Mental Health Exam 3 Practice
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D - correct answer ✔✔ Which term is defined as an acquired resistance to a drug?
a. Abuse
b. Craving
c. Dependence
d. Tolerance
C - correct answer ✔✔ The use of the term substance abuse refers to the maladaptive pattern
of use of a drug and requires that use continue:
a. For long periods of time
b. And involve more than one drug
c. Despite real or potential harm
d. In increasing or more potent amounts
A - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following substances is classified as a depressant?
a. Alcohol
b. Amphetamines
c. Cocaine
d. LSD
B - correct answer ✔✔ Which substance is classified as a hallucinogen?
a. Volatile inhalants
, b. PCP
c. Nicotine
d. Morphine
D - correct answer ✔✔ Which type of program is likely to have the most lasting effect of
avoiding relapse?
a. Behavioral re-education b. Nicotine replacement
c. Intensive psychoanalysis
d. Self-help support group
D - correct answer ✔✔ Which symptom is associated with neurological complications of chronic
alcoholism?
a. Talkativeness
b. Slurred speech
c. Uncoordination
d. Memory loss
C - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse working with a group of middle-aged male alcoholics in a
substance abuse treatment program discovers that all of the participants began drinking in their
teens or early 20s, and all have engaged in heavy binge drinking. Several of the men have been
in treatment before. When the nurse asks one of these clients about any family history of
problems with alcohol and other drugs, he is likely to respond with which of the following
statements?
a. "There are no other people in my family with this problem."
b. "Only one or two distant relatives have the same problem."
c. "My grandfather, father, uncle, and cousins also have problems."
d. "I think I got it from my mom."
Questions well answered already
passed
D - correct answer ✔✔ Which term is defined as an acquired resistance to a drug?
a. Abuse
b. Craving
c. Dependence
d. Tolerance
C - correct answer ✔✔ The use of the term substance abuse refers to the maladaptive pattern
of use of a drug and requires that use continue:
a. For long periods of time
b. And involve more than one drug
c. Despite real or potential harm
d. In increasing or more potent amounts
A - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following substances is classified as a depressant?
a. Alcohol
b. Amphetamines
c. Cocaine
d. LSD
B - correct answer ✔✔ Which substance is classified as a hallucinogen?
a. Volatile inhalants
, b. PCP
c. Nicotine
d. Morphine
D - correct answer ✔✔ Which type of program is likely to have the most lasting effect of
avoiding relapse?
a. Behavioral re-education b. Nicotine replacement
c. Intensive psychoanalysis
d. Self-help support group
D - correct answer ✔✔ Which symptom is associated with neurological complications of chronic
alcoholism?
a. Talkativeness
b. Slurred speech
c. Uncoordination
d. Memory loss
C - correct answer ✔✔ The nurse working with a group of middle-aged male alcoholics in a
substance abuse treatment program discovers that all of the participants began drinking in their
teens or early 20s, and all have engaged in heavy binge drinking. Several of the men have been
in treatment before. When the nurse asks one of these clients about any family history of
problems with alcohol and other drugs, he is likely to respond with which of the following
statements?
a. "There are no other people in my family with this problem."
b. "Only one or two distant relatives have the same problem."
c. "My grandfather, father, uncle, and cousins also have problems."
d. "I think I got it from my mom."
