AODA Exam practice questions and answers 2023/2024
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What are withdrawal symptoms, characterized by severe flu-like symptoms (nausea,
vomiting, runny nose, watery eyes, chills, abdominal cramps, anorexia, weakness,
tremors, sweating, etc.), MOST characteristic?
a. Opioid withdrawal
b. Hallucinogenic withdrawal
c. Barbiturate withdrawal
d. Benzodiazepine withdrawal
Opioid withdrawal
Genetic factors make up roughly what proportion of the risk for addiction?
a. Less than one-tenth
b. One-quarter
c. One-half
d. Three-quarters
One-half
What is the adolescent tendency to impulsivity and risk taking due to primarily? a. Poor
parenting
b. Prior abuse
c. Neurological immaturity
d. Influences of puberty
Neurological immaturity
What are depressant drugs (e.g., alcohol, opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines)
typically used to cope with?
a. Excitement
b. Fatigue
c. Stress
d. Boredom
Stress
Past which point is benzodiazepine treatment of anxiety NOT effective?
a. Six weeks
b. Four months
c. One year
d. Eighteen months
four months
At low doses, what does alcohol act as physiologically?
a. Stimulant
b. Psychedelic
c. Depressant
d. Hallucinogenic
Stimulant
Among the following, what is the MOST harmful drug a mother can abuse during
pregnancy?
a. Heroin
, b. Lysergic Acid (LSD)
c. Alcohol
d. Methamphetamine
alcohol
Theorists posit that stimulant abuse often occurs to compensate for deficiencies in all of
the following neurotransmitters EXCEPT
a. norepinephrine.
b. acetylcholine.
c. serotonin.
d. dopamine.
acetylcholine
What is the euphoria experienced when under the influence of cocaine caused by?
a. A cascade-effect of endorphins
b. A sudden release of adrenalin
c. Increased basal metabolic rate
d. A buildup of neurotransmitters
A buildup of neurotransmitters
What kind of drug does the term nootropic refer to?
a. Memory enhancing
b. Mood stabilizing
c. Hallucinogenic
d. Psychedelic
Hallucinogenic
Psychedelic
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the development of alcoholism?
a. Dependent drinking
b. Morning drinking
c. Social drinking
d. Heavy drinking
Morning drinking
In the lifecycle of heroin addiction, what is the stage known as disjunction characterized
by?
a. Entrance into the addiction subculture
b. Episodic binge use of heroin in social settings
c. Serial treatment, abstinence and relapses
d. Crime, arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment
Crime, arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment
Which of the following is NOT a typical stage in the development of cocaine addiction?
a. Compulsive use
b. Experimental use
c. Isolated use
d. Dysfunctional use
Isolated use
Social control theorists suggest that deviance results from which TWO of the following?
a. Poor socioeconomic conditions
b. Weak societal ties with the individual
with complete solution
What are withdrawal symptoms, characterized by severe flu-like symptoms (nausea,
vomiting, runny nose, watery eyes, chills, abdominal cramps, anorexia, weakness,
tremors, sweating, etc.), MOST characteristic?
a. Opioid withdrawal
b. Hallucinogenic withdrawal
c. Barbiturate withdrawal
d. Benzodiazepine withdrawal
Opioid withdrawal
Genetic factors make up roughly what proportion of the risk for addiction?
a. Less than one-tenth
b. One-quarter
c. One-half
d. Three-quarters
One-half
What is the adolescent tendency to impulsivity and risk taking due to primarily? a. Poor
parenting
b. Prior abuse
c. Neurological immaturity
d. Influences of puberty
Neurological immaturity
What are depressant drugs (e.g., alcohol, opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines)
typically used to cope with?
a. Excitement
b. Fatigue
c. Stress
d. Boredom
Stress
Past which point is benzodiazepine treatment of anxiety NOT effective?
a. Six weeks
b. Four months
c. One year
d. Eighteen months
four months
At low doses, what does alcohol act as physiologically?
a. Stimulant
b. Psychedelic
c. Depressant
d. Hallucinogenic
Stimulant
Among the following, what is the MOST harmful drug a mother can abuse during
pregnancy?
a. Heroin
, b. Lysergic Acid (LSD)
c. Alcohol
d. Methamphetamine
alcohol
Theorists posit that stimulant abuse often occurs to compensate for deficiencies in all of
the following neurotransmitters EXCEPT
a. norepinephrine.
b. acetylcholine.
c. serotonin.
d. dopamine.
acetylcholine
What is the euphoria experienced when under the influence of cocaine caused by?
a. A cascade-effect of endorphins
b. A sudden release of adrenalin
c. Increased basal metabolic rate
d. A buildup of neurotransmitters
A buildup of neurotransmitters
What kind of drug does the term nootropic refer to?
a. Memory enhancing
b. Mood stabilizing
c. Hallucinogenic
d. Psychedelic
Hallucinogenic
Psychedelic
Which of the following is NOT a stage in the development of alcoholism?
a. Dependent drinking
b. Morning drinking
c. Social drinking
d. Heavy drinking
Morning drinking
In the lifecycle of heroin addiction, what is the stage known as disjunction characterized
by?
a. Entrance into the addiction subculture
b. Episodic binge use of heroin in social settings
c. Serial treatment, abstinence and relapses
d. Crime, arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment
Crime, arrests, imprisonment, and serial treatment
Which of the following is NOT a typical stage in the development of cocaine addiction?
a. Compulsive use
b. Experimental use
c. Isolated use
d. Dysfunctional use
Isolated use
Social control theorists suggest that deviance results from which TWO of the following?
a. Poor socioeconomic conditions
b. Weak societal ties with the individual
