Question 1

1-61.Why might opiate antagonists be used in the treatment of alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

A) To minimize withdrawal 
B) To minimize cravings 
C) To make alcohol aversive 
D) To prevent alcohol from acting on the brain's reward system

Question 2

1-63.Randy has been dependent on alcohol for at least ten years.Drinking has ruined his marriage,his occupational standing,and his health.If a friend told Randy that he needed to enter treatment,and Randy responded the way most alcohol dependent people do,he would probably say

Accepted Answer

A) "Alcohol is my enemy but I don't think I am strong enough to combat it." 
B) "I have an addictive personality and without help,I will never overcome my addiction." 
C) "You have a very good point; I need to do some serious thinking about getting treatment." 
D) "Who do you think you are attacking me? You are the one with the problem."

Question 3

1-46.The individual with which of the following diagnoses is most likely to also abuse alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A) Borderline personality disorder 
B) Antisocial personality disorder 
C) Dissociative identity disorder 
D) Somatization disorder

Question 4

1-21.Cirrhosis of the liver

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A) is a rare complication of alcoholism. 
B) is due to an allergic-type reaction of the body to alcohol. 
C) is caused by overworking the liver trying to assimilate large amounts of alcohol. 
D) is debilitating but rarely fatal.

Question 5

Name and describe the two factors that are seen when a person has a physiological need for a psychoactive substance.

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Question 6

The occurrence of withdrawal symptoms

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A) indicates that substance abuse has developed. 
B) is necessary for a diagnosis of substance abuse. 
C) is seen when use of any psychoactive substance is terminated. 
D) signals that the body has adjusted to the presence of the drug.

Question 7

1-94.Which of the following has legitimate medical uses,but is associated with both physiological and psychological dependence and lethal overdoses?

Accepted Answer

A) Cocaine 
B) Barbiturates 
C) Heroin 
D) LSD

Question 8

Describe two psychosocial causal factors in the development of alcohol abuse and dependence.

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Question 9

1-30.Betty was admitted to the hospital in a state of withdrawal from alcohol.She was diagnosed with alcohol withdrawal delirium (formerly known as delirium tremens).She most likely showed which of the following behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A) Delusions of grandeur and an inability to get to sleep 
B) Disorientation for time and place and vivid hallucinations 
C) Severe memory deficit and the tendency to falsify reporting events (confabulation) 
D) Prolonged sleep followed by convulsions and heart failure

Question 10

1-59.Which of the following countries has the highest per capita rate of alcohol consumption?

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) United States

Question 11

1-40.The "alcohol flush reaction"

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A) is seen during alcohol withdrawal. 
B) produces a spike in blood pressure and body temperature. 
C) results from an inability to metabolize alcohol. 
D) might explain the reduced rate of alcoholism seen among Native American peoples.

Question 12

1-91.Benzedrine is a(n)

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A) amphetamine. 
B) appetite stimulant. 
C) narcotic. 
D) cough suppressant.

Question 13

_______________are an opium-like substance that the body produces.

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Question 14

How do substances such as alcohol and cocaine have an overpowering hold on people,sometimes after only a few uses?

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Question 15

1-101.An involuntary reoccurrence of perceptual distortions can occur weeks or months after taking a particular drug.The phenomenon is called ________; the drug is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) amphetamine psychosis; amphetamine 
B) a flashback; LSD 
C) a rush; LSD 
D) a blackout; alcohol

Question 16

1-36.James has two alcoholic parents.Research suggests that his risk for alcoholism is

Accepted Answer

A) nearly 100 percent. 
B) greater than if he had one alcoholic parent. 
C) no greater than if he had one alcoholic parent. 
D) about 10 percent higher than if he had no alcoholic parents.

Question 17

1-35.Studies of the genetics of alcoholism

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A) have not provided support for the notion that a susceptibility to alcoholism can be inherited. 
B) are not able to determine if the tendency of alcoholism to "run in families" is a result of environmental or biological factors. 
C) suggest that an inherited altered sensitivity to alcohol might create a vulnerability to alcohol abuse. 
D) have identified the gene that causes alcoholism.

Question 18

What evidence is there that cultural attitudes play a role in the development of alcohol abuse?

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Question 19

A processed derivative of cocaine is __________ .

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Question 20

1-84.The main reason addicts gave for using heroin was

Accepted Answer

A) pleasure. 
B) pain reduction. 
C) depression. 
D) mental illness.

Exam 11: Substance-Related Disorders