which of the following combinations describes the college students who drink the most?

A) male + Caucasian + freshman
B) male + Caucasian + athlete + fraternity member
C) male + African-American + athlete + fraternity member
D) male + Caucasian + nonathlete + fraternity member

Question 8

Alcohol bans, high rates of student volunteerism, and limited access to alcohol are:

A) positive social capital
B) protective factors against heavy drinking
C) the result of successful social marketing
D) supportive of the maturational process

Question 9

Enhancing campus quality of life AND decreasing alcohol use may be accomplished by:

A) social marketing
B) providing incoming freshmen with clear guidelines about responsible drinking
C) relying less on fraternities and sororities for living arrangements and socializing
D) targeted responses that accommodate students' social norms

Question 10

The elderly experience death of spouse, family, and/or friends; the cessation of paid work; and declines in physical functioning. These all:

A) are losses
B) cause depression
C) are the basis of somatization
D) cause older people to become eccentric

Question 11

Problems associated with alcohol use may be exacerbated in the elderly because of all of the following:

A) psychological problems, especially depression
B) other medications
C) decrease in lean body mass
D) all of these

Question 12

Which of the following is more important when screening alcohol-dependent older people as compared to younger people?

A) legal problems
B) medical complications
C) whether the dependency is early- or late-onset
D) psychological stresses that may have prompted the dependency

Question 13

In comparison to men, alcohol-dependent women:

A) have more medical complications
B) are less likely to take prescription drugs while using alcohol
C) receive more support from family and friends when they enter treatment
D) have drinking problems that developed gradually over a long period of time

Question 14

Women's issues that may affect treatment arrangements include all EXCEPT:

A) menopause
B) child care
C) lower wages
D) domestic violence

Question 15

Alcohol dependent women are more likely than men:

A) to recall a specific trigger for the onset of heavy drinking
B) enter into treatment later
C) use other drugs in combination with alcohol
D) both recall a specific trigger and use other drugs
E) none of these

Question 16

The substance abuse clinician:

A) should not contact the client's workplace, in order to protect the client's confidentiality
B) should encourage employers to stop serving alcohol at work functions because this promotes alcohol use
C) should work in tandem with a client's employer and its employee records, policies, and/or EAP
D) should recommend outpatient treatment so the client can continue working

Question 17

The developmental tasks of adolescence include the struggle to become comfortable with one's sexuality and the struggle toward independence.

Question 18

Teens who drink while in early adolescence are less likely to develop alcohol dependency than people who start drinking as adults.

Question 19

The most successful therapeutic approach with adolescents is the relational approach.

Question 20

To gain the adolescent's trust, it is vital that strict therapist/client confidentiality is maintained.

Question 21

Hispanic and African-American adolescents drink less alcohol than Caucasian adolescents.

Question 22

Nausea and vomiting are frequently reported as negative consequences of drinking by college students.

Question 23

The mistaken idea that other college students are drinking a lot can cause a college student to drink more.

Question 24

Educating students about alcohol and its effects is one of the most effective means of curtailing excessive alcohol use.

Question 25

Educating students about alcohol emergencies sends the message that overdosing on alcohol is a normal, accepted feature of campus life.

Question 26

Often, people in the helping professions do not like to take care of the elderly because older people's behavior is frustrating and their health problems are not curable.

Question 27

Alcohol-drug interactions in the elderly are a serious concern for prescription medicines, but they are not a concern for nonprescription, over-the-counter medicines.

Question 28

Generally, it is advised that the elderly not be incorporated in community treatment programs, but provide personalized treatment by home visits and use of life review.

Question 29

HIV/AIDS is not a major concern when treating alcohol-dependent women because the disease is mostly limited to homosexual men and intravenous drug users.

Question 30

Employee assistance programs (EAPs) were originally created to address employee alcohol problems.

Question 31

Clients with a non-assimilated cultural orientation identify more with their culture of origin than with the culture of the American mainstream.

Question 32

Many commonly used screening instruments do not transfer well to older people.