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27 September 2021

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1. _______ times as many women attempt suicide as men, yet men succeed at more than ______ times the rate of women.

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three, three

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2. A pilot who sacrifices his life in a fighter-plane skirmish would be categorized as an example of _________ suicide.

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altruistic

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3. A seriously ill person whose consistent mismanagement of medication led to his or her death would probably be considered a victim of:

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d. subintentional death.

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4. As many as _______% of teenagers report that they have thought about killing themselves.

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5. In the United States, which group is most likely to commit suicide?

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d. white American males over the age of 65

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6. People who experience mixed feelings, or ambivalence, in their intent to die, even at the moment of their attempt, are known as:

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d. death darers.

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7. Which perspective believes that suicide is the result of anger directed at one's self?

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d. psychodynamic

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8. What time after incarceration are inmates at the highest risk for suicide?

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c. within the first 3 hours

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9. About what percentage of Americans believe that terminally ill persons should be free to take their lives or to seek a physician's assistance to do so?

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50%

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10. Which group of Americans has the highest overall rate of suicide?

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native americans

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11. Which mental disorder(s) is/are not mentioned as being linked strongly to suicide?

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b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

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12. Suicide committed by people over whom society has little or no control is known as _______ suicide.

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egoist

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13. Among the top ten causes of death in the United States, suicide ranks:

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out of the top ten

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14. According to research, the suicide rate in Japan is __________ that of the suicide rate in the United States.

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a. more than twice

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15. Which method of killing oneself is used in nearly two-thirds of male suicides?

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guns

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16. One of the most influential writers on the topic of suicide is:

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c. Edwin Shneidman

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17. An individual who clearly intends to end their life at the time they attempt suicide, only to experience confusion in the very next hour or day might be classified as a:

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death seeker

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18. The first suicide prevention program in the United States was founded in which city?

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c. Los Angeles

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19. Viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms is known as:

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c. dichotomous thinking.

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20. According to Freud, what are the forces that lead a person to attempt or commit suicide?

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a. A real or symbolic loss leads to internalization of the death instinct, Thanatos, and this, in turn, leads to suicidal actions.

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1. In 1997, what percentage of men reported being dissatisfied with their weight?

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d. 52%

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2. The neurotransmitter that may be associated with eating disorders is:

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b. serotonin.

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3. The peak age during which women develop anorexia nervosa is:

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d. between 14 and 18.

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4. What is the effect of vomiting after a binge episode?

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b. The individual loses about half of the calories consumed during the binge.

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5. One study found that ________ of both white American and African American girls aged 9 to 10 years reported wanting to lose weight.

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d. approximately 40%

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6. What is the most accurate statement about women with bulimia nervosa?

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c. They generally maintain their normal weight, though it may fluctuate markedly within that range.

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7. When are people least likely to eat junk food?

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d. when they feel self-confident

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8. Which is NOT a characteristic of a person with anorexia nervosa?

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d. rarely thinking about food

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9. Which is NOT a typical response for a person who just indulged in a binge episode?

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d. feeling happy and in control.

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10. What type of medication has been used to help reduce binges and vomiting in victims of bulimia nervosa?

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c. antidepressant

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11. Which is the most correct statement about eating disorders among men?

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d. The triggers of male eating disorders are different from those of female eating problems.

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12. The area of the brain that reduces hunger when it is activated is the:

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b. ventromedial hypothalamus.

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13. Which psychological problem is often associated with anorexia nervosa?

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c. obsessive-compulsive patterns

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14. A brain chemical known as ____________ has been identified as acting as a natural appetite suppressant.

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c. glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1.

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15. Persons with ___________ have a low opinion of their body shape, consider themselves unattractive, and are likely to overestimate their actual proportions.

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b. anorexia nervosa

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16. The behavioral technique of ________________ is used to help break the binge-purge cycle of bulimia nervosa.

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d. exposure and response prevention

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17. Which of the following is a new kind of eating disorder that is found almost exclusively in men?

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a. muscle dysmorphobia

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18. Which of the following would be an appropriate goal for conducting therapy with someone suffering from anorexia nervosa?

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b. Help them recognize their need for independence and teach them appropriate ways to exercise control.

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19. Both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa typically begin:

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d. after a period of intense dieting that has been successful and has earned praise from family members and friends.

