Addiction Studies
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Course Introduction
Addiction Studies explores the complex nature of addictive behaviors and substances, delving into the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to addiction. The course examines the various types of addiction including drugs, alcohol, gambling, and technology while analyzing their impacts on individuals, families, and communities. Students study prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies, as well as public health policies and ethical considerations. Through case studies and current research, the course prepares learners to understand addictions multifaceted challenges and equips them with foundational knowledge applicable to health, social service, or counseling careers.
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Alcohol Other Drugs and Behavior Psychological Research Perspectives 2nd Edition by John R. Jung
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Chapter 1: Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) Heroin use by many American soldiers during the Vietnam war was:
A)low, but increased after they came home
B)high, and continued after they returned to the U.S.
C)high but dropped when they returned to the U.S.
D)high, and led to other drugs upon return to the U.S.
Answer: C
Q2) Methamphetamines are:
A)more potent than amphetamines
B)available only by prescription
C)predictable in its impact on behavior
D)all of the above
Answer: A
Q3) From early 1700's- mid 1800's alcohol generated _________ societal disruption as the nation changed from an ___________ ___________ to an __________ ___________ society.
A)greater, agrarian society, urban industrial
B)greater, urban society, urban industrial
C)fewer, urban culture, agrarian cultured
D)greater, urban industrial, agrarian society
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Theories of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Because licit drugs are commonly used at social gatherings such as parties and celebrations, it is important that researchers:
A)Focus on only researching the benefits of licit drug use
B)Focus on only researching the harmful effects of licit drug use
C)Study both the benefits and harmful effects associated with licit drug use
D)Focus only researching illicit drug use
Answer: C
Q2) Compared to minimal exposure to nonalcohol-related words, viewing alcohol-related led to all but which of the following (Friedman et al, 2007)?
A)High expectancy for alcohol tension reduction led to more cooperation with a stranger
B)High expectancy for alcohol tension reduction led to more willingness to be evaluated by an opposite sex stranger
C)High expectancy that alcohol releases aggression led to hostility toward someone who provoked them
D)Low expectancy that alcohol reduced tension led to less willingness to be evaluated by an opposite sex stranger
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Alcohol and Other Drugs: Use, Abuse, and Dependence
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Q1) The DSM III criteria developed by the American Psychiatric Association:
A)agrees more with the disease conception than with dependence
B)regards alcoholics as having psychiatric problems
C)tries to be precise and objective in defining alcoholism
D)views dependence and abuse as equivalent
Answer: C
Q2) A common aggregated measure of drinking combines a _____________ measure of consumption, and one of ___________ of consumption.
A)self-report, percentage
B)variability, quantity
C)frequency, variability
D)frequency, quantity
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following statements is true:
A)Only heavy and frequent drug users may develop dependence
B)Light drinkers and infrequent drug users may not develop dependence
C)both heavy/frequent and light/infrequent drug users may develop dependence
D)both a & b
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: The Extent of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) The main difference between simultaneous and concurrent co-use is:
A)concurrent co-use refers to co-use of drugs within the past months at the same time
B)concurrent co-use refers to use of several drugs within the past months but never at the same time
C)simultaneous use of drugs refers to using alcohol and drugs sometimes but never at the same time
D)concurrent co-use is more prevalent than simultaneous use
Q2) Polydrug use can:
A)reduce the effects of another drug
B)increase the effects of another drug
C)lead to strong and sometimes lethal effects
D)all of the above
Q3) According to the 2006 NSDUH survey, a higher percentage of _________ compared to __________ used tobacco products.
A)adults, youths
B)males, females
C)Asians, Hispanics
D)Immigrants, U.S.natives
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Chapter 5: Neurobiology of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Alcohol has all but which effect on neurotransmitters:
A)dopamine increases, but drops with continued drinking
B)norepinephrine is often higher with increasing arousal
C)inhibition of beta-endorphins
D)serotonin is reduced by heavy alcohol use
Q2) The average adult can oxidize one drink in approximately
A)one hour
B)two hours
C)three hours
D)four hours
Q3) Which of the following statements is not true?
