Psychopharmacology Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Psychopharmacology is the scientific study of the effects of drugs on mood, perception, thinking, and behavior. This course explores the mechanisms of action, therapeutic applications, and side effects of major classes of psychoactive substances, including antidepressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, stimulants, and hallucinogens. In addition to the pharmacological principles underlying drug action, students will examine the neural pathways involved, how drugs alter neurotransmission, and the clinical considerations for treating mental health disorders. The course also addresses issues related to drug dependence, tolerance, and the ethical and societal implications of psychopharmacological treatments.
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Alcohol Other Drugs and Behavior Psychological Research Perspectives 2nd Edition by John R. Jung
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Chapter 1: Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) For the purpose of this book, all chemical substances will be considered as 'drugs' if they are__________ ___________ for social and recreational purposes to __________ mood and conscious states, opposed to medicinal use such as treatment of physical and psychological disorders.
A)involuntarily consumed, alter
B)voluntarily consumed, maintain
C)voluntarily consumed, alter
D)involuntarily consumed, maintain
Answer: C
Q2) Methamphetamines are:
A)more potent than amphetamines
B)available only by prescription
C)predictable in its impact on behavior
D)all of the above
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Theories of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) During the 1940's, smoking was often depicted as:
A)Glamorous and sophisticated
B)A way to cope with stress
C)An enjoyable form of relaxation whether alone or at social gatherings
D)All of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Social learning theory emphasizes expectancies about:
A)Effects of alcohol and other drugs formed by observation
B)Effects of alcohol and other drugs formed through experience
C)Effects of alcohol and other drugs acquired from stereotypes
D)Effects of alcohol and other drugs predicted from theory
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following theories propose that inborn temperament or acquired personality traits influences alcohol and drug use?
A)Cognitive theories
B)Personality/temperament theories
C)Social learning theories
D)Psychodynamic theories
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Alcohol and Other Drugs: Use, Abuse, and Dependence
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Q1) It is easier to measure use levels for licit than for illicit drugs because:
A)people are less likely to lie about licit drug use
B)standard levels of dose exist for legal drugs
C)it is easier to observe use of legal drugs
D)all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Drug use-related problems include all but:
A)legal problems
B)aging problems
C)financial problems
D)interpersonal problems
Answer: B
Q3) Major differences between alcoholism under DSM III and the alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) include:
A)ADS has more emphasis on loss of control
B)a dichotomy of alcohol/nonalcoholic in ADS
C)ADS sees alcohol-related problems as a second aspect
D)ADS has more emphasis on progression
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: The Extent of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Effects of specific drugs are difficult to assess when polydrug abuse occurs because:
A)drugs can cancel each other's effects
B)drugs can increase the effect of other drugs
C)polydrug users differ from those using few or no drugs
D)all of the above
Q2) Past studies have found an association between _________ personality and alcohol dependency.
A)schizotypal
B)aggressive
C)dissociative
D)antisocial
Q3) The National Comorbidity Survey found that about ________ of their respondents with any type of substance use disorder in their lifetimes also had at least one other _______ disorder in their lifetimes
A)half, health
B)one third, psychiatric
C)one third, health
D)half, psychiatric
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Chapter 5: Neurobiology of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Which of the following is not true about drug tolerance?
