Midterm: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention

Bingeing and purging behavior is most closely associated with

C. Bulimia

A behavior pattern of compulsive substance abuse is the definition of:

D. The concept of addiction

The preferred treatment for eating disorders described in the book is

A. A combination of pharmaceutical and cognitive interventions

According to Shavelson (2001), author of Hooked, which three words define harm reduction?

A. Any positive change

Naltrexone works by

A. Blocking brain activity that produces a high

Aversion treatment derives from the ________ school

A. Classical conditioning/behaviorism

Erik Erikson's stage of development pertaining to adolescence was

A. Identity vs. Role diffusion

Serotonin is an example of

A. Neurotransmitter

The notion of "brain lock" is used by Schwartz to explain the disorder, _________

A. OCD

In the 12 Steps, alcohol is mentioned

A. One time

Most clients come to treatment in the

A. Precontemplation and contemplation stages

According to Wallen, a formal intervention with an elderly person in contrast to a standard intervention should

A. Proceed more slowly

The movie 'the lost weekend' and Mark Twain's 'Tom Sawyer' were presented in the text to illustrate the phenomenon of

A. The blackout

Abuse of which of these substances is the leading risk factor for deaths among youths?

B. Alcohol

The inability to feel pleasure is known as

B. Anhedonia

The G in CAGE stands for

B. Guilt feelings about drinking

According to a study conducted by the European public health Alliance (2005), which of the following European countries was the only one with more persons in the 15-34 year age group using more illicit drugs than the US?

C. Czech Republic

Technological advances often exceed a people's ability to handle it. What was the turning point for alcohol?

C. Distillation

A drug used experimentally to treat trauma victims is

C. Ecstasy

According to Carol Gilligan, Erikson's conceptualization for young life was:

C. Lacking in concern for female developmental issues

The prefrontal cortex of the brain reaches full maturity soon after age

C. Mid-20s

The highest level of alcohol use is found among

b. 21 year olds

According to the text the most addictive drug of the following is

C. Nicotine

Boys with ADHD

D. None of the above

Treatment at the University of Iowa eating disorders clinic was criticized by a former client quoted in the text for its lack of

B. Attention to past trauma

Which of the following is an example of a harm reduction strategy?

B. Lowering financial barriers to treatment

The male counterpart to female anorexia is

B. Muscle dysmorphia

Which of the following drugs does NOT help smokers to quit/reduce smoking?

B. Ritalin

Which of the following have been found to be more related to anorexia than bulimia?

C. Anxiety and obsessiveness

This model of practice, according to the text, uses a stages-of-change framework:

C. Motivational Enhancement therapy

According to Kalant, the only drug that causes addiction in the majority of users is:

C. Nicotine

According to the text, the rituals of anorexia are closely related to

C. OCD

Alcoholism is described in this book as an illness because:

D. All of the above (the concept recognizes alcoholism as a medical problem, it is non-victim blaming, and it is non-judgmental)

A problem with methadone maintenance clinics in the United States is that

D. Both a and c (federal and state regulations are strict and exacting and they are usually only found in larger cities)

The lachrymose drunk, according to Father Martin, is the _______ drunk

D. Crying

According to the DSM-IV what term or terms replace(s) the word addiction?

D. Dependence

A major focus in motivational interviewing is to help clients:

D. Increase willingness to change

The self-help group for individuals with eating problems is

A. called Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

The following is closely associated with narrative therapy:

B. Naming the problem in collaboration with the client

Which class of medications has become the first line of treatment to combat depression?

B. SSRI's

Jellinek's major contribution was

B. To identify multiple alcoholisms

To understand the pain connected with addictive and compulsive behavior, one must:

B. Understand the pleasure side of the activity

Binge drinking is defined for males as ______ drinks on one occasion

C. 5 or more

What percent of those with eating disorders misuse alcohol or other drugs?

C. 50%

The average lifetime duration for bulimia and binge eating disorder is

C. Over 8 years

Emergency rooms today are reporting that around one-quarter of the drug related emergency room admissions are for overdoses of _____ and over-the-counter drugs.

C. Prescription

According to Rapp et al. (2003) of the strengths based school,

C. There is little relationship between a client's initial stage of motivation and later treatment

Smoking is directly responsible for approximately what percentage of lung cancer death according to the American Lung Association (2006)?

D. 90%

Bulimics tend to share which of the following characteristics

D. All of the above

The following is a risk factor for an eating disorder among girls

D. All of the above

A disease is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary and cited in the text as:

D. All of the above (A pathological condition, a lack of ease (obsolete), and a condition caused by bacteria)

Ondansetron has been used effectively in treating which of the following?

D. All of the above (Alcoholics, chemotherapy patients, cocaine addicts)

Advice to prevent a hangover is:

D. All of the above (Avoid darker drinks, drink lots of liquids such as water, and don't drink much)

As stated in the text, addiction is an illness of the:

D. All of the above (Body, mind, soul)

The following concept or notion was derived from Bill W.:

D. All of the above (Powerlessness, carrying the message to other persons, and seeking divine guidance)

A characteristic of fetal alcohol syndrome is

D. All of the above (Small head circumference, low nasal bridge, short face)

The harm reduction model stresses

D. All of the above (availability of the substance or other agent, recognition of individual variation in response to the substance or other agent, and understanding of the person-in-the-environment configuration

The following is a method used in solution-focused therapy:

D. All of the above (scaling questions, the miracle question, and coping questions)

The following is used to curb nicotine addiction

D. All of the above (The nicotine patch, zyban, naltrexone)

According to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2006), in the 18 to 25 age group, which of the following substances had the highest usage?

D. Marijuana