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20. Which of the following is true of amenorrhea in women with anorexia nervosa?

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a. Most females with anorexia nervosa menstruate again, once they regain their weight.

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1. ___________ 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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2. Which substance do teenagers report is the easiest for them to get according to a study of tenth graders?

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d. alcohol

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3. Cocaine affects which neurotransmitter system?

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b. dopamine

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4. Methadone is a/an:

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d. opioid.

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5. When alcohol concentration reaches _______% of the blood by volume, the individual has reached a state of intoxication.

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c. .09

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6. Which of the following was NOT one of the early purposes of amphetamines?

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c. pain relief after surgery

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7. Which drug increases the activity of the central nervous system?

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b. cocaine

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8. Which drug is NOT known to directly stimulate the brain's reward center?

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a. heroin

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9. Which drug was used as a cough medicine before its addictive properties were known?

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heroin

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10. Which is an accurate statement about the effects of marijuana?

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c. It causes a lower sperm count in some men.

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11. Which result has NOT been linked to binge drinking?

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homicide

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12. Which category of drug is often given to patients in detoxification to reduce severe alcohol withdrawal reactions such as delirium tremens and seizures?

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a. antianxiety drugs

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13. Asking people with alcoholism to imagine extremely upsetting, repulsive, or frightening scenes while they are drinking is a form of:

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b. behavioral therapy.

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14. Which of the following is often mixed with heroin?

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c. battery acid

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15. Behavioral self-control training (BSCT) is a form of ___________ therapy.

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b. cognitive-behavioral

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16. Genetic linkage studies have found an abnormal form of a gene for which type of neurotransmitter receptor?

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b. D2

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17. Approximately what percentage of incoming college freshmen drink during their first week on campus?

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c. 50%

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18. What theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can induce a "high" in one dependent on heroin?

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d. classical conditioning

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19. 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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a. 54; 28

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20. The treatment model advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a ___________ approach.

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d. sociocultural

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1. _______ times as many women attempt suicide as men, yet men succeed at more than ______ times the rate of women.

answer

three, three

question

2. A pilot who sacrifices his life in a fighter-plane skirmish would be categorized as an example of _________ suicide.

answer

altruistic

question

3. A seriously ill person whose consistent mismanagement of medication led to his or her death would probably be considered a victim of:

answer

d. subintentional death.

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4. As many as _______% of teenagers report that they have thought about killing themselves.

answer

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5. In the United States, which group is most likely to commit suicide?

answer

d. white American males over the age of 65

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6. People who experience mixed feelings, or ambivalence, in their intent to die, even at the moment of their attempt, are known as:

answer

d. death darers.

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7. Which perspective believes that suicide is the result of anger directed at one's self?

answer

d. psychodynamic

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8. What time after incarceration are inmates at the highest risk for suicide?

answer

c. within the first 3 hours

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9. About what percentage of Americans believe that terminally ill persons should be free to take their lives or to seek a physician's assistance to do so?

answer

50%

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10. Which group of Americans has the highest overall rate of suicide?

answer

native americans

question

11. Which mental disorder(s) is/are not mentioned as being linked strongly to suicide?

answer

b. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

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12. Suicide committed by people over whom society has little or no control is known as _______ suicide.

answer

egoist

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13. Among the top ten causes of death in the United States, suicide ranks:

answer

out of the top ten

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14. According to research, the suicide rate in Japan is __________ that of the suicide rate in the United States.

answer

a. more than twice

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15. Which method of killing oneself is used in nearly two-thirds of male suicides?

answer

guns

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16. One of the most influential writers on the topic of suicide is:

answer

c. Edwin Shneidman

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17. An individual who clearly intends to end their life at the time they attempt suicide, only to experience confusion in the very next hour or day might be classified as a:

answer

death seeker

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18. The first suicide prevention program in the United States was founded in which city?

answer

c. Los Angeles

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19. Viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms is known as:

answer

c. dichotomous thinking.

question

20. According to Freud, what are the forces that lead a person to attempt or commit suicide?

answer

a. A real or symbolic loss leads to internalization of the death instinct, Thanatos, and this, in turn, leads to suicidal actions.