A)alcohol interferes with the release of neurotransmitters
B)alcohol causes neurotransmitter leakage from the synaptic vesicles
C)alcohol takes over the receptor sites that are normally stimulated by a specific neurotransmitter
D)alcohol increases neurotransmitter reproduction
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Chapter 6: Heredity and Environment: Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) What did the VATSPUD study find overall regardless of the drug?:
A)Lower heritability estimates for dependence among MZ than for DZ twins
B)Higher heritability estimates for dependence among DZ than for MZ twins
C)Lower heritability estimates for dependence among DZ than for MZ twins
D)Higher heritability estimates for dependence among MZ than for DZ twins
Q2) A gene-environment interaction view looks at the ___________ influence of heredity and environment by looking at how genetic propensities are affected by the environmental opportunities that are available.
A)Separate
B)Similar
C)Direct
D)Joint
Q3) The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism XE "Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism" (COGA) that compared first degree relatives of alcoholics and controls found all but:
A)DSM-III-R alcohol abuse much higher in alcohol probands
B)DSM-IV alcohol dependence much higher in alcohol probands
C)DSM-IV cocaine dependence much higher in alcohol probands
D)DSM-IV stimulant dependence higher in controls
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Chapter 7: Basic Psychology Processes
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Q1) Behavioral effects of alcohol differ over the course of the blood alcohol curve because:
A)alcohol is metabolized and eliminated over time
B)drinkers become sensitized to the test situation on different occasions
C)blood alcohol is due to both dose and time since drinking
D)a and c
Q2) When the term expectancy is used in connection with experiments, it usually refers to the:
A)expected effects of alcohol
B)expectation about the type of beverage that will be consumed
C)expectation about the amount of beverage that will be consumed
D)expectation about when the beverage will be consumed
Q3) The Saults et al (2007) study on working memory found that ______________ doses of alcohol impaired memory for temporal sequences but not for simultaneous or spatial arrays of stimuli.
A)high
B)low
C)moderate
D)very low
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Chapter 8: Interpersonal Processes
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Q1) What factors are involved in determining whether alcohol might affect aggression?
A)the setting
B)the relationship to the other person
C)personality and present mood
D)all of the above
Q2) With retrospective recall of past alcohol and other drug use:
A)reports of temporal proximity of drinking in relation to offenses are reliable
B)reports of drinking may be more valid if the offender is assessed at the crime scene
C)dichotomous or yes/no assessment of drinking is more accurate
D)one can determine the causal role of alcohol and other drugs on criminal activities
Q3) Social drinkers who competed against a fictitious opponent (Giancola & Zeichner, 1995) were more aggressive:
A)only if blood alcohol levels were high
B)when provoked if they had an aggressive personality
C)only for those with aggressive personality traits
D)regardless of gender, if they were intoxicated
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Chapter 9: Family Processes
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Q1) Studies of COA's have shown which of the following?
A)sons of alcoholics drank significantly more heavily and developed more extensive alcohol dependence than daughters of alcoholics
B)COA's had higher levels of depression and lower levels of self-esteem
C)COA's had lower levels of perceived support
D)All of the above
Q2) Which of the following is an unlikely view for families dealing with an alcoholic?
A)views alcoholism as the problem
B)views alcoholism as a short-term strategy for coping
C)views alcoholism a long-term strategy for coping
D)all above statements are unlikely views families use to deal with an alcoholic
Q3) Which of the following has been found in relation to divorce and drinking?
A) drinking increases due to divorce
B) drinking is reduced due to divorce
C)both a & c
D)a only
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Chapter 10: Age and Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) What limitations were faced by past research regarding adolescent problem drinking?
A)items on questionnaires were designed for adults
B)context and meaning of drinking for adolescents are different from adults
C)adolescent drinking problems mostly pertained to occasions or episodes whereas problems for adult pertain to chronic consumption
D)all of the above
Q2) Which of the following is not considered a risk factor for binge drinking?
A)white
B)fraternity/sorority member
C)athlete
D)male
Q3) According to several large surveys of college students drinking conducted in the 1980's, which of the following findings were found?
