Question 1

Mixing caffeinated energy drinks with alcohol can reduce the sedative effect of alcohol, which may

Accepted Answer

A) increase the depressant effects of alcohol. 
B) lead to alcohol causing violent behavior. 
C) increase the likelihood of later abuse. 
D) reduce the stimulant effects of alcohol.

Question 2

Substance intoxication is determined by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the specific drug that is used. 
B) how much of a drug is used or ingested. 
C) the drug user's individual biological reaction. 
D) physiological dependence on the drug.

Question 3

Misuse of the benzodiazepine ________ has resulted in it being referred to as the "date rape drug."

Accepted Answer

A) Amytal 
B) Halcion 
C) Ritalin 
D) Rohypnol

Question 4

Yesterday you asked your friend Ray for a couple of aspirin tablets to relieve your headache. Ray has been taking a psychology course and informs you that, in behavioral terms, aspirin is a ________ reinforcer.

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) negative 
C) neutral 
D) variable

Question 5

Lifetime prevalence rates for alcohol use disorder, meaning a person met criteria for an alcohol use disorder at some point in during his or her life, are more than

Accepted Answer

A) 35% 
B) 29% 
C) 21% 
D) 16%

Question 6

In trying to understand why some individuals become addicted to anxiolytics and others do not, it is important to consider the negative reinforcement that is associated with the drug's ability to

Accepted Answer

A) produce a "high." 
B) reduce anxiety. 
C) metabolize quickly. 
D) relieve pain.

Question 7

Minerva was extremely anxious and worried about everything. She thought that something terrible would happen and worried what people thought about her. She was also jumpy and suffered from episodes of heart palpitations due to anxiety. Her doctor most likely prescribed____________ to help her.

Accepted Answer

A) an opiate 
B) a benzodiazepine 
C) an anxiolytic 
D) an antidepressant

Question 8

______________ disorders are observed in more than 40% of people in addiction treatment centers.

Accepted Answer

A) Mood 
B) Anxiety 
C) Personality 
D) Dissociative

Question 9

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a combination of problems that can occur in a child whose mother drank alcohol while pregnant. Symptoms of FAS include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive deficits and behavior problems. 
B) distorted facial features. 
C) learning difficulties. 
D) excessive fetal growth.

Question 10

From a physiological perspective, the reason that a nicotine addict smokes cigarettes frequently throughout the day is to prevent withdrawal symptoms, which include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) irritability. 
B) weight loss. 
C) depression. 
D) difficulty concentrating.

Question 11

A perspective of substance dependence that involves "drug-seeking behaviors" includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) repeated use of the drug. 
B) a desperate need to ingest more of the drug. 
C) resuming drug use after a period of abstinence. 
D) physical symptoms when the drug is no longer used.

Question 12

The field of research that studies how genes work to affect addiction is called

Accepted Answer

A) behavior genetics. 
B) the genome project. 
C) functional genomics. 
D) genetic cross-transformation.

Question 13

In a large survey among college-aged men and women, it was found that

Accepted Answer

A) about 75% of the respondents said that they had gone on a binge of heavy drinking once in the preceding two weeks. 
B) there was no relationship between frequency of drinking and grades. 
C) students with a grade-point average of "A" had no more than one drink per week. 
D) "D" and "F" students averaged 11 alcoholic drinks per week.

Question 14

Annabelle has been a heavy drinker for years. Her behavior reflects confusion, loss of muscle coordination, and unintelligible speech. Such behavior is probably the result of

Accepted Answer

A) dementia. 
B) substance abuse psychotic disorder. 
C) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
D) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Question 15

Pyromania

Accepted Answer

A) is fairly common among arsonists. 
B) is a disorder where an individual is preoccupied with setting fires and the associated equipment involved in putting out those fires. 
C) is fairly common among people who were bed wetters as children. 
D) all of these are correct

Question 16

One of the parental factors that appears to contribute significantly to early adolescent drug use is

Accepted Answer

A) parents who are over-involved in the children's lives. 
B) parents expecting children to achieve in school. 
C) parents who spend little time monitoring their children. 
D) parents having experimented with drugs during their own youth.

Question 17

The neurotransmitter GABA plays what role in drug use and addiction?

Accepted Answer

A) It acts as the "brain police." 
B) It acts as the "gatekeeper." 
C) It acts as the "transporter." 
D) It acts as the "stimulator."

Question 18

Enkephalins and endorphins are natural opioids found in

Accepted Answer

A) the brain. 
B) the humoral system. 
C) DNA. 
D) poppy seeds.

Question 19

Illicit use of opioid-containing prescriptions is the _____________ most common type of illicit drug use in 2014 after marijuana.

Accepted Answer

A) second 
B) third 
C) fourth 
D) fifth

Question 20

Different rates of alcohol dependence in different countries/regions can be attributed to differences in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) impulse control. 
B) attitude toward alcohol. 
C) availability of alcohol. 
D) physiological reactions.

Exam 10: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders