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Chapter 10
The following questions are multiple choice. Please circle the correct response
1. People learn best when using _______________ of the brain.
2. According to the text, the American Medical Association formally recognized addiction as
disease in:
3. An alcoholism researcher who gave birth to the disease concept is_________________.
4. _______________ is a brain chemical often linked to pleasure.
5. The author indicates that ____________ of chemically dependent people are able to function,
even when terminally ill.
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a. 15%
b. 39%
6. Addiction is a _______________disease.
7. An addict will spend increased amounts of time consumed by substance use or preoccupation
with it. This is an example of ______________.
8. Chemically dependent persons may cover the truth with layers of lies. The last type of lie they
tell themselves is_____________.
a. “it is not that bad”
b. minimizing
9. As youth, chemically dependent persons hear the “great lie” from______________.
10. What type of fear never truly leaves us?
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b. Starvation
11. According to the author, boys struggle for ______________ while girls struggle for
____________.
12. Insomnia, mood swings, and feelings of stress can occur for up to two years after abstinence.
This is an example of ____________.
13. Joe drinks 12 beers daily without feeling too drunk. Lately he has quit drinking and his physician
has given him sedatives to sleep. Interestingly he finds himself having to take twice the
prescribed dose to get the any effect. This is an example of:
14. Feeling sad, angry, and fearful, simultaneously is an example of:
15. The assertive formula is___________________.
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The following Questions are True or False. Circle the correct response.
1. Only counseling staff should provide lectures. T F
The following are all short answer questions:
1. The author indicates it is okay for clients to hear the same material more than once. Why is this?
2. The author does not feel it is important to have a lot of data and research references in your
lectures. Why is this?
3. The book discusses addictive disorders in the context of a disease. What are some of the
characteristics of addiction that would frame it as a disease?
4. Denial is identified as being characteristic of addiction. Why is this?
5. The author feels strongly that 12-step material should be incorporated into treatment lectures.
Why is this?