The View That the Cause of Substance Abuse Can Be

question 105

Multiple Choice

The view that the cause of substance abuse can be traced to a personality that has a compulsion for mood-altering drugs is known as:

• A)addiction-prone personality
• B)problem behavior syndrome
• C)neurosis
• D)obsessive compulsive

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Definitions:

Dorothea Dix

An American activist who significantly contributed to the improvement of the treatment and conditions for the mentally ill in the nineteenth century.

Mental-Health Reform

Initiatives aimed at improving policies, practices, and public attitudes towards mental health care and treatment.

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure used in the past to treat mental illness by severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex.

Overmedicated

Describes a condition where an individual is taking more medication than is necessary, often leading to adverse effects.