A)increases in doses used after a few heroin use episodes
B)reduced for amphetamines
C)can differ for different effects of a drug
D)is relatively mild for cocaine
Q2) Alcohol's effect on the liver:
A)depends on the type of beverage
B)is reversible
C)reduces ability to clot blood
D)occurs mainly for people with fatty livers
Q3) The carbon monoxide (CO) produced by smoking cigarettes:
A)binds to hemoglobin better than with oxygen
B)increases delivery of oxygen throughout the body
C)is reduced by combustion
D)is known as second hand smoke
Q4) All but which is true of withdrawal symptoms:
A)start 12 to 24 hours after a drug is no longer used
B)can last up to several days
C)are treated with another drug from a different category
D)are treated with another drug from the same category
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Chapter 6: Heredity and Environment: Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) The Danish adoption study of 55 male offspring of alcoholic parents found:
A)more alcoholism for adoptees with at least one alcoholic parent
B)sons of alcoholics had a higher rate of divorce than sons of nonalcoholics
C)no differences in psychiatric disorder for sons of alcoholics and nonalcoholics
D)a and b
Q2) Which is least applicable to the relationship between parental and children's drinking?:
A)aversion where the child adopts a negative attitude toward alcohol use of parents
B)polarization with either a very positive or a very negative attitude toward drinking
C)daughters of heavily drinking parents more likely to show an aversion effect
D)the highest correspondence was for abstinent parents
Q3) Kendler et al.'s Virginia Twin Registry study:
A)found no sex differences in concordance rates
B)found a genetic basis for alcoholism in women
C)found lower rates for MZ than for DZ female twins
D)found a genetic basis for alcoholism only among men
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Chapter 7: Basic Psychology Processes
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Q1) The Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome involves:
A)cognitive deficits from chronic heavy alcohol use
B)organic brain damage from heavy drinking
C)ataxia (body sway) and ocular disturbances
D)all of the above
Q2) Behavioral effects of alcohol differ over the course of the blood alcohol curve because:
A)alcohol is metabolized and eliminated over time
B)drinkers become sensitized to the test situation on different occasions
C)blood alcohol is due to both dose and time since drinking
D)a and c
Q3) The Saults et al (2007) study on working memory found that ______________ doses of alcohol impaired memory for temporal sequences but not for simultaneous or spatial arrays of stimuli.
A)high
B)low
C)moderate
D)very low
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Chapter 8: Interpersonal Processes
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Q1) Male alcoholics and their wives, compared to controls (O'Farrell, Choquette, Cutter, & Birchler, 1997) reported all but:
A)less sexual satisfaction
B)more sexual dysfunction
C)painful intercourse for wives
D)more marital infidelity
Q2) What limitations do controlled observations of lab experiments encounter with drug research?
A)use of small doses over short periods
B)using drug dependent individuals
C)use of large doses over short periods
D)use of small doses over long periods
Q3) The relationship between factors involved in determining whether alcohol might affect aggression is ___________ rather than _____________.
A)unidirectional, reciprocal
B)reciprocal, unidirectional
C)direct, indirect
D)causal, correlational
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Chapter 9: Family Processes
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Q1) Which of the following statements could be true regarding marital status and drinking?
A)married groups differ in their average age and young persons tend to drink more heavily
B)married groups differ in their average age and older persons tend to drink more heavily
C)the marriage effect remains even after controlling for age, gender, and socioeconomic status
D)both a & c
Q2) What potential methodological problems are encountered in research pertaining to sexual abuse and alcohol dependence?
A)there are variations in the definition of sexual abuse and degree and timing of abuse
B)lack of agreement in the definition of alcohol misuse or dependence
C)presence or absence of control groups
D)all of the above
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Chapter 10: Age and Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) According to the 2006 Monitoring the future survey,
A)cigarettes was the most frequently used drug
B)tobacco was the most frequently used drug
C)alcohol was the most frequently used drug
D)alcohol and cigarettes was the most frequently used drugs
Q2) About what percent of adolescents fall into the late-onset heavy-drinkers?
A)5%
B)10%
C)20%
D)30%
Q3) All but which of the following findings is true for increased prevalence in smoking cessation based on the National Health Interview Survey results from 1965-1994?
A)smoking cessation is higher for men than for women
B)smoking cessation rose with higher educational attainment
C)smoking cessation is higher for women than for men
D)smoking cessation is higher for whites compared with blacks
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Chapter 11: Gender Differences in Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) How do measurement biases affect studies comparing drinking of men and women?
