Deck 5: The Alcohol Use Disorders

Question 1

According to your text of adults in the U.S. have engaged in at least one episode of "binge" drinking in the past 12 months.

A) 5 percent
B) 28 percent
C) 15 percent
D) 35 percent

Answer 1

15 percent

Question 2

All chronic drinkers will need to continue increasing the amount of alcohol consumed in order to reach a given level of intoxication throughout their lifetime.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to your text, what percentage of the U.S. population will NOT consume alcohol at some point in their lives?

A) 15 percent
B) 18 percent
C) 17 percent
D) 10 percent

Answer 3

10 percent

Question 4

According to your text, which continent has the highest percentage of persons who consume alcohol?

A) South America
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) Europe

Question 5

To put the prevalence of alcohol abuse into perspective, your text suggests that episodes of binge drinking take place each year in the United States.

A) 10 million
B) 100 million
C) 500 million
D) 1.5 billion

Question 6

Between 80 and 90 percent of persons with an alcohol use disorder will have evidence of

A) development of intestinal problem.
B) a "fatty" liver.
C) development of hypotension.
D) development of diverticulitis.

Question 7

Helga has developed avitaminosis from years of heavy drinking. This means

A) she is vitamin deficient.
B) her body has been absorbing too many vitamins at a toxic level.
C) she has an inflamed stomach.
D) she has a dangerously low glutathione level.

Question 8

Of those individuals who develop liver steatosis, what percentage go on to develop alcohol-related hepatitis?

A) 50-60 percent
B) 45-50 percent
C) 5-20 percent
D) 35-40 percent

Question 9

Around the globe, million people die from alcohol-related illness or injuries each year.

A) 1.1
B) 1.75
C) 2.4
D) 4.7

Question 10

Wernicke­Korsakoff's disease is a potentially fatal

A) neurological disorder.
B) cardiovascular disorder.
C) gastrointestinal disorder.
D) side effect of cirrhosis of the liver.

Question 11

are thought to be the most effective treatment for patients suffering from alcohol withdrawal seizures.

A) Opioid antagonists
B) Benzodiazapines
C) Anti-convulsants
D) Small amounts of alcohol

Question 12

The total economic impact of the alcohol use disorders is thought to be

A) $234 billion per year in the United States.
B) $234 billion per year around the globe.
C) $234 billion per decade in the United States.
D) 13 percent of the total amount spent by the U.S. Department of Defense each year.

Question 13

Under normal conditions, what would you expect from a person with a blood alcohol level of 0.15, according to your text?

A) Stupor, lethargy bordering on loss of consciousness
B) Mild ataxia, a sense of euphoria or well being
C) Coma, possible respiratory arrest
D) Death

Question 14

People who are alcohol-dependent are thought to lose about of potential life as a result of their drinking.

A) 6 months
B) 2 years
C) 7 years
D) 15 years

Question 15

The typical "skid row" person with an alcohol use disorder represents of the total number of persons with such a disorder.

A) 40 percent
B) 11 percent
C) 5 percent
D) 3 percent

Question 16

Health care professionals generally accept that 12-ounce cans of beer would need to be consumed daily for 2-3 weeks to produce a physical dependency.

A) 5 to 7
B) 11 to 15
C) 17 to 20
D) 22 to 25

Question 17

Rita has grown aware of the fact that her alcohol use is contributing to problems with her health, her work, and her marriage. She has attempted to cut back on her drinking because of this, but cannot seem to reduce her alcohol intake. Rita most likely

A) is a social drinker.
B) has no problem with her drinking.
C) has some sort of alcohol use disorder (AUD).
D) has none of these.

Question 18

The first time a person with an alcohol use disorder can typically be expected to experience bio/psycho/social problems because of their drinking is in their

A) early to middle 30s.
B) late 50s to mid 60s.
C) early 40s.
D) late 20s to early 30s.

Question 19

Globally, alcohol is thought to cause

A) twice as many deaths as tobacco.
B) the same number of deaths as does tobacco.
C) 2.4 million deaths per year.
D) 3.8 million deaths per year.

