Question 1

Why is the withdrawal pattern from cocaine considered to be atypical?

Accepted Answer

A) The pattern of withdrawal is the opposite of all other psychoactive drugs. 
B) Withdrawal causes extreme phases of depression. 
C) Withdrawal causes apathy and boredom leading to more use. 
D) During withdrawal individuals feel mellow and calm. 
A) The pattern of withdrawal is the opposite of all other psychoactive drugs. 
B) Withdrawal causes extreme phases of depression. 
C) Withdrawal causes apathy and boredom leading to more use. 
D) During withdrawal individuals feel mellow and calm.

Question 2

What was demonstrated by the Conrod and colleagues' (2000) study on substance use treatment in substance-abusing women?

Accepted Answer

A) Matching treatment to the client's level of motivation is important for treatment success. 
B) Covert sensitization is an effective treatment method for substance use. 
C) Individuals with anxiety sensitivity have less effective treatment outcomes. 
D) Reinforcers are necessary for success in substance use treatment. 
A) Matching treatment to the client's level of motivation is important for treatment success. 
B) Covert sensitization is an effective treatment method for substance use. 
C) Individuals with anxiety sensitivity have less effective treatment outcomes. 
D) Reinforcers are necessary for success in substance use treatment.

Question 3

In their controlled study of the effects of cocaine exposure on the developing fetus, what did Potter and colleagues (2000) find in the cocaine-exposed infants?

Accepted Answer

A) subtle deficits in cardiac regulatory processes 
B) subtle deficits in reflexive responding 
C) subtle deficits in visual information processing 
D) subtle deficits in auditory information processing 
A) subtle deficits in cardiac regulatory processes 
B) subtle deficits in reflexive responding 
C) subtle deficits in visual information processing 
D) subtle deficits in auditory information processing

Question 4

How is the opponent-process explanation of drug addiction best explained?

Accepted Answer

A) An increase in negative feelings will be followed by further negative feelings, and this mechanism is both strengthened with use and weakened by disuse. 
B) An increase in positive feelings will be followed by an increase in negative feelings, and this mechanism is strengthened with disuse. 
C) An increase in positive feelings will be followed by an increase in negative feelings, and this mechanism is strengthened with use. 
D) An increase in negative feelings will be followed by an increase in positive feelings, and this mechanism is weakened by use. 
A) An increase in negative feelings will be followed by further negative feelings, and this mechanism is both strengthened with use and weakened by disuse. 
B) An increase in positive feelings will be followed by an increase in negative feelings, and this mechanism is strengthened with disuse. 
C) An increase in positive feelings will be followed by an increase in negative feelings, and this mechanism is strengthened with use. 
D) An increase in negative feelings will be followed by an increase in positive feelings, and this mechanism is weakened by use.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT related to higher rates of inhalant use?

Accepted Answer

A) a disadvantaged background 
B) higher levels of anxiety and depression 
C) living in large urban centres 
D) impulsivity and fearlessness 
A) a disadvantaged background 
B) higher levels of anxiety and depression 
C) living in large urban centres 
D) impulsivity and fearlessness

Question 6

It seems that a valuable part of therapy for substance use may be contingency management.In contingency management, what do the clinician and the client do together?

Accepted Answer

A) They develop a skills-training program to resist social, media, and peer pressure to use drugs. 
B) They identify and correct aspects of the client's life that might contribute to substance use or interfere with efforts to abstain. 
C) They focus on the learned aspects of dependence-that is, the failure of cognitive and behavioural coping skills. 
D) They select specific behaviours for change and reinforcers that will reward success. 
A) They develop a skills-training program to resist social, media, and peer pressure to use drugs. 
B) They identify and correct aspects of the client's life that might contribute to substance use or interfere with efforts to abstain. 
C) They focus on the learned aspects of dependence-that is, the failure of cognitive and behavioural coping skills. 
D) They select specific behaviours for change and reinforcers that will reward success.

Question 7

Nicotine appears to stimulate which receptors in the midbrain reticular formation and the limbic system?

Accepted Answer

A) nicotinic acetylcholine receptors 
B) serotonergic receptors 
C) norepinephrine receptors 
D) GABA receptors 
A) nicotinic acetylcholine receptors 
B) serotonergic receptors 
C) norepinephrine receptors 
D) GABA receptors

Question 8

A 2003 study by Galambos and colleagues examined the influence of parenting behaviours and of peers on children's adjustment in early adolescence.What did the results of this study suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) Positive peer counselling can overcome negative peer influences on alcohol and drug use in adolescents. 
B) Parenting can exert an important influence on adolescents' use of alcohol and drugs, despite negative peer influences. 
C) If negative peer influences are strong enough, parenting style is unrelated to alcohol and drug use. 
D) Parenting can exert an important influence on adolescents' use of alcohol and drugs provided that positive peer influences are in place. 
A) Positive peer counselling can overcome negative peer influences on alcohol and drug use in adolescents. 
B) Parenting can exert an important influence on adolescents' use of alcohol and drugs, despite negative peer influences. 
C) If negative peer influences are strong enough, parenting style is unrelated to alcohol and drug use. 
D) Parenting can exert an important influence on adolescents' use of alcohol and drugs provided that positive peer influences are in place.

