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ASAM EXAM - Essentials of Addiction Medicine Review
Guide (VERSION A & B) | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Which of the following key brain structures mediates negative
emotional states that are associated with abstinence from excessive
drug use?
A. Extended amygdala
B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus ......ANSWER......Extended amygdala
Which of the following key brain structures mediates the reward,
incentive salience, and habit components of the binge/intoxication
stage of the addiction cycle?
A. Basal ganglia
B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus ......ANSWER......Basal Ganglia
The dysfunction of which area of the brain is associated with impulsive
and compulsive drug use?
A. Cerebellum
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B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus ......ANSWER......Frontal cortex
Which of the following neurotransmitter systems mediates hormonal,
sympathetic, and behavioral responses to stressors?
A. Endorphin
B. Corticotropin-releasing factor
C. Dopamine
D. Serotonin ......ANSWER......Corticotropin-releasing factor
Which of the following accurately describes a heuristic neurobiological
framework of the stages of the addiction cycle that guides the
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of substance use disorders?
A. Binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect,
preoccupation/anticipation
B. Binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, wanting/liking
sensitization
C. Sensitization/incentive salience, withdrawal/negative affect,
preoccupation/anticipation
D. Impulsive, compulsive, craving ......ANSWER......Binge/intoxication,
withdrawal/negative affect, preoccupation/anticipation
Which of the following accurately describes a key essence of addiction?
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A. Addiction is a moral failure.
B. Addiction is a developmental disorder.
C. Addiction is untreatable and can only be managed.
D. All of the above. ......ANSWER......Addiction is a developmental
disorder.
Which of the following is the most accurate and least stigmatizing term
to refer to illicit drugs found in a urine test of a person with addiction?
A. Dirty
B. Not clean
C. Detected, positive
D. Altered ......ANSWER......Detected, positive
Which term is the most accurate and least stigmatizing to refer to
people who use substances, have a loss of control over use, and have
tolerance and withdrawal symptoms?
A. Substance abuser
B. Problem substance user
C. Addict
D. Person with a substance use disorder ......ANSWER......Person with a
substance use disorder
A patient imbibes six alcoholic drinks on an occasion twice a week. She
has no health conditions related to drinking; no loss of control; is not
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spending a great deal of time procuring, using, or recovering from the
effects of drinking; has no withdrawal; and has no other criteria of a
disorder except tolerance. The most accurate term to refer to this
condition is:
A. hazardous use.
B. problem use.
C. addiction.
D. substance use disorder. ......ANSWER......hazardous use.
Prevalence is:
A. The ratio of the total number of cases of a particular disease divided
by the total number of individuals in a particular population at a specific
time
B. The occurrence of new cases of a disease divided by the total
number at risk for the disorder during a specified period
C. The incidence of the disease among those with a particular
characteristic divided by the incidence of the disease among those
without exposure to that particular characteristic
D. A measure of the strength of association such as between a
characteristic and disease ......ANSWER......The ratio of the total number
of cases of a particular disease divided by the total number of
individuals in a particular population at a specific time
Which study is updated annually to assess prior-year prevalence of
substance use disorders?
ASAM EXAM - Essentials of Addiction Medicine Review
Guide (VERSION A & B) | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Which of the following key brain structures mediates negative
emotional states that are associated with abstinence from excessive
drug use?
A. Extended amygdala
B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus ......ANSWER......Extended amygdala
Which of the following key brain structures mediates the reward,
incentive salience, and habit components of the binge/intoxication
stage of the addiction cycle?
A. Basal ganglia
B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus ......ANSWER......Basal Ganglia
The dysfunction of which area of the brain is associated with impulsive
and compulsive drug use?
A. Cerebellum
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B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus ......ANSWER......Frontal cortex
Which of the following neurotransmitter systems mediates hormonal,
sympathetic, and behavioral responses to stressors?
A. Endorphin
B. Corticotropin-releasing factor
C. Dopamine
D. Serotonin ......ANSWER......Corticotropin-releasing factor
Which of the following accurately describes a heuristic neurobiological
framework of the stages of the addiction cycle that guides the
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of substance use disorders?
A. Binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect,
preoccupation/anticipation
B. Binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, wanting/liking
sensitization
C. Sensitization/incentive salience, withdrawal/negative affect,
preoccupation/anticipation
D. Impulsive, compulsive, craving ......ANSWER......Binge/intoxication,
withdrawal/negative affect, preoccupation/anticipation
Which of the following accurately describes a key essence of addiction?
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A. Addiction is a moral failure.
B. Addiction is a developmental disorder.
C. Addiction is untreatable and can only be managed.
D. All of the above. ......ANSWER......Addiction is a developmental
disorder.
Which of the following is the most accurate and least stigmatizing term
to refer to illicit drugs found in a urine test of a person with addiction?
A. Dirty
B. Not clean
C. Detected, positive
D. Altered ......ANSWER......Detected, positive
Which term is the most accurate and least stigmatizing to refer to
people who use substances, have a loss of control over use, and have
tolerance and withdrawal symptoms?
A. Substance abuser
B. Problem substance user
C. Addict
D. Person with a substance use disorder ......ANSWER......Person with a
substance use disorder
A patient imbibes six alcoholic drinks on an occasion twice a week. She
has no health conditions related to drinking; no loss of control; is not
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spending a great deal of time procuring, using, or recovering from the
effects of drinking; has no withdrawal; and has no other criteria of a
disorder except tolerance. The most accurate term to refer to this
condition is:
A. hazardous use.
B. problem use.
C. addiction.
D. substance use disorder. ......ANSWER......hazardous use.
Prevalence is:
A. The ratio of the total number of cases of a particular disease divided
by the total number of individuals in a particular population at a specific
time
B. The occurrence of new cases of a disease divided by the total
number at risk for the disorder during a specified period
C. The incidence of the disease among those with a particular
characteristic divided by the incidence of the disease among those
without exposure to that particular characteristic
D. A measure of the strength of association such as between a
characteristic and disease ......ANSWER......The ratio of the total number
of cases of a particular disease divided by the total number of
individuals in a particular population at a specific time
Which study is updated annually to assess prior-year prevalence of
substance use disorders?