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1. In 1997, what percentage of men reported being dissatisfied with their weight?

answer

d. 52%

question

2. The neurotransmitter that may be associated with eating disorders is:

answer

b. serotonin.

question

3. The peak age during which women develop anorexia nervosa is:

answer

d. between 14 and 18.

question

4. What is the effect of vomiting after a binge episode?

answer

b. The individual loses about half of the calories consumed during the binge.

question

5. One study found that ________ of both white American and African American girls aged 9 to 10 years reported wanting to lose weight.

answer

d. approximately 40%

question

6. What is the most accurate statement about women with bulimia nervosa?

answer

c. They generally maintain their normal weight, though it may fluctuate markedly within that range.

question

7. When are people least likely to eat junk food?

answer

d. when they feel self-confident

question

8. Which is NOT a characteristic of a person with anorexia nervosa?

answer

d. rarely thinking about food

question

9. Which is NOT a typical response for a person who just indulged in a binge episode?

answer

d. feeling happy and in control.

question

10. What type of medication has been used to help reduce binges and vomiting in victims of bulimia nervosa?

answer

c. antidepressant

question

11. Which is the most correct statement about eating disorders among men?

answer

d. The triggers of male eating disorders are different from those of female eating problems.

question

12. The area of the brain that reduces hunger when it is activated is the:

answer

b. ventromedial hypothalamus.

question

13. Which psychological problem is often associated with anorexia nervosa?

answer

c. obsessive-compulsive patterns

question

14. A brain chemical known as ____________ has been identified as acting as a natural appetite suppressant.

answer

c. glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1.

question

15. Persons with ___________ have a low opinion of their body shape, consider themselves unattractive, and are likely to overestimate their actual proportions.

answer

b. anorexia nervosa

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16. The behavioral technique of ________________ is used to help break the binge-purge cycle of bulimia nervosa.

answer

d. exposure and response prevention

question

17. Which of the following is a new kind of eating disorder that is found almost exclusively in men?

answer

a. muscle dysmorphobia

question

18. Which of the following would be an appropriate goal for conducting therapy with someone suffering from anorexia nervosa?

answer

b. Help them recognize their need for independence and teach them appropriate ways to exercise control.

question

19. Both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa typically begin:

answer

d. after a period of intense dieting that has been successful and has earned praise from family members and friends.

question

20. Which of the following is true of amenorrhea in women with anorexia nervosa?

answer

a. Most females with anorexia nervosa menstruate again, once they regain their weight.

question

1. ___________ involves using a drug to the point that it affects one's family, social relationships, and/or work.

answer

Substance abuse

question

2. Which substance do teenagers report is the easiest for them to get according to a study of tenth graders?

answer

d. alcohol

question

3. Cocaine affects which neurotransmitter system?

answer

b. dopamine

question

4. Methadone is a/an:

answer

d. opioid.

question

5. When alcohol concentration reaches _______% of the blood by volume, the individual has reached a state of intoxication.

answer

c. .09

question

6. Which of the following was NOT one of the early purposes of amphetamines?

answer

c. pain relief after surgery

question

7. Which drug increases the activity of the central nervous system?

answer

b. cocaine

question

8. Which drug is NOT known to directly stimulate the brain's reward center?

answer

a. heroin

question

9. Which drug was used as a cough medicine before its addictive properties were known?

answer

heroin

question

10. Which is an accurate statement about the effects of marijuana?

answer

c. It causes a lower sperm count in some men.

question

11. Which result has NOT been linked to binge drinking?

answer

homicide

question

12. Which category of drug is often given to patients in detoxification to reduce severe alcohol withdrawal reactions such as delirium tremens and seizures?

answer

a. antianxiety drugs

question

13. Asking people with alcoholism to imagine extremely upsetting, repulsive, or frightening scenes while they are drinking is a form of:

answer

b. behavioral therapy.

question

14. Which of the following is often mixed with heroin?

answer

c. battery acid

question

15. Behavioral self-control training (BSCT) is a form of ___________ therapy.

answer

b. cognitive-behavioral

question

16. Genetic linkage studies have found an abnormal form of a gene for which type of neurotransmitter receptor?

answer

b. D2

question

17. Approximately what percentage of incoming college freshmen drink during their first week on campus?

answer

c. 50%

question

18. What theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can induce a "high" in one dependent on heroin?

answer

d. classical conditioning

question

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a. 54; 28

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20. The treatment model advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a ___________ approach.

answer

d. sociocultural

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