Question 1

As a treatment for alcohol dependence,the therapy that uses a nauseating drug such as Antabuse strives to establish an aversion to the drug as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  operant response. 
B)  conditioned response. 
C)  unconditioned response. 
D)  secondary reinforcer. 
A)  operant response. 
B)  conditioned response. 
C)  unconditioned response. 
D)  secondary reinforcer.

Question 2

Emmanuel is a student health aide working on a proposal for an alcohol awareness program on his college campus.Name a treatment and prevention strategy that he could focus on in his proposal,and discuss the pros and cons of that strategy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience the drug's effects is an indication of:

Accepted Answer

A)  tolerance. 
B)  potentiation. 
C)  psychological dependence. 
D)  withdrawal. 
A)  tolerance. 
B)  potentiation. 
C)  psychological dependence. 
D)  withdrawal.

Question 4

Chronic alcohol abuse has all of these effects EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  weakening the immune system. 
B)  damaging cellular DNA. 
C)  interfering with normal endocrine system development. 
D)  increasing the secretion of growth hormone. 
A)  weakening the immune system. 
B)  damaging cellular DNA. 
C)  interfering with normal endocrine system development. 
D)  increasing the secretion of growth hormone.

Question 5

Cocaine produces its stimulating effects by:

Accepted Answer

A)  blocking the reuptake of dopamine in the synapse. 
B)  causing presynaptic cells to release more norepinephrine. 
C)  causing presynaptic cells to release more dopamine. 
D)  blocking serotonin receptors in postsynaptic cells. 
A)  blocking the reuptake of dopamine in the synapse. 
B)  causing presynaptic cells to release more norepinephrine. 
C)  causing presynaptic cells to release more dopamine. 
D)  blocking serotonin receptors in postsynaptic cells.

Question 6

Ryan is standing outside with her friends,shivering.One of her friends notices she is cold and hands her a beer,saying,"This will warm you up." As Ryan drinks the beer,blood vessels in her skin dilate,causing her body to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reach homeostasis. 
B)  sweat. 
C)  gain heat. 
D)  lose heat. 
A)  reach homeostasis. 
B)  sweat. 
C)  gain heat. 
D)  lose heat.

Question 7

Research on Americans' smoking habits shows that over the past few decades:

Accepted Answer

A)  the percentage of teenage smokers has steadily decreased. 
B)  smoking has decreased more rapidly among men than among women. 
C)  smoking has decreased more rapidly among women than among men. 
D)  the incidence and prevalence of smoking have remained quite stable. 
A)  the percentage of teenage smokers has steadily decreased. 
B)  smoking has decreased more rapidly among men than among women. 
C)  smoking has decreased more rapidly among women than among men. 
D)  the incidence and prevalence of smoking have remained quite stable.

Question 8

Ashleigh picked up the habit of smoking a cigarette every day,feeling she needed cigarettes in order to function "normally." Over time,however,she wasn't feeling the same effects as before,so she began to smoke an entire pack of cigarettes every day.When she realized her health was deteriorating due to smoking,she suddenly quit.Explain the process Ashleigh went through-from increasing her daily intake to stopping smoking completely.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  disinhibition. 
B)  tolerance. 
C)  neuroadaptation. 
D)  withdrawal. 
A)  disinhibition. 
B)  tolerance. 
C)  neuroadaptation. 
D)  withdrawal.

Question 10

According to the _____,drug use serves to restore abnormally low levels of key neurotransmitters.

Accepted Answer

A)  neural sensitization theory 
B)  reuptake hypothesis 
C)  withdrawal-relief hypothesis 
D)  psychoactive set-point hypothesis 
A)  neural sensitization theory 
B)  reuptake hypothesis 
C)  withdrawal-relief hypothesis 
D)  psychoactive set-point hypothesis

Question 11

The fatty cells that form the body's protective blood-brain barrier are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  glial feet. 
B)  interneurons. 
C)  Schwann cells. 
D)  stem cells. 
A)  glial feet. 
B)  interneurons. 
C)  Schwann cells. 
D)  stem cells.

Question 12

Max has been smoking cigarettes so long that his body requires nicotine in order to function normally.A health psychologist would say that Max clearly has developed a state of:

Accepted Answer

A)  neural sensitization. 
B)  dependence. 
C)  potentiation. 
D)  tolerance. 
A)  neural sensitization. 
B)  dependence. 
C)  potentiation. 
D)  tolerance.

Question 13

According to the _____ theory,the stronger a person's attachment to family,school,and other institutions,the less likely he or she will be to use drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral disinhibition 
B)  social control 
C)  peer cluster 
D)  neural sensitization 
A)  behavioral disinhibition 
B)  social control 
C)  peer cluster 
D)  neural sensitization

Question 14

Luis has a blood alcohol level of 0.05.Luis is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling relaxed and mildly euphoric. 
B)  unable to concentrate and reacting slowly to stimuli. 
C)  staggering when he tries to walk. 
D)  losing consciousness. 
A)  feeling relaxed and mildly euphoric. 
B)  unable to concentrate and reacting slowly to stimuli. 
C)  staggering when he tries to walk. 
D)  losing consciousness.

