ESSENTIALS OF ADDICTION MEDICINE ASAM
REVIEW EXAM VERSION A AND B| BRAND
NEW EXAM!!!
Which study is updated annually to assess prior-year
prevalence of substance use disorders?
A. The Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study
B. The National Comorbidity Survey (NCS)
C. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
D. The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and
Related Conditions (NESARC) - answer-The National
Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
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
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?
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
REVIEW EXAM VERSION A AND B| BRAND
NEW EXAM!!!
Which study is updated annually to assess prior-year
prevalence of substance use disorders?
A. The Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study
B. The National Comorbidity Survey (NCS)
C. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
D. The National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and
Related Conditions (NESARC) - answer-The National
Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
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
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?
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
