HSCI 336 - Health Aspects of Drug Use » Summer 2020 » Quiz 17

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Question #1
Which of these is NOT one of the successful components included in the social influence model?
A.   discussing the penalties for getting caught with cigarettes
B.   countering cigarette advertising
C.   making a public commitment not to smoke
D.   use of teen leaders
Question #2
The DARE program stands for
A.   Drug Abuse Required Education.
B.   Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
C.   Drug Abuse Responsible Education.
D.   none of the above choices.
Question #3
DARE is one of the most widespread drug prevention programs in schools. Research on DARE has shown that
A.   it consistently reduces binge drinking and marijuana use.
B.   gang activity is greater in schools with DARE programs.
C.   most parents and community members don't approve of it.
D.   it has not produced lasting reductions in drug or alcohol use.
Question #4
Project ALERT and Life Skills Training were included as examples of
A.   ineffective and outdated approaches.
B.   values clarification programs.
C.   knowledge-attitudes-behavior approaches.
D.   programs that work.
Question #5
Out-of-school peer programs include peer influence approaches, as well as
A.   peer participation programs.
B.   peer evaluation.
C.   peer policing programs.
D.   peer pressure reversal.
Question #6
Which of these was NOT discussed as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?
A.   parenting skills
B.   providing urine test kits to parents
C.   parent support groups
D.   family interaction exercises
Question #7
One of SAMHSA's model community prevention programs
A.   focuses on heroin users in inner city neighborhoods.
B.   is aimed primarily at AIDS prevention.
C.   works for changes in alcohol policies and ordinances.
D.   is a home-based version of DARE.
Question #8
The most consistent feature of workplace drug prevention programs has been
A.   random urine testing.
B.   video surveillance of restrooms.
C.   use of drug dogs to check desks, lockers, etc.
D.   informational posters and videotapes.
Question #9
Teaching parenting skills and doing family interaction exercises are components of effective parent and family prevention programs.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Primary prevention programs are aimed at
A.   addicts that require prevention or follow up.
B.   elderly patients that may need medication assistance.
C.   adolescents who require substance abuse treatment.
D.   young people who have not tried drugs.
Question #11
According to the text, the ultimate goal of workplace drug prevention programs is to
A.   prevent drug use by making clear that it is not condoned.
B.   prevent drug use by firing employees who violate the rules.
C.   prevent drug use by increasing the number of random urine tests.
D.   None of the above
Question #12
The ad campaign Above the Influence targets which age group?
A.   12-17
B.   18-25
C.   50-65
D.   5-11
Question #13
In the public health model, programs designed to reach people who have started using some substances and to prevent them from abusing these substances or moving to more dangerous substances, would be classified as
A.   educational.
B.   motivational.
C.   secondary prevention.
D.   triage.
Question #14
Tertiary prevention programs are aimed at
A.   people who have completed treatment for dependence and need relapse prevention or follow up.
B.   elderly patients that may need medication assistance.
C.   young people who have not tried drugs.
D.   adolescents who require substance abuse treatment.
Question #15
Which of these is NOT one of the Institute of Medicine's classifications for prevention programs?
A.   affective prevention
B.   universal prevention
C.   selective prevention
D.   indicated prevention
Question #16
In the early 1970s, the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behavior model began to be questioned when it was learned that
A.   students with more knowledge about drugs had a more positive attitude toward drugs.
B.   it was more effective just to use scare tactics.
C.   drug-using behavior is unrelated to attitudes about drug use.
D.   drug users didn't much care what people thought about them.
Question #17
Having students discuss their reactions to various moral and ethical dilemmas as a means to help them clarify their own values was one example of the general prevention approach known as
A.   cognitive development.
B.   moral rearmament.
C.   talk therapy.
D.   affective education.
Question #18
Teaching students relaxation or meditation techniques was seen as one possible way of providing
A.   alternatives to drug use.
B.   enhanced self-esteem.
C.   refusal skills.
D.   values clarification.
Question #19
Beginning in 1986, the federal government launched a massive campaign based on anti-drug policies, locker searches, etc., to promote
A.   affective education.
B.   "Drug-Free" schools
C.   increased drug knowledge.
D.   social skills.
Question #20
The Institute of Medicine's proposed prevention efforts are categorized primarily according to the age groups of the targeted populations.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #21
Studies of school-based prevention programs in the 1970s showed that students who knew more about drugs and their effects were least likely to use those drugs.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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