A)10% of American college students were heavy drinkers
B)40% of American college students were heavy drinkers
C)males drank more often and in larger quantities than female students
D)b & c only
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Chapter 11: Gender Differences in Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Gender differences in drinking that may have greater biological effects are influenced by
A)styles and pace
B)amount of food consumed while drinking
C)beverage choice
D)all of the above
Q2) How do measurement biases affect studies comparing drinking of men and women?
A)Indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated may be more applicable to females than to males.
B)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated may be more applicable to males than to females.
C)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated are only applicable to females
D)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated are only applicable to males
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Chapter 12: Minority Groups: Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) Parental influence on children's drinking varies by ethnicity. Which of the following was found to be a protective factor against alcohol abuse for African Americans?
A)parental disapproval of drinking
B)parental influence on choice of friends
C)father's influence on drinking
D)both a & b
Q2) Studies for Hispanics show which of the following factors to be a factor in the amount and frequency of alcohol consumption?
A)regional differences
B)subgroups
C)age
D)all of the above
Q3) Race and ethnicity often fail to control for which of the following when examining drug use?
A)age
B)gender
C)socioeconomic status
D)both b & c
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Chapter 13: Recovering From Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) Motivational interviewing is best described as a strategy that:
A)guides the individual into completing a decision balance sheet by identifying the perceived pros and cons of continuing to use or stopping the use of drugs
B)guides the individual into admitting their addiction and using a thought monitoring process to help change the individual's behavior
C)allows the individual to complete a decision balance sheet on their own by identifying the perceived pros and cons of continuing to use or stopping the use of drugs
D)guides the individual and the individual's family into identifying the perceived pros and cons of continuing to use or stopping the use of drugs in relation to its impact on family dynamics
Q2) Studies show which of the following individuals were able to benefit the most from AA?
A)Alcoholics who entered treatment and AA about the same time
B)Alcoholics who entered treatment but delayed participation in AA
C)Alcoholics who entered AA first and entered treatment second
D)Alcoholics who entered AA only
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Chapter 14: Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) Methadone has been effective in reducing use of heroin, cutting down criminal activities related to heroin use and improving health. However methadone maintenance has raised criticism because patients are still taking a_________________ drug.
A)Hallucinogenic
B)Retroactive
C)Psychoactive
D)Hyperactive
Q2) There is a need for a ____________, rather than a __________ conceptualization of change in behavioral treatments for addiction that must consider the relationship and interactions between the patient and therapist in addition to the specific procedures in a therapy.
A)Dynamic, static
B)Static, dynamic
C)Dynamic, inconsistent
D)Consistent, inconsistent
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Chapter 15: Relapse After Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Disorders
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Q1) The example of alcohol intensifying physiological arousal, which then results in a follow up reaction of the nervous system attempting to suppress arousal, is an example of which model?
A)Positive appetitional model
B)Compensatory response model
C)Opponent process model
D)Cue extinction model
Q2) The opponent process theory proposed that during initial use:
A)A small amount of drug produces a weak positive affect (state A), which leads to a relatively strong negative aftereffect (state B).
B)A large amount of drug produces a strong negative affect (state A), which leads to a relatively weak strong positive aftereffect (state B).
C)A small amount of drug produces a strong negative affect (state A), which leads to a relatively weak negative aftereffect (state B).
D)A small amount of drug produces a strong positive affect (state A), which leads to a relatively weak negative aftereffect (state B).
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Chapter 16: Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
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Q1) Which of the following are environmental factors that must be considered in addition to any individual genetic or psychological factors when designing prevention strategies?
A)Laws and their enforcement.
B)Marketing and pricing.
C)Media depictions.
D)All of the above.
Q2) Harm reduction approaches, started in the 1980s in the Netherlands and England:
A)Has led to increased drug problems
B)Conceded we cannot readily prevent drug abuse
C)Attempts to make the use of drugs less likely
D)Are generally accepted as the best approach
Q3) Secondary prevention for drivers apprehended for driving under the influence (DUI) involves:
A)Didactic presentation of information
B)Small group interactions to increase awareness
C)Threat of punishment such as loss of license
D)All of the above
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