Exam 11: Substance-related And Impulse-control Disorders

In 2003,researchers at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimated that about _______ Americans are probably dependent on alcohol.

Brain plasticity is a factor in ____________.

According to Jellinek's model (no longer considered accurate but still of scientific interest),an individual with alcoholism progresses through four stages.Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the characteristic behaviors associated with each of Jellinek's stages?

The disease model of dependence

A person who is physiologically dependent on a drug will experience

A research study of 6,000 lifetime drinkers (DeWitt et al.,2000)found that drinking at an early age (ages 11-14)

All of the following occur in people who are alcohol dependent for even short periods of time EXCEPT _____.

In behavioral terms,drugs like aspirin are considered negative reinforcers because they

________ refers to the physiological reaction called drunkenness or high.

The brain's tendency to reorganize by forming new neural connections is called ____________.

Alcohol is related to violence because it ___________.

Which of the following is true of substance-related disorders?

Alcohol may influence which of the following systems?

Many individuals use drugs as negative reinforcement,i.e.,to escape from the unpleasantness (pain,stress,anxiety)in their lives.This phenomenon is called all of the following EXCEPT ______.

Minerva was extremely anxious and worried about everything.She thought that something terrible would happen and worried what people thought about her.Her doctor most likely prescribed ___________ to help her.

Research that asks individuals to indicate alcohol use during the previous one-month period has found that alcohol use is highest among ______________.

Which of the following is an example of alcohol's effects on brain functioning?

Yesterday you asked your friend Ray for a couple of aspirin tablets.Ray has been taking a psychology course and informs you that,in behavioral terms,aspirin is a _____________ reinforcer.(After listening to this,your headache begins to gets worse.)

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

Which of the following is an accurate statement about amphetamines and/or amphetamine use disorders?