Question 15

Which personality trait has NOT been linked to alcohol dependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative emotionality 
B)  behavioral undercontrol 
C)  attraction to excitement 
D)  unrealistic optimism 
A)  negative emotionality 
B)  behavioral undercontrol 
C)  attraction to excitement 
D)  unrealistic optimism

Question 16

One difficulty with reward models of addiction is that they are unable to explain why:

Accepted Answer

A)  people begin to experiment with drugs in the first place. 
B)  certain drugs induce physical dependence while others do not. 
C)  drug use continues even when unpleasant side effects occur. 
D)  previous experience significantly decreases subsequent use. 
A)  people begin to experiment with drugs in the first place. 
B)  certain drugs induce physical dependence while others do not. 
C)  drug use continues even when unpleasant side effects occur. 
D)  previous experience significantly decreases subsequent use.

Question 17

Sheila is pregnant and is concerned that the chemicals she exposes herself to may affect her baby.Sheila should be concerned about _____ that cross the blood-brain barrier,because they typically are able to pass through placental barriers as well.

Accepted Answer

A)  fat-soluble drugs 
B)  glial-destroying enzymes 
C)  psychoactive neurons 
D)  positively charged electrons 
A)  fat-soluble drugs 
B)  glial-destroying enzymes 
C)  psychoactive neurons 
D)  positively charged electrons

Question 18

Drug potentiation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the unpleasant physical and psychological symptoms that occur when a person stops using certain drugs. 
B)  a state in which a person requires the use of a drug in order to function normally. 
C)  a state of progressively decreasing responsiveness to a frequently used drug. 
D)  the effect of one drug used to increase the effects of another. 
A)  the unpleasant physical and psychological symptoms that occur when a person stops using certain drugs. 
B)  a state in which a person requires the use of a drug in order to function normally. 
C)  a state of progressively decreasing responsiveness to a frequently used drug. 
D)  the effect of one drug used to increase the effects of another.

As a treatment for alcohol dependence,the therapy that uses a nauseating drug such as Antabuse strives to establish an aversion to the drug as a(n):

Emmanuel is a student health aide working on a proposal for an alcohol awareness program on his college campus.Name a treatment and prevention strategy that he could focus on in his proposal,and discuss the pros and cons of that strategy.

The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience the drug's effects is an indication of:

Chronic alcohol abuse has all of these effects EXCEPT:

Cocaine produces its stimulating effects by:

Ryan is standing outside with her friends,shivering.One of her friends notices she is cold and hands her a beer,saying,"This will warm you up." As Ryan drinks the beer,blood vessels in her skin dilate,causing her body to:

Research on Americans' smoking habits shows that over the past few decades:

The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called:

According to the _____,drug use serves to restore abnormally low levels of key neurotransmitters.

The fatty cells that form the body's protective blood-brain barrier are the:

Max has been smoking cigarettes so long that his body requires nicotine in order to function normally.A health psychologist would say that Max clearly has developed a state of:

According to the _____ theory,the stronger a person's attachment to family,school,and other institutions,the less likely he or she will be to use drugs.

Luis has a blood alcohol level of 0.05.Luis is most likely:

Which personality trait has NOT been linked to alcohol dependence?

One difficulty with reward models of addiction is that they are unable to explain why:

Sheila is pregnant and is concerned that the chemicals she exposes herself to may affect her baby.Sheila should be concerned about _____ that cross the blood-brain barrier,because they typically are able to pass through placental barriers as well.

Drug potentiation refers to:

Introducing Health Psychology

Research in Health Psychology

Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

Stress

Coping With Stress

Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology

Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control

Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

Cancer

Hivaids and Other Communicable Diseases

The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care

Managing Pain

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Exam 9: Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

As a treatment for alcohol dependence,the therapy that uses a nauseating drug such as Antabuse strives to establish an aversion to the drug as a(n):

Emmanuel is a student health aide working on a proposal for an alcohol awareness program on his college campus.Name a treatment and prevention strategy that he could focus on in his proposal,and discuss the pros and cons of that strategy.

The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience the drug's effects is an indication of:

Chronic alcohol abuse has all of these effects EXCEPT:

Cocaine produces its stimulating effects by:

Ryan is standing outside with her friends,shivering.One of her friends notices she is cold and hands her a beer,saying,"This will warm you up." As Ryan drinks the beer,blood vessels in her skin dilate,causing her body to:

Research on Americans' smoking habits shows that over the past few decades:

The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called:

According to the _____,drug use serves to restore abnormally low levels of key neurotransmitters.

The fatty cells that form the body's protective blood-brain barrier are the:

Max has been smoking cigarettes so long that his body requires nicotine in order to function normally.A health psychologist would say that Max clearly has developed a state of:

According to the _____ theory,the stronger a person's attachment to family,school,and other institutions,the less likely he or she will be to use drugs.

Luis has a blood alcohol level of 0.05.Luis is most likely:

Which personality trait has NOT been linked to alcohol dependence?

One difficulty with reward models of addiction is that they are unable to explain why:

Sheila is pregnant and is concerned that the chemicals she exposes herself to may affect her baby.Sheila should be concerned about _____ that cross the blood-brain barrier,because they typically are able to pass through placental barriers as well.

Drug potentiation refers to:

Introducing Health Psychology

Research in Health Psychology

Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

Stress

Coping With Stress

Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology

Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control

Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

Cancer

Hivaids and Other Communicable Diseases

The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care

Managing Pain

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Epilogue

Filters