Exam 12: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

A wounded veteran of the U.S. Civil War suffering from "soldiers' disease" MOST likely was suffering from:

Learning coping strategies to deal with situations known to stimulate drinking is part of _____ training.

The drug that, when misused, would MOST quickly result in dependence or addiction would be:

The treatment model advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a _____ approach.

A heroin overdose is likely to occur in someone who:

A drug that produces effects similar to what neurotransmitters called endorphins produce is:

Statistically speaking, which person is most likely to regularly smoke cigarettes?

An example of a sedative-hypnotic is:

The long-term pattern of maladaptive behavior caused by the regular use of some chemical or drug is called:

Psychodynamic therapies may not be very effective in the treatment of substance use disorders because:

According to the developmental psychopathology view, substance use disorders typically begin with:

An inpatient at a hospital is going through detoxification. To reduce severe alcohol withdrawal reactions such as delirium tremens and seizures, the clinician would MOST likely administer:

A researcher reports that a drug directly stimulates a reward center in the brain rather than acting through indirect stimulation of a reward center. The drug the researcher is studying could be any of the following drugs EXCEPT:

A college professor's work performance recently has deteriorated, and his colleagues find him difficult to talk to. If this is due to a problem with drugs, the best description of this professor's behavior would be:

A friend of yours tells you she is going to try MDMA (ecstasy). You are concerned about her well-being and want to convince her not to take this drug. Which key arguments do you make to your friend? Include both short-term and long-term risks.

Sometimes two or more drugs are so similar in their actions on the brain and the body that as people build a tolerance for one drug, they are simultaneously developing a tolerance for the other. This is known as:

What is the risk of tolerance and physical addiction to hallucinogens as compared with that of other addictive drugs?

A therapist is treating a client who misuses alcohol. As part of the therapy, the therapist teaches the client how to recognize when he is almost at his drinking limit. This therapist is using:

At a rave, a student used a substance that caused a great burst of energy, along with badly distorted visual experiences. The student MOST likely:

In women, the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase is found at: