Adc Ic And Rc Exam 133 Questions And Answers
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Abstinence Violation Effect (AVE)
Attributions that follow relapse after an extended period of abstinence or moderation. Tendency to continue to engage in a prohibited behavior following the violation of a personal goal to abstain.
Acculturated
assimilate or cause to assimilate a different culture, typically the dominant one.
Acetaldehyde
a colorless volatile liquid aldehyde obtained by oxidizing ethanol
Acetylcholine
A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction
Active Listening
Empathic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies. A feature of Rogers' client-centered therapy.
addiction
A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug
Addiction counseling
counseling aimed at helping individuals, couples, and families in individual or group modalities to manage or overcome varying degrees of involvement with substances or addictive behaviors
Addiction Severity Index (ASI)
a rating scale that was developed to be used by clinicians to measure the severity of a client's substance abuse problems; This tool measures 7 substance abuse-related problem areas: medical condition, drug use, alcohol use, employment, illegal activity, social relations, and psychological findings
Addiction-Only Service
prevention, treatment, maintenance and recovery services for individuals diagnosed with substance use and problem gambling disorders or are at risk of developing those disorders
Additive drug interaction
when the effect of two drugs given in combination equals the mathematical summation of their effects when given alone