Ignacio calls a telephone hot line because he is thinking of harming himself. The telephone ...

Ignacio calls a telephone hot line because he is thinking of harming himself. The telephone counselor asks him if he is married, if he has ever harmed himself before, and the stressors he faces. Why are these questions being asked?
 
  a. The counselor is assessing his lethality.
 b. The counselor just wants to establish good rapport.
 c. The law requires this information about everyone who calls a telephone hot line.
  d. The counselor is performing a psychological autopsy.

Question 2

Which drug is associated with hallucinations, bad trips, and flashbacks?
 
  a. LSD
 b. amphetamine
  c. marijuana
 d. Valium

Question 3

Ron works as a paraprofessional for a program that receives telephone calls twenty-four hours a day. He has been trained to evaluate an individual's risk of suicide. What kind of program does Ron probably work for?
 
  a. a halfway house
 b. an employee-assistance program
 c. a crisis intervention unit in a mental hospital
  d. a suicide prevention center

Question 4

Mrs. Kowalski has cancer and glaucoma. To relieve her symptoms, she uses an illegal drug that she receives from her 18-year-old grandson. The drug is most likely ____.
 
  a. heroin
 b. phencyclidine
  c. crack cocaine
  d. marijuana

Question 5

A health teacher says, Marijuana is a hallucinogen, although the DSM-5 does not technically consider it one. Once the drug is taken, memory often is impaired. There are no medical uses for marijuana; it is strictly a recreational drug. Which part of the teacher's statement is accurate?
 
  a. Marijuana is a hallucinogen.
 b. Marijuana has no medicinal uses.
 c. Marijuana is strictly a recreational drug.
 d. Once the drug is taken, marijuana often is impaired.