Lesson 4.3.10.4

4.3.10.4 Reducing addiction and Prochaska's model of behaviour change Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3

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  1. Which treatment delivers low amounts of nicotine to reduce withdrawal symptoms when quitting smoking?

    • Aversion therapy
    • Agonist substitution
    • Nicotine replacement therapy
    • Covert sensitisation
  2. Which therapy pairs an addictive behaviour with an unpleasant physical stimulus?

    • Aversion therapy
    • Systematic desensitisation
    • Drug therapy
    • Covert sensitisation
  3. Which therapy uses unpleasant mental imagery rather than physical stimuli to reduce addiction?

    • Systematic desensitisation
    • Flooding
    • In-vivo aversion
    • Covert sensitisation
  4. Which therapy focuses on identifying and challenging irrational beliefs about addiction?

    • Cognitive behaviour therapy
    • Drug therapy
    • Aversion therapy
    • Covert sensitisation
  5. Which of the six stages in Prochaska's model is the stage in which a person intends to change within the next six months?

    • Precontemplation
    • Action
    • Contemplation
    • Maintenance
  6. In Prochaska's model, what characterises the precontemplation stage?

    • Active change phase
    • Relapse prevention
    • Preparation for action
    • No change intention
  7. In Prochaska's model, which stage involves actively changing behaviour?

    • Precontemplation
    • Contemplation
    • Termination
    • Action
  8. Which stage of Prochaska's model is focused on sustaining change and preventing relapse?

    • Precontemplation
    • Contemplation
    • Maintenance
    • Preparation
  9. A smoker says they are thinking about quitting next year but are not ready to make a plan yet. Which stage does this describe?

    • Precontemplation
    • Action
    • Termination
    • Contemplation
  10. Which term best describes how individuals move between stages in Prochaska's model?

    • Irreversible sequence
    • Non-linear progression
    • Linear progression
    • Deterministic flow
  11. A major limitation of aversion therapy outside clinic settings is poor what?

    • Internal validity
    • Generalisation
    • Statistical significance
    • Inter-rater reliability
  12. Which drug is used to help people stop smoking by acting on nicotinic and dopamine systems?

    • Benzodiazepine
    • Lithium carbonate
    • Ghrelin antagonist
    • Varenicline
  13. Combining drug therapy with CBT targets which two aspects of addiction?

    • Psychodynamic and humanistic
    • Genetic and environmental
    • Biological and cognitive
    • Social and cultural
  14. Behavioural interventions for addiction are based on principles from which psychological approach?

    • Learning theory
    • Cognitive approach
    • Humanistic approach
    • Psychodynamic approach
  15. Drug therapy for addiction is primarily effective at managing what?

    • Cognitive distortions
    • Social influences
    • Withdrawal symptoms
    • Irrational beliefs
  16. Which stage of Prochaska's model involves the person preparing to change, for example by setting a quit date?

    • Maintenance
    • Preparation
    • Precontemplation
    • Action
  17. A patient has stopped smoking for more than six months and now focuses on avoiding triggers. Which stage of Prochaska's model is this?

    • Contemplation
    • Precontemplation
    • Preparation
    • Maintenance
  18. Prochaska's model helps practitioners tailor interventions by identifying a person's what?

    • Stage of readiness
    • Genetic vulnerability
    • Personality type
    • Level of dependence
  19. Which of these is a psychological method used to reduce addiction?

    • Antagonist treatment
    • Covert sensitisation
    • Nicotine replacement
    • Agonist substitution
  20. Unlike purely behavioural interventions, cognitive behaviour therapy specifically targets what?

    • Conditioned responses
    • Irrational beliefs
    • Physiological cravings
    • Unconscious drives

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