Exam 9: Infancy and Childhood

After two years of regularly smoking cigarettes,Lynette is preparing to quit.Which of the following symptoms of nicotine withdrawal is she most likely to experience when she first discontinues smoking?

When heavy coffee drinkers skip their usual caffeine,they experience the effects of ________ when a headache strikes.

Compared with nonsmokers,smokers experience

Which of the following is NOT a psychological influence on drug use?

Zachary experienced a surge of energy and feelings of self-confidence and euphoria that lasted less than an hour after taking a drug that blocked the reuptake of dopamine,norepinephrine,and serotonin.The drug he used was most likely

Which of the following drugs is most likely to interfere with immediate recall of information learned only a few minutes before?

Dawi uses cocaine regularly.He craves it often,spends a considerable amount of time obtaining and using the drug,and has continued to use cocaine despite social problems related to his drug use.Which of the following best describes the severity of his substance use disorder?

Nembutal,Seconal,and Amytal,drugs prescribed to reduce insomnia,are

One effect of frequent drug use is changes in brain circuits.This leads to

Which of the following is NOT true of higher education?

In large amounts,alcohol is a ________;in small amounts,it is a ________.

Sixteen-year-old Bethany is becoming increasingly concerned about her use of marijuana on weekends.To reduce her use of this drug Bethany should

Mrs.Roberts,who suffers from leukemia,is undergoing chemotherapy and experiences severe nausea to the point that she cannot eat.Considering her medical condition,which normally illegal drug may she receive?

Mark's compulsive use of cocaine continues even though he knows it has damaged his health and threatens his marriage,which he wants to preserve.Mark most clearly shows signs of

Caged rats respond to foot shocks with unusually high levels of aggression after ingesting

When deprived of nicotine,smokers experience heightened levels of

Young teens are most likely to start smoking in order to

Smokers with ________ levels of nicotine tolerance are likely to suffer the most severe withdrawal symptoms when they discontinue smoking.

Alcohol consumption is likely to ________ attention to an arousing provocation and ________ attention to normal inhibitions.

Following use of a psychoactive drug,Jasmine quickly experienced a rush of euphoria followed within the same hour by a crash of agitated depression as the drug's effect wore off.Jasmine's reactions most clearly suggest that she was using