Lesson 8.1.4
8.1.4 Treatments for addiction, including aversion therapy Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 8
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The 20 questions
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Which therapeutic technique pairs an addictive substance with an unpleasant stimulus like nausea?
- Aversion therapy
- Flooding
- Systematic desensitisation
- Token economy
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Which underlying principle does aversion therapy use to change drinking behaviour?
- Genetic counselling
- Classical conditioning
- Observational learning
- Monotropic attachment
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Which drug is used as a pharmacological aversion treatment for alcohol dependence, causing nausea when alcohol is consumed?
- Methadone
- Varenicline
- Disulfiram
- Naltrexone
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What type of drug is methadone when used to treat heroin addiction?
- GABA antagonist
- Nicotine agonist
- Opioid antagonist
- Opioid agonist
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What type of drug is naltrexone when used in treating drug addiction?
- Opioid antagonist
- Opioid agonist
- Dopamine agonist
- Serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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Which treatment delivers nicotine via patches or gum to reduce smoking withdrawal symptoms?
- Aversion therapy
- Naltrexone therapy
- Methadone maintenance
- Nicotine replacement therapy
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What is the primary mode of action of varenicline in treating nicotine addiction?
- Enzyme blocker
- Reuptake inhibitor
- Partial agonist
- Full antagonist
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What severe physiological reaction occurs if alcohol is consumed while taking disulfiram?
- Euphoric rush
- Muscular paralysis
- Immediate sedation
- Nausea and vomiting
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What is the primary ethical issue associated with using aversion therapy to treat addiction?
- Breach of confidentiality
- Lack of debriefing
- Psychological distress
- Deception of participants
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What is a key limitation of aversion therapy as an addiction treatment?
- Irreversible organ damage
- Excessive treatment costs
- Immediate physical addiction
- High relapse rate
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What psychological process forms the basis of aversion therapy for addiction?
- Operant conditioning
- Cognitive restructuring
- Classical conditioning
- Social learning
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Which drug treatment for heroin addiction blocks opioid receptors without producing a high?
- Disulfiram
- Buprenorphine
- Methadone
- Naltrexone
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A patient is prescribed a drug that causes a strong unpleasant reaction whenever alcohol is consumed. Which treatment is this?
- An aversion treatment
- A nicotine replacement treatment
- A genetic counselling intervention
- A substitution treatment
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Which component of addiction treatment primarily targets physiological dependence and withdrawal symptoms?
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Aversion therapy
- Social skills training
- Biological therapy
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In clinical trials for drug addiction treatments, what control group accounts for psychological expectation?
- Placebo group
- Pilot group
- Non-equivalent group
- Waitlist group
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Which medication for alcohol dependence reduces cravings rather than causing unpleasant physical reactions?
- Disulfiram
- Varenicline
- Methadone
- Acamprosate
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Which experimental technique reduces participant bias when assigning addicts to treatment groups?
- Random allocation
- Opportunity sampling
- Stratified sampling
- Self-selected sampling
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Which ethical issue is most prominently raised by the use of aversion therapy?
- Protection from harm
- Confidentiality
- Informed consent
- Deception
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Which type of drug treatment replaces heroin with a safer, legally prescribed agonist?
- Sensitising treatment
- Aversion treatment
- Substitution treatment
- Antagonist treatment
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Which objective measure provides the most reliable verification of nicotine abstinence in clinical trials?
- Self-report diary
- Biological testing
- Subjective rating scale
- Interview data
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