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CLP3184 - Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100%
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(From Case 3) If a group of people experience the same traumatic event, about what percentage of them
would be expected to later develop PTSD? - ANSWER ✔✔-33%
(From Case 3) The therapeutic technique that involves having the client move her eyes quickly back and
forth while she talks about a traumatic event is called: - ANSWER ✔✔-eye movement desensitization and
reprocessing
(From Case 3) Abbey was prescribed Zoloft to help with her anxious rumination. How did this
medication affect Abbey? - ANSWER ✔✔-Abbey experienced unpleasant side effects and chose to switch
from Zoloft to Lexapro
T or F: The feeling of being detached from one's self is called derealization. - ANSWER ✔✔-False
Which of these disorders is NOT about twice as common in women? - ANSWER ✔✔-trichotillomania
A tendency to feel anxious all the time and in most situations would be diagnosed as: - ANSWER ✔✔-
generalized anxiety disorder
T or F: Thoughts or impulses that are persistent, intrude without control, and cause distress are called
obsessions. - ANSWER ✔✔-True
Which of the following is an example of adaptive fear (and not maladaptive anxiety)? - ANSWER ✔✔-I
experience a moderate amount of anxiety right before a test
One problem with the use of antidepressants to help with anxiety symptoms is that when a person begins
to take these drugs, their side effects can mimic symptoms of: - ANSWER ✔✔-a panic attack
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Generalized anxiety disorder is thought to involve a lack of which neurotransmitter? - ANSWER ✔✔-
GABA
Which of the following is NOT one of the three components that combine to determine whether a person
becomes addicted? - ANSWER ✔✔-receiving drug use prevention education
Frequently suffering from hangovers would BEST fit into which symptom for substance dependence? -
ANSWER ✔✔-spend a lot of time obtaining, using or recovering from substance
T or F: The rule of thumb for determining the appropriate level of substance dependence treatment for a
client is to provide the client with the least intensive treatment that adequately meets her/his treatment
needs. - ANSWER ✔✔-True
BuSpar is especially helpful for what common symptom of alcohol withdrawal? - ANSWER ✔✔-anxiety
"I may get drunk every weekend, but I'm not an alcoholic because I don't drink as much as a lot of the
other people I hang out with". This would be an example of which major category of addictive though
distortions? - ANSWER ✔✔-rationalization
I feel the urge to use heroin when I feel guilty about how I've let down my family because of my
addiction. I try to fight it, but I usually give in and get high. When I do, my guilt temporarily melts away.
What behavioral concept is being illustrated here? - ANSWER ✔✔-negative reinforcement
About what percentage of those who use drugs illegally are women? - ANSWER ✔✔-37%
T or F: Of college students, men are more likely to have consumed alcohol over the past year. - ANSWER
✔✔-False
I am an addict who has just started going to NA meetings, I'm currently looking for a sponsor, and I have
cut ties with all of my old, partying friends. Which stage of change am I in? - ANSWER ✔✔-action stage
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CLP3184 - Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100%
Pass
(From Case 3) If a group of people experience the same traumatic event, about what percentage of them
would be expected to later develop PTSD? - ANSWER ✔✔-33%
(From Case 3) The therapeutic technique that involves having the client move her eyes quickly back and
forth while she talks about a traumatic event is called: - ANSWER ✔✔-eye movement desensitization and
reprocessing
(From Case 3) Abbey was prescribed Zoloft to help with her anxious rumination. How did this
medication affect Abbey? - ANSWER ✔✔-Abbey experienced unpleasant side effects and chose to switch
from Zoloft to Lexapro
T or F: The feeling of being detached from one's self is called derealization. - ANSWER ✔✔-False
Which of these disorders is NOT about twice as common in women? - ANSWER ✔✔-trichotillomania
A tendency to feel anxious all the time and in most situations would be diagnosed as: - ANSWER ✔✔-
generalized anxiety disorder
T or F: Thoughts or impulses that are persistent, intrude without control, and cause distress are called
obsessions. - ANSWER ✔✔-True
Which of the following is an example of adaptive fear (and not maladaptive anxiety)? - ANSWER ✔✔-I
experience a moderate amount of anxiety right before a test
One problem with the use of antidepressants to help with anxiety symptoms is that when a person begins
to take these drugs, their side effects can mimic symptoms of: - ANSWER ✔✔-a panic attack
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Generalized anxiety disorder is thought to involve a lack of which neurotransmitter? - ANSWER ✔✔-
GABA
Which of the following is NOT one of the three components that combine to determine whether a person
becomes addicted? - ANSWER ✔✔-receiving drug use prevention education
Frequently suffering from hangovers would BEST fit into which symptom for substance dependence? -
ANSWER ✔✔-spend a lot of time obtaining, using or recovering from substance
T or F: The rule of thumb for determining the appropriate level of substance dependence treatment for a
client is to provide the client with the least intensive treatment that adequately meets her/his treatment
needs. - ANSWER ✔✔-True
BuSpar is especially helpful for what common symptom of alcohol withdrawal? - ANSWER ✔✔-anxiety
"I may get drunk every weekend, but I'm not an alcoholic because I don't drink as much as a lot of the
other people I hang out with". This would be an example of which major category of addictive though
distortions? - ANSWER ✔✔-rationalization
I feel the urge to use heroin when I feel guilty about how I've let down my family because of my
addiction. I try to fight it, but I usually give in and get high. When I do, my guilt temporarily melts away.
What behavioral concept is being illustrated here? - ANSWER ✔✔-negative reinforcement
About what percentage of those who use drugs illegally are women? - ANSWER ✔✔-37%
T or F: Of college students, men are more likely to have consumed alcohol over the past year. - ANSWER
✔✔-False
I am an addict who has just started going to NA meetings, I'm currently looking for a sponsor, and I have
cut ties with all of my old, partying friends. Which stage of change am I in? - ANSWER ✔✔-action stage
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