Alc & Tab Ch 16 (Substance Abuse Prevention) – Study Guide, Key Concepts & Practice
Questions
16.1 Substance abuse prevention refers to __________.
A. illicit drugs and alcohol prevention
B. aspirin, Tylenol, and other decongestant prevention
C. amphetamines, tobacco, and other drug prevention
D. Ativan, Thorazine, and other drug prevention - correct answer ✔✔A
16.2 If efforts are made to prevent drug-taking behavior from occurring when it has not
occurred up to now, then these efforts are referred to as __________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔A
16.3 An educational program that included "ways to say no" would fit under the category of
__________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔A
16.4 A discussion about alternatives to drinking among high-school students already exposed to
alcohol in some form would fit under the category of __________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
,C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔B
16.5 The average American adolescent listens to ____ of popular music per day, and there are
approximately ___ explicit references to substance use heard during this time.
A. 2.4 hours; 84
B. 1.2 hours; 22
C. 9.5 hours; 175
D. 14.4 hours; 275 - correct answer ✔✔A
16.6 Primary prevention programs are enhanced when education is combined with__________.
A. twelve-step programs
B. community action
C. secondary prevention programs
D. drug abuse rehabilitation - correct answer ✔✔B
16.7 A program that reduces the likelihood of relapse among former heroin abusers would fit
under the category of __________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔C
16.8 Analogy: A person on methadone maintenance is to a youngster naive to drug-taking
behavior as __________.
A. secondary prevention is to tertiary prevention
B. tertiary prevention is to primary prevention
, C. primary prevention is to secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention is to secondary prevention - correct answer ✔✔B
16.9 Prevention of relapse is the goal for which category of prevention?
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔C
16.10 The U.S. federal agency charged with prevention programs is known as __________.
A. CLASP
B. CSAP
C. USSAP
D. CFDC - correct answer ✔✔B
16.11 Resilience is the inclination to resist the__________ in one's life through the ________.
A. negative impact of risk factors; positive impact of protective factors
B. positive impact of risk factors; negative impact of protective factors
C. positive impact of risk factors; positive impact of protective factors
D. negative impact of risk factors; negative impact of protective factors - correct answer ✔✔A
16.12 About one-half of all preventable deaths in the United States can be accounted for by the
abuse of __________.
A. alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drugs
B. alcohol abuse alone
C. tobacco abuse alone
Questions
16.1 Substance abuse prevention refers to __________.
A. illicit drugs and alcohol prevention
B. aspirin, Tylenol, and other decongestant prevention
C. amphetamines, tobacco, and other drug prevention
D. Ativan, Thorazine, and other drug prevention - correct answer ✔✔A
16.2 If efforts are made to prevent drug-taking behavior from occurring when it has not
occurred up to now, then these efforts are referred to as __________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔A
16.3 An educational program that included "ways to say no" would fit under the category of
__________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔A
16.4 A discussion about alternatives to drinking among high-school students already exposed to
alcohol in some form would fit under the category of __________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
,C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔B
16.5 The average American adolescent listens to ____ of popular music per day, and there are
approximately ___ explicit references to substance use heard during this time.
A. 2.4 hours; 84
B. 1.2 hours; 22
C. 9.5 hours; 175
D. 14.4 hours; 275 - correct answer ✔✔A
16.6 Primary prevention programs are enhanced when education is combined with__________.
A. twelve-step programs
B. community action
C. secondary prevention programs
D. drug abuse rehabilitation - correct answer ✔✔B
16.7 A program that reduces the likelihood of relapse among former heroin abusers would fit
under the category of __________.
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔C
16.8 Analogy: A person on methadone maintenance is to a youngster naive to drug-taking
behavior as __________.
A. secondary prevention is to tertiary prevention
B. tertiary prevention is to primary prevention
, C. primary prevention is to secondary prevention
D. tertiary prevention is to secondary prevention - correct answer ✔✔B
16.9 Prevention of relapse is the goal for which category of prevention?
A. primary prevention
B. secondary prevention
C. tertiary prevention
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔C
16.10 The U.S. federal agency charged with prevention programs is known as __________.
A. CLASP
B. CSAP
C. USSAP
D. CFDC - correct answer ✔✔B
16.11 Resilience is the inclination to resist the__________ in one's life through the ________.
A. negative impact of risk factors; positive impact of protective factors
B. positive impact of risk factors; negative impact of protective factors
C. positive impact of risk factors; positive impact of protective factors
D. negative impact of risk factors; negative impact of protective factors - correct answer ✔✔A
16.12 About one-half of all preventable deaths in the United States can be accounted for by the
abuse of __________.
A. alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drugs
B. alcohol abuse alone
C. tobacco abuse alone
