Exam 9: Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Alcoholism always involves the drinking of large quantities of alcohol.

Approved drug treatments for alcoholism are more limited in Canada than in other countries.

Alcohol is toxic to the liver only when nutritional deficiencies exist.

Controlled-drinking studies have shown that __________.

A preoccupation with drinking would be an example of the _______ component of the criteria used to define alcoholism.

Which of the following people is an enabler?

One of the problems in assessing the effectiveness of AA is that __________.

Type 1 alcoholics tend to develop alcoholism __________.

According to the DSM-5, how many criteria does an individual need to meet in order to receive a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder?

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

Alcoholics Anonymous members believe they can relapse at any moment, even if they have not had an alcoholic drink in many years.

In general, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is ________ alcoholic dementia.

Out-of-control drinking would be indicated by __________.

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

Currently, about _____% of Canadians exceed the Low-Risk Drinking Guideline 1 and about _____% of Canadians exceed the Low-Risk Drinking Guideline 2.

The prevalence rates of alcohol impairment at the workplace are higher for white employees than racial minority employees.

FASD is the third leading cause of mental retardation in North America.

In the DSM-5, alcohol use disorder includes the mild, moderate, and severe subcategories.

According to the text, _____ most often delay(s) the onset of treatment for alcohol abuse.

The success of naltrexone treatment in alcoholism is based on alcohol influencing levels of which neurotransmitter?