Chapter 10 Flashcards
In most countries globally, non-medical use of psychoactive substances is illegal (apart from alcohol). What is the exception? A) Cannabis B) Morphine C) Cocaine D) Heroin
A
Define addiction
A) It’s largely understood to involve some of the following: use of a substance or participation in a problematic behaviour, unsuccessful attempts to control use, compulsiveness, and withdrawal
B) Reliance on a substance or behaviour. Can be physical or psychological.
C) An approach that aims to make drug use or addictive behaviours safer and less stigmatized, often involving aspects of public policy to accomplish this aim
D) A social movement that advocated for the complete prohibition of alcohol
A
Define harm reduction
A) It’s largely understood to involve some of the following: use of a substance or participation in a problematic behaviour, unsuccessful attempts to control use, compulsiveness, and withdrawal
B) Reliance on a substance or behaviour. Can be physical or psychological.
C) An approach that aims to make drug use or addictive behaviours safer and less stigmatized, often involving aspects of public policy to accomplish this aim
D) A social movement that advocated for the complete prohibition of alcohol
C
Define dependence
A) It’s largely understood to involve some of the following: use of a substance or participation in a problematic behaviour, unsuccessful attempts to control use, compulsiveness, and withdrawal
B) Reliance on a substance or behaviour. Can be physical or psychological.
C) An approach that aims to make drug use or addictive behaviours safer and less stigmatized, often involving aspects of public policy to accomplish this aim
D) A social movement that advocated for the complete prohibition of alcohol
B
Define temperance movement
A) It’s largely understood to involve some of the following: use of a substance or participation in a problematic behaviour, unsuccessful attempts to control use, compulsiveness, and withdrawal
B) Reliance on a substance or behaviour. Can be physical or psychological.
C) An American campaign, initiated by Richard Nixon, to decrease drug use and trade
D) A social movement that advocated for the complete prohibition of alcohol
D
Define War on Drugs
A) It’s largely understood to involve some of the following: use of a substance or participation in a problematic behaviour, unsuccessful attempts to control use, compulsiveness, and withdrawal
B) Reliance on a substance or behaviour. Can be physical or psychological.
C) An American campaign, initiated by Richard Nixon, to decrease drug use and trade
D) A social movement that advocated for the complete prohibition of alcohol
C
Since the 1970s, the War on Drugs has advocated for stricter criminal punishment for drug use and distribution.
Addiction essentially represents the __________ consumption of a substance or repetitive engagement in an activity that is considered problematic
A) Repetitive
B) Nonrepetitive
A
The idea that these problematic behaviours were in fact an addiction, and not something else, emerged in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ century. A) 19th B) 17th C) 18th D) 20th
C
True or False?
Temperance advocates, who frequently had ties with emerging forms of Christianity, identified the main problem as the alcohol or drug itself, not necessarily the consumer.
True
True or False?
Addiction can be shaped by a number of external factors, including age, housing status, the city in which you live.
True
Maxine’s story from textbook
In 1964, a WHO expert committee introduced the term dependence to replace the terms \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) tolerance, withdrawal B) addiction, habituation C) tolerance, habituation D) addiction, withdrawal
B
True or False?
Dependence is typically assumed to be physiological in nature
True
The key terms of dependence are: A) tolerance, withdrawal B) addiction, habituation C) tolerance, habituation D) addiction, withdrawal
A
Define tolerance
A) The idea that one needs more of a substance to achieve the same effect
B) The idea that one needs less of a substance to achieve the same effect
C) A set of unpleasant symptoms, ranging from headaches to hallucinations, that people experience when stopping substance use
D) A set of pleasant symptoms
A
Define withdrawal
A) The idea that one needs more of a substance to achieve the same effect
B) The idea that one needs less of a substance to achieve the same effect
C) A set of unpleasant symptoms, ranging from headaches to hallucinations, that people experience when stopping substance use
D) A set of pleasant symptoms
C
True or False?
The word “addiction” has returned in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), in a section now called “Addiction and Related Disorders.”
False
The word “addiction” has returned in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), in a section now called “Substance Use and Addictive Disorders.”
Define one major reason for the use of cannabis.
A) It’s fun to use
B) People enjoy using it and they don’t care what health authorities tell them
C) People aren’t aware of the side effects of cannabis
D) Cannabis use is often understood as largely benign, since there is less of a risk for dependence when compared to many other substances, both licit and illicit, such as nicotine or heroin
D
What is a Schedule 1 drug?
