The Brain
What is tolerance, and what happens?
When a person no longer responds to a drug in the way they first did. It requires a higher dose to achieve the effect of the drug.
According to the text, to understand the pain connected with addictive and compulsive behavior, one must:
A. focus on harm reduction.
B. understand the pleasure side of the activity.
C. emphasize character weakness.
D. attend an AA meeting.
B. understand the pleasure side of the activity.
What was the event that triggered Bill W.'s spiral out of control after returning from the military?
The stock market crash of 1929 (The Great Depression)
A common psychiatric diagnosis for persons with an AOD disorder is:
A. kleptomania.
B. anxiety disorder.
C. bipolar disorder.
D. Korsakoff’s syndrome.
B. anxiety disorder.
Identify the term based on the definition:
A progressive and chronic set of dysfunctional
behaviors developed over time in reaction to a
significant others self-harming behaviors.
• The behavior progresses becoming obsessive
and self-damaging; resulting in a loss of
authentic identity, mental illness and
compromise of self/ value system.
• Results in significant spiritual, psychological
and physical impairments.
Co-Dependency
What is withdrawal?
Withdrawal is the combination of physical and
mental effects that a person experiences after they stop using or reduce their intake of a substance such as alcohol and prescription or recreational drugs.
A strength-based therapy approach is one that:
A. encourages identity as member of self-help group.
B. uses labels such as alcoholic, codependent.
C. looks to the individual for specific cause of disease.
D. allows for multiple interactive levels of influence.
D. allows for multiple interactive levels of influence
In the film, how did Bill W justify his drinking and what did it do for him?
Gave him courage to do things, and the ability to dream.
When the brain is hijacked by an invasive drug, the control function diminishes; where is this function located?
A. Basal ganglia
B. Prefrontal cortex
C. Amygdala
D. Neurons
B. Prefrontal cortex
What are the three (3) components of the Three Headed Monster of Addiction?
Physical, Mental and Spiritual
What is addiction according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine?
Answer to the best of your ability.
a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry."
Which syndrome occurs when blood or tissue concentrations of a substance decline in an individual who had maintained prolonged, heavy use of a substance?
A. Blackouts
B. Tolerance reversal
C. Behavioral tolerance
D. Withdrawal
D. Withdrawal
Dr. Silkworth related alcoholism to a disease. He theorized that it was a ____ of the body combined with an ____ of the mind.
(This is the doctor who worked with Bill W at the hospital where he was repeatedly institutionalized)
He theorized that it was an allergy of the body combined with an obsession of the mind.
According to the text, the rituals of anorexia are closely related to
A. schizophrenia.
B. borderline traits.
C. OCD.
D. alcoholism.
C. OCD. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What is Anhedonia?
The inability to experience pleasure from normally pleasurable activities (sex, food, hobbies, relationships)
The prefrontal cortex does what? You must name all 5
Think, plan, solve problems, make decisions, and self-control over impulses.
A. Ancient Greeks
B. Indigenous South Americans
C. Ancient Romans
D. Jews
B. Indigenous South Americans
Bill used a variety of excuses for his drinking, which often shifted based on his circumstances. What were they? name two
Denial: He denied the extent of his problem, claiming he could control his drinking or that he was simply sick, not an alcoholic
Social Excuses: He claimed he was just being sociable or "one of the boys" (especially in the military and early business years).
According to a National Council study, the suicide rate is highest for people with which addiction?
A. Eating disorder
B. Pathological gamblers
C. Alcoholics
D. Cocaine users
B. Pathological gamblers
What is the Choice Argument?
Views addiction as a moral failing or a simple lack of willpower. The addict is seen as actively choosing the drug over life responsibilities. Intervention and punishment are the logical responses.
Drugs _______ the brains own chemicals, and they lead to sending abnormal messages.
Mimic
Jellinek’s major contribution was:
A. in his work with war trauma.
B. to identify multiple alcoholism's.
C. his knowledge of the Greek alphabet.
D. to introduce the harm reduction model.
B. to identify multiple alcoholism's.
How did Bill end up meeting Dr. Bob?
He went to Akron, Ohio, on a business trip and feared he would relapse. He was given Dr. Bob's name as a known drinking doctor in the area.
The rewiring of the brain that gives patients fresh perspectives on longstanding psychological problems is called:
A. psilocybin.
B. mescaline.
C. neuroplasticity.
D. non-hyperactivity.
C. neuroplasticity.
What is the Disease Argument?
Views addiction as a brain disease. The addict's brain structure and function have been fundamentally altered, impairing their ability to make a rational choice about using the substance. The disease compels the "choice," which is no longer truly free
What is the mid-brain?
is the primitive, survival brain.
What is the Hippocampus?
Long-term and short-term memory.
In the film Pleasure Unwoven, Marcel Proust ends up tasting a Madeline cookie after he dipped it in the tea. What happened to Marcel? This is a specific answer.
He was instantly flooded with an involuntary memory of his childhood.
What was the first case scenario that we reviewed in class together? You must get the right name of the client and state: The case of...
The Case of Darius
To send a message, a neuron releases a neurotransmitter into the gap
between it and the next cell. What is this called?
What is a Synapse