Multiple Choice Questions

1) With Barbiturate and Benzodiazepine Abuse and Dependency, sedative intoxication is generally associated with:

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Correct! Barbiturates: A class of sedative drugs related to a synthetic compound (barbituric acid) derived from uric acid.Incorrect.
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2) Which of the following is derived from the hemp plant "cannabis sativa"?

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Correct! Cannabis: A natural drug derived from the hemp plant, cannabis sativaIncorrect.
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3) A synthetic form of opium was developed by Germany during WWII. This is known as?

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Correct! Methadone: A synthetic form of opium.Incorrect.
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4) A long-term user of cocaine may well develop symptoms of other psychological disorders, such as:

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Correct! Cocaine;A natural stimulant derived from the coca plant of South America which, after processing, is an odourless, white powder that can be injected, snorted, or in some forms (e.g. crack cocaine), smoked.Incorrect.
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5) Amotivational syndrome in cannabis users suggests that those who use cannabis regualry are more likely to:

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Correct! Amotivational Syndrome: A syndrome in which those who take up regular cannabis use are more likely to be those who exhibit apathy, loss of ambition and difficulty concentratingIncorrect.
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6) Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) starts to take effect around 30 to 90 minutes after taking it and physical effects include:

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Correct! Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD: A hallucinogenic drug which produces physical effects including dilated pupils, raised body temperature, increased heart rate and blood pressure, sweating, sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremorsIncorrect.
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7) Individuals with Hallucinogen Dependency can spend many hours and even days recovering from the effects of the drug some hallucinogens - such as MDMA - are often associated with physical 'hangover' symptoms. Which of the following are MDMA hangovers?

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Correct! Hallucinogens: Psychoactive drugs which effect the user's perceptions. They may either sharpen the individual's sensory abilities or create sensory illusions or hallucinationsIncorrect.
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8) Which of the following is an important factor in substance abuse?

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Correct! Substance Abuse: A pattern of drug or substance use that occurs despite knowledge of the negative effects of the drug, but where use has not progressed to full-blown dependenceIncorrect.
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9) The alcohol intoxicated individual has less cognitive capacity available to process all on-going information, and so alcohol acts to narrow attention and means that the drinker processes fewer cues less well. This is known as:

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Correct! Alcohol Myopia: The situation where an alcohol-intoxicated individual has less cognitive capacity available to process all on-going information, and so alcohol acts to narrow attention and means that the drinker processes fewer cues less well.Incorrect.
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10) In substance abuse, the term self-medication refers to?

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Correct! Self-Medication: Self-medication is the self-administration of drugs by an individual - often illicit drugs - to alleviate perceived or real problems, often of a psychological natureIncorrect.
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11) Community-based services to offer support in substance abuse consist of self help services such as?

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Correct! Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): A support group for alcoholics who are trying to abstainIncorrect.
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12) Drug-prevention schemes targeting young people and their parents who may be specifically at risk provide:

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Correct! Drug-Prevention Schemes: Community-based services whose purpose is to try and prevent first use of a drug or to prevent experimentation with a drug developing into regular use - usually through information about the effects of drugs and to develop communication and peer-education skills.Incorrect.
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13) Local community drug prevention schemes have used which of the following?

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Correct! Peer Leadership: A strategy that drug prevention schemes use where young people are trained to provide anti-drugs messages to their peersIncorrect.
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14) Which of the following are treatments offered by residential rehabilitation centres?

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Correct! Residential Rehabilitation Centres: Centres which allow people to live, work and socialize with others undergoing treatment in an environment that offers advice, immediate support, group and individual treatment programmes enabling the client to learn the social and coping skills necessary for the transition back to a normal life.Incorrect.
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15) In aversion therapy clients are given their drug followed immediately by another drug that causes unpleasant physiological reactions such as nausea and sickness. Rather than physically administering these drugs in order to form an aversive conditioned response the client to imagine taking their drug followed by imagining some upsetting or repulsive consequence. The variant on aversion therapy is known as:

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Correct! Aversion Therapy: An aversive form of classical conditioning. For example, in treatment for substance dependency, clients are given their drug (the conditioned stimulus) followed immediately by another drug (the aversive unconditioned stimulus) that causes unpleasant physiological reactions such as nausea and sicknessIncorrect.
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16) Behavioural Self-Control Training (BSCT) is based on conditioning principles. These include which of the following?