A)Indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated may be more applicable to females than to males.
B)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated may be more applicable to males than to females.
C)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated are only applicable to females
D)indicators of alcohol problems such as fights, public intoxication, and arrests while intoxicated are only applicable to males
Q2) Gender differences in drinking that may have greater biological effects are influenced by
A)styles and pace
B)amount of food consumed while drinking
C)beverage choice
D)all of the above
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Chapter 12: Minority Groups: Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) A review of 24 different studies of the relationship of acculturation and alcohol use among Hispanics (Zemore, 2007) found higher acculturation:
A)Among women linked to higher drinking frequency and quantity
B)Among women unrelated to heavy drinking and abuse/dependence
C)Among men linked to heavy drinking and abuse/dependence
D)Among men linked to less drinking quantity and frequency
Q2) __________affluent African American men reported __________ adverse drinking problems than white men, while affluent white men showed __________ drinking problems.
A)less, more, more
B)more, less, more
C)less, less, more
D)more, more, less
Q3) Studies for Hispanics show which of the following factors to be a factor in the amount and frequency of alcohol consumption?
A)regional differences
B)subgroups
C)age
D)all of the above
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Chapter 13: Recovering From Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) Which subtype of alcoholic is the most common and is characterized by psychological and physical dependence as well as loss of control?
A)Alpha
B)Beta
C)Delta
D)Gamma
Q2) Which of the following is a nonprofit organization that opposes AA's emphasis on powerlessness and urges independence in recovery using techniques related to cognitive-behavioral modification?
A)Rational Recovery
B)SMART
C)Al-Anon
D)Women for Sobriety
Q3) This model called for a nonjudgmental response and treatment for alcoholism as an illness?
A)AA model
B)Smart Recovery model
C)Rational Recovery model
D)disease model
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Chapter 14: Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) According to structural family therapy, tensions between two family members may spread to include a third member. This process is called ____________:
A)Triadulation
B)Triage
C)Triangulation
D)Tribulation
Q2) In the COMBINE study, which types of pharmacological treatment and behavioral treatments were administered?
A)naltrexone, acampostate, MM, CBI
B)SSRI's, disulfiram, MM, CBT,
C)naltrexone, disulfiram, CBI, CBT
D)acampostate, MM, CBI, MM
Q3) Which of the following studies examined the relationship of patient characteristics, program environments, and available treatment services to outcomes?
A)DARP
B)TOPS
C)DATOS
D)Both b & c
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Chapter 15: Relapse After Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Disorders
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Q1) Which order of procedures is followed during Relapse Prevention?
A)Motivation and commitment, cognitive restructuring, decision making, coping skills training
B)Cognitive restructuring, coping skills training, decision making, Motivation and commitment.
C)Motivation and commitment, decision making, cognitive restructuring, coping skills training.
D)Coping skills training, cognitive restructuring, decision making, motivation and commitment.
Q2) According to retrospective self reports from alcoholics, what has been found to precede relapse?
A)Environmental temptations
B)Negative emotional states
C)Lack of motivation
D)All of the above
Q3) Which model may help to best explain the phenomenon of tolerance?
A)Positive appetitional model
B)Compensatory response model
C)Opponent process model
D)Cue extinction model
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Chapter 16: Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
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Q1) What is the problem with aggregate measures of drug use levels in society?
A)They reflect the overall amount of use in society.'
B)May not predict risks of harm for individuals.
C)Individual use levels are better predictors of each individual's risk level for a particular problem and aggregate measures are not sensitive to individual variations in use.
D)b & c only.
Q2) Control of the availability of drugs is an important aspect of primary prevention and involves many different methods, but most can be classified as:
A)Supply reduction
B)Demand reduction
C)Supply reduction and demand reduction
D)a only.
Q3) Primary prevention involves:
A)Identifying present drug abusers
B)Treatment of persons suffering from drug problems
C)a and b
D)None of the above
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