CARN AP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
STANDARD SIZE OF A DRINK - beer, wine, liquor - Answers :12 oz. beer, 5 oz. wine,
1.5 oz. hard liquor
moderate alcohol consumption, how much per day - Answers :no more than one drink
daily for adult women, two for men
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal - Answers :Agitation, Fever, Seizures, Tremors,
Confusion, Delusions
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism - Answers :C=cutting down (have you felt
the need to cut down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - Answers :action therapy in which the goal is to
help clients overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and logically
Percentage of adults that have had an exposure to alcohol - Answers :88%
Life time risk of alcohol dependence - Answers :13%
Motivational interviewing is a life-long learning skill set. Which one of the following best
reflects proficiency in MI practice?
A. Open-ended questions are more frequent than closed-ended questions
B. Reflections are employed more than twice as often as open-ended questions
C. Complex reflections are at least as frequent as simple reflections
D. The "spirit of MI": collaboration, compassion, acceptance, and evocation is present
throughout
E. All of the above - Answers :E. All of the above
Which stimulus causes the greatest levels of peak dopamine release in the brain?
A. Tobacco
B. Sexual Stimulation
C. Morphine
D. Ethanol
E. Amphetamine - Answers :E. Amphetamine
DT is treated with what med? - Answers :Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
DT usually starts how many days after surgery - Answers :2-3
Full name of PCP - Answers :Phencyclidine
, PCP works on what receptor - Answers :N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist
What drug causes: Euphoria or rage, reddish skin, dilated pupils, nystagmus, and
excitation - Answers :PCP
Generic name of Vivitrol - Answers :Naltrexone
Generic name of Narcan - Answers :Naloxone
Amphetamines increase the activity of the neurotransmitters (two) - Answers :Dopamine
and norepinephrine
Amphetamine toxicity causes BLANK pupils - Answers :Dilated
Nervousness, tremor, agitation, and hypotension may occur from abrupt discontinuation
of BLANK - Answers :Barbiturates
How long must a person be abstinent from all opioids, including buprenorphine, to get
naltrexone? - Answers :7-14 days
Benzo's activate the BLANK receptor causing sedation - Answers :GABA
Heavy (At risk) Drinking - amount for men and women - Answers :Men - >4drinks/day or
>14 drinks/week
Women - >3 drinks/day or >7 drinks/week
Binge drinking - amount for men and women - Answers :men 5 or more in 2 hours
women - 4 or more in 2 hours
What does increased endogenous opioids do? - Answers :Reduces pain and increased
euphoria
What does glutamate do? - Answers :Speeds you up
What does dopamine do? - Answers :Increase pleasure or reinforcement
What does GABBA do? - Answers :Slows you down
Disulfiram - name brand - Answers :Antabuse
Disulfiram - causes - Answers :Daily oral medication to sustain abstinence of alcohol;
type of aversion therapy
Causes nausea, vomiting, sweating, palpitations, and hypotension if alcohol is
consumed
STANDARD SIZE OF A DRINK - beer, wine, liquor - Answers :12 oz. beer, 5 oz. wine,
1.5 oz. hard liquor
moderate alcohol consumption, how much per day - Answers :no more than one drink
daily for adult women, two for men
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal - Answers :Agitation, Fever, Seizures, Tremors,
Confusion, Delusions
CAGE Questionnaire: referring to alcoholism - Answers :C=cutting down (have you felt
the need to cut down?)
A=Annoyed by others criticisms
G=guilty feelings about drinking
E=Eye openers-do you feel the need to drink in the morning?
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - Answers :action therapy in which the goal is to
help clients overcome problems by learning to think more rationally and logically
Percentage of adults that have had an exposure to alcohol - Answers :88%
Life time risk of alcohol dependence - Answers :13%
Motivational interviewing is a life-long learning skill set. Which one of the following best
reflects proficiency in MI practice?
A. Open-ended questions are more frequent than closed-ended questions
B. Reflections are employed more than twice as often as open-ended questions
C. Complex reflections are at least as frequent as simple reflections
D. The "spirit of MI": collaboration, compassion, acceptance, and evocation is present
throughout
E. All of the above - Answers :E. All of the above
Which stimulus causes the greatest levels of peak dopamine release in the brain?
A. Tobacco
B. Sexual Stimulation
C. Morphine
D. Ethanol
E. Amphetamine - Answers :E. Amphetamine
DT is treated with what med? - Answers :Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
DT usually starts how many days after surgery - Answers :2-3
Full name of PCP - Answers :Phencyclidine
, PCP works on what receptor - Answers :N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist
What drug causes: Euphoria or rage, reddish skin, dilated pupils, nystagmus, and
excitation - Answers :PCP
Generic name of Vivitrol - Answers :Naltrexone
Generic name of Narcan - Answers :Naloxone
Amphetamines increase the activity of the neurotransmitters (two) - Answers :Dopamine
and norepinephrine
Amphetamine toxicity causes BLANK pupils - Answers :Dilated
Nervousness, tremor, agitation, and hypotension may occur from abrupt discontinuation
of BLANK - Answers :Barbiturates
How long must a person be abstinent from all opioids, including buprenorphine, to get
naltrexone? - Answers :7-14 days
Benzo's activate the BLANK receptor causing sedation - Answers :GABA
Heavy (At risk) Drinking - amount for men and women - Answers :Men - >4drinks/day or
>14 drinks/week
Women - >3 drinks/day or >7 drinks/week
Binge drinking - amount for men and women - Answers :men 5 or more in 2 hours
women - 4 or more in 2 hours
What does increased endogenous opioids do? - Answers :Reduces pain and increased
euphoria
What does glutamate do? - Answers :Speeds you up
What does dopamine do? - Answers :Increase pleasure or reinforcement
What does GABBA do? - Answers :Slows you down
Disulfiram - name brand - Answers :Antabuse
Disulfiram - causes - Answers :Daily oral medication to sustain abstinence of alcohol;
type of aversion therapy
Causes nausea, vomiting, sweating, palpitations, and hypotension if alcohol is
consumed
