NAADAC Practice Test Module 1, Top Examinable Questions & Answers. Graded A+

NAADAC Practice Test Module 1, Top Examinable Questions & Answers. Graded A+ alcohol withdrawal, second phase - ✔✔Ernie is experiencing tremors, visual and auditory hallucinations, has an exaggerated startle respo ...

NAADAC Practice Test Module 1, Top Examinable Questions & Answers. Graded A+ alcohol withdrawal, second phase - ✔✔Ernie is experiencing tremors, visual and auditory hallucinations, has an exaggerated startle response and is brushing non-existent bugs off his back. He feels hot, his pulse is rapid and his blood pressure is elevated. Ernie is most likely experiencing what? immediate and powerful psychoactive substance effects - ✔✔free-basing cocaine and smoking crack are methods of administration that result in what? youth - ✔✔the population group most likely to use inhalants/solvents is? duration of the effect of the narcotic - ✔✔in narcotic withdrawal, the speed of onset and the duration of symptoms are most highly related to the what? therapeutic doses - ✔✔physical dependence on benzodiazepines can occur with what? short duration of action, rapid onset of tolerance to euphoric effects and intense euphoria - ✔✔the high abuse potential of cocaine and the tendency for occasional users to quickly turn to psychoactive substance dependents is probably a accounted for by its what? MDMA - ✔✔a designer psychoactive substance that can cause symptoms of Parkinson's is disease is what? 2 - 3 days, occasionally a week or more - ✔✔withdrawal from stimulants lasts how long? potentiation - ✔✔the process whereby the toxic effects of adding one central nervous system depressant to another thereby magnifying its effects is known as what? increased potency created by two drugs acting together temporary euphoria and reduced inhibitions - ✔✔short term effects of inhalant/solvent use include what? attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - ✔✔Ritalin is most commonly prescribed to treat what condition? protracted abstinence syndrome - ✔✔Joe is a 42 year old recovering narcotic dependent. He has been psychoactive substance-free for ten months and has noticed fatigue, weakness, anxiety, high sensitivity to pain and markedly decreased ability to tolerate stress or discomfort. This could most likely be accounted for by what? fat-soluable - ✔✔a term used to describe a characteristic of psychoactive substances that makes it easy to pass through the blood-brain barrier is? body size, gender, amount of food in digestive system - ✔✔factors that contribute to an individual's blood alcohol concentration(BAC) include what? buprenorphine - ✔✔an opioid replacement therapy that has both an agonist and antagonist effect is? PCP - ✔✔an hallucinogen that has stimulant, depressant, analgesic and anesthetic properties is? short-term psychological effects - ✔✔possible signs and symptoms exhibited by an individual's perceptions and senses shortly after a psychoactive substance is consumed are called what? psychological dependence - ✔✔when an individual repeatedly consumes a psychoactive substance to obtain a subjective experience that is often described as satisfying a hunger or need, this is referred to as what? the feeling that a drug is needed to continue a feeling of emotional or psychological well-being schedule I - ✔✔classification of psychoactive substances that have a high potential for abuse and has no accepted medical uses is what? schedule II - ✔✔classification of psychoactive substances that have a high potential for abuse and has some medical uses with severe restrictions is what? intravenously - ✔✔the most intense, rapid and efficient method of administration is? central nervous system - ✔✔the brain and the spinal cord comprise which nervous system? alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates - ✔✔central nervous system depressants include what? anxiolytics - ✔✔psychoactive substances that reduce anxiety are called what? general term for drugs that reduce feelings of anxiety dual diagnosis - ✔✔the co-occurrence of an interrelated mental disorder and substance use disorder is referred to as what? NIMH - ✔✔stands for the National Institute of Mental Health schizophrenia - ✔✔a thought disorder (mental illness, psychosis) characterized by hallucinations, delusional and inappropriate behavior, poor contact with reality, and an inability to cope with life is affective disorders - ✔✔any mood or emotional disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, or dysthymic disorder is bipolar disorder - ✔✔a mental illness characterized by mood swings between excessive elation and severe depression with periods of normalcy; has also been called manic depression PTSD - ✔✔the persistent re-experiencing of the memory of a stressful event outside usual human experience, such as combat or molestation panic disorder - ✔✔an anxiety disorder characterized by multiple panic attacks (sudden repeated episodes of intense anxiety, panic, confusion) personality disorders - ✔✔rigid and maladaptive behavior patterns that begin in childhood, often last a lifetime, and are often self-defeating, (e.g. paranoid, antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, and obsessive compulsive) twin surveys - ✔✔long-term studies of adopted twins either raised together or separately to determine the influence of heredity on a perso