Jim Is Over at a Friend's House to Pregame Before

question 135

Multiple Choice

Jim is over at a friend's house to pregame before going out.He takes a substance that provides an instant rush of euphoria followed by heightened self-esteem, alertness, energy, and feelings of competence.He begins taking the substance regularly and develops symptoms such as grandiosity, hypersexuality, and impulsive behavior.He has most likely taken:

• A)opiates.
• B)cocaine.
• C)benzodiazepines.
• D)alcohol.

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Definitions:

Attribution Retraining

A cognitive-behavior modification intervention based on the theory that students’ causal explanations for why they are performing well or poorly have implications for their behavioral persistence, expectancies for future performance, and emotional reactions to success and failure. The goal of attribution retraining is to increase students’ behavioral persistence while performing tasks.

Causal Explanations

Reasoning that seeks to understand the cause-and-effect relationships between variables or events.

Behavioral Persistence

Continuation of behavior even in the face of obstacles or after the initial motivation has gone.

Self-instruction Training

A cognitive behavioral technique where individuals are taught to guide their own actions through self-directed statements or questions.