A) A toxic drug
B) A drug who usage has resulted in over 50 deaths per year
C) A drug seen as having a low tendency for abuse
D) A drug seen as having a high tendency for abuse
D
What is the National Institute on Drug Abuse or “hijacked” brain model of addiction?
A) A model that highlights the negative side effects of drugs
B) A general notion that addiction is something that involves compulsiveness, loss of control, and continued use despite negative consequences, and initially, pleasurable or rewarding behaviour can lead, in some individuals, to the subsequent development of compulsion or addiction with commonalities of neurochemical change being found between chemical and non-chemical addictive disorders
C) A model that highlights the positive side effects of drugs
D) A model that highlights the negative side effects of drugs and votes to get rid of drugs, altogether
B
What is the basic premise of most people’s understanding of addiction?
A) That it is a disease that robs individuals of their ability to exercise their will
B) That it is a chronic disease
C) That it is an acute disease
A
What does CBD stand for? A) Cognitive behavioural disease B) Cognitive behavioural dysfunction C) Compulsive buying disorder D) Compulsive brain disorder
C
How is CBD characterized?
A) A form of electric shock treatment
B) A type of psychoactive drug
C) Characterized by excessive shopping cognitions and buying behavior that leads to distress or impairment
D) Characterized by excessive shopping cognitions and buying behavior that leads to higher energy levels and happiness
C
Found worldwide, CBD has a lifetime prevalence of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in the US general population. A) 6.7% B) 5.8% C) 4.9% D) 13%
B
True or False?
Most subjects studied clinically for CBD are women (~80 per cent), though this gender difference may be artifactual.
True
True or False?
There are no standard treatments for CBD, and compulsive shopping tends to run in families that are full of mood and substance use disorders
True
Which of the following is a contemporary issue? A) The use of cannabis B) The use of social media C) Talk therapy D) The opioid crisis
D
True or False?
Over the last 60 years, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other related programs, such as Narcotics Anonymous and Gamblers Anonymous, have come to dominate the narrative of addiction and recovery
True
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was founded in the United States in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) The 1950s B) The 1970s C) The 1940s D) The 1930s
D
AA has its origins in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, a popular religious movement in early twentieth-century Europe and America. A) Oxford team B) Oxford group C) Tribecca team D) Tribecca group
B
Which of the following is false about the Oxford Group?
A) Its members studied geography
B) Its members practised self-reflection
C) Its members practised admitting their wrongdoings, making amends, praying, meditating, and preaching their message to others
D) Its members practised self-improvement
A
The connection between alcoholism and the Oxford Group was formed when ____________, an alcoholic from Rhode Island, visited psychoanalyst __________ for help with his addiction, and was told he was medically hopeless and that his addiction could only be adequately addressed through a spiritual experience.
A) Rowland Hazard, Edwin (“Ebby”) T.
B) Carl Jung, Edwin (“Ebby”) T.
C) Rowland Hazard, Carl Jung
C
Rowland and his friend, Edwin (“Ebby”) T., discovered they were able to avoid drinking by adhering to the Oxford group’s principles, and the success of the group eventually reached the ears of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, a Wall Street stockbroker whose career had been affected by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) Bill W., depression B) Bill W., anxiety C) Bill W., alcoholism D) Bill W., marital abuse
C
After another hospitalization for alcoholism in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, Bill had a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ with the Oxford Group and began spreading the word of Alcoholics Anonymous. A) 1955, physical experience B) 1955, spiritual experience C) 1934, physical experience D) 1934, spiritual experience
D
Who were the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)? A) Bill W. and Edwin (“Ebby”) T. B) Bill W. and Dr Bob Smith C) Dr Bob Smith and Carl Jung D) Rowland Hazard and Carl Jung
B
True or False?
Psychoanalysis viewed addiction as being the result of underlying neurosis and psychic conflict, rather than the central problem itself
True
Mental, physical, and sexual abuse in childhood is known to ____________ vulnerability to addiction in adult life, as are genetic factors.
A) Increase
B) Decrease
A
Which of the following drugs has been marketed for people trying to reduce alcohol consumption in the context of mild to moderate dependency? A) Heroin B) Disulfiram C) Nalmefene D) Naltrexone
C
(Nalmefene seems to act by reducing the rewarding and pleasurable effects of alcohol by dampening certain neurochemical consequences of its use)
The War on Drugs was formally introduced by President Richard Nixon with the aim of ___________.
A) Ending the international drug trade through the use of military force
B) Increasing the international drug trade through the use of military force
C) Decreasing the international drug trade through the use of military force, but not ending it
A