A PHN Preparing a Proposal on Prevention of Overdose Deaths

question 11

Multiple Choice

A PHN preparing a proposal on prevention of overdose deaths for the community is worried about the stigma attached to those who use drugs. She understands that stigma:

• A)Is a perception that risky substance use is a personal choice and consequences are self-inflicted.
• B)Both A and C.
• C)Continues to be a barrier for entrance into treatment for the person with a substance use disorder.
• D)Encourages persons with a drug use disorder to seek treatment.

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Definitions:

Autobiographical Memory

A type of memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life, based on a combination of episodic (personal experiences and specific objects, people, and events experienced at particular time and place) and semantic (general knowledge and facts about the world) memory.

First Autobiographical Memories

The earliest memories that individuals can recall about their own life, typically from early childhood.

Autobiographical Memory

The aspect of memory that involves the recollection of personal experiences and events in one's life.

Lab-Based

pertains to research or experiments conducted in a controlled, indoor setting, typically in a laboratory.