CADC exam questions with correct answers

Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE) Answer The response of feeling shame, guilt, and hopelessness that clients often have after they have lapsed following a period of abstinence. Addiction Answer A brain energy disorder that manifests itself in compulsive cravings, loss of control, and self defeating behaviors that are repeated despite harmful consequences. Agonist Answer A drug that increases the activity of another drug Alcohol clinical index Answer A versatile instrument used by healthcare professionals to identify alcohol problems among patients and clients Alcoholism Answer A disease characterized by the habitual drinking of alcoholic beverages leading to physical, psychological, and social harm Following the abrupt cessation of heavy drinking, body mechanisms compensate for the depressing effects of alcohol with hyperactivity in the nervous system. Answer Acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome Addiction severity index Answer A means of rating the severity and scope of addiction by assessing the patient's medical, legal, and psychological status, as well as family/social relationships and drug use. Agonist substitution Answer A treatment for substance abuse that replaces the abused drug with a drug that has similar pharmacological action.