Question 1

Overuse of alcohol often causes bleeding in the

Accepted Answer

A) gastrointestinal tract. 
B) cerebrum. 
C) lungs. 
D) vas deferens. 
A) gastrointestinal tract. 
B) cerebrum. 
C) lungs. 
D) vas deferens.

Question 2

Define what constitutes binge drinking for men and women.List at least five serious problems associated with binge drinking on college campuses.The problems you identify may affect drinking or nondrinking students.Finally,describe at least three strategies to address the problem of binge drinking by college students;the strategies you list may include actions taken by the individual,student body,college,or community.

Accepted Answer

Binge drinking is defined as consuming a

Question 3

Which of the following BEST characterizes withdrawal for most alcoholics?

Accepted Answer

A) It begins 2-3 days after abstaining from alcohol. 
B) Its symptoms can occasionally recur for six months or more. 
C) It includes hallucinations and seizures. 
D) It often involves delirium tremens over the first few days. 
A) It begins 2-3 days after abstaining from alcohol. 
B) Its symptoms can occasionally recur for six months or more. 
C) It includes hallucinations and seizures. 
D) It often involves delirium tremens over the first few days.

Question 4

Which of the following BEST describes the effect of carbonation on the body's absorption of alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A) It slows the absorption rate,thereby decreasing impairment. 
B) It speeds the absorption rate,thereby increasing impairment. 
C) It has no effect on the absorption rate or degree of impairment. 
D) It causes the liver to absorb more alcohol,thereby increasing impairment. 
A) It slows the absorption rate,thereby decreasing impairment. 
B) It speeds the absorption rate,thereby increasing impairment. 
C) It has no effect on the absorption rate or degree of impairment. 
D) It causes the liver to absorb more alcohol,thereby increasing impairment.

Question 5

Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between alcohol and violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Perpetrators usually have been using alcohol,whereas their victims have not. 
B) In excess,alcohol can cause antisocial personality disorder. 
C) Alcohol can aggravate psychiatric problems that contribute to violent behavior. 
D) Alcohol use has been shown to contribute to physical,but not sexual,abuse. 
A) Perpetrators usually have been using alcohol,whereas their victims have not. 
B) In excess,alcohol can cause antisocial personality disorder. 
C) Alcohol can aggravate psychiatric problems that contribute to violent behavior. 
D) Alcohol use has been shown to contribute to physical,but not sexual,abuse.

Question 6

Consuming alcohol causes intoxication because alcohol interferes with

Accepted Answer

A) neurotransmitters. 
B) brain cells. 
C) blood pressure. 
D) blood cells. 
A) neurotransmitters. 
B) brain cells. 
C) blood pressure. 
D) blood cells.

Question 7

Drinking alcohol ______ can harm a developing fetus.

Accepted Answer

A) during the first trimester of pregnancy 
B) during the second trimester of pregnancy 
C) during the third trimester of pregnancy 
D) at any time during pregnancy 
A) during the first trimester of pregnancy 
B) during the second trimester of pregnancy 
C) during the third trimester of pregnancy 
D) at any time during pregnancy

Question 8

Several young men and women decide to spend the weekend on a houseboat on the lake. They devote Saturday to swimming, eating, and drinking. The drinking continues late into the night. Bill, Joan, and a few others engage in a drinking game to see who can drink a six-pack of beer the fastest. Joan wins the contest and soon falls asleep. She doesn't respond when Bill attempts to awaken her. Meanwhile, two women who did not participate in the drinking game, but who have been drinking, decide to swim in the lake. They laugh when someone says it might not be safe to get into the water, but they agree to put on life jackets and to stay within the boundaries of the boat's spotlight.
-Which of the following poses the greatest risk to the women who want to go swimming?

Accepted Answer

A) stomach cramps 
B) hypothermia and heat loss 
C) pneumonia or bronchitis 
D) cardiac myopathy 
A) stomach cramps 
B) hypothermia and heat loss 
C) pneumonia or bronchitis 
D) cardiac myopathy

Question 9

Joe confides to Luis that he is concerned about his own alcohol consumption.Define alcohol use disorder,and list at least five warning signs of the disorder that Luis could share with Joe to help Joe determine the extent of his problems with alcohol.