Question 9

You are sitting on an airplane with 100 adult men and 100 adult women.About how many of the men are likely to be classified as heavy drinkers?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 12 
C) 17 
D) 20 
A) 4 
B) 12 
C) 17 
D) 20

Question 10

In the 1950s, Dr.Humphrey Osmond experimented with the hallucinogenic drug LSD as a treatment for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) sleep disorders 
B) pain 
C) anxiety disorders 
D) alcoholism 
A) sleep disorders 
B) pain 
C) anxiety disorders 
D) alcoholism

Question 11

Which approach is most likely to help people with gambling disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) a brief treatment program 
B) an inexpensive treatment 
C) a psychodynamic treatment 
D) a long treatment program 
A) a brief treatment program 
B) an inexpensive treatment 
C) a psychodynamic treatment 
D) a long treatment program

Question 12

Ellery and colleagues (2005) showed that ingestion of alcohol led to increased risk-taking tendencies among regular gamblers when they were using a video lottery terminal, relative to gamblers ingesting a non-alcoholic control beverage.What does this finding suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) People addicted to alcohol may also be prone to engage in other risk-taking behaviours. 
B) Gamblers addicted to alcohol may be more likely to engage in aggressive behaviours when they are drinking. 
C) Risk-taking tendencies may contribute to alcohol addiction. 
D) Alcohol may contribute to the high co-occurrence of alcohol and gambling disorders. 
A) People addicted to alcohol may also be prone to engage in other risk-taking behaviours. 
B) Gamblers addicted to alcohol may be more likely to engage in aggressive behaviours when they are drinking. 
C) Risk-taking tendencies may contribute to alcohol addiction. 
D) Alcohol may contribute to the high co-occurrence of alcohol and gambling disorders.

Question 13

An alcoholic who is highly motivated to stop drinking and who understands the possible consequences of treatment may be prescribed the medication Antabuse.What is this medication an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) an abstinent 
B) an antagonist 
C) an agonist 
D) an aversive 
A) an abstinent 
B) an antagonist 
C) an agonist 
D) an aversive

Question 14

Jean-Pierre has gambling disorder.Which of the following has Jean-Pierre most likely experienced?

Accepted Answer

A) job loss 
B) bankruptcy 
C) incarceration 
D) being arrested 
A) job loss 
B) bankruptcy 
C) incarceration 
D) being arrested

Question 15

Which of the following pairs an organic brain syndrome associated with long-term alcohol abuse and its symptoms and causes?

Accepted Answer

A) dementia-loss of intellectual abilities caused by a deficiency of the vitamin called thiamine 
B) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome-loss of intellectual abilities caused by the toxic effects of alcohol on the brain 
C) dementia-confusion, loss of muscle coordination, and unintelligible speech caused by the toxic effects of alcohol on the brain 
D) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome-confusion, loss of muscle coordination, and unintelligible speech caused by a deficiency of the vitamin called thiamine 
A) dementia-loss of intellectual abilities caused by a deficiency of the vitamin called thiamine 
B) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome-loss of intellectual abilities caused by the toxic effects of alcohol on the brain 
C) dementia-confusion, loss of muscle coordination, and unintelligible speech caused by the toxic effects of alcohol on the brain 
D) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome-confusion, loss of muscle coordination, and unintelligible speech caused by a deficiency of the vitamin called thiamine

Question 16

What does the term "sensitization" mean?

Accepted Answer

A) an increased high when taking the drug 
B) an increased dopamine release when taking the drug 
C) a decreased dopamine release when taking the drug 
D) a decreased high when taking the drug 
A) an increased high when taking the drug 
B) an increased dopamine release when taking the drug 
C) a decreased dopamine release when taking the drug 
D) a decreased high when taking the drug

Question 17

Joan consumes alcohol alone in her residence room when she has trouble sleeping.What level of involvement with alcohol would best apply to Joan?

Accepted Answer

A) substance use 
B) substance use disorder 
C) substance dependence 
D) substance intoxication 
A) substance use 
B) substance use disorder 
C) substance dependence 
D) substance intoxication

Question 18

Which statement best describes the risks associated with opioid withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

A) No one should stop taking any opioid "cold turkey." 
B) Opioid withdrawal is only dangerous if a person has been taking the substance for more than six months. 
C) Opioid withdrawal is uncomfortable and unpleasant, so people continue to use the drugs. 
D) Opioid withdrawal is more dangerous than alcohol withdrawal. 
A) No one should stop taking any opioid "cold turkey." 
B) Opioid withdrawal is only dangerous if a person has been taking the substance for more than six months. 
C) Opioid withdrawal is uncomfortable and unpleasant, so people continue to use the drugs. 
D) Opioid withdrawal is more dangerous than alcohol withdrawal.