Question 20

Your text suggests that of the U.S. population drank to the point of intoxication in the past year.

A) 6 percent
B) 60 percent
C) 35-40 percent
D) 90 percent

Question 21

In the U.S., alcohol is thought to cause (or at least be a factor in) deaths per year.

A) 150-175 thousand
B) 85-90 thousand
C) 35-50 thousand
D) approximately 2.5 million

Question 22

Describe the standard treatment for alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

Question 23

The formation of are thought to contribute to the destruction of liver tissue in chronic drinkers.

A) free radicals
B) neurotoxins
C) glutathione
D) c-reactive proteins

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT true of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome?

A) Brain damage during this stage is partly dependent on the duration and intensity of the individual's alcohol use.
B) The alcohol withdrawal syndrome is potentially life threatening.
C) It reflects the sudden decrease in GABA activity, leaving NMDA to overstimulate the neurons in the brain.
D) Tremor is often one of the first manifestations of this condition.

Question 25

According to your text, which of the following is NOT an anticipated consequence of the chronic use of alcohol?

A) Nutritional deficiencies
B) Diarrhea
C) Inflammation of the pancreas
D) Enhanced bone formation by osteoblasts in the body

Question 26

According to your text, the average heavy drinker can expect to lose years of potential life to drinking-related diseases or health problems.

A) 18-20
B) approximately 12
C) 14-15
D) up to 25

Question 27

What are the effects of chronic alcohol use on the liver?

Question 28

The heavy, chronic use of alcohol will

A) aid in weight loss in women only, although the reason for this is not known at present.
B) alter the normal pattern of bacterial growth in the mouth, increasing the drinker's risk for pneumonia should these bacteria be aspirated.
C) reduce the effects of sleep apnea as it causes the muscles of the trachea to become more relaxed and less tense.
D) increase the effectiveness of the immune system through the manner in which glucose derived from alcohol biotransformation becomes a source of energy for the white blood cells.

Question 29

Some persons with an AUD have been known to obtain up to of their daily caloric requirement from their drinking.

A) 50 percent
B) 35 percent
C) 15 percent
D) 40 percent

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT normally seen in the alcohol withdrawal syndrome?

A) Seizures
B) Improved problem solving abilities
C) Tremor
D) Vomiting

Question 31

Describe the potential symptoms experienced by patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal.

Question 32

Describe some of the symptoms associated with Wernicke­Korsakoff's Disease.

Question 33

The chronic use of alcohol is the cause of liver disease in the U.S.

A) least likely
B) second most common
C) most common
D) third most common

Question 34

Describe the "typical" person with an alcohol use disorder.

Question 35

Alcohol related "blackouts" are

A) not inevitable.
B) inevitable.
C) inevitable, but only if the person develops atrial fibrillation.
D) dependent on damage to the prefrontal regions of the amygdala.

Question 36

Alcohol tends to Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.

A) enhance
B) reduce
C) not alter
D) intensify

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT true for heavy, chronic, alcohol use?

A) It increases the drinker's risk of death from pneumonia by 300­700 percent.
B) It can contribute to glossitis.
C) It can contribute to the development of "non­insulin dependent" diabetes.
D) It helps block formation of stomach ulcers by destroying bacteria that were ingested.

Question 38

The symptoms of mild alcohol withdrawal usually peak in hours and then gradually decline in intensity, according to your text.

A) 72-96
B) 48-72
C) 24-48
D) 120

Question 39

All of the following are true of chronic, heavy, alcohol use EXCEPT

A) it increases the individual's risk of cardiovascular disease.
B) it enhances the cardioprotective effects first seen with moderate alcohol use.
C) it increases the drinker's risk of death from a stroke.
D) alcohol is a cardiotoxic compound.

Question 40

Approximately of alcohol-dependent persons will report having , according to your text.

A) 20-25 percent; problems making decisions in social settings
B) 30-40 percent; anxiety
C) 20-25 percent; anxiety
D) 10-30 percent; anxiety

Question 41

Coffee consumption may decrease an individual's risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver.