Transcript revision pub quiz 2 interventions

PSYA4 Addictive
Behaviour
Pub Quiz 2
Models of Prevention and Types of
Interventions
Round 1
 What does TRA stand for?
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 Who first described the TRA?
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 Which factors is intention a function of? 2
 What is alcohol myopia? How might it affect
a person’s ability to give up an addiction?2
 How is the TRA culture biased?
1
Round 2
 What does TPB stand for?
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 How is the TPB different to the TRA? 1
 What research evidence is there that the
TPB is better than the TRA?
1
 Why are the TRA and TPB criticised for
being too rational?
1
 What type of research did Armitage and
Conner do and what did they find?
2
Round 3
 Name 2 Biological interventions.
2
 How does methadone work?
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 How does naltrexone reduce the urge to
gamble?
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 Give one limitation of Hollander’s
research using SSRIs.
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 Give one problem with methadone
treatment.
1
Round 4
 Name 2 psychological interventions.
2
 What did Sindelar find when he rewarded those
on methadone treatment with money rewards?1
 Give one limitation of giving rewards.
1
 How does CBT help addicts?
1
 What does intervention bias mean in terms of
addiction?
1
Round 5
 Name 2 Public Health Interventions.
2
 What was the primary objective of the smoking
ban in 2007?
1
 Name the 4 conditions in the NIDA study.
Which condition proved most effective?
5
 What did West find in 2009 to suggests the
smoking ban was less effective than expected?
1
 What did Beckham et al find in 2008?
1
Answers - Round 1
 What does TRA stand for?
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 Theory of reasoned action
 Who first described the TRA?
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 Ajzen and Fishbein, 1975
 Which factors is intention a function of?
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Personal (behavioural attitude) and Social (subjective norms)
What is alcohol myopia? How might it affect a person’s ability to
give up an addiction?
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Alcohol decreasing cognitive capacity
Might be under influence of alcohol or drugs so does not carry out
intended behaviour i.e giving up
How is the TRA culture biased?
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Developed in USA an individualistic culture. Different results in
Japan and China
Answers Round 2
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What does TPB stand for?
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Theory of Planned Behaviour
How is the TPB different to the TRA?
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Also includes Perceived behavioural control – how well the individual
thinks they will be able to perform the behaviour
What research evidence is there that the TPB is better than the TRA?
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Armitage and Conner 2001 – 6% more intention
Why are the TRA and TPB criticised for being too rational?
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Don’t take emotions, compulsions or other irrational determinants of
behaviour into account
What type of research did Armitage and Conner do and what did they
find?
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Meta analysis. Successful in predicting intyention to change rather
than actual behavioural change,
Answers - Round 3
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Name 2 Biological interventions.
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Methadone, naltrexone, SSRIs
How does methadone work?
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Mimics effects of heroine but less addictive
How does naltrexone reduce the urge to gamble? 1
Reduces rewarding and reinforcing properties of gambling
behaviour
Give one limitation of Hollander’s research using SSRIs. 1
Small sample size, short duration
Give one problem with methadone treatment.
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Can become addicted to it, black market, 300 deaths in UK
in 2007
Answers - Round 4
 Name 2 psychological interventions. 2
 Reinforcement, CBT
 What did Sindelar find when he rewarded those on methadone
treatment with money rewards?1
 Drug use dropped dramatically
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Do not address problem that caused the addiction
How does CBT help addicts?
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Help people change the way they think about their addictive
behaviours
What does intervention bias mean in terms of addiction?1
Only see addict when condition well advanced so think it is difficult to
treat. Screening would alleviate this.
Answers - Round 5
 Name 2 Public Health Interventions.
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 NIDA, Quitline, Smokefree, Drink Aware, Gambling Aware, FRANK
 What was the primary objective of the smoking ban in 2007? 1
 Protect workers from second-hand smoke
 Name the 4 conditions in the NIDA study. Which condition proved
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most effective?
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1. Group drug counselling (GDC)alone, 2. GDC and CBT, 3. GDC
and supportive/expressive psychotherapy, 4. Individual drug
counselling and GDC. Condition 4
What did West find in 2009 to suggest the smoking ban was less
effective than expected?
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Rebound effect after the ban – more gave up before the ban.
What did Beckham et al find in 2008?
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More likely to quit with a combination of counselling and medication