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| "I am a person who has an afflictionhorizontalI cannot drink like social drinkers. Spiritual change may help me in recovering from my addiction, but I will be an alcoholic for life." The person who said this would feel most comfortable in ________. |
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| Alcohol abuse is often associated with personality disorders. |
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| The occurrence of withdrawal symptoms |
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| signals that the body has adjusted to the presence of the drug. |
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| Which of the following is the most significant barrier to getting an alcoholic into treatment? |
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| may occur in alcoholics as alcohol provides calories and interferes with the body's ability to use nutrients. |
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| Both alcohol and barbiturate withdrawal |
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| present potentially life threatening situations |
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| Alcoholism is a genetic disorder. |
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| Judd has been drinking heavily for a number of years. When he is not drinking he experiences profuse sweating and shakes. This indicates that Judd |
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| has withdrawal symptoms when he abstains from alcohol. |
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| Which of the following best explains why women tend to not "hold their booze" as well as men? |
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| Women metabolize alcohol less quickly than men. |
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| At low levels, alcohol's effect on the brain is ________; at higher levels, alcohol's effect is ________. |
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| to activate the brain's "pleasure centers;" depress brain functioning |
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| Judd has been drinking heavily for a number of years. When he is not drinking he experiences profuse sweating and shakes. This indicates that Judd |
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| has withdrawal symptoms when he abstains from alcohol. |
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| Both alcohol and barbiturate withdrawal |
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| present potentially life threatening situations |
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| Persons at high risk for developing alcohol-related problems tend to be more ________ than those at low risk. |
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| Today physicians occasionally prescribe amphetamines for all of the following EXCEPT |
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| staying awake, such as to drive or study. |
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| The occurrence of withdrawal symptoms |
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| signals that the body has adjusted to the presence of the drug. |
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| The drug that can create a state most like psychosis is |
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| At low levels, alcohol's effect on the brain is ________; at higher levels, alcohol's effect is ________. |
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| to activate the brain's "pleasure centers;" depress brain functioning |
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| are more dangerous and long-lasting than most drugs. |
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| Randy has been dependent on alcohol for at least ten years. Drinking has ruined his marriage, his occupational standing and his health. If a friend told Randy that he needed to enter treatment, and Randy responded the way most alcohol dependent people do, he would probably say |
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| "Who do you think you are attacking me? You are the one with the problem." |
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| Alcohol abuse is often associated with personality disorders. |
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| Dependence does not develop of caffeine. |
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| were originally used by physicians as pain relievers. |
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| The use of methadone in the treatment of heroin dependence is comparable to |
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| using a nicotine patch to aid in smoking cessation. |
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| Which of the following best explains why women tend to not "hold their booze" as well as men? |
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| Women metabolize alcohol less quickly than men. |
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| Alcohol withdrawal delirium was once called "Korsakoff's psychosis". |
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| An involuntary reoccurrence of perceptual distortions can occur weeks or months after taking a particular drug. The phenomenon is called ________; the drug is called ________. |
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| James has two alcoholic parents. Research suggests that his risk for alcoholism is |
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| greater than if he had one alcoholic parent. |
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| The first stage in the treatment of any form of substance dependence is |
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| treating physical withdrawal symptoms. |
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| Unlike psychoactive substance abuse, psychoactive substance dependence usually involves |
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| physiological symptoms such as tolerance and withdrawal. |
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| Which of the following is most likely to be used to produce sleep? |
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| Which of the following is the most significant barrier to getting an alcoholic into treatment? |
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