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I Can Quit Whenever I Want To... And You? Quiz


Could you be addicted to... trivia? Take this quiz and find out. If you dare!

A multiple-choice quiz by uglybird. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
uglybird
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
214,618
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
4431
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. It's your worst nightmare. Your spouse, infuriated with your hanging about pubs playing trivia till all hours and your being glued to the computer screen when at home taking quizzes on FunTrivia, pronounces you an addict in need of treatment. Bristling, you inform your spouse that you are a trivia devotee certainly, perhaps even a fan, maybe even a fanatic but not an addict. "Watch," you say. Going into MS Word you type "addict" and highlight it to display synonyms. Which of the following words appear? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Your neglected spouse has drug you into a psychologist to be treated for what your spouse calls your "trivia addiction". Fortunately, the psychologist adheres to the traditional definition of addiction and informs your spouse that you are not an addict. What features of traditional addiction are you likely to be missing? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A traditionalist psychologist has pronounced you a "non-addict" with the bad habit of playing a bit too much trivia, but your incensed spouse remains unconvinced. Your spouse indicates that the two of you can either consult another psychologist about this bad habit or consult a divorce attorney. Which compulsive behavior is a psychologist least likely to have experience treating? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these common features of substance abuse seems least likely to be a consequence of a passion for trivia? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. You now realize that you have indulged your love of trivia to such an extent that it has harmed your marriage. Chagrined and repentant you promise to change. Your spouse responds, "Trivia is no different than cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol. Most people who become involved end up out of control." You strongly suspect your spouse to be wrong about trivia, but is your spouse even right about cocaine, marijuana and alcohol?


Question 6 of 10
6. You are apologetic and concede that you need to limit the amount of time you spend doing trivia, but making an analogy with drugs, your spouse claims a trivia addict cannot stop on their own. Can addictions, even to drugs, be overcome without therapy?


Question 7 of 10
7. You realize that you have been inconsiderate to your spouse in spending too much time on trivia and agree to consult a psychologist that treats consequential and unwanted behaviors as an addiction. What does the psychologist explain motivates behavioral addictions? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. You point out to the psychologist you are seeing for trivia addiction that, in response to your spouse's complaints, you have reduced your trivial involvement to a level that your spouse deems acceptable. What does he conclude from this? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Because of your considerate response and the positive prognosis given by a psychologist, your spouse is satisfied that you have both the willingness and ability to control your pursuit of trivia. However, your increased involvement with Internet trivia sites at work has resulted in a reprimand and threat of further action if needed from your boss. In the face of you employer's warning, you are unable to stop and continue to play online. Have you finally managed to behave so as to qualify your trivial pursuit as an addiction?


Question 10 of 10
10. One must concede that one can become dysfunctional or compulsive in the indulgence of any pleasure. How many "hits" were obtained on a "Google" search of "nih.gov" for "compulsive behavior trivia"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It's your worst nightmare. Your spouse, infuriated with your hanging about pubs playing trivia till all hours and your being glued to the computer screen when at home taking quizzes on FunTrivia, pronounces you an addict in need of treatment. Bristling, you inform your spouse that you are a trivia devotee certainly, perhaps even a fan, maybe even a fanatic but not an addict. "Watch," you say. Going into MS Word you type "addict" and highlight it to display synonyms. Which of the following words appear?

Answer: All of them

Just as "depression was once used predominately in a clinical and psychiatric sense and is now used as a synonym for "sad", so "addiction" is now increasingly used a synonym for "passionate about". But there is often a discrepancy between scientific or medical usage and a dictionary definition.
2. Your neglected spouse has drug you into a psychologist to be treated for what your spouse calls your "trivia addiction". Fortunately, the psychologist adheres to the traditional definition of addiction and informs your spouse that you are not an addict. What features of traditional addiction are you likely to be missing?

Answer: Both of these

Addiction was once a strong term that had a narrow meaning and was restricted in application. Sure, you adore trivia and have a fervent enthusiasm for being tested and challenging others. In a zealous moment you might even state, "I'm addicted to this stuff" - but are you? Certainly not in the traditional sense. David Myers in his text, "Exploring Psychology" blames pop psychology for tainting simple bad habits with the stigma of addiction.
3. A traditionalist psychologist has pronounced you a "non-addict" with the bad habit of playing a bit too much trivia, but your incensed spouse remains unconvinced. Your spouse indicates that the two of you can either consult another psychologist about this bad habit or consult a divorce attorney. Which compulsive behavior is a psychologist least likely to have experience treating?

Answer: Trivia

Although David Myers is unconvinced that a disease-treatment model is appropriate for "repetitive, pleasure-seeking behaviors", he admits that treatment is already available for everything from compulsive exercise and work to compulsive shopping and web surfing.

