Exam 12: Personality Disorders

What does the term "sedative" mean?

Which of the following is classified as a barbiturate?

Carol has been addicted to narcotics for many years.Recently, she has been trying to quit and has not used any drugs for the last week.As part of her withdrawal from narcotics, which of the following is Carol unlikely to experience?

Which neurotransmitter is stimulated in the "pleasure pathway," thus causing the high associated with cocaine use?

Which of the following is NOT a hallucinogen?

Karrie uses an illicit "designer drug" that is a dissociative anesthetic.It produces in her a sense of detachment along with a reduced awareness of pain.What drug is it?

Why do some drugs produce an anxiolytic (anxiety-relieving) effect?

Discuss the current research and theories regarding the progression of alcohol-use disorders.How do current ideas compare to previous theories?

The most common of the psychoactive substances is used by 90 percent of North Americans.Whatisit?

What were amphetamines originally used to treat?

What are alcohol and the drugs Seconal, Halcion, and Valium classified as?

Shannon has been using heroin for two years.Lately, she has found she must inject higher and higher dosages of the drug to get the same high she has come to expect from her drug use.What is the term for this need for higher dosages?

The hallucinogenic drug LSD is produced synthetically in laboratories.However, a naturally occurring derivative has caused outbreaks of illness throughout history.What is this naturally occurring derivative?

What drug was implicated in the friendly fire death of four Canadian soldiers by two U.S.pilots in Afghanistan in 2002?

Compare and contrast the levels of involvement in substance-related disorders: use, intoxication, use disorder, and dependence.Define the meaning of the word "addiction."

You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalized a building and assaulted a security guard.You are aware that although alcohol does not cause aggressive behaviour, it can increase the likelihood of engaging in violent behaviour.For whom is this most likely so?

Which substance distorts sensory experiences, feelings, and perceptions?

Which drugs act directly on the dopamine system?

What is the primary use for legally available narcotic medications, such as morphine and codeine?

What are the noted research differences between how Canadian college and university students use alcohol compared to American students?