1. The phrase “can't stop doing a certain thing" is associated to some extent with which of the terms below? 

1) child labor              2) the liberty principle         3) paternalism                 4) addiction             5) fatalism   

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2.  Select the ordered pair that best completes the following. "The USA annually spends around $_______ per every person on medical care to treat smoking-related disease in adults.  tobacco use is the __________________ of preventable disease, disability, and death. "

1) 100, leading cause                        2) 100, second leading cause              3) 500, leading cause      

4) 500, second leading cause            5) 2500, leading cause 

3. Select the derogatory term that best completes the following: "Whether you're in danger of becoming hooked on a consumerist lifestyle and a desire to keep shopping, or on nicotine and the need to keep smoking,  ____________ is there to encourage you to engage in this behavior enough so that the addictive pattern takes hold."    

1) a role model         2) a glitzy "lifestyles of the rich and famous" type movie or TV program          

3) an advertisement            4) a pusher             5) a supposed friend               

1) sobriety                                2)  temperance                              3) tough love  

4)   intoxicated or drunk                                    5) self reliance 

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5. All of the following are true about nicotine except which one?

1) smoking cigarettes can be viewed as a delivery system for it                    2) it's a stimulant     

3) it's a poisonous and addictive substance 

4) has properties similar to cocaine and heroin.     5) it increases serotonin levels in the brain's rewards center 

6.  One can make good arguments that all of the following can be factors in someone becoming addicted to smoking cigarettes and being unable to stop except which?

1) brain biochemistry      2) peer pressure      3) extreme poverty     4)  advertising       5) inappropriate role models   

7.   Withdrawal symptoms are associated with alcoholism include all of the following except which?

1)  severe shaking                 2) liver damage                    3) convulsions                 4) delirious hallucinations  

5) there are no exceptions--all of the above are withdrawal symptoms

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8. Which of the following associations is wrong?  

1) tobacco use / could kill more than one billion people around the world this century

2) USA drinkers / typically consume more alcohol than Europeans   

3)  cocaine / effectively boosts  dopamine levels  in the brain 

4) goal-oriented behavior  / can contribute to a self-restrained person's success 

5) abstinence /  refraining from doing something, not necessarily of one's choosing

9.   Unlike someone who embraces The Self Restrained Person worldview theme, someone for whom Addiction is a better fit  ____________________. 

1) may value taking personal responsibility for actions                2) may smoke cigarettes         

3) may disdain recreational drug use              4) may value listening to one's conscience  

5) may value adherence to behavioral guidelines         

1) belief that goodness fills the world                2) a vow of celibacy   3) a vow of poverty  

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