Understanding Addiction as a Pathology of Temporal Horizon

Warren K. Bickel, Benjamin P. Kowal, and Kirstin M. Gatchalian

BAT vol. 7, no. 1, 2006

CE Questions

1) According to Petrie, Bickel & Arnett, 1998, opioid-dependant individuals referred to the future on the average of _________________.

2) The devaluation of delayed rewards proportional to their delay is the definition of: _____________________

3) In a study done in 1997, opioid-dependant participants discounted money at a higher rate than controls and discounted heroin more than _______________.

4) In a study from 2004, by _____________________ active heroin users discounted delayed monetary rewards as what rate? ________________________________.

5) A study in 2002, showed parental histories of alcoholism were associated with higher rates of discounting in what specific population? __________________.

6) List at least 2 of the 3 patterns of importance to the general theme of this document:

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7) At this time, can delayed discounting best be described as a state or a trait? _____________.

8) True or False: Bickel found that ex and never smokers discounted delayed rewards more than current smokers.

9) Describe “Impulsivity” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10) Delayed Discounting may more accurately described as a __________________________________________________________________

11) “A window of time over which reinforcers are integrated” describes: __________________________

12) Neuroecomics is described as: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13) Addicted Individuals discount long term consequences of their behavior at a

Higher or Lower rate than matched controls? __________________