DFO Set Twelve

Question 1

What is a maladaptive coping strategy?

Answer 1

When a person turns to a vice (smoking, gambling, alcohol etc) as way of getting away from a problem. Not addressing the core problem, as you would in constructive coping.

Question 2

Identify and describe three maladaptive coping strategies

Answer 2

Self medicating: numbing yourself with drugs or alcohol
Ruminating about the past: spending a great deal of time thinking about past mistakes, pains, or problems
Isolation: Isolating yourself from others in order to avoid distressing situations

Question 3

What is the most commonly used substance in NZ?

Answer 3

Alcohol

Question 4

Identify two criminal offences commonly related to alcohol which affect people directly:

Answer 4

Family/domestic violence

Sexual offending

Question 5

Substance-related disorders commonly co-occur with what other type of disorder?

Answer 5

Psychiatric disorders

Question 6

Identify and explain three potential impacts of substance abuse on a person who has a psychiatric disorder

Answer 6

Alcohol may worsen bipolar symptoms
Can help people with anxiety disorders to feel they function better in social situations
People with depression may have a higher risk of suicide, self-hard, and poor outcomes

Question 7

Genetic factors play a key role in determining an individual’s risk factor for alcohol dependence

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Which three factors indicate a poor prognosis from substance dependency?

Answer 8

Early stage of onset for using
Longer stages of substance abuse
Co-occuring with a psychiatric disorder

Question 9

What are three examples of DSM-V criteria for substance use?

Answer 9

Taking the substance in larger amounts for longer than meant to
Wanting to cut down or stop using the substance but not managing to
Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from use of the substance

Question 10

Approximately one-half of all police apprehensions involve alcohol

Answer 10

False

Question 11

According to the 2013/4 NZ Health Survey the most hazardous drinking rates are among people over the age of 45

Answer 11

False

Question 12

According to the 2013/14 NZ Health Survey, men are twice as likely to have hazardous drinking patterns

Answer 12

True

Question 13

According to the 2013/14 NZ Health Survey, pacific islanders have the highest drinking rates in NZ

Answer 13

False

Question 14

List 2 criteria used to diagnose an anxiety disorder

Answer 14

Excessive worry and anxiety which occurs more often than not for a period of at least 6 months
Difficulty controlling the worry

Question 15

Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling the anxiety response?

Answer 15

Amygdala

Question 16

List two classifications of fear based anxiety disorders identifies within the DSM-V?

Answer 16

Generalised anxiety disorder
Specific phobia
Panic disorder

Question 17

People living with social phobia have an intense fear of being judged by others

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Provide a definition of phobia

Answer 18

Irrational fears that lead individuals to often avoid certain objects and specific situations altogether

Question 19

Name the neurotransmitter which is at lower levels for those living with an anxiety disorder

Answer 19

Seratonin

Question 20

What two forms of treatment are often used together to treat those with an anxiety disorder?

Answer 20

Psychotherapy

Medical management