Deck 5: Gambling Eating Disorders Shopping and Other Behavioral Addictions

Question 1

The requirement to join Gamblers Anonymous is

A) ​a willingness to pay small dues for coffee
B) ​a desire to stop gambling
C) ​a promise to abstain from all forms of gambling forthwith
D) ​a pledge to speak out at meetings

Answer 1

​a desire to stop gambling

Question 2

The preferred treatment for eating disorders described in the book is

A) ​a combination of pharmaceutical and cognitive interventions
B) ​use of serotonin-enhancing antidepressants only
C) ​aversion therapy
D) ​psychodynamic therapy

Answer 2

​a combination of pharmaceutical and cognitive interventions

Question 3

"Eating disorders start in the brain." Discuss this claim in light of research findings.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Which of the following states does not have legalized gambling (as of 2016)?

A) ​Hawaii
B) ​New York
C) ​Idaho
D) ​Mississippi

Question 5

Among the criteria listed by DSM-5 for gambling disorder are all except

A) ​a preoccupation with gambling
B) ​a need to gamble with increasing amounts of money
C) ​gambling from distress
D) ​being a young to middle-aged male

Question 6

Discuss some of the creative group exercises for feeling work that are described at the end of this chapter.

Question 7

Which of the following have been found to be more related to anorexia than bulimia?

A) ​early menstruation age
B) ​purging
C) ​anxiety and obsessiveness
D) ​food-related obsessions

Question 8

One reported side effect of a drug used for Parkinson's disease is

A) ​a state of depression associated with suicide.
B) ​manic-like state that could lead to gambling problems.
C) ​the ability to quit smoking.
D) ​a reduced desire to drink alcohol.

Question 9

Bulimics tend to share the following characteristics except for

A) ​a likely history of childhood sexual abuse
B) ​a tendency to abuse alcohol
C) ​the tendency to have overweight family members
D) ​hyperactivity

Question 10

Discuss cognitive distortions typified by gamblers and how these distortions can be offset in therapy.

Question 11

What percent of those with eating disorders misuse alcohol or other drugs?

A) ​25%
B) ​30%
C) ​50%
D) ​90%

Question 12

According to the text,all of the following are risk factors for an eating disorder among girls except for:

A) ​stress and trauma
B) ​susceptibility to media ads and images
C) ​substance misuse
D) ​early dating

Question 13

The average lifetime duration for bulimia and binge eating disorder is

A) ​less than 16 months
B) ​less than 3 years
C) ​over 8 years
D) ​a lifetime

Question 14

According to a National Council study,the suicide rate is highest among which of the following addictions?

A) ​eating disorder
B) ​pathological gamblers
C) ​alcoholics
D) ​cocaine users

Question 15

The self-help group for individuals with eating problems is

A) ​called Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
B) ​for women only
C) ​having difficulty getting established
D) ​headed by a professional therapist

Question 16

Compare and contrast motivational enhancement therapy (MET)and Albert Ellis's rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)in terms of the strengths perspective..

Question 17

According to the text,the rituals of anorexia are closely related to

A) ​schizophrenia.
B) ​borderline traits.
C) ​OCD.
D) ​alcoholism.

Question 18

​Treatment at the University of Iowa eating disorders clinic was criticized by a former client quoted in the text for its lack of

A) ​psychiatric care
B) ​attention to past trauma
C) ​affordability
D) a cognitive approach​

Question 19

With emphasis on biology,relate anorexia to OCD.

Question 20

The notion of "brain lock" is used by Schwartz to explain the disorder,________.

A) ​OCD
B) ​bipolar disorder.
C) ​schizophrenia.
D) ​antisocial personality.

Question 21

Sex addiction will be recognized in DSM-5 as hypersexual disorder.

Question 22

The suicide rate for pathological gamblers is higher than that of any other addictive disorder.

Question 23

There is no correlation between the availability of gambling and the rate of gambling addiction.

Question 24

According to the text concerning shopping addiction,the key factor is materialism.

Question 25

Internet gambling is the fastest-growing segment of the gambling market.

Question 26

According to the text,motivational enhancement therapy

A) ​has much in common with Samenow's criminal personality theory
B) ​is both cognitively based and client centered
C) ​is client centered but not cognitively based
D) ​is confrontational but not argumentative

Question 27

​According to Miller and Rollnick,a formal assessment or pretreatment testing

A) ​should be avoided as part of motivational work
B) ​provides an opportunity for the counselor to play the role of expert
C) ​should be presented as an incentive toward motivation
D) ​are for screening purposes only

Question 28

​According to the text,beating on a punching bag decreases aggression and anger.

Question 29

Hoarding is increasingly seen as a separate disorder from compulsive spending.

Question 30

Which of the following helps to reduce angry outbursts?

A) ​letting out a primal scream
B) ​beat on punching bag
C) ​petting the dog
D) ​cursing

Question 31

Eating disorder;trauma disorder;childhood sexual abuse,rape,and domestic violence are highly correlated to eating disorders.