It seems clear that when a habit is undesirable to the one compulsively engaging in it, that effective psychological interventions will be sought. (See also discussion of question 10.)
4. Which of these common features of substance abuse seems least likely to be a consequence of a passion for trivia?

Answer: Physical dependence

The line between an acceptable and an unacceptable quest for pleasure can be difficult to draw on either moral or medical grounds. The use of caffeine raises as yet unsatisfactorily answered questions in both realms. However, this author believes the quest for trivia and trivia competitions to be intrinsically wholesome and beneficial activity for a number of reasons not the least of which is that much that is truly important is learned, discussed and ultimately practiced in the context of a certain website dedicated to having fun with trivia.
5. You now realize that you have indulged your love of trivia to such an extent that it has harmed your marriage. Chagrined and repentant you promise to change. Your spouse responds, "Trivia is no different than cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol. Most people who become involved end up out of control." You strongly suspect your spouse to be wrong about trivia, but is your spouse even right about cocaine, marijuana and alcohol?

Answer: No

According to David Myers researchers have found that there are more "controlled, occasional" users of alcohol, marijuana and cocaine than addicts. As will be seen, in the case of behaviors, the consequences of the behaviors and their desirability are important features in deciding on treatment.
6. You are apologetic and concede that you need to limit the amount of time you spend doing trivia, but making an analogy with drugs, your spouse claims a trivia addict cannot stop on their own. Can addictions, even to drugs, be overcome without therapy?

Answer: Yes

Although treatment benefits some addicts, many addicts improve without treatment. Myers points out that most successful ex-smokers have quit on their own. He also speculates that seeing their problem as a disease might result in patients feeling that the problem is beyond their control and undermine their ability to succeed on their own.
7. You realize that you have been inconsiderate to your spouse in spending too much time on trivia and agree to consult a psychologist that treats consequential and unwanted behaviors as an addiction. What does the psychologist explain motivates behavioral addictions?

Answer: Pleasure and escape from internal discomfort

In an article in the "British Journal of Addiction" 1990 Nov;85(11):1403-8 the following definition of addiction was proposed: "Essentially, addiction designates a process whereby a behavior, that can function both to produce pleasure and to provide escape from internal discomfort, is employed in a pattern characterized by (1) recurrent failure to control the behaviour (powerlessness) and (2) continuation of the behaviour despite significant negative consequences (unmanageability)." In 1996 an article in American Scientist by Dr. J. M. Blum suggested that a "reward deficiency syndrome" might be responsible for addictive behavior in some cases. According to this model, a congenital deficiency in the ability to experience pleasure could lead to addictions such as binge eating, alcoholism or even drug abuse.

The behavior would then either provide the pleasure or relieve the negative feelings engendered by pleasure's absence.
8. You point out to the psychologist you are seeing for trivia addiction that, in response to your spouse's complaints, you have reduced your trivial involvement to a level that your spouse deems acceptable. What does he conclude from this?

Answer: You do not meet the definition for addiction that the Minnesota Institute of Psychiatry proposed in 1990.

Addiction implies a repetitive inability to terminate the unwanted behavior. When "powerlessness" is demonstrated, one of the two conditions that characterize addiction has been met.
9. Because of your considerate response and the positive prognosis given by a psychologist, your spouse is satisfied that you have both the willingness and ability to control your pursuit of trivia. However, your increased involvement with Internet trivia sites at work has resulted in a reprimand and threat of further action if needed from your boss. In the face of you employer's warning, you are unable to stop and continue to play online. Have you finally managed to behave so as to qualify your trivial pursuit as an addiction?

Answer: Yes

You have demonstrated that you are powerless to control your behavior in the face of expected and significant consequence, so you meet the Minnesota Institute of Psychiatry definition. Treatments might include cognitive behavioral or group therapies.
10. One must concede that one can become dysfunctional or compulsive in the indulgence of any pleasure. How many "hits" were obtained on a "Google" search of "nih.gov" for "compulsive behavior trivia"?

Answer: 0

The absence of "hits" in a search done in 2005 for "compulsive behavior trivia" contrasts with 208 hits for "gambling" and 748 for "compulsive behavior eating". David Myers has questioned whether, "We can extend the concept of addiction to cover not just drug dependencies, but a whole spectrum of repetitive, pleasure-seeking behaviors." It is clear that the definition has now been extended.

But it is equally clear to this author that "trivia addict" is a term that will most often applied metaphorically to the kind of non-compulsive trivia fans who do, indeed, find pleasure repetitively on this site.
Source: Author uglybird

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