SOWK 260 QUIZ MOTIVATION CHANGE AND
PREVENTION REVIEW STUDY SHEET 2026
ACCURATE RESPONSES FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is tolerance in the context of drug use? Answer: The body's
adaptation to prolonged and repeated drug exposure, often noted
during periods of drug absence referred to as withdrawal.
◉ What common feature drives the use of all abused drugs? Answer:
Alter consciousness.
◉ True or False: A Schedule III drug has less potential for abuse than
drugs in Schedules I and II. Answer: True.
◉ True or False: Advancements in neuroscience have furthered our
understanding of perception, memory, and behavior. Answer: True.
◉ What does Heather's case study illustrate? Answer: Different
drugs are typically taken by different demographics of people.
◉ What does an adult stealing money from his employer to buy
drugs exemplify? Answer: Addiction.
, ◉ What does Steve's case study demonstrate? Answer: The
transition from use to addiction.
◉ What is the problem with behaviorally categorizing drugs?
Answer: It can be problematic due to frequency of baseline behavior,
specific dose ranges, intensity of behavior prior to drug use, and
drug-related expectations.
◉ What is drug misuse? Answer: Self-administration of any chemical
in a pattern that deviates from the approved medical or societal
patterns in a given culture.
◉ What is the mind-brain or mind-body problem concerned with?
Answer: How the brain produces consciousness.
◉ What is the amygdala responsible for? Answer: It is part of the
brain circuitry responsible for fear and other emotions.
◉ Which neurotransmitter excites and inhibits organs, learning,
memory, and movement? Answer: Acetylcholine.
◉ What is the relationship between biological function and
environment? Answer: Reciprocal and cyclical.
PREVENTION REVIEW STUDY SHEET 2026
ACCURATE RESPONSES FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is tolerance in the context of drug use? Answer: The body's
adaptation to prolonged and repeated drug exposure, often noted
during periods of drug absence referred to as withdrawal.
◉ What common feature drives the use of all abused drugs? Answer:
Alter consciousness.
◉ True or False: A Schedule III drug has less potential for abuse than
drugs in Schedules I and II. Answer: True.
◉ True or False: Advancements in neuroscience have furthered our
understanding of perception, memory, and behavior. Answer: True.
◉ What does Heather's case study illustrate? Answer: Different
drugs are typically taken by different demographics of people.
◉ What does an adult stealing money from his employer to buy
drugs exemplify? Answer: Addiction.
, ◉ What does Steve's case study demonstrate? Answer: The
transition from use to addiction.
◉ What is the problem with behaviorally categorizing drugs?
Answer: It can be problematic due to frequency of baseline behavior,
specific dose ranges, intensity of behavior prior to drug use, and
drug-related expectations.
◉ What is drug misuse? Answer: Self-administration of any chemical
in a pattern that deviates from the approved medical or societal
patterns in a given culture.
◉ What is the mind-brain or mind-body problem concerned with?
Answer: How the brain produces consciousness.
◉ What is the amygdala responsible for? Answer: It is part of the
brain circuitry responsible for fear and other emotions.
◉ Which neurotransmitter excites and inhibits organs, learning,
memory, and movement? Answer: Acetylcholine.
◉ What is the relationship between biological function and
environment? Answer: Reciprocal and cyclical.
