Deck 6: Addiction Across the Life Span

Question 1

What are some common pitfalls as outlined by Beechem for the counselor with an elderly clientele?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Relate binge drinking in the U.S.with alcohol control policies.How would harm reduction policies differ?

Answer 2

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Question 3

A recent change in emergency room admissions concerns overdoses related to ____ overdoses.​

A) ​alcohol
B) ​meth
C) ​prescription drug misuse
D) ​marijuana

Answer 3

​prescription drug misuse

Question 4

An exception to the trend in reduced teen drug use is in regard to​

A) ​use of prescription drugs not prescribed for them
B) ​heroin use
C) ​use of Ecstasy
D) ​cocaine use

Question 5

What is the extent of alcohol and other drug use among today's youth? How does early use of chemicals relate to later use?

Question 6

a.What are some of the cultural characteristics of youths who misuse alcohol?
b.How does alcohol and tobacco marketing enter the picture?

Question 7

Erik Erikson's stage of development pertaining to adolescence was​

A) ​identity vs.role confusion
B) ​trust vs.mistrust
C) ​ego integrity vs.despair
D) ​identity vs.responsibility

Question 8

Describe the three types of guilt feelings experienced by grief-stricken family members who have a dying spouse/partner or relative.

Question 9

Discuss the stages of psychosocial development in terms of the needs and crises of each stage.​

Question 10

According to Carol Gilligan,Erikson's conceptualization for young life was:​

A) ​sensitive to gender issues
B) ​too focused on violence
C) ​lacking in concern for female developmental issues
D) ​lacking in detail

Question 11

According to a study conducted by the European Public Health Alliance (2005),which of the following European countries was the only one with more persons in the 15 -34 year age group using more illicit drugs than the U.S.?​

A) ​Ukraine
B) ​United Kingdom
C) ​Czech Republic
D) ​Denmark

Question 12

Discuss the physiology of drinking late in life.

Question 13

Explore the link between early childhood sexual abuse and later development of substance misuse patterns.How does one account for this correlation?

Question 14

The prefrontal cortex of the brain reaches full maturity soon after age​

A) ​10
B) ​teens
C) ​mid-20s
D) ​30

Question 15

How does weight obsession affect each gender?

Question 16

Account for the link between ADHD and chemical misuse.

Question 17

Which racial youth group is more likely to become heavy users of cigarettes among females?​

A) ​Middle Eastern
B) ​African American
C) ​Caucasian
D) ​Latino

Question 18

The following statement is true of drug use rates in school surveys except for this one:​

A) ​African Americans and Hispanics have usage rates higher than whites in the junior high grades.
B) ​African Americans and Hispanics have lower rates than whites at higher grade levels.
C) ​Overall,illicit drug use decreased among high school students (in 20).
D) ​Minorities have lower rates of illicit drug use than Whites in the lower grades.

Question 19

According to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2006),in the 18 to 25 age group,which of the following substances had the highest usage?​

A) ​ecstasy
B) ​cocaine
C) ​alcohol
D) ​marijuana

Question 20

Drinking to get drunk is the most common among teens who live in​

A) ​the Northeast
B) ​the Midwest and West
C) ​the Southeast
D) ​the Southwest

Question 21

Studies show multiracial adolescents have high rates of smoking and drinking.​

Question 22

According to research on teen smoking,a strong risk factor for smoking is all except:​

A) ​having friends who smoke
B) ​dropping out of school
C) ​having a risk-taking personality
D) ​sports involvement

Question 23

The male counterpart to female anorexia is​

A) ​cutting the skin
B) ​muscle dysmorphia
C) ​binge drinking
D) ​bulimia

Question 24

Research from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University reveals that teens who smoke cigarettes are _______ times likelier than nonsmokers to try marijuana and have friends who smoke marijuana.​

A) ​10 times
B) ​14 times
C) ​22 times
D) ​50 times

Question 25

An explanation presented in the text for the link between early sexual abuse and later development of alcoholism is all except​

A) ​the development of biochemical abnormalities in the brain associated with trauma.
B) ​having older brothers
C) ​the impact of anxiety and stress during adolescence which lead to later self-medication with chemicals
D) ​the sense of shame and self-disgust in the victim which reduces his/her coping skills with later problems

Question 26

The process of brain maturation is complete at age 18.​

Question 27

According to the text,principles of motivational intervention are derived from the findings primarily from​

A) ​anthropology
B) ​social psychology
C) ​abnormal psychology
D) ​behavior modification

Question 28

According to Beechem,an expert on elderly alcoholism,all except which of the following is true?​

A) ​the elderly tend to avoid substance abuse services
B) ​there is often a problem of misdiagnosis
C) ​established criteria for classifying alcohol problems among the aged are inadequate
D) ​early onset alcoholism is correlated with fewer health problems than later onset,which tends to be more severe

Question 29

School surveys exaggerate the drinking and drug use rates of minorities in that age group.​

Question 30

The text recommends from a harm reduction perspective to control college binge drinking through​

A) ​greater enforcement of underage drinking laws
B) ​lowering the legal drinking age to 18 or 16
C) ​restricting the marketing of alcohol products
D) ​B and C are correct

Question 31

According to the text,an intervention with an elderly person in contrast to a​ standard intervention should

A) proceed more slowly​
B) ​contain a larger number of participants
C) ​proceed more rapidly
D) ​be highly confrontational to break entrenched defenses

Question 32

BASICS is a program for​

A) ​older persons with alcohol problems
B) ​young people with eating disorders
C) ​prevention of college binge drinking
D) ​prevention of muscle dysmorphia

Question 33

Boys with ADHD​

A) ​have lower rates of substance misuse than other boys
B) ​have higher rates of substance misuse than other boys
C) ​have the highest rates of substance misuse when they are medicated with Ritalin
D) ​none of the above

Question 34

The following statement as of 2012 is true regarding recent combat veterans​

A) ​The military no longer allows distribution of cigarettes in veterans' stores.
B) ​The VA has determined that 15% of female veterans have been victims of military sexual trauma at the hands of their fellow soldiers.
C) ​The stress that combat veterans have endured is not of long-term consequence.
D) ​Reports of sexual abuse by female veterans are often false reports.