Student Name 1
Course 413 – Drugs of Abuse : Key Learning Guide
Chapter 3: The Etiology of Addiction (pages 77-112)
Read chapter 3, pages 77–112 of the text.
1. What it the etiology of a disease?
2. Define the Moral Theory of Addiction.
3. Define The Disease Theory of Addiction.
4. Define the Genetic Theory of Addiction.
5. Define the Systems Theory of Addiction.
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Student Name 2
Course 413 – Drugs of Abuse : Key Learning Guide
6. Define the Behavioral Theory of Addiction.
7. Define the Sociocultural Theory of Addiction.
8. Define the Biopsychosocial Theory of Addiction.
9. Viewed from which theory is substance abuse a result of willful overindulgence?
10. Although many AA/NA groups view addiction as a disease, give three major
limitations to this theory.
11. There is extensive research on alcoholism. List the possibilities as to how genetic
components of alcoholism may be at work.
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Student Name 3
Course 413 – Drugs of Abuse : Key Learning Guide
12. According to Doweiko, there are five ways that parental alcoholism impacts
offspring. List them.
13. Define Boundaries, Coalitions and Roles as they relate to structural characteristics of
Alcoholic Families.
14. Black identified several roles that were consistent in alcoholic/addicted families. List
and define each.
15. According to the Behavioral Theory of Addictions, addictive behavior is maintained
by _______________________________.
16. Which theory is the most integrated in all aspects related to addiction?
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Student Name 4
Course 413 – Drugs of Abuse : Key Learning Guide
The Compulsion Curve: A method of measure to determine the risk for use and relapse.
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Heredity
Heredity + Environment
Heredity + Environment + Use
Heredity + Environment + long term use
Heredity + Environment + addiction
Detoxification and Abstinence (return to step three, once one is addicted there is
no return to step one)
7. Relapse
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