Substance Abuse and Behavior
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Course Introduction
This course explores the complex relationship between substance use, abuse, and human behavior. Students will examine the psychological, biological, and social factors contributing to substance misuse, including addiction theories, risk factors, and the impact of cultural and environmental influences. The curriculum covers a range of substances, their physiological and behavioral effects, prevention strategies, and current treatment approaches. Emphasis is placed on understanding the patterns and consequences of substance abuse, as well as ethical and policy issues surrounding intervention and public health responses.
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Alcohol Other Drugs and Behavior Psychological Research Perspectives 2nd Edition by
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John R. Jung
Chapter 1: Psychology of Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) In colonial America, prevalence of alcohol use was:
A)considered a wide spread social problem for the society of that era
B)commonplace and used for medicinal purposes as well as a beverage
C)tolerated at certain functions and events but not a generally accepted activity
D)only used for medicinal purposes
Answer: B
Q2) Marijuana or cannabis:
A)has a history of medical use
B)was first used by Mexican migrant workers
C)was perceived to lead to violent behavior
D)all of the above
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following drugs was portrayed to the public as "the killer drug" during the 1930's?
A)opium
B)alcohol
C)marijuana
D)tobacco
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Theories of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Lab testing of implicit cognition using semantic priming have shown that:
A)More drinking will occur for heavy drinkers but not light drinkers when presented with alcohol cues
B)Less drinking will occur for heavy drinkers but not light drinkers when presented with alcohol cues
C)More drinking will occur for light drinkers but not heavy drinkers when presented with alcohol cues
D)More drinking will occur for both heavy drinkers but not light drinkers when presented with alcohol cues
Answer: A
Q2) One limitation of the AEQ is that it examines only _____________ expectancies
A)Direct
B)Indirect
C)Positive
D)Negative
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Alcohol and Other Drugs: Use, Abuse, and Dependence
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Q1) Sensitive measures of drug use:
A)can detect minute levels of use
B)can prove that a specific drug was used
C)can detect drug use even after several weeks
D)all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) The distinction between drug use and abuse is:
A)clear cut
B)often related to values
C)is useful
D)confuses behavior with outcomes
Answer: B
Q3) Drug dependence is:
A)closely tied to how much drug is used
B)closely tied to frequency of drug use
C)similar to what is popularly called addiction
D)occurs after a period of drug abuse
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: The Extent of Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) A study of white middle class cocaine users (Waldorf et al., 1991):
A)found most unable to control their use
B)used random household sampling
C)found most had otherwise normal lives
D)found most tried without success to quit
Q2) Epidemiological studies:
A)indicate the extent of drug use
B)establish the causes of drug use
C)develop theoretical accounts
D)provide prevention approaches
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) Alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD) involve all but the study of:
A)larger samples in the general population
B)only mothers who were heavy drinkers
C)long term development of the child
D)a wider range of drinking levels
Q2) Ions are electrically charged particles which:
A)create neural transmission through the cell
B)help neurotransmitters cross into adjacent neurons
C)exert inhibitory effects on ability of a cell to relay signals
D)all of the above
Q3) Drugs that must be absorbed through the stomach have a __________ impact whereas drugs that require inhalation have a _____________ impact on the brain.
A)Quicker, slower
B)Lower, higher
C)Slower, quicker
D)Higher, lower
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Chapter 6: Heredity and Environment: Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) With respect to smoking (Chassin et al., 1994), all but which holds for FH+ adolescents:
A)smoked more each day
B)saw themselves as less addicted to cigarettes
C)more positive beliefs about the effects of smoking
D)stronger relaxation and stimulation motives for smoking than FH- peers
Q2) Vulnerability for alcoholism is:
A)based mainly on genetic factors
B)based mainly on environmental factors
C)greater for children of alcoholics
D)based equally on genetic and environmental factors
Q3) Research on possible familial links to alcohol and drug problems problems use the term _________ for individuals assumed to be at risk for alcohol and other drug dependency due to having at least one biological parent with a similar problem.
A)Probands
B)Vulnerables
C)Markers
D)Endophenotypes
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Chapter 7: Basic Psychology Processes
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Q1) What can be concluded about the effects of heavy alcohol use on the brain?
A)chronic alcohol use impairs the functioning of the right hemisphere of the brain
B)chronic alcohol use impairs the functioning of the left hemisphere of the brain
C)chronic alcohol use impairs the functioning of both hemispheres of the brain
D)no set conclusion exists about which hypothesis of the neuropsychological basis of cognitive deficits among alcoholics is correct
Q2) The increased vulnerablity hypothesis holds that:
A)alcohol deficits and aging effects are different
B)older brains are more vulnerable to alcohol impairment
C)young alcoholics perform better than nonalcoholics
D)age impairments exceed those between alcoholics and age-matched controls
Q3) Which would be considered a moderator variable when measuring alcohol effects?
