Exam 12: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

According to some educators, the number one public health hazard for college students is _____.

An individual who is dependent on alcohol is experiencing delirium tremens. This reaction is:

The scarring of the liver caused by alcohol consumption is known as:

Jess thought she was taking an aspirin. Later, when she had a glass of wine and became very nauseated, she realized the pill was:

A classmate is arrested on your college campus. How likely is it that the person had been drinking alcohol?

A pattern of abnormalities, head and facial deformities, heart defects, and intellectual development disorder characterizes someone with:

Which theory explains drug-seeking behavior as led by a rewarding effect that makes using the substance again more likely?

Drugs that bind to endorphin receptor sites and make it impossible for opioids to have their usual effect are known as:

A recent addition in DSM-5 to the substance use disorders section is gambling disorder; Internet use disorder is under consideration for future inclusion. How are gambling disorder and Internet use disorder similar to, and different from, substance use disorders?

Which activity will have the greatest effect on making an intoxicated person sober?

A person who uses the drug Ecstasy at a crowded party begins to feel too hot and immediately drinks lots of fluids. This person is at risk for:

Researchers have found that substance use disorders are more common among some religious groups than others and generally are more common among some groups than among others. Together, these findings provide the MOST support for which view of substance use disorders?

A person who experiences vomiting and shaking when she tries to stop drinking alcohol has developed:

Research suggests that people continue to use tobacco despite its health risks because:

Lola's physician prescribed diet pills many years ago. Which of the following drugs did the pills MOST likely contain?

Which combination is MOST likely to result in antagonistic effects?

A newly developed drug causes users to lose some muscle control and slur their words. The drug also results in a slowing of central nervous system activity. MOST likely this drug is a:

Nate took a drug and a few minutes later felt calm. He then became drowsy and went to sleep. Nate MOST likely took:

Which person would be MOST likely to develop alcoholism?

Compare and contrast any two views on substance use disorders-sociocultural, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and biological-and discuss two ways in which they explain the causes of these disorders.