Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) respondents faked their answers to the questions on the survey. 
B) too few AA members answered the survey questions. 
C) the survey was sent only to older members of AA, so information on the progression of alcohol use was not available. 
D) Jellinek himself became an alcoholic and never finished the research.

Question 2

In behavioural terms, drugs such as aspirin are considered negative reinforcers because they

Accepted Answer

A) quickly make a person feel good. 
B) stop a person from feeling pain. 
C) have toxic effects on the nervous system. 
D) can cause frequent users to become dependent on them.

Question 3

Drug­addicted parents may contribute to their child's drug use by

Accepted Answer

A) failing to monitor the child's behaviour. 
B) making drugs available to the child. 
C) creating an environment where peers use drugs. 
D) all of the above

Question 4

What explains the apparent stimulation, feeling of well-being and outgoing behaviour that occur as the initial effects of alcohol ingestion?

Accepted Answer

A) depression of the inhibitory centres in the brain 
B) activation of the inhibitory centres in the brain 
C) depression of the autonomic nervous system 
D) stimulation of the autonomic nervous system

Question 5

Substance-abuse prevention efforts in the past have focused on

Accepted Answer

A) education-based approaches. 
B) changing laws regarding drug use and possession. 
C) working with parents to change substance use. 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Cravings seem to be exacerbated by

Accepted Answer

A) the availability of drugs. 
B) specific moods. 
C) places and objects associated with drug taking. 
D) all of the above

Question 7

You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalised a building and assaulted a security guard.From your knowledge of abnormal psychology, you are aware that, although alcohol does not cause aggressive behaviour, it may

Accepted Answer

A) stimulate the inhibitory centre of the brain, causing aggressive behaviour. 
B) activate the aggressive genes in the person's DNA. 
C) impair the ability to consider the consequences of acting impulsively. 
D) increase the anxiety associated with being punished for one's actions.

Question 8

Cameron has a cup of coffee every morning, smokes ten cigarettes a day and has a beer with dinner.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) substance use. 
B) substance abuse. 
C) polysubstance abuse. 
D) substance intoxication.

Question 9

Expectancies about alcohol use

Accepted Answer

A) start before people even start drinking. 
B) predict who will later have drinking problems. 
C) change over time and alcohol use. 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following terms is the definition of anticonvulsant?

Accepted Answer

A) sleep-inducing 
B) anxiety-reducing 
C) anti-seizure 
D) calming

Question 11

Both morphine and codeine produce analgesia, which means that they

Accepted Answer

A) activate the central nervous system. 
B) relieve pain and produce euphoria. 
C) increase alertness. 
D) cause delusions and dissociative experiences.

Question 12

Compare and contrast benzodiazepines and the barbiturates.Discuss medical uses for these substances and the potential for abuse and/or addiction.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) cultural/racial 
B) cognitive 
C) metabolic 
D) emotional

Question 14

Compare and contrast the 'levels of involvement' in the following substance-related disorders: use, intoxication, abuse, dependence.Define the meaning of the word 'addiction'.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Blackouts appear to be related to the interaction of alcohol with the ______system.

Accepted Answer

A) glutamate 
B) serotonin 
C) GABA 
D) dopamine

Question 16

Alcohol can initially appear to cause stimulation because it

Accepted Answer

A) makes vision and hearing more acute. 
B) has an excitatory effect on the brain. 
C) depresses inhibitory centres in the brain. 
D) alters motor co-ordination.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) alcoholic myopia. 
B) the expectancy effect. 
C) opponent-process theory. 
D) regressive alcoholism.

Question 18

The common factor among psychoactive drugs may be

Accepted Answer

A) their ability to activate the 'pleasure pathways' of the brain. 
B) the ease of obtaining them and the relatively inexpensive cost. 
C) the similar way in which they are metabolised in the body. 
D) their identical effect on neurotransmitters at the synapse.

Question 19

Which of the following drugs is NOT classified as a barbiturate?

Accepted Answer

A) methcathinone 
B) diazepam 
C) methaqualone 
D) d-lysergic acid

Question 20

Which syndrome is generally recognised as a combination of problems that can occur in a child whose mother drank while she was pregnant?

Accepted Answer

A) Wernicke- Korsakoff syndrome 
B) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 
C) Downs syndrome 
D) Tourettes syndrome

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

In behavioural terms, drugs such as aspirin are considered negative reinforcers because they

Drugaddicted parents may contribute to their child's drug use by

What explains the apparent stimulation, feeling of well-being and outgoing behaviour that occur as the initial effects of alcohol ingestion?

Substance-abuse prevention efforts in the past have focused on

Cravings seem to be exacerbated by

You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalised a building and assaulted a security guard.From your knowledge of abnormal psychology, you are aware that, although alcohol does not cause aggressive behaviour, it may

Cameron has a cup of coffee every morning, smokes ten cigarettes a day and has a beer with dinner.This is an example of

Expectancies about alcohol use

Which of the following terms is the definition of anticonvulsant?

Both morphine and codeine produce analgesia, which means that they

Compare and contrast benzodiazepines and the barbiturates.Discuss medical uses for these substances and the potential for abuse and/or addiction.

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

Compare and contrast the 'levels of involvement' in the following substance-related disorders: use, intoxication, abuse, dependence.Define the meaning of the word 'addiction'.

Blackouts appear to be related to the interaction of alcohol with the ______system.

Alcohol can initially appear to cause stimulation because it

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

The common factor among psychoactive drugs may be

Which of the following drugs is NOT classified as a barbiturate?

Which syndrome is generally recognised as a combination of problems that can occur in a child whose mother drank while she was pregnant?

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

In behavioural terms, drugs such as aspirin are considered negative reinforcers because they

Drug­addicted parents may contribute to their child's drug use by

What explains the apparent stimulation, feeling of well-being and outgoing behaviour that occur as the initial effects of alcohol ingestion?

Substance-abuse prevention efforts in the past have focused on

Cravings seem to be exacerbated by

You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalised a building and assaulted a security guard.From your knowledge of abnormal psychology, you are aware that, although alcohol does not cause aggressive behaviour, it may

Cameron has a cup of coffee every morning, smokes ten cigarettes a day and has a beer with dinner.This is an example of

Expectancies about alcohol use

Which of the following terms is the definition of anticonvulsant?

Both morphine and codeine produce analgesia, which means that they

Compare and contrast benzodiazepines and the barbiturates.Discuss medical uses for these substances and the potential for abuse and/or addiction.

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

Compare and contrast the 'levels of involvement' in the following substance-related disorders: use, intoxication, abuse, dependence.Define the meaning of the word 'addiction'.

Blackouts appear to be related to the interaction of alcohol with the ______system.

Alcohol can initially appear to cause stimulation because it

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

The common factor among psychoactive drugs may be

Which of the following drugs is NOT classified as a barbiturate?

Which syndrome is generally recognised as a combination of problems that can occur in a child whose mother drank while she was pregnant?

Drugaddicted parents may contribute to their child's drug use by