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.   countering cigarette advertising
B.   use of teen leaders
C.   discussing the penalties for getting caught with cigarettes
D.   making a public commitment not to smoke
Question #2
The DARE program stands for
A.   Drug Abuse Responsible Education.
B.   Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
C.   Drug Abuse Required 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.   it has not produced lasting reductions in drug or alcohol use.
C.   gang activity is greater in schools with DARE programs.
D.   it consistently reduces binge drinking and marijuana use.
Question #4
Project ALERT and Life Skills Training were included as examples of
A.   knowledge-attitudes-behavior approaches.
B.   programs that work.
C.   ineffective and outdated approaches.
D.   values clarification programs.
Question #5
Out-of-school peer programs include peer influence approaches, as well as
A.   peer policing programs.
B.   peer pressure reversal.
C.   peer participation programs.
D.   peer evaluation.
Question #6
Which of these was NOT discussed as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?
A.   parent support groups
B.   providing urine test kits to parents
C.   family interaction exercises
D.   parenting skills
Question #7
One of SAMHSA's model community prevention programs
A.   works for changes in alcohol policies and ordinances.
B.   is aimed primarily at AIDS prevention.
C.   is a home-based version of DARE.
D.   focuses on heroin users in inner city neighborhoods.
Question #8
The most consistent feature of workplace drug prevention programs has been
A.   use of drug dogs to check desks, lockers, etc.
B.   informational posters and videotapes.
C.   video surveillance of restrooms.
D.   random urine testing.
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.   adolescents who require substance abuse treatment.
C.   elderly patients that may need medication assistance.
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.   50-65
B.   18-25
C.   12-17
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.   secondary prevention.
C.   motivational.
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.   universal prevention
B.   affective 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 users didn't much care what people thought about them.
C.   students with more knowledge about drugs had a more positive attitude toward drugs.
D.   drug-using behavior is unrelated to attitudes about drug use.
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.   affective education.
C.   moral rearmament.
D.   talk therapy.
Question #18
Teaching students relaxation or meditation techniques was seen as one possible way of providing
A.   enhanced self-esteem.
B.   refusal skills.
C.   values clarification.
D.   alternatives to drug use.
Question #19
Beginning in 1986, the federal government launched a massive campaign based on anti-drug policies, locker searches, etc., to promote
A.   social skills.
B.   increased drug knowledge.
C.   affective education.
D.   "Drug-Free" schools
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.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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