Study Guide for CADC exam (questions and answers) 2024/2025

Study Guide for CADC exam (questions and answers) 2024/2025 Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE) - CORRECT ANSWER-The response of feeling shame, guilt, and hopelessness that clients often have after they have lapsed following a period of abstinence. Addiction - CORRECT ANSWER-A brain energy disorder that manifests itself in compulsive cravings, loss of control, and self defeating behaviors that are repeated despite harmful consequences. Agonist - CORRECT ANSWER-A drug that increases the activity of another drug Alcohol clinical index - CORRECT ANSWER-A versatile instrument used by healthcare professionals to identify alcohol problems among patients and clients Alcoholism - CORRECT ANSWER-A disease characterized by the habitual drinking of alcoholic beverages leading to physical, psychological, and social harm Following the abrupt cessation of heavy drinking, body mechanisms compensate for the depressing effects of alcohol with hyperactivity in the nervous system. - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome Addiction severity index - CORRECT ANSWER-A means of rating the severity and scope of addiction by assessing the patient's medical, legal, and psychological status, as well as family/social relationships and drug use. Agonist substitution - CORRECT ANSWER-A treatment for substance abuse that replaces the abused drug with a drug that has similar pharmacological action. Used in harm reduction treatment Alcohol dependence scale - CORRECT ANSWER-A survey to determine the severity of alcohol dependence that considers withdrawal symptoms, obsessive / compulsive drinking, tolerance, and cravings. Altered state - CORRECT ANSWER-A state of consciousness that differs significantly from normal or baseline central nervous system (CNS) - CORRECT ANSWER-A psychoactive drug is any substance that directly alters the normal functioning of the ________ _________ ___________. Catecholamines - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of neurotransmitters ma