LCSW Exam Quick Study: Substance Abuse, Questions and answers, Rated A+
Substance Abuse Disorder - -problematic pattern of using alcohol or another substance that results in impairment in daily life or noticeable distress, a person with this disorder will often continue to use the substance de...
Substance Abuse Disorder - ✔✔-problematic pattern of using alcohol or another substance that results
in impairment in daily life or noticeable distress, a person with this disorder will often continue to use
the substance despite consequences
Criteria for Substance Abuse Disorder - ✔✔-1. Taking substance in larger amounts or for longer than
meant to
2. Wanting to cut down/stop but not being able to
3. Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from use
4. Cravings and urges to use the substane
5. Not managing responsiblites at work,home, or school because of use
6. Continuing to use when it causes relationship problems
7. Giving up important social, occupational, recreational activities because of use
8. Contininuing use when it creates danger
9. Continuing to use when known to have physical/psychological problem made worse by substance
10. Needing more of substance to get desired effect (tolerance)
11. Development of withdrawl symptoms, relived by substance
Substance Intoxication - ✔✔-Development of a reversible, substance specific syndrome as a result of the
result ingestion of a substance, must include maladaptive behavior or psychological changes and specific
sings of the substance's effects on the nervous system
Substance Withdrawl - ✔✔-substance-spercific maladpative behavioral hange with psychological and
cognitive correlates, due to cessation or reduction of heave or prolonged substance use
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