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Thirty years ago, when people spoke of addiction they were most likely thinking of: |
| | A) | LSD |
| | B) | Barbiturates |
| | C) | Heroin |
| | D) | Marijuana |
| | E) | Cocaine |
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The three basic processes related to the concept of addiction are: |
| | A) | tolerance, physical dependence, reinforcement |
| | B) | abstinence, reinforcement, detoxification |
| | C) | detoxification, psychological dependence, affective disorder |
| | D) | affective disorder, withdrawal, aversion therapy |
| | E) | aversion therapy, pharmacodynamic tolerance, reinforcement |
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Tolerance refers to: |
| | A) | experiencing pleasure from drugs |
| | B) | the increased impact one receives from increasing drug quantities |
| | C) | the diminishing effect of a drug as a result of repeated exposure to the same dose of the drug |
| | D) | the strength of a drug |
| | E) | the quality of a drug |
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Withdrawal syndrome refers to: |
| | A) | reduced drug effect after repeated use |
| | B) | a set of symptoms that appear when drug usage stops |
| | C) | mental depression resulting form the inability to secure drugs |
| | D) | the voluntary cessation of drug use |
| | E) | withdrawal from members of the family and society |
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The driving force behind narcotic addiction, according to the authors is: |
| | A) | the desire to eliminate tolerance |
| | B) | the reinforcing effect of a drug rather than fear of withdrawal |
| | C) | the desire to fulfill a physical need |
| | D) | the sense of power one derives from using narcotics |
| | E) | the illegal nature of the drug |
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In relation to physical dependence, psychological dependence is: |
| | A) | less of a problem, since withdrawal symptoms can be severe |
| | B) | less of a problem, since physical dependence does not allow one to reduce drug intake |
| | C) | less of a problem, since the mind is easier to treat than the body |
| | D) | a greater problem, since many addicts who have gone through withdrawal will later relapse |
| | E) | probably equally important in determining treatment |
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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | some drugs are more likely than others to result in addiction |
| | B) | there is no clear distinction between drugs that are addicting and those that are not |
| | C) | it is wrong to conclude that any activity by its nature is always "addicting" |
| | D) | those seeking prohibition of drugs tend to "demonize" drugs they want prohibited |
| | E) | all of the above are true statements |
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Synanon believes that narcotic addicts: |
| | A) | can be cured by devotion to God |
| | B) | are never cured |
| | C) | are cured through extensive psychoanalysis |
| | D) | are born and not made |
| | E) | cannot help being addicted |
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If one believes alcoholism is a disease, then the only acceptable goal is: |
| | A) | total abstinence |
| | B) | controlled drinking |
| | C) | methadone maintenance |
| | D) | confinement to a mental hospital |
| | E) | a combination of abstinence and controlled drinking |
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Syanon: |
| | A) | relies only on professional rather than former addicts as staff personnel |
| | B) | encourages patients to leave quickly and to enter the mainstream of society |
| | C) | is based on the premise of controlled narcotics use |
| | D) | is restricted to white, middle-class patients |
| | E) | maintains an open-door policy |
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