Chapter 3 Flashcards
- According to the moral model, addiction is:
a. a consequence of personal choice
b. contrary to biblical prohibitions
c. a spiritual deficiency
d. best treated through religious affiliation
a
- Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in the moral model of addiction?
a. “That addict needs to go to NA”
b. “That junkie needs to get his life together”
c. “That alcoholic needs therapy”
d. “That crack-head needs to go live someplace else”
b
- According to a sociocultural model, addiction is
a. secondary to a primary mental disorder
b. the result of a combination of genetic and characterological factors
c. related to religious affiliation
d. related to cultural, religious, family, and peer variables
d
- Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a sociocultural model of addiction:
a. “That addict needs to go to NA”
b. “That junkie needs to get his life together”
c. “That alcoholic needs therapy”
d. “That crack-head needs to go live someplace else”
d
- Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a psychological model of addiction:
a. “That addict needs to go to NA”
b. “That junkie needs to get his life together”
c. “That alcoholic needs therapy”
d. “That crack-head needs to go live someplace else”
c
- Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a disease model of addiction?
a. “That addict needs to go to NA”
b. “That junkie needs to get his life together”
c. “That alcoholic needs therapy”
d. “That crack-head needs to go live someplace else”
a
- Which of the following is not true regarding psychological models of addiction?
a. addiction is a bad habit
b. AOD use can result from self-medication for endogenous depression
c. some people have addictive personalities
d. psychotropic medications are the appropriate treatment for addiction
d
- With regard to the identification of an “addictive personality”, researchers have found that:
a. addicts have as many different types of personalities as non-addicts
b. obsessive-compulsive individuals seem to be prone to workaholism
c. while personality traits are difficult to identify, alcoholics tend to have anti-social personality disorder
d. the identification of an “addictive personality” has provided an explanation for recovering individuals tendency to develop non-drug addictions
a
- Alan Marlatt, a proponent of a social learning model of addiction, believes that addictive behaviors:
a. arise from dysfunctional dynamics in the family of origin
b. reflect an individual’s effort to escape shame from the family of origin
c. result from the combination of genetic propensity for addiction with certain environmental conditions
d. are related to work, home, or job stress
d
- The disease model of addiction differs from psychological models in that:
a. addiction is seen as a primary disease rather than secondary to another mental disorder
b. psychosocial stressors are the result of addiction in the disease model
c. the addictive personality is genetically determined according to the disease model
d. an addict is not responsible for his or her behavior in the disease model
a
- According to Jellinek, alcoholism:
a. is a progressive disease in which loss of control occurs in the late stages
b. is a progressive disease but the stages are reversible
c. is a progressive disease in which characteristic symptoms define each stage
d. is a multivariate disease with highly fluid stages
c
- The classic disease model of addiction describes alcoholism in which way?
a. progressive, irreversible, chronic, curable
b. progressive, reversible, acute, incurable
c. progressive, reversible, chronic, incurable
d. progressive, irreversible, chronic, incurable
d
- Which of the following is not an implication of the disease model?
a. participation in AA is necessary for recovery
b. abstinence is the only reasonable goal for addicts
c. an addict never recovers from addiction
d. an alcoholic cannot use marijuana without risking addiction to that drug
a
- Proponents of the disease model cite the following evidence to support this model:
a. lack of norepinephrine receptors in the left angular gyrus
b. studies showing the validity of the progressive nature of Jellinek’s stages
c. studies of twins showing a genetic predisposition for alcoholism
d. the high relapse rate for alcoholics
c
- Which of the following is not an argument used to dispute the disease concept?
a. Jellinek’s research methodology was flawed
b. the progressive and irreversible nature of addiction has not been supported by research
c. AA has a vested interest in the disease model
d. research studies have shown that alcoholics can control their use
c
