Exam 7: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

According to the DSM-5,________ disorders refer to the many kinds of disorders that can be induced by the use of psychoactive substances,such as intoxication,dementia,or delirium.

Research identifying a specific gene in the transmission of a vulnerability to alcoholism has led to speculation that the gene may disrupt the activity of ________ receptors in the brain.

Cocaine is a(n)________.

The chemical actions of psychoactive drugs that result in a person feeling "drunk" or "high" are called ________.

Research indicates ________ with respect to hallucinogens.

Fewer young people are taking up smoking,and the ones who do are starting at older ages.

Which of the following is NOT a hallucinogenic drug?

Which of the following people is MOST likely to develop a dependence on barbiturates?

Which of the following is NOT true of amphetamines?

The learning perspective regards substance use problems as __________.

Psychotic behaviours have been induced by cocaine.

Recent disordered substance use treatment efforts have focused on ________.

Methadone is a(n)synthetic ________.

Between ________ % of smokers meet diagnostic criteria for nicotine dependence.

In perhaps ________% of cases,lung cancer is caused by smoking.

It has been demonstrated that most people recovering from alcoholism require hospitalization during the early stages of recovery.

Researchers suspect that drugs such as nicotine,alcohol,heroin,cocaine,and even marijuana produce pleasurable effects by increasing the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine-the brain's___________ agent.

People who have close relatives who are dependent on alcohol are about ________ times more likely than others to become alcoholics themselves.

Samer has been using drugs for three years.He feels powerless to resist his cravings for drugs.His whole life revolves around his next "high." Nothing else matters to him.He has lost his job.His wife and children have left him,and all he can say is,"They didn't understand!" Now he is robbing banks to get money to support his $7000 per week habit.He is in the ________ stage of drug dependence.

People with substance use problems are taught to develop a strong abstinence-violation effect to use as a coping strategy.