Exam 9: Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

The process of alcohol tolerance can be observed at the level of the brain, but not the liver.

Discuss the reasons why it is often difficult to assess the extent of alcoholism among the elderly.

Symptomatic drinking is indicated by __________.

The risk of FASD is greater when the mother is a binge drinker than if she drinks at a constant level all the time.

Elderly people who have no spouse frequently complain of social difficulties associated with alcohol.

According to previous DSM-IV criteria, __________.

The most effective therapy for codependency involves __________.

TWEAK is a questionnaire that directly asks drinkers about their drinking problems.

When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, her fetus breaks down alcohol faster than she does.

Extreme disorientation and confusion are two symptoms of __________.

The prevalence rates of alcohol impairment at the workplace are higher among _____ than ______.

The idea that alcoholism could be viewed as a disease was first proposed in writings of __________.

Physical withdrawal symptoms in an alcohol-dependent individual occur at a prevalence rate of about __________.

Among persons aged 18 or older, men outnumber women two to one in __________.

According to Alcoholics Anonymous, __________.

With regard to the two former syndromes, alcohol abuse is more severe than alcohol dependence.

About 25% of alcoholics are able to achieve controlled drinking.

Currently, a diagnosis of FAS is made through observations of ______.

Of the three types of alcohol-related liver diseases, the only one that is not reversible at least in part by abstinence from alcohol is __________.

Craving for alcohol was not previously included as a diagnostic criterion for problem drinking.