Deck 11: Gender Differences in Alcohol and Other Drug Use

Question 1

Problem drinkers were more likely to be:

A)married and male
B)unmarried and male
C)married and female
D)unmarried and female

Answer 1

B
unmarried and male

Question 2

Women are more likely to use psychoactive drugs and prescription medication than men. Which of the following was related to use of psychoactive drugs for older women?

A)widowhood
B)higher religiosity
C)lower education
D)all of the above

Answer 2

D
all of the above

Question 3

All but which of the following were shown to have high co-morbidity with drug dependence?

A)alcohol
B)affective disorders
C)anxiety
D)depression

Answer 3

D
depression

Question 4

An analysis of population surveys from 10 major countries has found which of the following consistent gender effects regarding alcohol consumption?

A)men exceed women in their average drinking frequency
B)women exceed men in their average quantity per drinking occasion
C)women showed an increase risk of alcohol related problems
D)a & b

Question 5

All but which of the following statements is true about the drinking habits of older vs. younger women?

A)younger women tend to drink larger quantities per occasion
B)older women consume lower quantities of alcohol than younger women
C)older women drink as frequently as younger women
D)younger women drink more frequently than older women

Question 6

Convergence hypothesis is the view that rapidly changing _________roles in the past generation may have led more __________to drink in styles similar to those of ___________suggests that the gender gap should have ___________over this period.

A)sex, men, women, increased
B)parental, women, men, increased
C)sex, women, men, decreased
D)parental, women, men, decreased

Question 7

According to past research, what type of reasons do females list for drug use?

A)economical
B)familial
C)social
D)personal

Question 8

Kandel et al (1998) found the progression of different drugs used by men and women was:

A)very similar for men and women
B)alcohol preceded marijuana use, and then other illicit drug use for men
C)cigarette or alcohol use more likely preceded marijuana use and then other illicit drugs among women
D)b and c

Question 9

Which of the following factors lead to underestimates of the impact of alcohol in women than for men?

A)Proportion of body fat to water
B)Body Weight
C)Estrogen levels
D)a and b

Question 10

Alcohol affects the biological processes of both men and women in different ways. Which of the following is not a result of alcohol's effect?

A)men suffer impotence
B)men experience increased sexual interest
C)women have menstrual problems
D)women have child bearing difficulties

Question 11

According to a longitudinal study on the relationship between depression and drinking for men and women, it was found that:

A)for women, more alcohol consumption predicted less depression
B)for men, more depression predicted less alcohol consumption
C)for men, more depression predicted more alcohol consumption
D)a & b only

Question 12

Which of the following is true regarding drinking and marital status?

A)a woman's history of drinking may influence the relationship of martial status and drinking
B)divorce may lead to increased drinking
C)divorce may lead to decreased drinking
D)all of the above

Question 13

How do measurement biases affect studies comparing drinking of men and women?

A)Indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated may be more applicable to females than to males.
B)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated may be more applicable to males than to females.
C)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated are only applicable to females
D)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated are only applicable to males

Question 14

Why must the neurophysiology of nicotine be considered when examining the effects of nicotine on men and women

A)pharmacological agents used to treat smoking may have different effects in women than in men
B)nicotine intakes differ between men and women
C)chronic nicotine use may affect female reproductive endocrinology making smoking less reinforcing for women
D)all of the above

Question 15

Gender differences in drinking that may have greater biological effects are influenced by

A)styles and pace
B)amount of food consumed while drinking
C)beverage choice
D)all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is said to be an underlying factor for problem drinking among women?

A)sex role conflict
B)stress role of multiple sex roles
C)sex role deprivation stress
D)all of the above

Question 17

Sexually victimized women have been shown to have __________ drinking problems after their experience with sexual abuse.

A)more
B)less
C)moderate
D)none

Question 18

Gender comparisons among Canadians (Massak & Graham, 2008) of the relationship between depression and smoking found:

A)essentially a positive correlation for both men and women
B)essentially an inverse correlation for both men and women
C)a stronger positive relationship for women on most indices of smoking
D)a weaker positive relationship for women on most indices of smoking

Question 19

National surveys (2007 NSDUH) of illicit drug use find among young adults that all but which:

A)higher male use for lifetime
B)higher male use for past month
C)higher female use of stimulants
D)similar use of stimulants by men and women