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

Angelina has had difficulty falling asleep for some time. She started taking a prescribed sleeping pill every night for her insomnia. Now, she needs the pill to fall asleep. Without it, she will toss and turn all night, getting little sleep. Angelina is

Although most impulse control disorders are considered rare, one that affects an increasing number of people is ______________.

Use of the testosterone-derived anabolic-androgenic steroids differs from other illicit drug use because

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

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

In some individuals, chronic alcohol use causes physical damage to the body. Whether this occurs depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT

All of the following are hallucinogens EXCEPT .

Even after Timon read "Psychedelics for Dummies," he was unable to produce LSD in the lab. He decided he would have to find a hallucinogen naturally. Therefore, he should look for which naturally occurring hallucinogen?

For which of the following groups has Alcoholics Anonymous shown to have mixed results?

Which of the following terms is the definition of hypnotic?

A recent research study on alcoholism suggests that use of illegal drugs is influenced by environmental factors, but abuse and dependence are more influenced by factors.

Alcohol is related to violence because it .

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

The prevailing view that alcohol abuse usually follows a predictable downward spiral was based on Jellinek's mid 20^th century survey of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) members that asked them how alcohol had affected them physically and psychologically. Data from this survey are now considered inaccurate because

In a laboratory research study involving "drug addiction" in animals, it was demonstrated that the positive reinforcing effect of drugs was

Which of the following is an accurate statement about alcohol use?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the opponent-process explanation of drug addiction?

Which of the following terms is the definition of anticonvulsant?

A person who is physiologically dependent on a drug will experience

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