1. The author asserts that substance abuse disorders might be viewed as a church of
a. rewards.
b. oneself.
c. a higher power.
d. ultimate truth.
2. According to your text, spirituality allows for
a. the discovery of meaning in the face of the absurdity of life.
b. replication and measurement.
c. empirical study.
d. awarenessofthechasmbetween“self”and“other.”
3. One of the forces that helps to define happiness is
a. self awareness.
b. ultimate isolation.
c. replication and measurement.
d. the illusion of control.
4. Spiritually, someone with an SUD may be using the substance to attempt to counter
a. self-deception.
b. the Evil One.
c. ultimate isolation.
d. science.
5. The author stresses that a person with a SUD will engage in various ___________ to support their addiction.
a. games
b. treatment approaches
c. relationships
d. lifestyles
6. The best way to avoid being caught up in the manipulations of a loved one with a SUD is
a. avoiding talking to them.
b. helping protect their substance use disorder.
c. maintaining an attitude of quiet watchfulness and honesty.
d. all of these answers.
7. The theologian and the scientist
a. are doomed to be forever at odds with each other.
b. both seek the same answer, the truth, through different means.
c. are so mutually exclusive that scientists do not go to church, and church leaders are not scientists.
d. bothadheretoDescartes’postulatethatthemindandthebodyareseparate.
8. The dichotomy between mind, body, and spirituality is
a. artificial and no longer necessary.
b. Still an inherent foundational stone of the medical model.
c. a reflection of 20th-century scientific advances.
d. the domain of theologians alone.
9. Scientists tend to
a. embrace the scholarly works of the church as part of the foundation of modern science.
b. seek to reinforce the work of Descartes now that the methods to do so are being developed.
c. dismiss the wealth of knowledge accumulated by theologians.
d. be best epitomized by the philosophy of Francis Bacon.
10. The human spirit is best measured by
a. psychological test data, biological factors and spiritual forces.
b. the minor weight loss that has been identified when a person dies.
c. the number and intensity of attempts the individual makes to avoid existential pain.
d. none of these answers. Scientists do not try to measure the spirit, but ignore it.
11. The Romans called the divine spark of light within us
a. a gift of Mercury, the king of the gods.
b. spiritus.
c. something one could explore if they followed the philosophy of the agnostics.
d. unlimited, bound only by the limits of the human body in life, and then immortal.
12. According to your text, the __________ used by many cultures to help individuals identify with and feel a part of
that culture have been lost.
a. experiences
b. rituals
c. transitional phases
d. scientific beliefs
13. One of the forces attacking the belief in spiritus is
a. the increasing crime rate.
b. the growing emphasis on traditional means of familial communications.
c. scientific materialism.
d. the gnostic beliefs prevalent in some cultures.
14. Everything can be understood, it is argued, if
a. we eliminate diversity.
b. we break things down into small enough units.
c. we utilize behavioral psychology theory.
d. pain is eradicated, order is enforced, and financial gain is limited.
15. In the face of uncertainty, __________ offers the promise of peace, per your text.
a. scientific materialism
b. music trends
c. drugs of abuse
d. withdrawal from society
16. According to Roger Bacon
a. themostdirectpathtospiritusisone’sacceptanceofone’splaceinlife.
b. an effect must be measurable or be replicated to be worthy of study.
c. the“divinerightofkings”doesnotexcuseabusesofpower.
d. one must accept, on authority, the natural order of the universe.
17. D. Siegel postulated that
a. we define who we are by the relationships we enter into.
b. substancesofferadirectmeansthroughwhichtolearnaboutthe“self.”
c. meditationisthebestwaytolearnaboutthe“self”formostpeople.
d. relationships help to shape the flow of energy both within and between people.
18. It is thought that if a person fails to center his or her life around the sacred and be guided by the sacred to become a
more unified whole, then
a. alcohol and/or drugs come to fill the void.
b. thepersonwilldesiresubstancerelatedexistenceless(“minideaths”).
c. the person will turn to others to fill that void.
d. the person will drift aimlessly, following anything that offers the illusion of purpose.
19. Eric Fromm suggested that the pain we feel when we become aware of our essential isolation from others is
mitigated by
a. the love we offer to others in spite of our isolation, which, while making us vulnerable, also offers the
possibility of reunion.
b. the developmental age cohort we belong to, since different age groups handle this pain in different ways.
c. our awareness that life is an illusion, without purpose or meaning, ending in certain death.
d. none of these answers.
20. Although individual self-awareness offers the chance for self-determination, it also brings
a. knowledge that life is only fulfilled by what we desire, and that pleasure is the ultimate goal in life.
b. responsibility for choices that we make.
c. knowledge that life is an unending series of struggles that prepare us for the next level as we climb the wheel
of life.
d. knowledge that there are 10 levels of awareness as outlined in the Kaballah.
21. According to Martin Buber, we
a. defineour“self”bytherelationshipsthatwechoosetoenterinto.
b. are entitled to escape from unpleasant stimuli by any means possible.
c. should wait until the path of ultimate truth is made clear and then follow it.
d. canalwaysavoidorescapetheneedtodefinethe“self”asyoungadults,butfindthismoredifficultinmiddle
adulthood and beyond.
22. In your text, ____________ is viewed as a disorder of the spirit.
a. spiritual striving
b. false pride
c. givingofthe“self”toanother,knowingthatweareonlyabletodosoimperfectlybutwithdetermination
d. introversion
23. The opposite of false pride is _______, per your text.
a. the intense striving to share with others as you desire
b. denial of pain in the service of self love
c. humility
d. pride in your accomplishments, even if they stand on the wreckage of the lives of others
24. With the growth of addiction
a. the chemicals become an extension of the existential angst the person struggles with.
b. the individual makes the chemicals the axis around which he ors he centers his or her life.
c. financial resources are left unaltered so life goals can still be achieved.
d. relationships are left unaltered.
25. It has been suggested that the individual with an SUD is
a. engaged in a spiritual quest, but one that is flawed because of the nature of the addiction.
b. able to strongly identify with the goals and dreams of normal people.
c. quite aware of his or her deceptive behaviors and accepts responsibility for these behaviors willingly.
d. attempting to avoid spiritual matters entirely because he or she has heard too much about such issues.
26. During“euphoricrecall,”thepersonwill
a. sound as if he or she is speaking of a valued friend.
b. sound as if he or she is speaking of a despised or hated family member.
c. outline at great length the cost that each substance has extracted from him or her, and the substance-induced
rewards for using them.
d. discuss how negative feelings about substance use encouraged him or her to remain abstinent.
27. DescribetheprocessthroughwhichthehumanisticperspectivesupplantedspiritualityinWesternculture​.
28. ​Discusstheideaofthe”ghostinthemachine”beingtheresultofthedevelopmentofselfawarenesswithinhumans.
29. ​Discusssomeofthe”games”ofaddictionthatmaybeusedtobuildasupportsystemenablingtheuseraccessto
their problem chemicals.
30. Discuss how someone with a SUD might lose sight of the damage being done, in effect becoming blind to the
severityoftheircondition.​
31. Explaintheideabehind”falsepride”andhowitmanifestsandisinvolvedintheprocessofrecovery.​
32. Inthequestforapharmacologicaltreatmenttoemotionalpain,thespiritualaspectoftheindividual’sexistencehas
been embraced.
a. True
b. False