Deck 1: Drugs and Behavior Today

Question 1

9 Only legal drugs have instrumental uses.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

2 "The nineteenth century was a drug addict's paradise," a historian has said.Briefly discuss the status of psychoactive drugs in that period in light of this statement.

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

1 Since 1970,the U.S.government's position on marijuana is that it has high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

10 A flavonoid called naringenin,found in grapefruit,has a specific inhibitory effect on the secretion of hepatitis C virus from infected liver cells.

Question 5

7 "What's new is sometimes really old." Discuss this statement in light of changing patterns of drug-taking behavior over the last fifty years,using specific examples from the textbook.

Question 6

11 The active ingredient in turmeric,called curcumin,has a specific inhibitory effect on the secretion of hepatitis C virus from infected liver cells.

Question 7

3 Drugs that are illegal are referred to as licit drugs.

Question 8

Select 2 of the 6 "club drugs" listed in the Drugs ...in Focus feature on

Question 9

6 Discuss the nonmedical use of prescription pain,prescription stimulant medications,and over-the-counter cough and cold medications.

Question 10

12 For a drug to have a recreational use,the user must take the drug for the purposes of acquiring the effect of the drug itself.

Question 11

2 Anti-drug campaigns in the media are created to discourage young people from becoming involved with drugs in general.

Question 12

4 Ecstasy has been a licit drug since 2001.

Question 13

7 The legality of psychoactive drugs may depend on cultural and historical circumstances.

Question 14

1 Discuss the problems associated with definitions of drugs.Offer a reasonable definition,and then give an example of a substance that might fall into a "gray area" within that definition.How might that substance qualify as a drug,and how it might not?

Question 15

6 Psychoactive drugs do not modify brain functioning once drug-taking behavior stops.

Question 16

8 Some substances that can be harmful to the user are legal.

Question 17

4 Given the research on risk factors and protective factors with regard to one's involvement with drugs,describe a hypothetical young person who is highly vulnerable to drug-taking behavior and another hypothetical young person who is highly invulnerable to drug-taking behavior.

Question 18

8 Discuss ways to prevent abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse.Agree/Disagree: Should a prescription be required for current over-the-counter cold remedies?

Question 19

3 Given the prevalence rates from 1975 to the present,discuss the general trends in drug use among high-school seniors in the United States with respect to marijuana,alcohol,and nicotine.

Question 20

5 Alcohol has been an illicit drug since 1965.

Question 21

26 Until 1903,the formula for Coca-Cola contained opium.

Question 22

13 Drug misuse typically applies to the inappropriate use of prescription or nonprescription drugs.

Question 23

25 The degree of social acceptance of opium in the nineteenth century was dependent on the manner in which opium was ingested.

Question 24

24 In the nineteenth century,it was common for infants and children in the United States and England to take opium.

Question 25

27 Freud believed that an effective treatment for morphine addiction was the use of cocaine.

Question 26

15 Drug abuse can involve either licit or illicit substances.

Question 27

20 The Egyptian scroll referred to as the Ebers Papyrus was eventually proved to be a hoax.

Question 28

16 Instrumental use is the primary motivation for drug abuse.

Question 29

30 Neuroscience,a new branch of biological science,came into being in the early 1940s during World War II.

Question 30

18 The senna plant has been successfully used for the treatment of constipation.

Question 31

22 Patent medicines refer to products that have been patented and distributed by pharmaceutical companies following a lengthy process of FDA approval.

Question 32

28 The era of Prohibition in the United States began when the 18th Amendment to the U.S.Constitution took effect in 1920.

Question 33

14 The elderly are highly vulnerable to drug misuse.

Question 34

21 Patient records indicate that the Ebers Papyrus had a surprisingly high success rate for healing patients.

Question 35

31 Crack,a form of smokable cocaine,appeared on the scene in the mid-1980s.

Question 36

17 Willow bark is the source of present-day marijuana.

Question 37

19 Shaman is a name for a healer in a primitive society.

Question 38

29 Chlorpromazine (brand name: Thorazine)is considered to be one of the original drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Question 39

32 The University of Michigan drug-use surveys make use of the responses of all high-school seniors in the United States.

Question 40

23 Laudanum is a liquid form of nicotine used in the nineteenth century.

Question 41

2 The potential for drug abuse in general presents a greater challenge for __________.

A)men than for women
B)African Americans than for Latinos
C)young people than for the elderly
D)none of the above

Question 42

45 Protective factors are the negation (or the inverted image)of risk factors.

Question 43

47 Ketamine is not considered a "club drug."

Question 44

39 The National Survey on Drug Use and Health examines the prevalence rates of illicit drug use among Americans in several age groups across the life span.

Question 45

35 In 2011,50 percent of high school seniors reported use of an illicit drug during the past year.

Question 46

49 Dextromethorphan (DXM)is a cough suppressant found in many over-the-counter cough and cold medications.

Question 47

44 The presence of protective factors can provide the basis for resilience toward drug use among high-risk adolescents.

Question 48

34 The University of Michigan surveys have revealed that current levels of drug use among high school seniors are substantially higher than drug-use levels in the 1970s.

Question 49

46 Cocaine,heroin,and creatine are examples of "club drugs."

Question 50

41 A member of a socially deviant subculture is quite often an accomplished student in school.

Question 51

1 Since 1970,marijuana has been officially classified in the United States as a controlled substance in the same category as __________.

