Harper PSY230 Chapter 12 Test Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Question 1Use of cocaine, can cause all of the following except:

                a fatal heart attack

                a depression of the respiratory center so there can be a total cessation of breathing

                seizures

                massive kidney damage

‘Question 2Using MDMA (ecstasy, Molly) is very dangerous because it can cause the following:

                significant impairment in memory.

                potential permanent liver damage.

                brain damage due to the brain’s decreased ability to produce serotonin.

                all of the above.

Question 3The blood-alcohol level that typically produces the symptoms of intoxication is ______ of the blood volume.

                .01%

                .06%

                .09%

                1.1%

‘Question 4Benzodiazepines primarily affect the neurotransmitter:

                GABA.

                serotonin.

                dopamine.

                norepinephrine.

Question 5____________is especially dangerous because it is by far the painkiller most commonly linked to overdose deaths.

                Heroin

                Cocaine

                Morphine

                Fentanyl

Question 6A pattern of abnormalities, head and facial deformities, heart defects, and intellectual developmental disorders often characterizes one with:

                Korsakoff’s syndrome.

                fetal alcohol syndrome.

                alcohol abuse syndrome.

                substance abuse syndrome.

Question 7A patient in an alcohol rehabilitation center tells you a detailed story about growing up in the mountains of Tennessee. Later, you find out that the person in fact never even visited Tennessee. A day later you visit the patient again and the patient does not recognize you. Most likely, the patient is suffering from:

                fetal alcohol syndrome.

                cirrhosis.

                withdrawal or delirium.

                Korsakoff’s syndrome.

Question 8Of the various methods used when taking substances, which causes the drug to get to the brain the fastest?

                injecting

                snorting

                inhaling

                placed under the tongue.

Question 9A frequent drug user finds that more and more drug is necessary to produce the same “high” that much lower doses once produced. This drug user is developing:

                withdrawal symptoms.

                tolerance.

                hallucinosis.

                intoxication.

Question 10The most widely used stimulant drug in the world is:

                methamphetamine

                caffeine

                LSD

                cocaine

Question 11Gambling disorder is seen in:

                3% – 10% of teenagers

                10% – 15% of teenagers

                15% – 20% of teenagers

                20% – 25% of teenagers

 

Question 12Serina has just had a shot of heroin. She feels a spasm of warmth and ectasy. This reaction is known as:

                a nod.

                a rush.

                a high.

                intoxication.

Question 13The most powerful form of cannabis is:

                ganja.

                hashish.

                marijuana.

                free-based THC.

Question 14The chief danger of LSD use is:

                the risk of developing drug tolerance.

                the possibility of experiencing extremely unpleasant reactions.

                the severity of withdrawal symptoms among even occasional users.

                the universal occurrence of “flashbacks” among former users.

Question 15″Internet use disorder” is not in the DSM-5, but if it is included in the next edition, a research-based estimate of the percentage of people in the United States who would fit the diagnostic criteria would be approximately:

                1%

                3%

                5%

                7%

Question 16One of the features of Alcoholic Anonymous is:

                peer support.

                residential services.

                alcohol maintenance.

                antagonistic medication.

Question 17An example of a street name of a drug that is an amphetamine is:

                “coke”

                “crank”

                “crack”

                “Molly”

Question 18The 3 sociocultural approaches that have been used in treating substance abuse disorders include all of the following except:

                intensive psychodynamic therapy.

                self-help programs.

                community prevention programs.

                culture-sensitive and gender-sensitive programs.

Question 19The DSM-5 includes gambling disorder as an addictive disorder, along with substance abuse disorders.  This inclusion is:

                unique; gambling disorder is the only disorder in the category that doesn’t involve a substance.

                unusual; gambling disorder joins computer gaming disorder as the second disorder in the category that doesn’t involve a substance.

                unusual; gambling disorder and computer gaming disorder both were added as non-substance disorders in the category.

                common; there presently are 7 other disorders in the category that don’t involve a substance.

Question 20Marijuana users in the 1960s were less likely to develop drug dependence than users around the year 2000 because marijuana available in the 1960s had:

                much less THC.

                much more THC.

                no hallucinogenic effects.

                more powerful hallucinogenic effects.