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Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Best Practices and Evidence-Based Treatments

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1.  All the following are symptoms of Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder except?
  1. Hypervigilance
  2. Detachment
  3. Mania
  4. Flashbacks
2.  All the following are considered anxiety disorders except?
  1. OCD
  2. PTSD
  3. Panic Disorder
  4. Schizoaffective Disorder
3.  Mary has an uncontrollable urge to wash her hands, fearing that she will get unwanted germs. It has gotten so bad that she is having problems at home and work. No matter how hard she tries it won’t stop, in fact, it is getting worse. Mary is probably suffering from what disorder?
  1. Schizophrenia
  2. Bipolar disorder
  3. OCD
  4. Borderline personality disorder
4.  Which form of treatment is considered the most effective treatment for those with co-occurring disorders?
  1. serial
  2. parallel
  3. integrated
  4. residential
5.  Tom is 54y/o and has been a hard-working blue-collar laborer for most of his life. He has been a heavy drinker for years, a 12 pack or more on most days of the week. He has never missed a day of work and has never had any legal or other problems. He was brought to the hospital after being found hallucinating and hiding under his bed. He had been there at least 2-3 days. He is incoherent and not making any sense when he talks. What could be happening with Tom?
  1. Schizophrenia
  2. Dementia
  3. Depression
  4. Delirium Tremens
6.  Severe alcohol withdrawal is called?
  1. “the shakes”
  2. Delirious Dementia
  3. ETOH
  4. Delirium Tremens
7.  In a population of people with a substance use disorder how many of them are likely to have a mental illness?
  1. 20%
  2. 50%
  3. 70%
  4. 100%
8.  The most prevalent mental disorder(s) seen in those with a co-occurring disorder is?
  1. Schizophrenia
  2. Bipolar Disorder
  3. Anxiety
  4. Depression
9.  The age of onset for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder is usually in the?
  1. early childhood
  2. 20’s
  3. 30’s
  4. 40’s
10.  Bob is talking in a pressured tone and seems to be going a mile a minute. He is restless and cannot seem to sit still. He is irritable and seems to fly off at the slightest things. What might be going on with Bob?
  1. Anxiety and/or alcohol
  2. Opiates and/or depression
  3. Mania and/or methamphetamine
  4. All of the above

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