Question 1

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 syndromeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Substance-abuse prevention efforts in the past have focused on

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A)  education-based approaches.
B)  changing laws regarding drug use and possession.
C)  working with parents to change substance use.
D)  all of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

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

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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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  glutamate
B)  serotonin
C)  GABA
D)  dopamineE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

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

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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 aboveE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

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

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A)  cultural/racial
B)  cognitive
C)  metabolic
D)  emotionalE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

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

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Benzodiazepines are drugs used to reduce...

Question 8

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

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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.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Alcohol can initially appear to cause stimulation because it

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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.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

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

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Substance intoxication refers to the phy...

Question 11

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.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The common factor among psychoactive drugs may be

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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.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following terms is the definition of anticonvulsant?

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep-inducing
B)  anxiety-reducing
C)  anti-seizure
D)  calmingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

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.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Expectancies about alcohol use

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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 aboveE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Cravings seem to be exacerbated by

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

Question 17

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.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 18

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 systemE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

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.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  methcathinone
B)  diazepam
C)  methaqualone
D)  d-lysergic acidE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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

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