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.   use of teen leaders
B.   making a public commitment not to smoke
C.   discussing the penalties for getting caught with cigarettes
D.   countering cigarette advertising
Question #2
The DARE program stands for
A.   Drug Abuse Required Education.
B.   Drug Abuse Responsible Education.
C.   Drug Abuse Resistance 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.   most parents and community members don't approve of it.
B.   gang activity is greater in schools with DARE programs.
C.   it consistently reduces binge drinking and marijuana use.
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.   programs that work.
B.   knowledge-attitudes-behavior approaches.
C.   values clarification programs.
D.   ineffective and outdated approaches.
Question #5
Out-of-school peer programs include peer influence approaches, as well as
A.   peer pressure reversal.
B.   peer evaluation.
C.   peer participation programs.
D.   peer policing programs.
Question #6
Which of these was NOT discussed as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?
A.   family interaction exercises
B.   providing urine test kits to parents
C.   parent support groups
D.   parenting skills
Question #7
One of SAMHSA's model community prevention programs
A.   is a home-based version of DARE.
B.   works for changes in alcohol policies and ordinances.
C.   is aimed primarily at AIDS prevention.
D.   focuses on heroin users in inner city neighborhoods.
Question #8
The most consistent feature of workplace drug prevention programs has been
A.   random urine testing.
B.   video surveillance of restrooms.
C.   informational posters and videotapes.
D.   use of drug dogs to check desks, lockers, etc.
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.   elderly patients that may need medication assistance.
B.   adolescents who require substance abuse treatment.
C.   addicts that require prevention or follow up.
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 increasing the number of random urine tests.
B.   prevent drug use by firing employees who violate the rules.
C.   prevent drug use by making clear that it is not condoned.
D.   None of the above
Question #12
The ad campaign Above the Influence targets which age group?
A.   18-25
B.   12-17
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.   motivational.
B.   triage.
C.   educational.
D.   secondary prevention.
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.   adolescents who require substance abuse treatment.
D.   young people who have not tried drugs.
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.   indicated prevention
D.   selective prevention
Question #16
In the early 1970s, the Knowledge-Attitudes-Behavior model began to be questioned when it was learned that
A.   it was more effective just to use scare tactics.
B.   drug-using behavior is unrelated to attitudes about drug use.
C.   students with more knowledge about drugs had a more positive attitude toward drugs.
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.   moral rearmament.
B.   talk therapy.
C.   cognitive development.
D.   affective education.
Question #18
Teaching students relaxation or meditation techniques was seen as one possible way of providing
A.   enhanced self-esteem.
B.   alternatives to drug use.
C.   values clarification.
D.   refusal skills.
Question #19
Beginning in 1986, the federal government launched a massive campaign based on anti-drug policies, locker searches, etc., to promote
A.   increased drug knowledge.
B.   social skills.
C.   "Drug-Free" schools
D.   affective education.
Question #20
The Institute of Medicine's proposed prevention efforts are categorized primarily according to the age groups of the targeted populations.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
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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