JMU HTH 100 TEST 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
addiction - unhealthy, continued involvement with a mood-altering object or activity that
creates harmful consequences, may not include physical dependence
universal signs of addiction - reinforcement, compulsion-obsession, craving, loss of
control, escalation, negative consequences, denial, dependence
tolerance, withdrawal, relapse - what are aspects of the dependence universal sign of
addictions
chronic disease, brain - addiction is a primary, _____ _______ of ______ reward,
motivation, memory and related circuitry
addiction ABCDE - inability to consistently Abstain, impairment in Behavioral control,
Craving, Diminished recognition of significant problems with one's behaviors and
relationships, dysfunctional Emotional response
craving - the power of external cues to trigger _______ is also a characteristic of
addiction
substance abuse disorder - mild, moderate, severe
focused on substances not addictive behaviors
addictive disorders category - new category of behavioral addictions (gambling, internet
gaming, caffeine use disorder)
tolerance - the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring
the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect
abstinence - a deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity
and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
detoxification - withdrawal
intervention - planned confrontation by significant others to compassionately break
down denial
enabling - doing for someone things that they could and should be doing themselves.
codependency - making the relationship more important to you than you are to yourself
phases of addiction - -exposure
-seeking mood change (reinforcement, nurturing through avoidance)
-increasing dependency/compulsion/craving (may experience tolerance and withdrawal)
, -loss of control
-seeks behavior to avoid feeling bad
-urge to relapse if abstaining
release of dopamine - drugs of abuse target the brain's pleasure center using what
neurotransmitter
drug related "reminder" cues (sights smells, sounds), negative moods, positive
moods/celebrations, sampling drug - what leads to relapse?
process or behavioral addictions - money addictions, workaholism, exercise, sex
addiction
substances - drugs/alcohol/tobacco
multiple addictions - primary drug or behavior of choice and a secondary one
60% - _____ of people in treatment for multiple addictions
decreased - alcohol, tobacco usage/addictions have _______
increased - illicit drugs usage/addictions have _______
21.5 million - how many Americans have an addiction
factors increasing risk of addiction - early use, adolescent use/peers, mental illness,
method of drug administration
family - parents and other family members, mostly dysfunctional ones are risks for
addiction
dysfunctional families - family in which love, security, and affirmation needs not met,
can't express feelings, desires, parents are unavailable, subjected to abuse/neglect,
negative messages about self worth
biological/genetic - risk for addiction, brain and biochemical differences in the brain,
greater risk of adolescents and greater for individuals with mental disorders of drug
abuse
40% and 60% - genetics account for ___ _____ _____ of vulnerability to addiction
life events - risk for addiction, stress and traumatic events may trigger addictive
behaviors to medicate the pain
psychological - risk for addiction, personality traits, attitudes, and beliefs, interpersonal
skills, poor coping