Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors explores the psychological theories, principles, and research related to the development, maintenance, and treatment of addictive behaviors. The course examines various forms of addiction, including substance use disorders (alcohol, drugs, nicotine) and behavioral addictions (gambling, internet, gaming), delving into biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to addiction. Students will analyze risk and protective factors, the impact of addiction on individuals and society, contemporary approaches for prevention and intervention, and current controversies in the field. The course also addresses the importance of evidence-based treatment strategies, ethical considerations, and the role of culture and stigma in addiction.
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Drugs Society and Human Behavior 16th Edition by Hart
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Chapter 1: Drug Use: An Overview
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Q1) Compared to young adults who finished high school only,those with college degrees
A)are more likely to use cocaine.
B)are much more likely to drink alcohol and much less likely to use tobacco.
C)are more likely to smoke marijuana.
D)report similar rates of use of most substances.
Answer: B
Q2) Much of our information about rates of drug use come from survey questionnaires.One important limitation of such questionnaires is
A)the sample sizes are too small.
B)people might not answer honestly.
C)the people who do the studies are biased.
D)they don't ask questions about illicit drugs.
Answer: B
Q3) Cocaine and methamphetamine are still used for medical purposes in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Drug Use As a Social Problem
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Q1) As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research,the real driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is now believed to be
A)psychological dependence,based on reinforcement.
B)physical dependence,caused by tolerance.
C)an allergic reaction to the substance.
D)unmet psychological needs in early childhood.
Answer: A
Q2) In comparing the relative toxicity of marijuana and cocaine,it is important to take into account
A)the user's gender.
B)availability and price.
C)urban vs.rural environment.
D)that many more people use marijuana than use cocaine.
Answer: D
Q3) Recent brain imaging data indicates that drug dependence is caused by an underlying biological abnormality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Drug Policy
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Q1) Substances with high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use are listed in
A)the DAWN report.
B)Schedule I.
C)Schedule III.
D)precursors.
Answer: B
Q2) Before the FDA approves an IND for human testing of a new drug,
A)several hundred volunteers have been exposed to the drug.
B)the drug has been tested in at least two species of nonhuman animals.
C)the drug's effectiveness has been proven.
D)the drug must be marketed in another country.
Answer: B
Q3) The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal to use urine tests to screen students in public high schools for drug use
A)only if there is evidence that the individual student has used drugs.
B)only with the parents' permission.
C)only after the student has been in a treatment program.
D)if they are involved in extracurricular activities.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Nervous System
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Q1) Unlike neurons,glial cells in the brain are purely for support and are incapable of communicating with each other.
A)True
B)False
Q2) One of the main ways that drugs can affect neurotransmitter systems is by cutting off blood flow to a specific brain structure.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the structure of a neuron.
Q4) Drugs can affect neurotransmitter systems in two main ways: either by altering the availability of the neurotransmitter in the synapse,or by
A)acting on the blood-brain barrier.
B)altering hormone levels.
C)acting directly on the receptors.
D)increasing blood pressure.
Q5) Describe the differing effects of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system.
Q6) What are the steps involved in the life cycle of a neurotransmitter?
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Chapter 5: The Actions of Drugs
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Q1) The threshold on a dose-response curve is the A)point at which the dose of the drug causes maximal response.
B)lowest dose at which there is an observable effect of the drug.
C)safe effective dose of the drug.
D)therapeutic index of the drug.
Q2) The group of psychoactive drugs called stimulants includes
A)cocaine.
B)Prozac.
C)LSD.
D)heroin.
Q3) Which of these is given its own classification category,due to its complex effects at different doses?
A)cocaine
B)marijuana
C)Abilify
D)caffeine
Q4) For many psychoactive drugs,such as nicotine and cocaine,the fastest way to get an effect is by inhaling the drug's vapors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Stimulants
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Q1) The passage of the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act
A)came after over a thousand stories about cocaine had appeared in the national media.
B)did not focus on any particular drug.
C)came in response to increasing concerns about methamphetamine.
D)did not differentiate between crack and powder cocaine.
Q2) Scientific data indicate that chronic methamphetamine use causes extreme tooth decay.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One major similarity of freebase and crack cocaine is that they both can be smoked.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which famous physician studied cocaine as a treatment for morphine dependence and depression?
