CH.6: THEORIES OF ADDICTION: PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
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CADC Illinois Certified Addiction Drug Counselor
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CADC Illinois Certified Addiction Drug Counselor
Psychological theories
- Psychological theories examine the experience of drug dependency from within the context of an individual's behavior
- Alternative to the notion that drug dependency is a unitary disease with a specific cause
- Focuses on observable behaviours of drug use, how the be...
CH.6: THEORIES OF ADDICTION:
PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Psychological theories - answer - Psychological theories examine the
experience of drug dependency from within the context of an
individual's behavior
- Alternative to the notion that drug dependency is a unitary disease
with a specific cause
- Focuses on observable behaviours of drug use, how the behaviour
is learned, modified, and reinforced, and that there may be some
psychological component that predisposes an individual to an
accelerated pattern of use
Learning theory - answer - Learning is a change in behaviour
brought upon by negative or positive reinforcement
- Social learning theory
> people will repeat behaviour that will bring about pleasure or
reward (positive reinforcement) and/or discontinue discomfort or
punishment (negative reinforcement; e.g., relief from stressful
situations, avoid withdrawal symptoms)
, Learning theory terms: tolerance, habituation & extinction - answer
- Tolerance
> high capacity to endure continued subjection to something (like a
drug)
- Habituation
> the reduced response to a drug either because of prior or
prolonged exposure or because of the environmental stimuli that in
the past have reliably predicted the presence of the drug
> Associated with tolerance
- Extinction
> the process by which the link between previously established
behaviour (paired conditioned stimulus with unconditioned
stimulus) is weakened to the point where the behaviour no longer
has any reinforcing benefit (positive reinforcement factors)
PERSONALITY THEORY: characteristics - answer Characteristics
commonly attributed to a drug abuser:
- highly emotional with a low frustration tolerance
- nonconformity, impulsivity, and reward seeking
- negative affect and low self-esteem
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