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Exam 3
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Undergraduate 2
12/12/2010

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Inhalants are sometimes called
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deliriants
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Inhalants are popular because they are cheap, wodely available, and
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quick acting with intense effects
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Name a method of using inhalants?
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sniffing, huffing, bagging, spraying, balloons & crackers, bag over head, and soaking clothes
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Common effects of hydrocarbon-based inhalants include
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+ temporary stimulated, an elevated mood, and reduced inhibitions. - dizziness, slurred speech,unsteady gait, and drowsiness. Intense use causes illusions, hallucinations, and delusions.
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The inhalant of choice in many poor countries is
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gasoline
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Volatile nitrites are used in clinical applications because they
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dialate blood vessels so the heart and brain recieve more blood
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Which of the following is considered a performance-enhancing drug in sports?
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steroids,human growth hormone, blood-doping drugs, and stimulants. Creatine
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Which of the following is classified as a muscle relaxant?
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carisoprodol (Somo & Vanadom) and methocarbarnol (Robaxin) and benzodiazepines (diazepam- Valium, clonazepam- Klonopim)
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Stacking steroids means
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using three or more kinds of oral or injectable steriods and by altering between cycles of use and nonuse
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Anabolic-androgenic steroids are most often taken by atheletes via:
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injection
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Many performance-enhancing effects of methamphetamines comes from their ability to
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focusing effects and increase in aggressiveness
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Beta blockers would be effective performance-enhancing drug for which sport?
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riflery, archery,diving, ski-jumping, biatholon and pentatholon
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GHB is used by atheletes because it acts like
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a fat burner and muscle definer
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One of the most significant factors in drug testing for sports is
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World Anti-Doping Agency. Fair competition
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Which condition found in a drug addict is not found in a compulsive gambler?
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physical tissue dependance
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Which is the most compulsive kind of gambler?
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pathological gambling
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Having a big win for a gambler is the equivolent of
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first intense rush to a drug user
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Escape seeking gamblers are most likely to play
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slot machines
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The compulsive gambler experiences the highest level of excitement
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just before they tell the clerk they'll buy it
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What percentage of American adults are considered obese?
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63%
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Most Internet pornography traffic occurs
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during the work day
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Which level of prevention is most likely to include treatment?
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temperance
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What percentage fo the National Drug Control Budget is allocated for demand reduction?
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30%
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Community-based drug prevention programs should focus on
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training and planning
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What percent of drugs are kept off the U.S. market due to our current supply reduction approach?
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10-15%
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Secondary prevention is aimed specifically at
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people already usinh
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Treatment results in abstinence or deccreased drug use in
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tertiary prevention
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What is the best defense against addiction?
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prevention NOT intelligence, education, or wealth
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The fetus is most vulnerable to neurological damage during
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first twelve weeks
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Third trimester use of cocaine or amphetamines can cause
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fetal activity, uterine contractions, and premature labor
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Benzodiazepines accumulate in fetal blood
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at more dangerous levels than in maternal blood at dosages normally safe for the mother alone
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The biggest effect of alcohol and drug use on adolescents is
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crime
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Which of the following is a prevention program taught in schools?
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DTBY, DARE, Lion's Quest, MST, New Beginnings
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The percentage of college students who smoke on a daily basis is
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12%
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Which is true of college students' beliefs in regards to the use of alcohol and other drugs?
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over estimate benefits and the dangers
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Initially alcohol increases confidence and aggressiveness in men because it acts on
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acts on the area of hte brain that regulates fight, flight, and fear
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The link between smoking and sexuality is the result of
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movie industry and tobacco industry
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What human sex hormone is found in perspiration?
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pheromones
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Name the most common sexually trasmitted disease
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strains of hepatitis
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With access to AIDS medicarions, infected users can survive, on average
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10 to 20 years
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Drug use in the military
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has decreased since 1930
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What percent of Americans aged 12 or older abused or was dependent on either alcohol or an illicit drug in 2006?
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9.1%
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Which of the following best identifies an imaging technique that provides only an anatomical or structural portrait of the changes in brain tissues due to drug abuse?
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increasing their use. Have identified multiple brain circuit systems involved in addiction
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Studies document that for every $1 spent by states on substance use disorder treatment they save
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$4 to $39 are saved
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The Temperance movement sought to limit alcohol consumption but eventually shifted to
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abstinence
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The CALDATA study found that treatment outcomes were afffected by the client's primary drug of choice. Users of which drug had the best outcomes?
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alcohol
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What percent of incarcerated drug offenders recieved substance abuse treatment while in prison?
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fewer than 17%
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Which of the following is the drug-abuse treatment principle for the criminal justice population as well as the general population?
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medication in an important part
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The following are generally accepted diagnostic tools for substance abuse and substance dependance in the United States EXCEPT
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DOES include: DSM-IV-TR, SSA, NCA CRIT, MOD CRIT, ASI, MAST, CAGE, AUDIT, CRAFFT
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Which of the following best describes partial hospitalization or day treatment programs?
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involve the patient in therapeutic activites for four to six hours per day while they live at home
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Which of the following best describes partial hospitalization or day treatment programs?
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involve the patient in therapeutic activities for four to six hours per day while they live at home
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Which of the following best describes the therapeutic community treatment model?
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long term self-contained residential programs that provide full rehabilitative and social services
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Which of the following are the primary elements of a formal intervention?
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Love, Facilitator, Intervention Statements, Anticipated Defenses & Outcomes, Intervention, Contingency
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How long does it take for the body chemistry to "settle down" after initial detoxification?
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4 weeks to 10 months
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Which of the following best describes what the acronym RID means for the recovering addict or alcoholic who is experiencing subconscious drug-cravings?
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Restless irratable discontent
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Sobriety means abstinence from drug(s)of abuse. Recovery means
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restructuring you life and finding natural highs
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Which of the following best identifies a self-help group for those negativelt affected by an alcoholic relative?
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Al-Anon or Al-teen
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Which of the following best describes a common error beginning counselors make in group treatment?
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not a realistic view, mask or professionalism, culture issues, don't understand the stages of therapy, not recognize countertransferance issues, don't clarify group rules, focus on individual problems, don't plan in advance, don't intergrate new members, don't understand interactions
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Which of the following statements does not describe either codependency or enabling?
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Codependance means they are also dependent on the addict, and Enabling means they avoid confrontation
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Which statement regarding the treatment of stimulant abusers is true?
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there is a wide range of drug induced psyciatric symptoms
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Which of the following best identifies an FDA approved medication to treat nicotine withdrawel or craving
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Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion)
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Which of the following identifies a 12-step. self-help group that promotes recovery from sedative-hypnotic dependance?
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Benzodiazepine Anonymous, Pills Anonymous, and Narcotics Anonymous
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The most recent National Comorbidity Survey found what percent of Americans will develop a mental disorder at some time in their life?
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half
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Which of the following terms are associated substance-induced disorders?
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intoxication, withdrawel, certain mental disorders
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Which disorder has been found to have a genetic link to its development?
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binge-eating disorder, compulsive gambling, and ADD
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What percent of substance abusers have a co-occuring mental disorder?
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44% to 64.4%
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Which of the following best defines a "rule-out" diagnosis?
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several possible diagnoses will be considered during the period of assessment
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Which of the following best describes the challenges in treating the dual diagnosis client?
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get over all addictions and they see people so disorganized they can't even participate in rehab
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What percent of American are affected by mental disorders during any given years?
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21%
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What percent of Americans will experience a major depressive disorder during their lifetime?
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15%
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The most common psychiatric disorders seen in medical offices are
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Anxiety disorders
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Which of the following is an anxiety disorder?
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PSTD, Panic disorder, GAD, Dementia, Developmental disorders, Somatoform disorder, Personality disorders, Eating disorders, Pathological gambling
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Which of the following best identifies a developmental disorder?
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include mental retardation, autism, communication disorder, and ADD/ADHD
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Alcohol induced anxiety is most often seen during which of the following?
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Impulse-control problems, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, psychosis, demetia
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Which of the following best identifies stimulant-induced mental illness?
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demonstrate impulse control problems
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The link between inbalanced brain chemistry and mental illness suggests
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treatment should be directed at rebalancing the brain's chemistry
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Treating dual diagnosis adults with arrested development is difficult due to all but one of the following
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normal in children but abnormal in adults
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Which of the following best describe "serotonin syndrome"?
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shivering and tremors
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What is the primary drug used to treat bipolar disorders?
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lithium
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Which class of drugs are most widely used to treat anxiety disorders?
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benzodiazepines
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