A)Benjamin Rush
B)Sigmund Freud
C)Johns Hopkins
D)Parke Davis
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Chapter 7: Depressants and Inhalants
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Q1) Two drugs that were introduced as being safer than the barbiturates,but in the long run proved to be not much safer,were
A)fluoxetine and paroxetine.
B)toluene and xylene.
C)meprobamate and methaqualone.
D)perphenazine and thiazine.
Q2) Benzodiazepines replaced barbiturates primarily because they were believed to be safer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One of the most dangerous acute effects of taking depressants in combination with alcohol is
A)the "cheese reaction".
B)respiratory depression.
C)seizures.
D)slurred speech.
Q4) GHB has been used for several purposes.Describe its recent history of various medical and recreational uses and its status as a controlled substance.
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Chapter 8: Medication for Mental Disorders
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Q1) Both depressed and manic symptoms appear in the general classification of A)schizophrenia.
B)mood disorders.
C)obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D)psychosis.
Q2) Prozac was one of the early A)tricyclic antidepressants.
B)MAO inhibitors.
C)selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
D)anti-manic drugs.
Q3) Explain the danger associated with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors.
Q4) was first used to treat schizophrenia,it is now used primarily to treat A)other forms of psychosis. B)anxiety.
C)personality disorders.
D)severe depression.
Q5) Modern antidepressants cure depression by treating the known underlying biological cause of the disorder.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Alcohol
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Q1) In the U.S.,national prohibition of alcohol sales was in effect from A)1851 to 1855.
B)1880 to 1889.
C)1920 to 1933.
D)1860 to 1940.
Q2) When alcohol is formed,other related substances are also formed,called A)nitrosamines.
B)congeners.
C)trace elements.
D)contaminants.
Q3) In most commercial beers sold in the U.S.,the alcohol content is about A)80 proof.
B)20 percent.
C)8 percent.
D)4 percent.
Q4) Distillation is the process in which yeasts transform sugars into alcohol. A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe some of the factors that influence blood alcohol concentration when drinking alcoholic beverages.
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Chapter 10: Tobacco
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Q1) Chewing was the most popular form of tobacco use until about 1900,but by 1920 the most popular form was A)snuff.
B)cigarettes.
C)pipes.
D)cigars.
Q2) Nicotine acts in the brain to first stimulate and then block several nicotinic subtypes of cholinergic receptor.
A)True
B)False
Q3) has recently been approved by the FDA for use in smoking cessation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The major commercial species of Nicotiana that is grown for tobacco products is
A)Nicotiana rustica.
B)Nicotiana indica.
C)Nicotiana tobacum.
D)Nicotiana sinensis.
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Chapter 11: Caffeine
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Q1) _____________ is prescribed to asthma sufferers because it relaxes bronchial passages.
A)Camellia sinensis
B)Theobromine
C)Exanthine
D)Theophylline
Q2) Drinking 5 or more cups of coffee per day
A)actually reduces the rate of heart attacks.
B)slightly increases the risk of a heart attack.
C)doubles the risk of a heart attack.
D)increases heart attack risk only in smokers.
Q3) The world's greatest per-capita consumers of tea are found in A)China.
B)France.
C)Canada.
D)Turkey.
Q4) Explain the effects that caffeine has on the central nervous system.
Q5) A 12-oz.Pepsi or Coke contains more caffeine than a Vivarin tablet.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Because of the way the FDA reviews and approves OTC drugs,
A)each different brand is required to contain unique ingredients.
B)various brands of a given type of remedy usually contain the same few active ingredients.
C)each type of drug is limited to only a single active ingredient.
D)it is impossible to tell from the label what each product's active ingredients really are.
Q2) The generic name for Tylenol and Datril is
A)COX-1.
B)acetaminophen.
C)theophylline.
D)ibuprofen.
Q3) The 2006 revised PATRIOT Act required that products containing __________ be kept "behind the counter," and buyers must show identification and sign for their purchase.
A)pseudoephedrine
B)aristolochic acid
C)dextromethorphan
D)taurine
Q4) Describe the recent history and current status of OTC weight control products.
