Exam 11: Substance-Related, Addictive and Impulse-Control Disorders

The prevailing view that alcohol abuse usually follows a predictable downward spiral was based on Jellinek's mid-twentieth-century survey of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members, which asked them how alcohol had affected them physically and psychologically.Data from this survey are now considered inaccurate because

In behavioural terms, drugs such as aspirin are considered negative reinforcers because they

Drug­addicted parents may contribute to their child's drug use by

What explains the apparent stimulation, feeling of well-being and outgoing behaviour that occur as the initial effects of alcohol ingestion?

Substance-abuse prevention efforts in the past have focused on

Cravings seem to be exacerbated by

You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalised a building and assaulted a security guard.From your knowledge of abnormal psychology, you are aware that, although alcohol does not cause aggressive behaviour, it may

Cameron has a cup of coffee every morning, smokes ten cigarettes a day and has a beer with dinner.This is an example of

Expectancies about alcohol use

Which of the following terms is the definition of anticonvulsant?

Both morphine and codeine produce analgesia, which means that they

Compare and contrast benzodiazepines and the barbiturates.Discuss medical uses for these substances and the potential for abuse and/or addiction.

Differences in foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) rates among women who drink may be due to _______differences.

Compare and contrast the 'levels of involvement' in the following substance-related disorders: use, intoxication, abuse, dependence.Define the meaning of the word 'addiction'.

Blackouts appear to be related to the interaction of alcohol with the ______system.

Alcohol can initially appear to cause stimulation because it

Research examining the expectations that learners in Grades 7 to 11 have about drinking alcohol revealed that some of the students begin drinking because they think it will have positive effects on their social behaviour and cognitive and motor skills, a phenomenon called

The common factor among psychoactive drugs may be

Which of the following drugs is NOT classified as a barbiturate?

Which syndrome is generally recognised as a combination of problems that can occur in a child whose mother drank while she was pregnant?