NU708 Alcohol Abuse Exam | Advanced Nursing Assessment & Substance Use Management
T/F People who have reached the harmful use stage drink to feel good and have fun - (ANSWER)False
In the United States, alcohol use differs from illicit drug use in that: - (ANSWER)nonproblemattc alcohol
use is acceptable
T/F According to Vernon Johnson's model of explaining the personality and accompanying behavioral
changes that mark alcohol dependence, seeking the mood swing is the first stage in the developmental
process - (ANSWER)False
At last night's party, Mark bored everyone with his nonstop talking and made lewd comments about his
best friend's wife. Today, Mark is remembering himself as last night's life of the party. Mark: -
(ANSWER)is experiencing euphoric recall
Euphoric recall - (ANSWER)remembering only the fun, not the consequences.
Usually, the final part of a drinker's life that is affected is: - (ANSWER)work.
At a work-related cocktail party, Ellen is overly flirtatious with her boss and happens to spell wine on the
Vice President's dress, thereby ruining it. Later on, Ellen gets very embarrassed. At the next work-related
cocktail party, she again drinks excessively. According to Vernon Johnson, Ellen is now: - (ANSWER)in the
stage of harmful use.
T/F In a marriage or other intimate relationship, alcohol decreases sexual issues: - (ANSWER)False
Ellen has started drinking when she goes out to parties. She likes feeling relaxed and talkative. According
to Vernon Johnson's model for explaining behavioral changes associated with alcohol use and the
emergence of dependence, Ellen is: - (ANSWER)learning the mood swing
T/F Suppressing emotions and rationalization are normal tools that people with emerging alcohol
problems can use to feel good about themselves - (ANSWER)True
, NU708 Alcohol Abuse Exam | Advanced Nursing Assessment & Substance Use Management
T/f emotions are suppressed and the client begin to rationalize in later stages - (ANSWER)true
When drinking, Mike uses alcohol often to fend off withdrawal symptoms. Mike: - (ANSWER)is drinking
to feel normal
Ellen has graduated from college and likes going out with her friends for a few drinks after a hard day of
work. When she does this, Ellen is: - (ANSWER)seeking the mood swing
To work productively with people who are alcohol dependent, those in the helping professions must: -
(ANSWER)consider the alcoholic's confusing and frustrating behavior as symptomatic of the condition.
T/F confusing behavior is a symptom of dependence - (ANSWER)true
T/F The "rosy memory" of warped perceptions can also be called rationalization. - (ANSWER)False
T/F Although there are behavioral similarities among people with alcohol dependence, there is no
alcoholic personality. - (ANSWER)True
T/F Alcohol-dependent people disappoint their friends and family by failing to meet expectations. -
(ANSWER)True
T/F Extreme defensiveness is a key behavioral trait among alcoholics - (ANSWER)True
T/F Drinking to feel normal is a hallmark characteristic of alcohol dependence - (ANSWER)True
T/F Enabling behavior can leave the nonuser with feelings of resentment toward the user. -
(ANSWER)True
In the Jacob video, Jacob: - (ANSWER)Achieves sobriety by the end of the video.
T/F People who have reached the harmful use stage drink to feel good and have fun - (ANSWER)False
In the United States, alcohol use differs from illicit drug use in that: - (ANSWER)nonproblemattc alcohol
use is acceptable
T/F According to Vernon Johnson's model of explaining the personality and accompanying behavioral
changes that mark alcohol dependence, seeking the mood swing is the first stage in the developmental
process - (ANSWER)False
At last night's party, Mark bored everyone with his nonstop talking and made lewd comments about his
best friend's wife. Today, Mark is remembering himself as last night's life of the party. Mark: -
(ANSWER)is experiencing euphoric recall
Euphoric recall - (ANSWER)remembering only the fun, not the consequences.
Usually, the final part of a drinker's life that is affected is: - (ANSWER)work.
At a work-related cocktail party, Ellen is overly flirtatious with her boss and happens to spell wine on the
Vice President's dress, thereby ruining it. Later on, Ellen gets very embarrassed. At the next work-related
cocktail party, she again drinks excessively. According to Vernon Johnson, Ellen is now: - (ANSWER)in the
stage of harmful use.
T/F In a marriage or other intimate relationship, alcohol decreases sexual issues: - (ANSWER)False
Ellen has started drinking when she goes out to parties. She likes feeling relaxed and talkative. According
to Vernon Johnson's model for explaining behavioral changes associated with alcohol use and the
emergence of dependence, Ellen is: - (ANSWER)learning the mood swing
T/F Suppressing emotions and rationalization are normal tools that people with emerging alcohol
problems can use to feel good about themselves - (ANSWER)True
, NU708 Alcohol Abuse Exam | Advanced Nursing Assessment & Substance Use Management
T/f emotions are suppressed and the client begin to rationalize in later stages - (ANSWER)true
When drinking, Mike uses alcohol often to fend off withdrawal symptoms. Mike: - (ANSWER)is drinking
to feel normal
Ellen has graduated from college and likes going out with her friends for a few drinks after a hard day of
work. When she does this, Ellen is: - (ANSWER)seeking the mood swing
To work productively with people who are alcohol dependent, those in the helping professions must: -
(ANSWER)consider the alcoholic's confusing and frustrating behavior as symptomatic of the condition.
T/F confusing behavior is a symptom of dependence - (ANSWER)true
T/F The "rosy memory" of warped perceptions can also be called rationalization. - (ANSWER)False
T/F Although there are behavioral similarities among people with alcohol dependence, there is no
alcoholic personality. - (ANSWER)True
T/F Alcohol-dependent people disappoint their friends and family by failing to meet expectations. -
(ANSWER)True
T/F Extreme defensiveness is a key behavioral trait among alcoholics - (ANSWER)True
T/F Drinking to feel normal is a hallmark characteristic of alcohol dependence - (ANSWER)True
T/F Enabling behavior can leave the nonuser with feelings of resentment toward the user. -
(ANSWER)True
In the Jacob video, Jacob: - (ANSWER)Achieves sobriety by the end of the video.
