Deck 16: Behavioral Addictions

Question 1

Addiction, derived from the Latin addictus:

A) Refers to a person who is controlled by a higher power
B) Refers to a person who cannot give up a behavior
C) Refers to a person who cannot give up a substance
D) Refers to a person enslaved for a debt

Answer 1

Refers to a person enslaved for a debt

Question 2

When was behavioral addictions recognized as an addiction?

A) 2011
B) 1990
C) 1976
D) 2005

Answer 2

2011

Question 3

Which of the following is the only behavioral addiction included in the DSM-5?

A) Excessive Exercise Disorder
B) Gambling Disorder
C) Internet Disorder
D) Hypersexual Disorder

Answer 3

Gambling Disorder

Question 4

In the ABCDE model that characterizes addictions, what does A stand for?

A) Inability to abstain
B) Lack of assertiveness
C) In need of advocacy
D) Failed abstinence attempts

Question 5

In the ABCDE model that characterizes addictions, what does B stand for?

A) Meet criteria for a behavioral addiction
B) Preoccupation with behavior
C) Enter into bargaining
D) Impairment in behavioral control

Question 6

In the ABCDE model that characterizes addictions, what does C stand for?

A) Collecting evidence for and against treatment
B) Cautiously engaging in the behavior
C) Craving
D) Calling upon a higher power for help

Question 7

In the ABCDE model that characterizes addictions, what does D stand for?

A) Damaged family relationships and impaired work performance
B) Diminished recognition of significant problems with behaviors and relationships
C) Defiance of the treatment plan
D) Denying the behavior

Question 8

In the ABCDE model that characterizes addictions, what does E stand for?

A) Limited education about the behavior
B) Lack of energy
C) Dysfunctional emotional response
D) Functional emotional response

Question 9

Behavioral addictions are primarily understood through a model that includes the interaction of all of the following factors except:

A) Psychological
B) Childhood experiences
C) Social
D) Biological

Question 10

All of the following are neurobiological models of behavioral addictions that were mentioned in the textbook except:

A) Pleasure/Displeasure model
B) Cellular memory model
C) Reward/Executive Function model
D) Reward-based networks

Question 11

What is a neurochemical rebound?

A) After repeatedly engaging in the addictive behavior, a different addictive behavior is sought to reward the system as much as the initial addictive behavior
B) After repeatedly engaging in the addictive behavior, the reward function dips below baseline
C) After repeatedly engaging in the addictive behavior, the reward function returns to baseline
D) After repeatedly engaging in the addictive behavior, the reward function raises above baseline

Question 12

Why is it important to consider other diagnoses when assessing for Gambling Disorder?

A) There is no effective treatment available for Gambling Disorder
B) Gambling Disorder is not reimbursed by insurance companies
C) There is a negative stigma of Gambling Disorder in society
D) There is a high comorbidity of substance use disorders, anxiety, and mood disorders with Gambling Disorder

Question 13

Which of the following terms most clearly captures out of control sexual behavior?

A) Sexual addiction
B) Sexual deviance
C) Impulsive-compulsive sexual behavior
D) Hypersexual behavior

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding Food Addiction and the DSM?

A) Food Addiction is a specifier for Anorexia
B) Food Addiction is not an official diagnosis
C) Food Addiction is another term for Binge-Eating Disorder (BED)
D) Food Addiction is included in the DSM-5 as an official diagnosis

Question 15

Why is exercise addiction difficult to diagnose and treat?

A) Difficult to know when exercise is problematic
B) Exercise is highly valued and encouraged in our culture
C) There are currently no treatments available
D) There is a negative stigma

Question 16

In exercise addiction, when exercise is considered the objective, what category does it fall under?

A) Secondary exercise addiction
B) Anorexia
C) Primary exercise addiction
D) Bulimia Nervosa

Question 17

In exercise addiction, when weight loss is considered the objective, what category does it fall under?

A) Secondary exercise addiction
B) Primary exercise addiction
C) Anorexia
D) Tertiary exercise addiction

Question 18

____________ is characterized by excessive or under-controlled preoccupation, urges, and behaviors that occasion distress or some level of impairment, often including isolation from other forms of social contact.

A) Video gaming addiction
B) Texting addiction
C) Social media addiction
D) Internet addiction

Question 19

Weinstein and colleagues identified all of the following to be subtypes of Internet Addiction except:

A) Video watching
B) Sexual preoccupation
C) Socializing or social networking
D) Online gaming-gambling

Question 20

Problematic Internet use has found to be correlated with symptoms of which disorder the most?

A) Social Anxiety
B) Depression
C) ADHD
D) Conduct Disorder

Question 21

When did Internet addiction begin to appear in the scholarly literature?

A) 1980s
B) 1990s
C) 2000s
D) 2010s

Question 22

All of the following are examples of video games except:

A) Grand Theft Auto played online with an xbox
B) Candy crush played individually on a tablet
C) Group texting on Facebook chat
D) Wordcross game played with others on a mobile device

Question 23

Why is shopping addiction controversial?

A) Shopping is a common pastime in the U.S.
B) Researchers cannot agree on whether it is compulsive, impulsive, or addictive
C) Clinicians do not believe this is a stand-alone disorder
D) Shopping is influenced by individual and cultural factors

Question 24

What is the prevalence rate of shopping addiction in the U.S.?

A) 2-9%
B) 5-20%
C) 3-6%
D) 0.2-4%

Question 25

Historically, addiction was used to refer to behaviors rather than substances.

Question 26

The concept and information surrounding behavioral addictions are relatively new.

Question 27

There is a general consensus among experts on what disorders qualify as behavioral addictions.

Question 28

Behavioral addictions characterized by preoccupation, obsession, and pursuit of rewards in spite of negative consequences.

Question 29

Approximately, 1 in 7 sex addicts is a woman.

Question 30

Exercise addiction is common.

Question 31

Internet Addiction is an official diagnosis in the DSM-5.

Question 32

Texting is a form of technology use that can become a behavioral addiction.

Question 33

Offline gaming is more problematic because Internet connection is not required to play.

Question 34

Research regarding cultural issues in the area of behavioral addictions is very limited.

Question 35

What are the six core components of behavioral addictions?

Question 36

List the DSM-5 criteria for Gambling Disorder.

Question 37

Carnes proposed diagnostic criteria for sex addiction. List the criteria.

Question 38

What common features does food addiction share with substance use disorders?

Question 39

What are the four criteria proposed as essential to the diagnosis of Internet addiction?

Question 40

Describe the diagnostic criteria proposed for Compulsive Buying Disorder.