Exam 9: Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Explanations for why chronic alcohol abuse carries an increased risk for certain cancers include __________.

Which of the following criteria is a new addition to the DSM-5?

Janet and her alcoholic husband Jeff have an argument. Jeff then drinks eight beers. Janet blames herself for Jeff's drinking. Janet is __________.

A need to seek external sources of self-worth is one of the characteristics of __________.

Naltrexone is available to treat alcoholics under the following brand name: __________.

Wernicke-Korsakoff symptoms can be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease among the elderly.

The fetus has a lower level of _______ than the adult.

Serotonin abnormalities in the brain are often present in Type 1 alcoholics.

Describe the three major liver diseases that can result from chronic alcohol abuse and the distinctions among them.

Health researchers have established that __________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three forms of liver disease caused by chronic alcohol consumption?

EAPs have been established as a way of increasing the productivity of the organization, whereas MAPs are oriented toward enhancing the welfare of the individual.

Women are more likely than men to __________.

Alcoholism is diagnosed by __________.

Confabulation is a behaviour related to __________.

The 12-step program established by Alcoholics Anonymous has also been used to treat __________.

According to the text, alcohol stays in a fetus's system longer than the mother's because __________.

According to the DSM-5, a persistent desire or one or more unsuccessful attempts to cut down or control drinking is one of the criteria for __________.

An intoxicated person overestimates his or her driving ability.

Describe an example of each of the components of alcoholism: a preoccupation with drinking, emotional problems, vocational, social, and family problems, and physical problems.