Harper PSY230 Chapter 12 Quiz Latest 2021

Question 1As many as what percentage of teenagers and college students may suffer from gambling disorder?

                3% – 10%

                13% – 20%

                18% – 25%

                25% – 32%

Question 2Which drug, if used chronically, can cause abnormal ovulation in women?

                cocaine

                alcohol

                caffeine

                marijuana

Question 3To support the view that alcoholism may have a genetic component, in twin studies it was found that if one member of a pair of identical twins abused alcohol, the other abused it in _____ percent of cases. In a similar study of fraternal twins, if one twin abused alcohol, the other abused it in only ____ percent of cases.

                30; 20

                40; 20

                50; 30

                40; 30

Question 4Nicotine is a very addictive substance.  In fact, it is considered as addictive as ___________

                morphine

                marijuana

                heroin

                alcohol

Question 5The treatment model advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a _____ approach.

                behavioral

                cognitive

                psychodynamic

                sociocultural

Question 6After successfully stopping the drinking of alcohol, alcoholics are given Antabuse to take so if they drink alcohol, they will suffer from intense nausea, vomiting, blushing, a very rapid heart beat, and possibly fainting. Antabuse is known as an ___________ drug.

                agonist

                antagonist

                anti-emetic

                detoxification

Question 7Approximately what percentage of campus arrests are alcohol related?

                27 percent

                38 percent

                67 percent

                83 percent

Question 8Relapse-prevention training is a form of _____ therapy.

                behavioral

                cognitive-behavioral

                cognitive

                aversive

Question 9The segment of the U.S. population who exhibit the lowest percentage of substance use disorder is:

                non-Hispanic white Americans.

                Hispanic Americans.

                African Americans.

                Asian Americans.

Question 10 Cirrhosis of the liver as a result of excessive long term alcohol use accounts for approximately _____ deaths each year.

                22,000

                28,000

                32,000

                38,000

Question 11Therapists working with patients suffering from substance use disorders observe:   

                Unsuccessful efforts or persistent desires to reduce or control the use of the substance.

                Failures in fulfulling major role obligations at work, school, and/or home.

                Substance tolerance effects.

                All of the above.

Question 12Genetic linkage studies have found support for a genetic connection to substance use disorders.  This is because a form of which gene is found abnormal in a majority of substance abusers as compared to only 20% of individuals who do not misuse drugs and alcohol?

                D1 receptor gene

                D2 receptor gene

                S1 receptor gene

                S2 receptor gene

Question 13What theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can provide comfort in one dependent on heroin?

                operant conditioning

                cognitive dissonance

                opponent-process conditioning

                classical conditioning

Question 14Binge drinking is tied to over ____________deaths among college-age persons each year.

                1000

                2000

                3000

                4000

Question 15Alcoholism destroys millions of:

                families

                relationships

                careers

                every answer is correct.

Question 16Which is an accurate statement about the effects of chronic use of marijuana?

                It increases fertility in some men.

                It causes infertility in most men.

                It causes a lower sperm count in men.

                It is not known to have any effect on male fertility.

Question 17Which activity will have the greatest effect on making an intoxicated person sober?

                drinking strong hot coffee

                taking a shower

                getting control of his or her thinking

                the passage of time

Question 18Which drug was used as a cough medicine before its addictive properties were known?

                heroin

                morphine

                cocaine

                alcohol

Question 19So many soldiers received morphine injections during the Civil War that addiction to morphine was known as:

                The Civil War Plague.

                The wartime plague.

                soldier’s disease.

                troops’ disease

Question 20Which drug stimulates the higher centers of the central nervous system thereby increasing the supplies of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin in some areas of the brain?

                fentanyl

                cocaine

                morphine

                heroin