Module 11: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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According to the DSM, how many classes of substances are recognized as materials that can cause temporary cognitive, behavioral, or physiological symptoms?
View answer and explanationWhat term describes the condition where an individual needs to continually increase the amount of a substance to achieve the same effect that was previously obtained with a smaller amount?
View answer and explanationWhat is the minimum number of symptoms required for a diagnosis of substance use disorder?
View answer and explanationSubstance use disorder can be diagnosed for all ten substance classes except for which one?
View answer and explanationWhat is the 'active' substance of alcohol that produces depressive symptoms by binding to GABA receptors?
View answer and explanationBenzodiazepines such as Xanax, Ativan, and Valium produce a sedative effect by increasing the activity of which neurotransmitter?
View answer and explanationWhich drug was synthesized by the chemical company Bayer in 1898 and was initially offered in cough suppressants before being found to be more addictive than morphine?
View answer and explanationThe psychological and physiological effects of cocaine use are attributed to an increase in which set of neurotransmitters?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for the derivative of cocaine formed by combining it with water and a substance like baking soda to create a more affordable, solid, and highly addictive drug?
View answer and explanationWhat is the most widely consumed substance in the world, with approximately 90 percent of Americans consuming it daily in some form?
View answer and explanationWhat is the single active chemical component in cannabis that appears to determine the potent nature of the drug?
View answer and explanationWhat is the estimated prevalence of substance abuse disorder among teens and adults in the United States?
View answer and explanationWhich ethnic group in the United States is identified as having the highest rate of substance abuse, at nearly 22 percent?
View answer and explanationWhat percentage of college students reported abusing stimulant medications, raising a growing concern in this population?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, substance abuse disorders are often believed to be secondary to another mental health disorder, developing as a means to do what?
View answer and explanationTwin studies have indicated what range of heritability risk for alcohol disorder?
View answer and explanationThe primary reward system of the brain that is implicated in the abuse of most substances is known as the:
View answer and explanationAccording to cognitive theorists, what is the term for the idea that drug-seeking behavior is motivated by the desire to attain a particular outcome by ingesting a substance?
View answer and explanationIn the behavioral explanation of substance abuse, what type of reinforcement occurs when substance use is increased due to the removal of an unpleasant state, such as physical pain or anxiety?
View answer and explanationWhat type of biological treatment for substance abuse refers to the medical supervision of withdrawal from a specified drug?
View answer and explanationMethadone is a common example of which type of drug used in the treatment of heroin addiction?
View answer and explanationWhich antagonist drug is often given to individuals trying to abstain from alcohol because it produces significant negative effects when coupled with alcohol consumption?
View answer and explanationWhat behavioral treatment for substance abuse is based on respondent conditioning principles and pairs the stimulus of the substance with a negative or aversive stimulus?
View answer and explanationContingency management is a treatment approach that emphasizes which psychological principle to increase sobriety?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary goal of the sociocultural treatment program Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following drugs are categorized as depressants?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary danger of consuming multiple depressant drugs, such as alcohol and benzodiazepines, at the same time?
View answer and explanationAccording to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately what percentage of individuals drank an alcoholic beverage in the past month?
View answer and explanationWhich drug was originally isolated from the opium poppy in the early 1800s by Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Serturner and named after the Greek god of dreams, Morpheus?
View answer and explanationWhat is the most powerful form of the hemp plant, which contains a high concentration of THC?
View answer and explanationWhat percentage of individuals who report their first drug of use was marijuana label it as a 'gateway drug' to other illicit substances?
View answer and explanationAccording to the neurobiological model of etiology, alcohol and benzodiazepines lower the production of which neurotransmitter?
View answer and explanationIn the context of the behavioral etiology of substance abuse, what is it called when substance use is increased due to the positive or pleasurable experiences of the substance?
View answer and explanationWhich sociocultural factor is mentioned as a potential protective factor against substance use, potentially by promoting negative experiences with it?
View answer and explanationNaloxone, a drug used for individuals with opioid abuse, is an extremely dangerous treatment because it can send the individual into immediate, severe withdrawal symptoms. How does it work?
View answer and explanationRelapse prevention training is a cognitive-behavioral treatment that focuses on identifying potentially high-risk situations for relapse and then learning what?
View answer and explanationThe sociocultural treatment approach known as Community Reinforcement aims for patients to abstain from substance use by replacing the substance's positive reinforcements with what?
View answer and explanationWhat are the two most common types of stimulants that are abused, as identified in the text?
View answer and explanationIn what year was the first comprehensive federal legislation governing the insanity defense, the Federal Insanity Defense Reform ACT (IDRA), passed?
View answer and explanationRoughly what percentage of individuals with an opioid disorder are addicted to pain-reliever opioids such as oxycodone or morphine?
View answer and explanationIn which type of neighborhood is cocaine use more commonly found due to its high cost?
View answer and explanationMerikangas and colleagues (1998) found what level of increased risk for developing a substance abuse disorder across a wide range of substances for individuals with a genetic predisposition?
View answer and explanationWhat is substance withdrawal diagnosed?
View answer and explanationBesides being manufactured in labs for prescriptions, amphetamines are often abused for what primary reasons?
View answer and explanationWhat is the key difference in the effect of hallucinogens that can vary both between individuals and within the same individual over time?
View answer and explanationFor which substances is dopamine less involved in the reinforcing effect of addiction compared to stimulants?
View answer and explanationAccording to the cognitive model, which factor is a more powerful motivator of substance abuse?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary characteristic of a residential treatment program for substance abuse?
View answer and explanationWhen diagnosing substance intoxication, what is the most essential first criterion?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary mechanism through which sedatives like barbiturates and benzodiazepines have their effect?
View answer and explanationAccording to the epidemiology section, men outnumber women in alcohol abuse by what ratio?
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