Deck 14: Psychology in Action: the Psychology of Addictive Behaviour

Question 1

An addict is a person addicted to:

A) Any drug
B) An illegal drug
C) A habit or behaviour
D) An intoxication
E) An uncontrollable craving

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A key concept in addiction is personal:

A) Control and choice
B) Upset and distress
C) Loss of control
D) Lack of distress
E) Obsession and compulsion

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Salience in addiction refers to:

A) The buzz or high or effect of the addiction
B) Its personal importance
C) How much activity is needed to get the effect
D) The conflict it causes
E) The unpleasant experiences of giving up the addiction

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Mood modification in addiction refers to:

A) The conflict it causes
B) Its personal importance
C) How much activity is needed to get the effect
D) The buzz or high or effect of the addiction
E) The unpleasant experiences of giving up the addiction

Question 5

Conflict in addiction refers to:

A) The return to addiction after giving it up
B) The buzz or high or effect of the addiction
C) How much activity is needed to get the effect
D) A key concept in addiction is personal:
E) The unpleasant experiences of giving up the addiction

Question 6

Relapse in addiction refers to:

A) The return to addiction after giving it up
B) The buzz or high or effect of the addiction
C) How much activity is needed to get the effect
D) The social and personal conflict it causes
E) The unpleasant experiences of giving up the addiction

Question 7

The biological model of addiction looks at neurotransmitters such as:

A) GABA
B) Acetylcholine
C) Noradrenaline
D) Serotonin
E) Dopamine

Question 8

Research using family studies suggests the main cause of addiction is:

A) Environmental
B) Genetic
C) More genetic than environmental
D) Half genetic and half environmental
E) Infection by viruses

Question 9

Research looking at addiction and personality suggests a link with:

A) Extroversion
B) Introversion
C) Anti-social traits
D) Dominance
E) Submissiveness

Question 10

Behavioural explanations of addiction focus on:

A) Classical conditioning and operant conditioning
B) Classical conditioning on its own
C) Operant conditioning on its own
D) Constant reinforcement
E) The absence of reinforcement

Question 11

Cognitive explanations of addictions focus on:

A) Personal disposition
B) Maladaptive thinking
C) Nature and nurture
D) Maladaptive genes
E) Rewards and punishments

Question 12

Attribution styles affecting addiction include:

A) Hedonism and purposiveness
B) Hedonism and positive thinking
C) Purposiveness and positive thinking
D) Positive thinking alone
E) None of these

Question 13

Davies (1996) suggested that the number of attributional stages involved in addiction is:

A) Three
B) Five
C) Six
D) Eight
E) Nine

Question 14

Accurate predictions of addiction are related to social cues and:

A) Self-esteem rather than availability
B) Availability rather than self-esteem
C) Self-esteem on its own
D) Availability on its own
E) None of these

Question 15

The biosocial explanation of addiction includes:

A) Personal vulnerability
B) Genetic disposition
C) Unconscious motivations
D) Biological predisposition
E) All of these

Question 16

The first stage in the 12-Step Programme combating addiction involves addicts admitting openly that:

A) All of these
B) Life has become unmanageable
C) The individual is powerless
D) The addiction is in charge
E) None of these

Question 17

Addiction prevention's three stages involve stopping people becoming addicted, identifying those at risk, and:

A) Banning the addictive substance
B) Banning the addictive behaviour
C) Targeting the addicts
D) Supplying the addictive substance under contract
E) Criminalising the addicts

Question 18

The first stage in the Stages of Change Model of addiction is known as:

A) Pre-contemplation
B) Denial
C) Ignorance
D) Preparation
E) Inaction

Question 19

Biological therapies' main strengths are reducing symptoms and stabilising addicts' lives but:

A) Medications need to be taken regularly
B) They don't address the addiction's cause
C) Their effect only lasts as long as the medication
D) Medications may have side-effects
E) All of these