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ASAM Exam Questions Bank Addiction Medicine
Exam A & B COMPLETE 500 Questions and Detailed
Answers LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
ASAM Exam Questions Bank Addiction Medicine Exam A
Which of the following neurotransmitter systems mediates hormonal, sympathetic, and
behavioral responses to stressors?
A. Endorphin
B. Corticotropin-releasing factor
C. Dopamine
D. Serotonin
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
Binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, preoccupation/anticipation
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Which of the following accurately describes a key essence of addiction?
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.
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
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
Person with a substance use disorder
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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 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.
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
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
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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
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
Basal Ganglia
The dysfunction of which area of the brain is associated with impulsive and compulsive drug
use?
A. Cerebellum
B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus
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ASAM Exam Questions Bank Addiction Medicine
Exam A & B COMPLETE 500 Questions and Detailed
Answers LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
ASAM Exam Questions Bank Addiction Medicine Exam A
Which of the following neurotransmitter systems mediates hormonal, sympathetic, and
behavioral responses to stressors?
A. Endorphin
B. Corticotropin-releasing factor
C. Dopamine
D. Serotonin
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
Binge/intoxication, withdrawal/negative affect, preoccupation/anticipation
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Which of the following accurately describes a key essence of addiction?
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.
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
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
Person with a substance use disorder
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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 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.
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
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
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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
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
Basal Ganglia
The dysfunction of which area of the brain is associated with impulsive and compulsive drug
use?
A. Cerebellum
B. Hypothalamus
C. Frontal cortex
D. Hippocampus
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