ADC 311 Midterm Exam Prep – Drug Use, Substance Abuse, and DSM-5 Perspectives

Description: This study guide contains midterm exam questions and answers for ADC 311, focusing on drug use, substance abuse, and related psychological perspectives. Topics include tolerance, cross-tolerance, synergism, drug classifications, DSM-IV vs DSM-5 categories, and personality factors in addiction. It also integrates legal, medical, and sociocultural perspectives on substance abuse. What drug became a rage in the 1980s? - answercocaine tolerance - answerwhen an individual needs more drug to achieve the required affect what percentage of college students binge drink? - answer40-45% Synergism - answercombination of two drugs causes an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each drug alone Set - answerthis refers to the individuals state of mind at the time of drug use Setting - answerrefers to the physical environment or environmental factors surrounding drug/alcohol use What united states president began the war on drugs? - answerNixon Social Cultural Page1 Perspective - answerThe perspective that attempts to adapt the environment to the individuals needs Cross tolerance - answerDiminished effectiveness to a second drug after repeated exposure to the first drug Antagonism - answeroccurs when the combined effect of two drugs is less than the sum of the drugs affects acting separately Interpersonal Boredom - answerBeing bored with small talk versus having feelings of happiness with people Existential Boredom - answerHaving difficulty with meaning or purpose in life, pervasive sense of meaningless, abandoning important life goals for practical concerns Leisure time boredom - answerNot being able to find rewarding things to do during leisure time Life boredom - answerNeglect of life goals leading to a state of emotional ambivalence What two major personality disorders are correlated to substance abuse? - answerNarcissism and borderline personality disorder What are the 5 major factors in adolescent abuse of drugs? (PEACE) - answerPressure, Escape, Availability, Curiosity, and Emptiness 2 major categories divided in DSM for substance abuse before DSM-V - answerAbuse and Dependence What are the categories divided in the DSM-V now? - answerMild (2-3 symptoms), Moderate (4-5), Severe (6+) Psychosocial - answerPerspective that focuses on prevention, early intervention, and treatment Probability for developing alcoholism is higher for whom? - answer4 times higher for one alcoholic or drug addicted parents List 3 natural opioids - answercodeine, opium, and morphine Two major defense Page2 mechanisms used to deny any problems - answerRationalization and minimization Which question is the most important to ask if someone is suicidal? - answerWhat would prevent you from committing suicide? Which component of the definition of addiction is primarily indicated when users think about drugs in a vicious cycle? - answerCompulsion T/F: Currently there are 182,000 inmates in federal prison - answerTrue Moral Legal perspective - answerthe perspective is primarily the view of law enforcement and criminal justice system, the major focus is to keep people away from drugs and drugs away from people, addresses the supply side of drugs not the demand, reduces availability of drugs Medical Health Perspective - answerthis perspective is primarily the view of those in the medical field, alcohol and drug use is a public problem and treatment focuses on the physical damage related to alcohol and drug use, abuse, and