Deck 26: The Substance Use Disorders As a Disease of the Human Spirit

Question 1

The author asserts that substance abuse disorders might be viewed as a church of

A) rewards.
B) oneself.
C) a higher power.
D) ultimate truth.

Answer 1

oneself.

Question 2

Spiritually, someone with an SUD may be using the substance to attempt to counter

A) self-deception.
B) the Evil One.
C) ultimate isolation.
D) science.

Answer 2

ultimate isolation.

Question 3

It is thought that if a person fails to center his or her life around the sacred and be guided by the sacred to become a more unified whole, then

A) alcohol and/or drugs come to fill the void.
B) the person will desire substance­related existence­less ("mini deaths").
C) the person will turn to others to fill that void.
D) the person will drift aimlessly, following anything that offers the illusion of purpose.

Answer 3

the person will drift aimlessly, following anything that offers the illusion of purpose.

Question 4

One of the forces that helps to define happiness is

A) self awareness.
B) ultimate isolation.
C) replication and measurement.
D) the illusion of control.

Question 5

Although individual self-awareness offers the chance for self-determination, it also brings

A) knowledge that life is only fulfilled by what we desire, and that pleasure is the ultimate goal in life.
B) responsibility for choices that we make.
C) knowledge that life is an unending series of struggles that prepare us for the next level as we climb the wheel of life.
D) knowledge that there are 10 levels of awareness as outlined in the Kaballah.

Question 6

The human spirit is best measured by

A) psychological test data, biological factors and spiritual forces.
B) the minor weight loss that has been identified when a person dies.
C) the number and intensity of attempts the individual makes to avoid existential pain.
D) none of these answers. Scientists do not try to measure the spirit, but ignore it.

Question 7

The Romans called the divine spark of light within us

A) a gift of Mercury, the king of the gods.
B) spiritus.
C) something one could explore if they followed the philosophy of the agnostics.
D) unlimited, bound only by the limits of the human body in life, and then immortal.

Question 8

Scientists tend to

A) embrace the scholarly works of the church as part of the foundation of modern science.
B) seek to reinforce the work of Descartes now that the methods to do so are being developed.
C) dismiss the wealth of knowledge accumulated by theologians.
D) be best epitomized by the philosophy of Francis Bacon.

Question 9

The best way to avoid being caught up in the manipulations of a loved one with a SUD is

A) avoiding talking to them.
B) helping protect their substance use disorder.
C) maintaining an attitude of quiet watchfulness and honesty.
D) all of these answers.

Question 10

The author stresses that a person with a SUD will engage in various to support their addiction.

A) games
B) treatment approaches
C) relationships
D) lifestyles

Question 11

Eric Fromm suggested that the pain we feel when we become aware of our essential isolation from others is mitigated by

A) the love we offer to others in spite of our isolation, which, while making us vulnerable, also offers the possibility of reunion.
B) the developmental age cohort we belong to, since different age groups handle this pain in different ways.
C) our awareness that life is an illusion, without purpose or meaning, ending in certain death.
D) none of these answers.

Question 12

According to your text, the used by many cultures to help individuals identify with and feel a part of that culture have been lost.

A) experiences
B) rituals
C) transitional phases
D) scientific beliefs

Question 13

The theologian and the scientist

A) are doomed to be forever at odds with each other.
B) both seek the same answer, the truth, through different means.
C) are so mutually exclusive that scientists do not go to church, and church leaders are not scientists.
D) both adhere to Descartes' postulate that the mind and the body are separate.

Question 14

According to your text, spirituality allows for

A) the discovery of meaning in the face of the absurdity of life.
B) replication and measurement.
C) empirical study.
D) awareness of the chasm between "self" and "other."

Question 15

According to Roger Bacon

A) the most direct path to spiritus is one's acceptance of one's place in life.
B) an effect must be measurable or be replicated to be worthy of study.
C) the "divine right of kings" does not excuse abuses of power.
D) one must accept, on authority, the natural order of the universe.

Question 16

The dichotomy between mind, body, and spirituality is

A) artificial and no longer necessary.
B) Still an inherent foundational stone of the medical model.
C) a reflection of 20th-century scientific advances.
D) the domain of theologians alone.

Question 17

D. Siegel postulated that

A) we define who we are by the relationships we enter into.
B) substances offer a direct means through which to learn about the "self."
C) meditation is the best way to learn about the "self" for most people.
D) relationships help to shape the flow of energy both within and between people.

Question 18

Everything can be understood, it is argued, if

A) we eliminate diversity.
B) we break things down into small enough units.
C) we utilize behavioral psychology theory.
D) pain is eradicated, order is enforced, and financial gain is limited.

Question 19

In the face of uncertainty, offers the promise of peace, per your text.

A) scientific materialism
B) music trends
C) drugs of abuse
D) withdrawal from society

Question 20

One of the forces attacking the belief in spiritus is

A) the increasing crime rate.
B) the growing emphasis on traditional means of familial communications.
C) scientific materialism.
D) the gnostic beliefs prevalent in some cultures.

Question 21

According to Martin Buber, we

A) define our "self" by the relationships that we choose to enter into.
B) are entitled to escape from unpleasant stimuli by any means possible.
C) should wait until the path of ultimate truth is made clear and then follow it.
D) can always avoid or escape the need to define the "self" as young adults, but find this more difficult in middle adulthood and beyond.

Question 22

Describe the process through which the humanistic perspective supplanted spirituality in Western culture.

Question 23

Discuss the idea of the "ghost in the machine" being the result of the development of self­awareness within humans.

Question 24

Discuss some of the "games" of addiction that may be used to build a support system enabling the user access to
their problem chemicals.

Question 25

During "euphoric recall," the person will

A) sound as if he or she is speaking of a valued friend.
B) sound as if he or she is speaking of a despised or hated family member.
C) outline at great length the cost that each substance has extracted from him or her, and the substance-induced rewards for using them.
D) discuss how negative feelings about substance use encouraged him or her to remain abstinent.

Question 26

With the growth of addiction

A) the chemicals become an extension of the existential angst the person struggles with.
B) the individual makes the chemicals the axis around which he ors he centers his or her life.
C) financial resources are left unaltered so life goals can still be achieved.
D) relationships are left unaltered.

Question 27

The opposite of false pride is , per your text.

A) the intense striving to share with others as you desire
B) denial of pain in the service of self love
C) humility
D) pride in your accomplishments, even if they stand on the wreckage of the lives of others

Question 28

In your text, is viewed as a disorder of the spirit.

A) spiritual striving
B) false pride
C) giving of the "self" to another, knowing that we are only able to do so imperfectly but with determination
D) introversion

Question 29

It has been suggested that the individual with an SUD is

A) engaged in a spiritual quest, but one that is flawed because of the nature of the addiction.
B) able to strongly identify with the goals and dreams of normal people.
C) quite aware of his or her deceptive behaviors and accepts responsibility for these behaviors willingly.
D) attempting to avoid spiritual matters entirely because he or she has heard too much about such issues.

Question 30

Explain the idea behind "false pride" and how it manifests and is involved in the process of recovery.

Question 31

In the quest for a pharmacological treatment to emotional pain, the spiritual aspect of the individual's existence has
been embraced.

Question 32

Discuss how someone with a SUD might lose sight of the damage being done, in effect becoming blind to the
severity of their condition.