Abnormal Psychology Chapter 12 Quiz 1 – Flashcards
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_________ involves using a drug to the point that it affects one's family, social relationships, and/or work.
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Substance abuse
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Cirrhosis of the liver accounts for approximately _________ deaths each year.
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29,000
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Cocaine affects which neurotransmitter system?
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Dopamine
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The segment of the U. S. population with the lowest prevalence of alcoholism is:
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Asian males and females.
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When alcohol concentration reaches _______ percent of the blood by volume, the individual has reached a state of intoxication.
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.09 percent
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Which activity will have the greatest effect on making an intoxicated person sober?
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The passage of time
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Which drug increases the activity of the central nervous system?
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Cocaine
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Which drug is not known to directly stimulate the brain's reward center?
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Heroin
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Which drug was used as a cough medicine before its addictive properties were known?
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Heroin
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Which is an accurate statement about the effects of marijuana?
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It causes lower sperm count in some men.
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Which result has not been linked to binge drinking?
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Homicide
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Which substance is considered as addictive as heroin?
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Nicotine
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Asking people with alcoholism to imagine extremely repulsive scenes while they are drinking is a form of:
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Behavioral therapy.
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Genetic linkage studies have found an abnormal form of a gene for which type of neurotransmitter receptor?
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D2
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Behavioral self-control training (BSCT) is a form of ___________ therapy.
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Cognitive-behavioral
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Which of the following is often mixed with heroin?
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Battery acid
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What theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can induce a "high" in one dependent on heroin?
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Classical conditioning
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Approximately what percentage of campus arrests are alcohol related?
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83%
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In twin studies it was found that if one member of a pair of identical twins abused alcohol, the other abused it in ____% of cases. In a similar study of fraternal twins, if one twin abused alcohol the other abused it in ____% of cases.
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54; 28
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The treatment model advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a ___________ approach.
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Sociocultural