A)barbiturates
B)heroin
C)cocaine
D)anti-anxiety medication (tranquilizers)

Question 52

42 Understanding individuals' risk factors and protective factors gives us some idea of which individuals are likely to use drugs and which are not.

Question 53

33 One of the best known surveys that examine drug-taking patterns of young people annually since 1975 has been conducted by the University of Minnesota.

Question 54

50 Nonmedical use of Adderall is of special interest because of its potential for dependence and abuse.

Question 55

36 Efforts to reduce underage drinking by enforcing restrictions of alcohol sales to minors have met with only partial success.

Question 56

38 In the 1990s,the University of Michigan surveys showed that high school seniors showed a decreasing trend in viewing regular drug use as dangerous.

Question 57

48 Club drugs include both stimulant drugs such as methamphetamine and hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD.

Question 58

37 Non-college-bound seniors are about three times more likely than college-bound seniors to smoke at least a half pack of cigarettes per day.

Question 59

43 Low educational aspirations usually represent a risk factor for drug use.

Question 60

40 "To have a good time with my friends" is a frequent answer of high-school seniors when asked why they take drugs.

Question 61

9 By the definition used in the textbook,a chemical substance would be considered a drug if __________.

A)it intoxicated the user
B)it had an impact on brain functioning
C)it served as a nutrient
D)both A and B

Question 62

21 A shaman is __________.

A)a primitive healer
B)an "extinct" cultural phenomenon
C)an individual who relies upon elaborate rituals
D)often appointed at random from among young females in a tribe

Question 63

18 Instances of drug abuse involve __________.

A)illicit drugs only
B)licit drugs only
C)instrumental use of drugs
D)licit or illicit drugs

Question 64

3 Which of the following is NOT an illicit drug in the United States?

A)cocaine
B)heroin
C)nicotine
D)ketamine

Question 65

5 Analogy: Illicit drugs are to cocaine as licit drugs are to __________.

A)crack
B)heroin
C)alcohol
D)ecstasy

Question 66

14 Analogy: Licit recreational drug use is to smoking a cigarette as illicit recreational drug use is to __________.

A)smoking marijuana
B)drinking a caffeinated beverage
C)injecting heroin
D)both A and C

Question 67

12 Dr.Smith recommends drinking four ounces of an alcoholic beverage per day to his patient.The use of alcohol in this case is best described as __________.

A)illicit
B)instrumental
C)recreational
D)forensic

Question 68

7 Signs of drug dependence include __________.

A)intense cravings for the drug
B)need for increasingly greater quantities of the drug to get the same desired effect
C)becoming preoccupied with drug-taking behavior
D)all of the above

Question 69

16 Which of the following is an example of drug misuse?

A)taking a sleeping pill while drinking beer
B)taking your own prescription pain medication for a toothache
C)taking aspirin before its expiration date
D)avoiding alcohol when taking an antibiotic.

Question 70

8 Which statement is true?

A)All psychoactive drugs produce dependence.
B)Some psychoactive drugs produce dependence.
C)Only illicit psychoactive drugs produce dependence.
D)All dependence-producing drugs are illicit.

Question 71

15 Instances in which a prescription or nonprescription drug is used in an inappropriate way are regarded as __________.

A)illicit drug-taking behavior
B)extremely rare
C)drug misuse
D)drug abuse

Question 72

19 Which of the following plants has (have)been sources of hallucinogenic effects?

A)morning glories
B)yellow-orange fruits on cacti
C)certain types of mushrooms
D)all of the above

Question 73

17 A particularly dangerous situation can result when medications are combined with __________.

A)caffeine
B)alcohol
C)nicotine
D)excessive water

Question 74

22 Which statement is NOT true?

A)Shamans still exist in some areas of the world.
B)The decline of shamanism was due to the development of centralized religions in Egyptian and Babylonian societies.
C)Shamanism was eventually replaced by a more extreme form in certain parts of the world before it died out completely.
D)Modern shamanic healing utilizes hallucination-producing plants.

Question 75

10 An over-the-counter (OTC)cold remedy taken for a cold would be classified as a(n)__________.

A)licit drug for instrumental use
B)illicit drug for instrumental use
C)licit drug for recreational use
D)illicit drug for recreational use

Question 76

20 Analogy: Willow bark is to senna as __________.

A)aspirin is to laxative
B)hallucinogenic is to non-hallucinogenic
C)poisonous is to non-poisonous
D)constipation is to headache

Question 77

13 Alcohol and nicotine generally belong to a category of __________.

A)licit drugs for instrumental use
B)licit drugs for recreational use
C)illicit drugs for recreational use
D)illicit drugs for instrumental use

Question 78

11 Cathy needs to stay awake to study for her psychology midterm,so she decides to take an amphetamine to keep from falling aslee

A)recreational
B)instrumental
C)pre-instrumental
D)pre-creational

Question 79

4 Which of the following is an illicit drug in the United States?

A)alcohol
B)nicotine
C)caffeine
D)LSD

Question 80

6 According to the text,drugs such as alcohol and nicotine are referred to as __________.

A)illegal drugs
B)licit drugs
C)illicit drugs
D)over-the-counter drugs