Within five years of a divorce, _______ of single-parent families re-marry and form a stepfamily.
a. 75
b. 90
c. 50
d. 25
False memory syndrome is associated with
a. cognitive difficulties that occur in midlife.
b. when a person becomes mentally suspicious of others without cause.
c. memories of being sexually abused in childhood.
d. any memory that turns out to be false.
The following statement about the harm reduction approach is FALSE:
a. The addicted person must hit rock bottom in order to reach maximum motivation for change.
b. It challenges some fundamental tenets of AA.
c. It is widely implemented in urban low-income health clinics and community mental health centers.
d. Motivation can be gradually enhance in response to skillful therapeutic interventions.
The primary reasons why A.A. works include all the following, EXCEPT
a. it provides a needed social context for addressing the problem.
b. it provides a group setting for social support.
c. it provides the motivation for people to quit drinking.
d. it provides a clear structure and a path to follow.
Addicted women are more likely than addicted men to experience the following, EXCEPT
a. guilt.
b. anxiety.
c. depression.
d. hope.
Which of the following is an incorrect classification match (according to the text)?
a. narcotics - heroin
b. sedatives - morphine
c. stimulants - cocaine
d. cannabis - hashish
Delirium Tremens or DTs is
a. uncontrolled shaking resulting from withdrawal from alcohol.
b. the memory lapses or blackouts that occur while drinking.
c. a term that reflects the increase in a person's tolerance for alcohol.
d. a withdrawal syndrome of alcoholism which may include symptoms of agitation, tremor, hallucination, and
sometimes seizures
Alcoholism
a. is a problem for the alcoholic and their family but is not considered a serious social problem.
b. is basically a problem for young, poor, minority men.
c. is like depressionit more often affects women.
d. is a problem that reaches all ages and sociocultural and economic groups, with the majority (75) of
alcoholics being men.
It is estimated that family in is affected in some way by drinking.
a. 1; 3
b. 1; 5
c. 1; 8
d. 1; 20
Social responsibility is
a. emphasized in midlife yet difficult to attain due to parental obligations.
b. identified by Maas as behavior represented in midlife but is not consistent with Erikson's psychosocial stage
for this age group.
c. a major task during midlife that involves participation in social causes to enhance the welfare of others.
d. an innate skill that is repressed until middle adulthood.
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