Question 19

What did Pihl and colleagues (1992) discover about individuals at high familial genetic risk for alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

A) They may be more sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol when it is first ingested. 
B) They may be less sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol when it is first ingested. 
C) They may be more sensitive to the negative effects of alcohol after a few hours. 
D) They may be more sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol and less sensitive to the negative effects of alcohol after a few hours. 
A) They may be more sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol when it is first ingested. 
B) They may be less sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol when it is first ingested. 
C) They may be more sensitive to the negative effects of alcohol after a few hours. 
D) They may be more sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol and less sensitive to the negative effects of alcohol after a few hours.

Question 20

Alan Marlatt, the creator of the relapse prevention treatment model, believed that relapse occurs because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) inadequate interpersonal relationships 
B) a failure of cognitive and behavioural coping skills 
C) lack of motivation 
D) lack of self-control 
A) inadequate interpersonal relationships 
B) a failure of cognitive and behavioural coping skills 
C) lack of motivation 
D) lack of self-control

Why is the withdrawal pattern from cocaine considered to be atypical?

What was demonstrated by the Conrod and colleagues' (2000) study on substance use treatment in substance-abusing women?

In their controlled study of the effects of cocaine exposure on the developing fetus, what did Potter and colleagues (2000) find in the cocaine-exposed infants?

How is the opponent-process explanation of drug addiction best explained?

Which of the following is NOT related to higher rates of inhalant use?

It seems that a valuable part of therapy for substance use may be contingency management.In contingency management, what do the clinician and the client do together?

Nicotine appears to stimulate which receptors in the midbrain reticular formation and the limbic system?

A 2003 study by Galambos and colleagues examined the influence of parenting behaviours and of peers on children's adjustment in early adolescence.What did the results of this study suggest?

You are sitting on an airplane with 100 adult men and 100 adult women.About how many of the men are likely to be classified as heavy drinkers?

In the 1950s, Dr.Humphrey Osmond experimented with the hallucinogenic drug LSD as a treatment for which of the following?

Which approach is most likely to help people with gambling disorder?

Ellery and colleagues (2005) showed that ingestion of alcohol led to increased risk-taking tendencies among regular gamblers when they were using a video lottery terminal, relative to gamblers ingesting a non-alcoholic control beverage.What does this finding suggest?

An alcoholic who is highly motivated to stop drinking and who understands the possible consequences of treatment may be prescribed the medication Antabuse.What is this medication an example of?

Jean-Pierre has gambling disorder.Which of the following has Jean-Pierre most likely experienced?

Which of the following pairs an organic brain syndrome associated with long-term alcohol abuse and its symptoms and causes?

What does the term "sensitization" mean?

Joan consumes alcohol alone in her residence room when she has trouble sleeping.What level of involvement with alcohol would best apply to Joan?

Which statement best describes the risks associated with opioid withdrawal?

What did Pihl and colleagues (1992) discover about individuals at high familial genetic risk for alcoholism?

Alan Marlatt, the creator of the relapse prevention treatment model, believed that relapse occurs because of which of the following?

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Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

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Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

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Exam 12: Personality Disorders

Why is the withdrawal pattern from cocaine considered to be atypical?

What was demonstrated by the Conrod and colleagues' (2000) study on substance use treatment in substance-abusing women?

In their controlled study of the effects of cocaine exposure on the developing fetus, what did Potter and colleagues (2000) find in the cocaine-exposed infants?

How is the opponent-process explanation of drug addiction best explained?

Which of the following is NOT related to higher rates of inhalant use?

It seems that a valuable part of therapy for substance use may be contingency management.In contingency management, what do the clinician and the client do together?

Nicotine appears to stimulate which receptors in the midbrain reticular formation and the limbic system?

A 2003 study by Galambos and colleagues examined the influence of parenting behaviours and of peers on children's adjustment in early adolescence.What did the results of this study suggest?

You are sitting on an airplane with 100 adult men and 100 adult women.About how many of the men are likely to be classified as heavy drinkers?

In the 1950s, Dr.Humphrey Osmond experimented with the hallucinogenic drug LSD as a treatment for which of the following?

Which approach is most likely to help people with gambling disorder?

Ellery and colleagues (2005) showed that ingestion of alcohol led to increased risk-taking tendencies among regular gamblers when they were using a video lottery terminal, relative to gamblers ingesting a non-alcoholic control beverage.What does this finding suggest?

An alcoholic who is highly motivated to stop drinking and who understands the possible consequences of treatment may be prescribed the medication Antabuse.What is this medication an example of?

Jean-Pierre has gambling disorder.Which of the following has Jean-Pierre most likely experienced?

Which of the following pairs an organic brain syndrome associated with long-term alcohol abuse and its symptoms and causes?

What does the term "sensitization" mean?

Joan consumes alcohol alone in her residence room when she has trouble sleeping.What level of involvement with alcohol would best apply to Joan?

Which statement best describes the risks associated with opioid withdrawal?

What did Pihl and colleagues (1992) discover about individuals at high familial genetic risk for alcoholism?

Alan Marlatt, the creator of the relapse prevention treatment model, believed that relapse occurs because of which of the following?

Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety, Trauma, and Stressor-Related and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

Legal and Ethical Issues in Mental Health

The Psychology of Health and Illness

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