Exam 11: Substance Use Disorders

While watching a television show you hear one of the characters, a physician, talk about narcotic analgesics. What is another name for these drugs?

What happens to a drinker's biological system to cause withdrawal from alcohol?

People who stop taking hallucinogens after continued use

In your role as a police officer you sometimes come across individuals who are seem to be hallucinating and have delusions of persecution. In addition to the possibility that these individuals may have a mental disorder or be under the influence of various hallucinogenic drugs you must also consider the possibility of

Discuss what balanced placebo and longitudinal designs can tell us about possible role of expectations as factors both in alcohol and drug effects and in the onset of alcohol and drug problems.

Describe the uses of short-term motivational therapy in the treatment of substance use disorders.

A team of researchers has decided to employ the high-risk research design in a longitudinal study of adolescent alcohol use. What will they have to do to conduct such a study?

Based on reports from people who use drugs, which psychoactive substance is least associated with tolerance and withdrawal effects?

What is the first step of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program?

While out in the wild, a group of vacationers pick some mushrooms. Later in the day, they use them in cooking the evening meal. Several members of the group begin to experience strange sensations and even hallucinations. The drug in the mushrooms was most likely

One of the most interesting and important advances in neuroscience research was the discovery of the endogenous opioids known as __________ .

Successful long-term outcome for the treatment of alcoholism is best predicted by

Discuss the other disorders commonly associated with alcohol abuse.

The cognitive behavioral model of relapse prevention is concerned with the abstinence violation effect. What is the abstinence violation effect?

Which category of drugs is made up of those used to treat anxiety disorders and sleeping problems?

The symptoms that can be thought of as the "flip side" of tolerance symptoms are known as __________ .

Comprehensive reviews of the research literature regarding treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse tell us that

Bob and Vickie each weigh 150 pounds. They go out drinking and each has three beers. According to the textbook why does Vickie become intoxicated sooner?

What evidence has been cited by scientists who propose that alcoholism is related to endogenous opioid production?

Ernest Hemingway, the case presented at the start of chapter 11, suffered from