Lesson 4.3.10.1
4.3.10.1 Describing addiction and its risk factors Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3
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The 20 questions
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What term describes needing higher doses of a substance to achieve the same effect?
- Tolerance
- Withdrawal
- Sensitisation
- Dependence
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What term describes physical or psychological distress when a substance is stopped or reduced?
- Tolerance
- Relapse
- Cue reactivity
- Withdrawal syndrome
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What state occurs when stopping a substance leads to physical withdrawal symptoms?
- Psychological dependence
- Tolerance
- Habituation
- Physical dependence
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What state is characterised by compulsive cravings and an emotional need for a substance?
- Psychological dependence
- Withdrawal syndrome
- Tolerance
- Physical dependence
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Which biological mechanism is a recognised genetic risk factor in addiction?
- High serotonin reuptake
- Dopamine receptor variation
- Adrenal suppression
- Low liver enzymes
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Which personality trait is most strongly associated with an increased risk of addiction?
- Agreeableness
- Introversion
- Sensation seeking
- Conscientiousness
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Which social factor is most strongly linked to the onset of adolescent substance use?
- Peer pressure
- Social isolation
- Media censorship
- Authoritarian parenting
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Needing progressively larger amounts of a drug to produce the original effect indicates what process?
- Withdrawal
- Psychosis
- Aversion
- Tolerance
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Shaking, sweating and anxiety following the cessation of substance use are symptoms of what?
- Withdrawal syndrome
- Tolerance
- Sensitisation
- Psychological dependence
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Why is distinguishing physical and psychological dependence clinically difficult?
- They frequently coexist
- Psychological symptoms are untestable
- They are identical concepts
- Physical symptoms are absent
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How do genetic factors influence the likelihood of developing an addiction?
- They guarantee addiction
- They prevent relapse
- They act independently
- They increase vulnerability
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Higher addiction rates in adoptees whose biological parents had addictions demonstrate which factor?
- Social learning
- Peer influence
- Genetic vulnerability
- Classical conditioning
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Which trait dimension, alongside sensation seeking, is a major personality risk factor for addiction?
- Neuroticism
- Optimism
- Extraversion
- Impulsivity
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What three main risk factors interact to increase a person's vulnerability to addiction?
- Genetics, personality, social
- Cognition, culture, intelligence
- Age, gender, income
- Diet, exercise, sleep
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What term describes needing increasingly larger doses of a substance to achieve the same effect?
- Withdrawal
- Tolerance
- Cue reactivity
- Psychological dependence
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High impulsivity in an individual is an example of which risk factor for addiction?
- Genetic vulnerability
- Social influence
- Personality
- Cue reactivity
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What limitation arises because personality research in addiction is mostly correlational?
- Unreliable personality tests
- High researcher bias
- Cannot establish causation
- Low sample size
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What term describes a state where stopping substance use leads to unpleasant physical symptoms?
- Tolerance
- Psychological dependence
- Cue reactivity
- Physical dependence
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What physiological process occurs when neuroadaptation causes reduced responsiveness to a drug dose?
- Physical dependence
- Tolerance
- Psychological dependence
- Withdrawal syndrome
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Cravings triggered specifically by social environments or emotional states reflect which type of dependence?
- Withdrawal syndrome
- Psychological dependence
- Tolerance
- Physical dependence
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