Exam 11: Substance Use Disorders

Darryl, age 15, likes this drug because it is inexpensive, it produces an intense and immediate high, and, like cigarettes, it is smoked.The drug is ____.

Stanley has entered a rehabilitation facility for treatment of his addiction to barbiturates.He is immediately prevented from using the drugs and experiences agitation, restlessness, increased respiration, and insomnia.This phase of treatment is called ____.

Bess has been using Valium for two years even though it impairs her work performance and jeopardizes her safety because she often drives while intoxicated by the medication.She shows neither tolerance nor withdrawal.According to the DSM-V, Bess's drug use illustrates ____.

Research on the Alcoholics Anonymous program suggests that it is ____

A psychological treatment approach that addresses ambivalence about giving up substance use and is used to prevent relapse is ____.

A problem with using Antabuse to help alcoholics stop drinking is that ____.

Alcoholism is more frequent for people in which socioeconomic class?

Which drug name is correctly paired with its general category of drugs?

Mr.Henderson is in treatment for cocaine dependence.After detoxification, he spent two weeks in an inpatient treatment facility, where he began attending Cocaine Anonymous meetings.Afterward, he went to outpatient group and individual counseling, while his family was involved in family therapy.This case illustrates ____.

Frequently when alcohol is initially ingested, individuals report feeling "wild and excited." These feelings result because ____.

Research conducted by Moss et al.(2010)suggests that among chronic heavy users of alcohol, ____ were most likely to remain dependent on alcohol.

The two main psychological motives for substance use appears to be ____.

Mindy, a 20-year-old female, and Mork, a 20-year-old male, are both in rehabilitation for problems with drug abuse.Which statement would be most accurate concerning their risk of relapse?

Studies of genetic variation involving the DRD2 gene affecting dopamine indicates ____.

Sally is dependent on a drug that energizes her central nervous system and produces euphoria.It is likely that the drug is a ____.

Dwayne has been using heroin for two years.While visiting his mother, he decides to stop.When he stops using the drug, Dwayne experiences shaking, irritability, and an inability to concentrate because he is going through ____.

A company wants to reduce its health care costs by finding an effective way to help cigarette smokers quit permanently.Research suggests that the best medication treatment is ____.

Natalie uses cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol on a daily basis and shows tolerance.She's been doing this for almost two years now.According to the DSM-V, she meets the criteria for ____.

Which patient is getting the correct pharmacological treatment for his or her drug abuse problem?

Based on the research, which of the following individuals would be most likely to be a heavy drinker?