Exam 14: Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies

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A pilot study demonstrated that clozapine may be effective in reducing symptoms of alcohol use disorders and _____________ in dually diagnosed patients.

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What is the main difference in the primary goals of clinical practitioners who conduct psychotherapy with alcohol and other drug abusers and research oriented evaluators of treatment outcomes?

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Which of the following is true about motivational enhancement training (MET):

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According to a study by Petry (2000), which of the following was found to be true?

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Which of these statements is true regarding what studies have found on the effects of SSRI's?

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What is the goal of motivational enhancement training (MET)?

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What can be said about brief intervention therapy?

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Examples of treatments for patients with mental illnesses and substance use disorders are:

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In the case of alcoholism, which family member is assumed to be the most overly anxious about the problem?

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Which of the following holds a view of the learner as an active participant in behavior change?

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What were the overall concluding findings of the COMBINE study?

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Methadone has been effective in reducing use of heroin, cutting down criminal activities related to heroin use and improving health. However methadone maintenance has raised criticism because patients are still taking a_________________ drug.

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Based on Social Learning Theory, by ________________ other people who have successfully reduced drinking, alcoholics acquire self-efficacy, feeling they can control drinking.

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In determining how effective therapies work, evidence to support the view that specific aspects of a therapy contribute to the reduced drinking involves ______________ analysis.

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The degree of _______________ and ______________ of alcoholics has been ignored in drawing conclusions when evaluating the validity of therapy for alcoholism due to poor methodology that have relied on single cases and no controls.

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The DATOS study found which of the following outcomes?

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Aversive conditioning is where a (n) ____________stimulus is repeatedly paired with the target stimulus (e.g. alcohol) so that eventually the target stimulus alone will elicit _____________ reactions.

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Which of the following is a 10-item screening test that takes 2 minutes to complete developed by the World Health Organization to screen for alcohol dependence?

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Instead of denial or a failure to realize they had a drinking problem, a survey of a sample of respondents with a lifetime DSM-IV alcohol use disorder indicated which of the following as reasons for failure to seek treatment?

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Alcohol abuse can mimic psychiatric disorders by producing symptoms similar to all of the following disorders except:

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