Lesson 12 (abnormal psychology)

Question 1

What would those who support the Alcoholics Anonymous approach to treating alcoholism have to say about the cognitive-behavioral procedure called relase-prevention therapy

Answer 1

They would oppose it because it does not require sobriety

Question 2

The long-term pattern of maladaptive behavior caused by the regular use of some chemical or drug is called

Answer 2

substance abuse

Question 3

Those who used marijuana in the 1960s were less likely to develop drug dependence than users around the year 2000 because marijuana available in the 1960s had

Answer 3

much less THC

Question 4

The hallucinations and distortions of perception some drugs produce are called

Answer 4

hallucinosis

Question 5

The use of methadone in drug maintenance programs is controversial because methadone

Answer 5

produces withdrawal sometimes more difficult than heroin withdrawal

Question 6

How many cups of coffee would one have to drink to produce seizures and respiratory or circulatory failure

Answer 6

100

Question 7

A clinician wishes to begin a drug abuse prevention campaign in a community. The most important thing the clinician can do is to

Answer 7

provide a consistent message across the media about drug abuse

Question 8

Why is the risk of transmitting AIDS an important factor for heroin users

Answer 8

because heroin users often share needles infected with the AIDS virus

Question 9

Unlike the opioid drugs morphine and heroin, methadone

Answer 9

is synthetic

Question 10

Who is most likely to be an alcoholic

Answer 10

a lower socioeconomic class person living in a high unemployment area