Accepted Answer

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic

Question 10

Which of the following BEST describes the safe limit of alcohol consumption during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A) Women should not drink during the first trimester. 
B) Women should drink no more than one drink per week during the first trimester. 
C) Women should drink no more than one drink per day during pregnancy. 
D) Women should not consume alcohol during pregnancy. 
A) Women should not drink during the first trimester. 
B) Women should drink no more than one drink per week during the first trimester. 
C) Women should drink no more than one drink per day during pregnancy. 
D) Women should not consume alcohol during pregnancy.

Question 11

Individuals with alcoholism who stop drinking on their own often do so because of

Accepted Answer

A) maturation. 
B) an alcohol-related crisis. 
C) new relationships. 
D) resolution of a problem. 
A) maturation. 
B) an alcohol-related crisis. 
C) new relationships. 
D) resolution of a problem.

Question 12

Which of the following statements describes how the drug naltrexone works?

Accepted Answer

A) It acts as an antidepressant. 
B) It decreases the pleasant effects of alcohol. 
C) It blocks the intoxicating effects of alcohol. 
D) It causes illness when alcohol is consumeD. 
A) It acts as an antidepressant. 
B) It decreases the pleasant effects of alcohol. 
C) It blocks the intoxicating effects of alcohol. 
D) It causes illness when alcohol is consumeD.

Question 13

Which of the following BEST describes alcohol use disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) It can occur during just one alcohol-related incident. 
B) It may or may not have negative consequences for the abuser. 
C) It causes the drinker to become more sociable. 
D) It usually involves physical tolerance and withdrawal. 
A) It can occur during just one alcohol-related incident. 
B) It may or may not have negative consequences for the abuser. 
C) It causes the drinker to become more sociable. 
D) It usually involves physical tolerance and withdrawal.

Question 14

College students who have Friday classes binge drink more often than those who don't have Friday classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The higher a person's blood alcohol concentration,the greater the level of intoxication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The majority of deaths due to alcohol are caused by alcohol-related accidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following describes the relationship between gender and alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

A) Women tend to become alcoholics later in life than men. 
B) Men who are alcoholics experience more physical complications than women. 
C) Men develop alcoholism after fewer years of heavy drinking than women. 
D) Women with alcoholism binge drink earlier in life than men. 
A) Women tend to become alcoholics later in life than men. 
B) Men who are alcoholics experience more physical complications than women. 
C) Men develop alcoholism after fewer years of heavy drinking than women. 
D) Women with alcoholism binge drink earlier in life than men.

Question 18

What alcohol withdrawal symptom is linked to a mortality rate as high as 15%?

Accepted Answer

A) confusion 
B) paranoia 
C) seizures 
D) delirium tremens 
A) confusion 
B) paranoia 
C) seizures 
D) delirium tremens

Question 19

Which of the following are individuals with low blood alcohol concentration MOST likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A) reduction in motor function skills 
B) sensory function impairment 
C) light-headedness 
D) impaired speech 
A) reduction in motor function skills 
B) sensory function impairment 
C) light-headedness 
D) impaired speech

Question 20

Drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14% are about twice as likely to be involved in a car crash as drivers with no alcohol in their blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Alcohol Misuse and Alcoholism

Overuse of alcohol often causes bleeding in the

Which of the following BEST characterizes withdrawal for most alcoholics?

Which of the following BEST describes the effect of carbonation on the body's absorption of alcohol?

Which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between alcohol and violence?

Consuming alcohol causes intoxication because alcohol interferes with

Drinking alcohol ______ can harm a developing fetus.

Joe confides to Luis that he is concerned about his own alcohol consumption.Define alcohol use disorder,and list at least five warning signs of the disorder that Luis could share with Joe to help Joe determine the extent of his problems with alcohol.

Which of the following BEST describes the safe limit of alcohol consumption during pregnancy?

Individuals with alcoholism who stop drinking on their own often do so because of

Which of the following statements describes how the drug naltrexone works?

Which of the following BEST describes alcohol use disorder?

College students who have Friday classes binge drink more often than those who don't have Friday classes.

The higher a person's blood alcohol concentration,the greater the level of intoxication.

The majority of deaths due to alcohol are caused by alcohol-related accidents.

Which of the following describes the relationship between gender and alcoholism?

What alcohol withdrawal symptom is linked to a mortality rate as high as 15%?

Which of the following are individuals with low blood alcohol concentration MOST likely to experience?

Drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14% are about twice as likely to be involved in a car crash as drivers with no alcohol in their blood.

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