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Chapter 13: Opioids
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Q1) In a heroin user,negative reinforcement of drug-taking behavior can occur when A)the user overdoses and almost dies.
B)the person is trying the drug for the first time.
C)withdrawal symptoms are alleviated by another injection.
D)the user sees a needle or syringe.
Q2) In recent years,heroin use has been a rapidly spreading problem in the U.S.suggesting that it is becoming an epidemic.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Heroin first became popular among opioid abusers in the 1970s,due to returning Vietnam veterans.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In 1898,Bayer laboratories marketed diacetylmorphine tablets under the brand name
A)Darvon.
B)Sublimaze.
C)Demerol.
D)Heroin.
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Chapter 14: Hallucinogens
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Q1) The catechol hallucinogens include mescaline plus a variety of synthetic derivatives of A)amphetamine. B)morphine.
C)cocaine.
D)acetylcholine.
Q2) In rare cases,people who have used LSD experience similar symptoms weeks or months later.The common term for this has been A)synesthesia.
B)flashbacks.
C)automatism.
D)semantic memory.
Q3) The early LSD researcher who was fired from his academic job,became a proponent of hallucinogenic drug use,and started a religion in which LSD was the sacrament is: A)William Halstead.
B)Timothy Leary.
C)Parke Davis.
D)Robert Wood Johnson.
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Chapter 15: Marijuana
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Q1) Although regular marijuana smokers often show a slowing of cognitive processing,evidence for negative acute cognitive effects is less dramatic than it is for infrequent users.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ,which
A)is a cannabis antagonist.
B)is an effective treatment for cannabis dependence.
C)is a capsule containing THC.
D)reduces appetite.
Q3) Which of the following has NOT been found as an effect of regular marijuana use?
A)Decreased testosterone levels in men.
B)Decreased sperm counts in men.
C)Increased testosterone levels in men.
D)Increased heart rate in men and women.
Q4) The 70 chemicals that are known to be unique to the cannabis plant are called A)cannabinoids.
B)THIQs.
C)opioids.
D)butyrates.
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Chapter 16: Performance-Enhancing Drugs
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Q1) We have had scientific evidence of the effectiveness of amphetamines in enhancing athletic performance for about 50 years.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An American physician came back from the 1956 Olympic games after learning about the Soviets' use of a steroid drug and helped to develop and test more selective ____________ steroids.
A)short-acting
B)untraceable
C)anabolic
D)psychoactive
Q3) Distinguish between the terms anabolic and androgenic when referring to steroid effects.What natural male hormone does both? What happens if women use anabolic steroids?
Q4) Laboratory studies of endurance on stationary bicycles have found that caffeine
A)can significantly improve work output at doses of 300-500 mg.
B)can double endurance at 80 mg,the amount in a can of Red Bull.
C)does not appear to improve performance.
D)does not work as well as it did in studies of marathon runners.
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Chapter 17: Preventing Substance Abuse
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Q1) Which of these was NOT discussed as an effective family-based drug prevention approach?
A)parenting skills
B)family interaction exercises
C)providing urine test kits to parents
D)parent support groups
Q2) The social influence model grew out of a 1976 paper describing a successful prevention approach aimed at A)marijuana use.
B)binge drinking.
C)early sexual involvement.
D)cigarette smoking.
Q3) Out-of-school peer programs include peer influence approaches,as well as A)peer participation programs.
B)peer policing programs.
C)peer evaluation.
D)peer pressure reversal.
Q4) Describe at least three of the components of the Social Influence Model of drug prevention.
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Chapter 18: Treating Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that has been approved for use in treating alcohol use disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Prevention of withdrawal symptoms using medications would be considered part of the ____________ process.
A)detoxification
B)relapse prevention
C)punishment
D)maintenance
Q3) Because most heroin addicted people prescribed naltrexone stop taking it,
A)it is no longer used for this purpose.
B)they typically undergo prolonged withdrawal reactions.
C)researchers are testing a depot form that blocks heroin's effects for up to six weeks.
D)a company is developing a better tasting capsule.
Q4) Moderate doses of dronabinol can be used to reduce the symptoms associated with marijuana withdrawal.
A)True
B)False
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