Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Question 1

A disorders associated with the abuse of drugs and other substances people take to alter the way they think, feel, and behave.

Answer 1

Substance-related and addicitive disorders

Question 2

True or false: A person meets the moderate criteria for substance use disorder if they have 4-6 symptoms.

Answer 2

False. It is 4-5 symptoms. 6 beyond is considered severe

Question 3

True or false: Substance use disorder is defined by how much a substance is ingested.

Answer 3

False. DSM-5 defines it in terms of how significantly the use interferes with the user’s life

Question 4

True or false: Although drug abuse and drug dependence both co-occur, dependence can be present without abuse.

Answer 4

True. Some people build up tolerance and go through withdrawal if the ingestion of a certain substance is stopped without abusing it

Question 5

The classification of substances is based on what?

Answer 5

Psychoactive substances, that is, the way they alter mood, behavior, or both

Question 6

What are the 5 classes of substances according to Barlow & Durand?

Answer 6

Depressant, stimulants, hallucinogens, opiates, and other drugs of abuse (e.g. inhalants, OTC drugs)

Question 7

Substance use disorder is applicable to all substances except what?

Answer 7

Caffeine

Question 8

Substance intoxication is applicable to all substances except what?

Answer 8

Tobacco

Question 9

Substance withdrawal is applicable to all substances except what?

Answer 9

Phencyclidines and withdrawal

Question 10

What are the 4 criterion included in Criterion A?

Answer 10

Impaired control, social impairment, risky use, and pharmacological criteria

Question 11

True or false: Pharmacological criteria is required for the diagnosis of substance use disorder.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What is a symptom that has been added in DSM 5 to help clarify the problem and determine what treatment is appropriate?

Answer 12

Presence of craving/strong desire to use the substance

Question 13

A classification of substance in which they decrease central nervous system activation, which results in reduced levels of physiological arousal, relaxation, and/or sedation.

Answer 13

Depressants

Question 14

This classification of substance affects the glutamate system, serotonin system, and GABA system.

Answer 14

Depressants

Question 15

Depressants affect this excitatory neurotransmitter, which is involved in learning and memory. This may be the result of blackout or loss of memory during intoxication.

Answer 15

Glutamate system

Question 16

This is a rapid, oscillatory involuntary motion of the eyeball. It is one of the symptoms in alcohol intoxication.

Answer 16

Nystagmus

Question 17

Sedative is to calming; hypnotic is to sleep-inducing; anxiolytic is to _.

Answer 17

Anxiety-reducing

Question 18

Sedative is to calming; hypnotic is to sleep-inducing; anxiolytic is to _.

Answer 18

Anxiety-reducing

Question 19

A type of sedative that can relax the muscle so much that it can cause death by suffocation when taken in extremely high doses.

Answer 19

Barbiturates

Question 20

A substance taken to temporarily reduce pain.

Answer 20

Opioids

Question 21

True or false: Delirium is a symptom of alcohol intoxication.

Answer 21

False. It is alcohol withdrawal

Question 22

The perceptual disturbances experienced in opioid intoxication and cannabis intoxication is differentiated from schizophrenia in what sense?

Answer 22

Intact reality testing

Question 23

Lacrimation and rhinorrhea are symptoms in opioid withdrawal that have excess production. What is their difference?

Answer 23

Lacrimation is excessive tearing, whereas rhinorrhea is excessive discharge from the nasal mucus membrane

Question 24

A substance that causes altered sensory perception such as hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia.

Answer 24

Hallucinogens

Question 25

Nystagmus is present in 3 different substance intoxication. What are these?

Answer 25

Alcohol intoxication, phencyclidine intoxication, and inhalant intoxication

Question 26

This refers to the reexperiencing of 1 or more of the perceptual symptoms that were experienced while intoxicated with the hallucinogen.

Answer 26

Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder

Question 27

Three of these substance disorders include aggressive behaviors.

Answer 27

Alcohol intoxication, phencyclidine intoxication, and inhalant

Question 28

Conjunctival injection or bloodshot eyes is one of the symptoms in this substance use disorder.

Answer 28

Cannabis intoxication

Question 29

True or false: Tobacco withdrawal is only with moderate to severe tobacco use disorder.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

A substance that makes you active, alert, and elevate your mood.

Answer 30

Stimulants

Question 31

Metamphetamine HCL is popularly known as what in our country?

Answer 31

Shabu, ubas, siopao, ice

Question 32

A stimulant that is also medically used for asthma, narcolepsy, and ADHD.

Answer 32

Amphetamines

Question 33

Crash effect (i.e. fatigue, low energy, low mood, pronounced feelings of apathy and boredom) is seen in this substance use disorder.

Answer 33

Cocaine withdrawal