Jessie Has Had a Problem with Cocaine

question 87

Multiple Choice

Jessie has had a problem with cocaine. He went to rehab and stopped taking the drug, but following a particularly stressful event he relapsed and started using coke again. According to the text, a critical process resulting in this relapse probably was

• A) a multimodal treatment.
• B) the negative approach effect.
• C) the termination response.
• D) a yo-yo drug usage.
• E) the abstinence violation effect.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Economics

The branch of economic theory that combines insights from economics, psychology, and biology to make more accurate predictions about human behavior than conventional neoclassical economics, which is hampered by its core assumptions that people are fundamentally rational and almost entirely self-interested. Behavioral economics can explain framing effects, anchoring, mental accounting, the endowment effect, status quo bias, time inconsistency, and loss aversion.

Rational Decision Making

A systematic process of defining problems, evaluating alternatives, and choosing the most optimal solution based on logical and analytical reasoning.

Utility

The want-satisfying power of a good or service; the satisfaction or pleasure a consumer obtains from the consumption of a good or service (or from the consumption of a collection of goods and services).

Costly Temptations

Unnecessary expenses or indulgences that can detract from long-term financial goals and stability.