PSYCH 460 - MIDTERM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
What Act did the U.S. Congress pass in 1970 that placed drugs into 5 schedules?
a. control drug abuse act
b. drug abuse administration act
c. comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act
d. none of the above - Answers c
There are 4 key concepts or defense mechanisms often used by someone having difficulty with an
AOD. What are they? - Answers Denial, minimization, projection, and rationalization
The withdrawal of alcohol can be medically dangerous: T/F? - Answers True
A continued use of a substance in spite of adverse consequences is
a. addiction
b.physical dependence
c. tolerance
d. abuse - Answers d
___ is the physical or psychological effects that occur when a dependent individual discontinues use
a. intoxication
b. tolerance
c. dependence
d. withdrawal - Answers d.
reverse tolerance is the same as a health tolerance reversal t/f? - Answers false
the federal drug schedule classifies drug in terms of dangerousness. The two major criteria based on
dangerousness of the drug, the first is acceptable medical use and the second is ____ - Answers
potential risk for abuse
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in the moral model of
addiction?
a. "that junkie needs to go to NA"
b. "that junkie needs to get his life together"
c. "that alcoholic needs therapy"
d. "that crack head needs to go live somewhere else" - Answers b.
With regards to the identification of an "addictive personality", researchers have found that
a. addicts have as many different types of personalities as non-addicts
b. obsessive-compulsive individuals are prone to workaholism
c. while personality traits are difficult to identify, alcoholics tend to have anti-social personality
disorder
d. the identification of an "addictive personality" has provided any explanation for recover individuals
tendency to develop non-drug addictions - Answers a.
which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a psychological model
of addiction:
a. "that junkie needs to go to NA"
b. "that junkie needs to get his life together"
c. "that alcoholic needs therapy"
d. "that crack head needs to go live somewhere else" - Answers c.
according to the disease model, abstinence is the only reasonable goal for an addict t/f - Answers
true
according to the sociocultural model, addiction is:
a. secondary to primary mental disorder
b. the result of a combination of genetics and personality
c. related to religious affiliation
d. related to cultural, religious, family, and peer values - Answers d
culture-centered counseling:
a. increases health through a greater understanding of differences
b. increases social justice
c. is impossible to obtain in real situations
d. a&b only - Answers d
psychological risk factors are usually divided into personal and social dimensions. Personal risk factors
include:
What Act did the U.S. Congress pass in 1970 that placed drugs into 5 schedules?
a. control drug abuse act
b. drug abuse administration act
c. comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act
d. none of the above - Answers c
There are 4 key concepts or defense mechanisms often used by someone having difficulty with an
AOD. What are they? - Answers Denial, minimization, projection, and rationalization
The withdrawal of alcohol can be medically dangerous: T/F? - Answers True
A continued use of a substance in spite of adverse consequences is
a. addiction
b.physical dependence
c. tolerance
d. abuse - Answers d
___ is the physical or psychological effects that occur when a dependent individual discontinues use
a. intoxication
b. tolerance
c. dependence
d. withdrawal - Answers d.
reverse tolerance is the same as a health tolerance reversal t/f? - Answers false
the federal drug schedule classifies drug in terms of dangerousness. The two major criteria based on
dangerousness of the drug, the first is acceptable medical use and the second is ____ - Answers
potential risk for abuse
Which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in the moral model of
addiction?
a. "that junkie needs to go to NA"
b. "that junkie needs to get his life together"
c. "that alcoholic needs therapy"
d. "that crack head needs to go live somewhere else" - Answers b.
With regards to the identification of an "addictive personality", researchers have found that
a. addicts have as many different types of personalities as non-addicts
b. obsessive-compulsive individuals are prone to workaholism
c. while personality traits are difficult to identify, alcoholics tend to have anti-social personality
disorder
d. the identification of an "addictive personality" has provided any explanation for recover individuals
tendency to develop non-drug addictions - Answers a.
which of the following statements would be true for someone who believes in a psychological model
of addiction:
a. "that junkie needs to go to NA"
b. "that junkie needs to get his life together"
c. "that alcoholic needs therapy"
d. "that crack head needs to go live somewhere else" - Answers c.
according to the disease model, abstinence is the only reasonable goal for an addict t/f - Answers
true
according to the sociocultural model, addiction is:
a. secondary to primary mental disorder
b. the result of a combination of genetics and personality
c. related to religious affiliation
d. related to cultural, religious, family, and peer values - Answers d
culture-centered counseling:
a. increases health through a greater understanding of differences
b. increases social justice
c. is impossible to obtain in real situations
d. a&b only - Answers d
psychological risk factors are usually divided into personal and social dimensions. Personal risk factors
include:
