Question 1

Brendan has been using marijuana daily for more than six years. If he stops using the drug, he might experience ________

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawal-like symptoms such as nervousness and changes in sleeping and eating. 
B)  a period of extreme depression and lethargy, but no physiological symptoms. 
C)  a potentially lethal withdrawal phase. 
D)  slowed reaction times, increased heart rate, and memory dysfunction. 
A)  withdrawal-like symptoms such as nervousness and changes in sleeping and eating. 
B)  a period of extreme depression and lethargy, but no physiological symptoms. 
C)  a potentially lethal withdrawal phase. 
D)  slowed reaction times, increased heart rate, and memory dysfunction.

Question 2

Which of the following is a diagnosis found in the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alcoholism 
B)  Alcoholic Syndrome Disorder 
C)  Substance-Interdependence Disorder 
D)  Alcohol Use Disorder 
A)  Alcoholism 
B)  Alcoholic Syndrome Disorder 
C)  Substance-Interdependence Disorder 
D)  Alcohol Use Disorder

Question 3

The __________ is the center of psychoactive drug activation in the brain.

Accepted Answer

mesocortic

Question 4

Which of the following is the most significant barrier to getting an alcoholic into treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  The availability of alcohol 
B)  The detoxification process 
C)  Overcoming denial 
D)  Finding a suitable treatment program 
A)  The availability of alcohol 
B)  The detoxification process 
C)  Overcoming denial 
D)  Finding a suitable treatment program

Question 5

Barbiturate withdrawal ________

Accepted Answer

A)  is similar to withdrawal from cocaine and opium. 
B)  is more dangerous and long-lasting than opiate withdrawal. 
C)  causes psychological distress but no withdrawal symptoms. 
D)  lasts for a short time but is very painful. 
A)  is similar to withdrawal from cocaine and opium. 
B)  is more dangerous and long-lasting than opiate withdrawal. 
C)  causes psychological distress but no withdrawal symptoms. 
D)  lasts for a short time but is very painful.

Question 6

The individual with which of the following diagnoses is most likely to also abuse alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)  Borderline personality disorder 
B)  Antisocial personality disorder 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Somatization disorder 
A)  Borderline personality disorder 
B)  Antisocial personality disorder 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Somatization disorder

Question 7

Which of the following is a misconception about alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)  A person with a strong will cannot become an alcoholic. 
B)  Alcohol can interfere with sleep. 
C)  Mixing different types of alcohol does not make people more drunk than the same amount of a single type. 
D)  Drinking coffee does not counteract the effects of alcohol. 
A)  A person with a strong will cannot become an alcoholic. 
B)  Alcohol can interfere with sleep. 
C)  Mixing different types of alcohol does not make people more drunk than the same amount of a single type. 
D)  Drinking coffee does not counteract the effects of alcohol.

Question 8

Studies of the genetics of alcoholism ________

Accepted Answer

A)  have not provided support for the notion that a susceptibility to alcoholism can be inherited. 
B)  are not able to determine if the tendency of alcoholism to "run in families" is a result of environmental or biological factors. 
C)  suggest that an inherited altered sensitivity to alcohol might create a vulnerability to alcohol abuse. 
D)  have identified the gene that causes alcoholism. 
A)  have not provided support for the notion that a susceptibility to alcoholism can be inherited. 
B)  are not able to determine if the tendency of alcoholism to "run in families" is a result of environmental or biological factors. 
C)  suggest that an inherited altered sensitivity to alcohol might create a vulnerability to alcohol abuse. 
D)  have identified the gene that causes alcoholism.

Question 9

All drugs that people become dependent upon ________

Accepted Answer

A)  are socially acceptable. 
B)  act on pleasure pathways in the brain. 
C)  provide the user with renewed energy. 
D)  produce withdrawal symptoms when use is ceased. 
A)  are socially acceptable. 
B)  act on pleasure pathways in the brain. 
C)  provide the user with renewed energy. 
D)  produce withdrawal symptoms when use is ceased.

Question 10

Benzedrine is a(n) ________

Accepted Answer

A)  amphetamine. 
B)  appetite stimulant. 
C)  narcotic. 
D)  cough suppressant. 
A)  amphetamine. 
B)  appetite stimulant. 
C)  narcotic. 
D)  cough suppressant.

Question 11

An example of a moderating influence would be ________

Accepted Answer

A)  the effect of time on outcome expectancy about alcohol. 
B)  a wife enabling her husband to continue drinking by making excuses for him. 
C)  a gene that reduces the chances of a person becoming an alcoholic. 
D)  the impact of therapy on the divorce and suicide rates of alcoholics. 
A)  the effect of time on outcome expectancy about alcohol. 
B)  a wife enabling her husband to continue drinking by making excuses for him. 
C)  a gene that reduces the chances of a person becoming an alcoholic. 
D)  the impact of therapy on the divorce and suicide rates of alcoholics.

Question 12

The hallucinogenic properties of LSD was discovered by accident in 1938 by ________

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Albert Hofmann. 
C)  Timothy Leary. 
D)  Corey Monteith. 
A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Albert Hofmann. 
C)  Timothy Leary. 
D)  Corey Monteith.

Question 13

Describe two psychosocial causal factors in the development of alcohol abuse and dependence.

Accepted Answer

An acceptable answer includes any two of

Question 14

Malnutrition ________

Accepted Answer

A)  does not occur in alcoholics since alcohol provides both calories and nutrients. 
B)  only occurs when alcoholics are destitute and not able to afford to purchase food. 
C)  may occur in alcoholics since alcohol interferes with the body's ability to use nutrients. 
D)  is rare among alcoholics because alcohol is most commonly consumed with food. 
A)  does not occur in alcoholics since alcohol provides both calories and nutrients. 
B)  only occurs when alcoholics are destitute and not able to afford to purchase food. 
C)  may occur in alcoholics since alcohol interferes with the body's ability to use nutrients. 
D)  is rare among alcoholics because alcohol is most commonly consumed with food.

Question 15

Unlike psychoactive substance abuse, psychoactive substance dependence usually involves ________

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological symptoms such as tolerance and withdrawal. 
B)  continued use despite social and occupational problems. 
C)  pathological use of the substance. 
D)  the use of substances that laws prohibit one from buying or using. 
A)  physiological symptoms such as tolerance and withdrawal. 
B)  continued use despite social and occupational problems. 
C)  pathological use of the substance. 
D)  the use of substances that laws prohibit one from buying or using.

Question 16

Bill is an alcoholic. His wife, Marge, has a lot of ready excuses she uses to explain his frequent absences to his boss, their friends, and their children. This is an example of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  how marriages of alcoholics often last a long time. 
B)  why treatment needs to include identifying factors that may encourage drinking. 
C)  how marriage can increase the risk of alcoholism. 
D)  why most alcoholics rate their marriages as successful. 
A)  how marriages of alcoholics often last a long time. 
B)  why treatment needs to include identifying factors that may encourage drinking. 
C)  how marriage can increase the risk of alcoholism. 
D)  why most alcoholics rate their marriages as successful.

Question 17

What is the role of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway (MCLP)?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the area of the brain that is activated by drugs and that produces euphoria. 
B)  It is the area of the brain that is destroyed by alcohol and leads to amnestic disorder. 
C)  It metabolizes all psychoactive drugs. 
D)  It explains why genetically vulnerable individuals have altered brain wave patterns. 
A)  It is the area of the brain that is activated by drugs and that produces euphoria. 
B)  It is the area of the brain that is destroyed by alcohol and leads to amnestic disorder. 
C)  It metabolizes all psychoactive drugs. 
D)  It explains why genetically vulnerable individuals have altered brain wave patterns.

Question 18

Rates of alcoholism among Asian populations are ________ than among European peoples. This fact may be related to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher; genetic differences in the sensitivity of the MCLP 
B)  higher; genetic differences in the ability to metabolize alcohol 
C)  lower; religious differences in the acceptability of alcohol 
D)  lower; a mutant enzyme that leads to hypersensitive reactions to alcohol 
A)  higher; genetic differences in the sensitivity of the MCLP 
B)  higher; genetic differences in the ability to metabolize alcohol 
C)  lower; religious differences in the acceptability of alcohol 
D)  lower; a mutant enzyme that leads to hypersensitive reactions to alcohol

Question 19

________ is a treatment program for alcoholism that involves a fundamental spiritual change within the individuals being treated.

Accepted Answer

Alcoholics

Question 20

Heavy drinking during pregnancy can cause ________

Accepted Answer

A)  fetal alcohol syndrome. 
B)  incomplete fusion of the spinal canal in the child. 
C)  aggressiveness and withdrawal in the child. 
D)  premature birth and higher rates of still-births. 
A)  fetal alcohol syndrome. 
B)  incomplete fusion of the spinal canal in the child. 
C)  aggressiveness and withdrawal in the child. 
D)  premature birth and higher rates of still-births.

Brendan has been using marijuana daily for more than six years. If he stops using the drug, he might experience ________

Which of the following is a diagnosis found in the DSM-5?

The __________ is the center of psychoactive drug activation in the brain.

Which of the following is the most significant barrier to getting an alcoholic into treatment?

Barbiturate withdrawal ________

The individual with which of the following diagnoses is most likely to also abuse alcohol?

Which of the following is a misconception about alcohol?

Studies of the genetics of alcoholism ________

All drugs that people become dependent upon ________

Benzedrine is a(n) ________

An example of a moderating influence would be ________

The hallucinogenic properties of LSD was discovered by accident in 1938 by ________

Describe two psychosocial causal factors in the development of alcohol abuse and dependence.

Malnutrition ________

Unlike psychoactive substance abuse, psychoactive substance dependence usually involves ________

Bill is an alcoholic. His wife, Marge, has a lot of ready excuses she uses to explain his frequent absences to his boss, their friends, and their children. This is an example of ________

What is the role of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway (MCLP)?

Rates of alcoholism among Asian populations are than among European peoples. This fact may be related to .

________ is a treatment program for alcoholism that involves a fundamental spiritual change within the individuals being treated.

Heavy drinking during pregnancy can cause ________

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Brendan has been using marijuana daily for more than six years. If he stops using the drug, he might experience ________

Which of the following is a diagnosis found in the DSM-5?

The __________ is the center of psychoactive drug activation in the brain.

Which of the following is the most significant barrier to getting an alcoholic into treatment?

Barbiturate withdrawal ________

The individual with which of the following diagnoses is most likely to also abuse alcohol?

Which of the following is a misconception about alcohol?

Studies of the genetics of alcoholism ________

All drugs that people become dependent upon ________

Benzedrine is a(n) ________

An example of a moderating influence would be ________

The hallucinogenic properties of LSD was discovered by accident in 1938 by ________

Describe two psychosocial causal factors in the development of alcohol abuse and dependence.

Malnutrition ________

Unlike psychoactive substance abuse, psychoactive substance dependence usually involves ________

Bill is an alcoholic. His wife, Marge, has a lot of ready excuses she uses to explain his frequent absences to his boss, their friends, and their children. This is an example of ________

What is the role of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway (MCLP)?

Rates of alcoholism among Asian populations are ________ than among European peoples. This fact may be related to ________.

________ is a treatment program for alcoholism that involves a fundamental spiritual change within the individuals being treated.

Heavy drinking during pregnancy can cause ________

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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Rates of alcoholism among Asian populations are than among European peoples. This fact may be related to .