Addictions Midterm Study Guide
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substance use disorder - ANSWER-abuse and dependence were combined to change
DSM-V to call it
mild substance use disorder - ANSWER-2 to 3 symptoms
moderate substance use disorder - ANSWER-4 to 5 symptoms
severe substance use disorder - ANSWER-6 or more symptoms
addictive cycle - ANSWER-what is the most effective way to explore and explain the
addictive process?
belief system - ANSWER-I am a bad person, no one will love me, needs are never
going to be met if i depend on others, the object of my addiction is my most important
need
impaired thinking - ANSWER-distorted views of reality, denial, rationalization, sincere
delusion, isolation, suspicion, paranoia, blame, mollification, cutoff, entitlement, power
orientation, sentimentality, superoptimism, cognitive indolence, discontinuity
denial - ANSWER-ignoring the problem, blaming others, minimization
rationalization - ANSWER-arguments, excuses, justifications, and circular reasoning
sincere delusion - ANSWER-believing your own lies
mollification - ANSWER-blame troubles on others instead of accepting responsibility
cutoff - ANSWER-ability to eliminate self-destructive knowledge; resorting to a mental
image/simple phrase that neutralizes common deterrents
entitlement - ANSWER-creative in formulating excuses for behaviors; conjure up
reasons why they are entitled to continue using
power orientation - ANSWER-a way to overcome feelings; inadequacy, decreased
personal control, and weak self-efficacy, become arrogant, manipulative, and violent
, sentimentality - ANSWER-perform "good deeds" to atone for negative aspects of their
lifestyle
superoptimism - ANSWER-optimism to an extreme, clearly grandiose and unrealistic
cognitive indolence - ANSWER-lazy in though and action
discontinuity - ANSWER-a lack of consistency or congruence in one's thinking and
behavior
addiction - ANSWER-an abnormal love and trust relationship with an object or event in
an attempt to control that which cannot be controlled, reinforcements outweigh
punishments; an increasing desire for something with an accompanying decreasing
ability to satisfy that desire
preoccupation - ANSWER-a trance-like mood, obsessive thoughts, rational thoughts
disappear
ritualization - ANSWER-routines make us comfortable, these heighten the experience
for the addicted individual, MRI evidence, getting it--> preparing it--> using it
the addictive event - ANSWER-can be anything; the addicted individual cannot control
or stop their behavior
despair - ANSWER-hopelessness and powerlessness, sub-cycle of guilt and shame
preoccupation - ANSWER-the primary coping mechanism for the addicted individual,
they dont want to stay in despair
unmanageability - ANSWER-never-ending struggle to keep one's secret life from
affecting one's public one; consequences begin; more times through the cycle = more
alienation from other people; isolation is result
final stage belief system - ANSWER-well of course I cant stop, now ive driven away
another important relationship, i cant trust people because they are always after me to
change
tolerance - ANSWER-the need for markedly increased amounts of the substance or
behavior to achieve intoxication or the desired effect; a markedly diminished effect with
the continued use of the same amount of the substance or behavior
cross tolerance - ANSWER-exhibiting tolerance to a substance after developing
tolerance to another substance in the same or similar classification
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substance use disorder - ANSWER-abuse and dependence were combined to change
DSM-V to call it
mild substance use disorder - ANSWER-2 to 3 symptoms
moderate substance use disorder - ANSWER-4 to 5 symptoms
severe substance use disorder - ANSWER-6 or more symptoms
addictive cycle - ANSWER-what is the most effective way to explore and explain the
addictive process?
belief system - ANSWER-I am a bad person, no one will love me, needs are never
going to be met if i depend on others, the object of my addiction is my most important
need
impaired thinking - ANSWER-distorted views of reality, denial, rationalization, sincere
delusion, isolation, suspicion, paranoia, blame, mollification, cutoff, entitlement, power
orientation, sentimentality, superoptimism, cognitive indolence, discontinuity
denial - ANSWER-ignoring the problem, blaming others, minimization
rationalization - ANSWER-arguments, excuses, justifications, and circular reasoning
sincere delusion - ANSWER-believing your own lies
mollification - ANSWER-blame troubles on others instead of accepting responsibility
cutoff - ANSWER-ability to eliminate self-destructive knowledge; resorting to a mental
image/simple phrase that neutralizes common deterrents
entitlement - ANSWER-creative in formulating excuses for behaviors; conjure up
reasons why they are entitled to continue using
power orientation - ANSWER-a way to overcome feelings; inadequacy, decreased
personal control, and weak self-efficacy, become arrogant, manipulative, and violent
, sentimentality - ANSWER-perform "good deeds" to atone for negative aspects of their
lifestyle
superoptimism - ANSWER-optimism to an extreme, clearly grandiose and unrealistic
cognitive indolence - ANSWER-lazy in though and action
discontinuity - ANSWER-a lack of consistency or congruence in one's thinking and
behavior
addiction - ANSWER-an abnormal love and trust relationship with an object or event in
an attempt to control that which cannot be controlled, reinforcements outweigh
punishments; an increasing desire for something with an accompanying decreasing
ability to satisfy that desire
preoccupation - ANSWER-a trance-like mood, obsessive thoughts, rational thoughts
disappear
ritualization - ANSWER-routines make us comfortable, these heighten the experience
for the addicted individual, MRI evidence, getting it--> preparing it--> using it
the addictive event - ANSWER-can be anything; the addicted individual cannot control
or stop their behavior
despair - ANSWER-hopelessness and powerlessness, sub-cycle of guilt and shame
preoccupation - ANSWER-the primary coping mechanism for the addicted individual,
they dont want to stay in despair
unmanageability - ANSWER-never-ending struggle to keep one's secret life from
affecting one's public one; consequences begin; more times through the cycle = more
alienation from other people; isolation is result
final stage belief system - ANSWER-well of course I cant stop, now ive driven away
another important relationship, i cant trust people because they are always after me to
change
tolerance - ANSWER-the need for markedly increased amounts of the substance or
behavior to achieve intoxication or the desired effect; a markedly diminished effect with
the continued use of the same amount of the substance or behavior
cross tolerance - ANSWER-exhibiting tolerance to a substance after developing
tolerance to another substance in the same or similar classification
