Quiz 5

Question 1

Medical/disease model

Answer 1

Medical addiction treatment (superior).

Question 2

Moral model

Answer 2

Views addiction as a moral failing or a personal choice, rather than a disease or a brain disorder.

Question 3

Impulsive use

Answer 3

Tendency to engage in drug-seeking behavior without careful consideration of the potential consequences

Question 4

Compulsive use

Answer 4

A strong urge to engage in drug-seeking behavior despite adverse consequences

Question 5

Substance use disorder

Answer 5

The persistent use of drugs or substances despite substantial harm.

Question 6

Withdrawal

Answer 6

Symptoms someone gets while trying to quit their addiction.

Question 7

Anhedonia

Answer 7

Inability to feel pleasure or enjoyment from once enjoyable or rewarding activities.

Question 8

Operant conditioning

Answer 8

Voluntary behaviors are modified by their consequences, such as rewards or punishments.

Question 9

Reinforcement

Answer 9

Something that increases the frequency of substance abuse.

Question 10

Punishment

Answer 10

Undesirable consequences on an individual who is struggling with substance use disorder.

Question 11

Reward pathway

Answer 11

Connects reward centers in the brain.

Question 12

Dopamine

Answer 12

Dependent on substances that overstimulate the brain

Question 13

Ventral tegmental area (VTA)

Answer 13

Involved in the development and maintenance of drug-seeking behaviors.

Question 14

Nucleus accumbens

Answer 14

Critical structure in the brain’s reward and motivation system.

Question 15

Risk factors for addiction

Answer 15

Increase an individual’s susceptibility to developing an addiction.

Question 16

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 16

Plays a critical role in the development and maintenance of compulsive drug-seeking behavior.

Question 17

Drug history

Answer 17

A) Humans have always used drugs
B) Drugs cause more problems when they are more potent
c) Regulation is recent