Exam 9: Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Looking at how families of alcoholics interact is often referred to as __________.

Who carries the highest risk for becoming an alcoholic?

The degeneration of liver cells is characteristic of which liver disease?

The greatest risk for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is associated with drinking__________.

The majority of children of alcoholics become alcoholics themselves in adulthood.

Studies show that the use of the drug disulfiram, without any other drug treatment, reduces cravings for alcohol.

The image of a homeless male with deteriorating health as a typical alcoholic fits about 50 percent of all alcoholics.

Codependency is believed to be an innate trait related to high levels of self-worth from internal sources.

The most commonly observed group of symptoms associated with alcohol withdrawal is referred to as __________.

Type 2 alcoholics had __________.

Employee assistance programs (EAPs) are set up to help workers with __________.

The large majority of physicians feel that they are unprepared to diagnose alcoholism.

The concordance rate for alcoholism in identical twins has been found to be significantly lower than the concordance rate for fraternal twins.

Topiramate (brand name: Topamax), an antiepileptic and migraine-alleviating medication, is useful for treating alcohol dependence.

Sara has been drinking alcohol for two months. She even drives her friends home on weekends when she has been drinking heavily. According to the DSM-5, Sara meets one of the criteria for __________.

Mariah, an alcoholic, gave birth to a baby girl. The baby was born with a small skull and drooping eyelids. The groove between her mouth and nose is flattened. She had a normal birth weight and no apparent CNS abnormalities. According to the text, it is most likely that Mariah's daughter was born with __________.

SMART Recovery is an organization founded, in part, by individuals who objected to references in Alcoholics Anonymous to a "power greater than ourselves."

An alcohol-tolerant drinker will feel _____ when actually he or she is _____ (by behavioural standards).

NHP in the SMART Recovery program refers to __________.

When alcohol is viewed as a beverage for reducing anxiety, then alcohol consumption is considered symptomatic drinking.