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Correct! Behavioural Self-Control Training (BSCT): A treatment procedure for substance dependency that teaches the client how to restructure and control their behaviour and environment in order to prevent substance use.Incorrect.
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17) Which of the following is an assumption of controlled drinking, which is a variant of Behavioural Self-Control Training (BSCT)?

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Correct! Controlled Drinking: A variant of BSCT in which emphasis is put on controlled use rather than complete abstinence.Incorrect.
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18) In cognitive behavioural therapy for substance abuse individuals may hold dysfunctional beliefs such as "If I lapse then my treatment will have failed" or "I have had one drink so I may as well get drunk". These are known as:

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Correct! Abstinence Violation: Dysfunctional beliefs about relapse following treatment for substance dependency that facilitate further regular substance use.Incorrect.
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19) Detoxification is a process of systematic and supervised withdrawal from substance use that is either managed in a residential setting or on an outpatient basis. Drug use during detoxification can take which of the following forms?

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Correct! Detoxification: A process of systematic and supervised withdrawal from substance use that is either managed in a residential setting or on an outpatient basisIncorrect.
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20) In biological treatments of substance abuse an example of a user being weaned onto a weaker substance would be which of the following?

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Correct! Methadone Maintenance Programmes: A detoxification programme where the user takes a less virulent opiate in order to wean themselves off heroin.Incorrect.
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21) Antabuse or disulfiram affects the metabolism of alcohol so that the normal process of converting toxic alcohol products into non-toxic acetic acids is slowed. Which of the following are problems associated with Antabuse?

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Correct! Antabuse disulfiram: A drug used in the detoxification of individuals with alcohol dependency.Incorrect.
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22) Which of the following drugs are used to treat substance use disorders by attaching to endorphin receptor sites in the brain?

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Correct! ... for example, Naltrexone: One of a set of drugs used to treat substance use disorders which influence brain neurotransmitter receptor sites and prevent the neuropsychological effects of stimulants, opiates and hallucinogensIncorrect.
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23) Growing evidence to suggest that nicotine has its effects by:

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Correct! Nicotine: The addictive agent found in tobacco; it acts as a stimulant by increasing blood pressure and heart ratIncorrect.
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24) Alcohol Dependence is supported specifically by evidence of tolerance effects and withdrawal symptoms that develop within:

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Correct! Alcohol: A colourless volatile liquid compound which is the intoxicating ingredient in drinks such as wine, beer, and spiritsIncorrect.
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25) The term psychological dependence is used when:

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Correct! Psychological Dependence: When an individual has changed their life to ensure continued use of a particular drug such that all their activities are centred on the drug and its useIncorrect.
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26) Which of the following is an example of a substance use disorder (SUD)?

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Correct! Substance Use Disorder (SUD:a Where an individual has at least one substance disorder diagnosis, whether it is a general diagnosis of substance dependence or abuse, or a more specific substance category disorderIncorrect.
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27) Which of the following is not a hallucinogenic?

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Correct! Hallucinogens: Psychoactive drugs which effect the user's perceptions. They may either sharpen the individual's sensory abilities or create sensory illusions or hallucinations Incorrect.
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28) In the UK a male 'hazardous drinker' would consume how many drinks on a typical drinking day?

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Correct! Hazardous Drinkers: Individuals who have 5 or more standard drinks (males) or 3 or more standard drinks (females) on a typical drinking day.Incorrect.
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29) Following withdrawal after extended heavy drinking over a number of years, the drinker may experience:

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Correct! Delirium Tremens (DTs): The effects of withdrawal after extended heavy drinking over a number of years where the drinker may become delirious, experiences unpleasant hallucinations, and exhibits shaking and muscle tremorsIncorrect.
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30) Which of the following are the consequences of vitamin and mineral deficiencies which can lead to dementia and memory disorders in alcohol abuse?

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Correct! Korsakoff's Syndrome: A syndrome involving dementia and memory disorders which is caused by long-term alcohol abuse and dependency Incorrect.
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