Deck 10: The Lectures

Question 1

An alcoholism researcher who gave birth to the disease concept is_________________.
a. Robert "Dr. Bob" Smith
b. E.M. Jellinek
c. Carl Jung
d. Bill Wilson
e. None of the above

Answer 1

E.M. Jellinek

Question 2

What type of fear never truly leaves us?
a. Death
b. Starvation
c. Not being liked
d. Being abandoned
e. Loneliness

Answer 2

Being abandoned

Question 3

Addiction, like nearly all other diseases, has strong genetic links.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

he author does not feel it is important to have a lot of data and research references in your lectures. Why is this?

Question 5

Only counseling staff should provide lectures.

Question 6

Withdrawal produces the opposite effect of the drug effect.
The following are all short answer questions:

Question 7

he author indicates it is okay for clients to hear the same material more than once. Why is this?

Question 8

An addict will spend increased amounts of time consumed by substance use or preoccupation with it.his is an example of ______________.
a. craving
b. obsession
c. compulsion
d. dependency
e. none of the above

Question 9

According to the author, boys struggle for ______________ while girls struggle for ____________.
a. attention, love
b. power, connection
c. strength, love
d. control, bonding
e. both struggle for peer acceptance

Question 10

Drugs influence how cells operate.

Question 11

Addiction is a _______________disease.
a. communicable
b. cellular
c. brain
d. psychiatric
e. biopsychosocial

Question 12

eeling sad, angry, and fearful, simultaneously is an example of:
a. confusion
b. protracted withdrawal.
c. depression.
d. jealousy.
e. withdrawal.

Question 13

As youth, chemically dependent persons hear the "great lie" from______________.
a. parents
b. siblings
c. caregivers
d. authority figures
e. themselves

Question 14

_______________ is a brain chemical often linked to pleasure.
a. Alcohol
b. Serotonin
c. Epinephrine
d. Dopamine
e. Only b and c

Question 15

According to the text, the American Medical Association formally recognized addiction as disease in:
a. 1939.
b. 1956.
c. 1965.
d. 1970.
e. The AMA has yet to recognize addiction as a disease.

Question 16

Chemically dependent persons may cover the truth with layers of lies.he last type of lie they tell themselves is_____________.
a. "it is not that bad"
b. minimizing
c. maximizing
d. rationalizing
e. denial

Question 17

People learn best when using _______________ of the brain.
a. executive functions
b. cognitive and emotional centers
c. visual, auditory, and tactile
d. all parts of the brain
e. only a and c

Question 18

he assertive formula is___________________.
a. "You make me feel __________"
b. "When you_______ I feel _____________"
c. "I feel_________ when you____________, I would prefer if you___________"
d. "I don't drink"
e. "I don't like it when you________________"

Question 19

he author indicates that ____________ of chemically dependent people are able to function, even when terminally ill.
a. 15%
b. 39%
c. half
d. most
e. 90%

Question 20

Insomnia, mood swings, and feelings of stress can occur for up to two years after abstinence.his is an example of ____________.
a. withdrawal
b. delayed onset withdrawal
c. post-acute withdrawal
d. protracted withdrawal
e. early recovery

Question 21

Denial is identified as being characteristic of addiction. Why is this?