A)setting
B)gender
C)dose level
D)all of the above
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Chapter 8: Interpersonal Processes
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Q1) "Alcohol myopia" (Josephs & Steele, 1990) occurs in situations where:
A)alcohol inhibits aggression
B)attention allocation is diminished by alcohol
C)external cues inhibit aggression
D)alcohol facilitates aggression at the neurological level
Q2) Which of the following statements is true about alcohol use and sexual risk taking?
A)Alcohol use was more strongly related to unprotected sex among homosexuals than heterosexuals
B)Alcohol use more strongly related to unprotected sex among males than females
C)Alcohol use was more strongly related to unprotected sex among ethnic minorities than for non-ethnic minorities
D)Alcohol use was more strongly related to unprotected sex among adolescents than for adults
Q3) The tendency of alcohol to release our inhibitions of aggression is termed
A)alcohol myopia
B)alcohol aggression
C)alcohol disinhibition
D)alcohol thoughtlessness
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Chapter 9: Family Processes
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Q1) A study of Australian women (Fleming et al., 1998) that reported sexual abuse found which of the following to be an additional factor related to adult alcohol problems?
A)family background
B)ethnicity
C)socioeconomic status
D)age
Q2) Which of the following is an unlikely view for families dealing with an alcoholic?
A)views alcoholism as the problem
B)views alcoholism as a short-term strategy for coping
C)views alcoholism a long-term strategy for coping
D)all above statements are unlikely views families use to deal with an alcoholic
Q3) A study by Van Hesselt et al. comparing couples that had wife-abusive, martially discordant but nonabusive, and happily married relationships found the level of:
A)drinking by wives was not a predictor of the spousal abuse received
B)the husbands' drinking was directly related to greater spouse abuse
C)drinking by wives was a predictor of the spousal abuse received
D)both a & b
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Chapter 10: Age and Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Which of the following is true regarding stressors and amount of drinking?
A)higher levels of health specific stressors led to fewer drinking problems
B)non-health related stressors were associated with increased drinking problems
C)both a & b
D)a only
Q2) Which of the following is not considered a risk factor for binge drinking?
A)white
B)fraternity/sorority member
C)athlete
D)male
Q3) What is the problem of labeling alcohol and tobacco as "gateway drugs?"
A)it only describes the sequences in which users move from one drug to another but does not explain the underlying mechanisms for how they influence the use of other drugs
B)it may lead us to think that if social policies restricted access to the gateway drugs, there would be more eventual use of the illicit drugs
C)it may mislead us to think that if social policies restricted access to the gateway drugs, there would be less eventual use of the illicit drugs
D)a & c only
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Chapter 11: Gender Differences in Alcohol and Other Drug Use
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Q1) Which of the following is said to be an underlying factor for problem drinking among women?
A)sex role conflict
B)stress role of multiple sex roles
C)sex role deprivation stress
D)all of the above
Q2) Which of the following factors lead to underestimates of the impact of alcohol in women than for men?
A)Proportion of body fat to water
B)Body Weight
C)Estrogen levels
D)a and b
Q3) Kandel et al (1998) found the progression of different drugs used by men and women was:
A)very similar for men and women
B)alcohol preceded marijuana use, and then other illicit drug use for men
C)cigarette or alcohol use more likely preceded marijuana use and then other illicit drugs among women
D)b and c
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Chapter 12: Minority Groups: Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) 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
Q2) In general it has been found that increased acculturation leads to more drinking and smoking for_____________, but is associated with declines for _________
A)men, women
B)women, men
C)Asians, Hispanic
D)Hispanic, Asians
Q3) __________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
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Chapter 13: Recovering From Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) Acceptance of AA ideology allows a shift of attributions about their drinking from _________ to ___________ factors, a change that may be helpful in reducing self blame and facilitating recovery
A)idealistic to realistic
B)external to internal
C)non-religious to religious
D)internal to external
Q2) Studies on AA that focused primarily on spirituality showed which results?
A)AA attendance was related to increased abstinence and reduction in drinking intensity regardless of God Belief
B)Atheists and agnostic clients attended AA significantly less often
C)No differences in percent days abstinence and drinking intensity were found between atheist and agnostic versus spiritual and religious clients but the latter had lower drinking frequency
D)all of the above
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Chapter 14: Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependencies
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Q1) What makes comparisons of studies of quitting smoking meaningless?
A)Because the attrition rate varies in each study.
B)Because survey studies of smoking have self-report bias.
C)Because samples used are often not generalizable to the population.
D)Because different studies used different criteria of quitting.
Q2) What was found to be the most common barrier to seeking treatment?
A)not enough treatment facilities
B)not knowing where to seek treatment
C)lack of money
D)not being ready
Q3) What is the main difference in the primary goals of clinical practitioners who conduct psychotherapy with alcohol and other drug abusers and research oriented evaluators of treatment outcomes?
A)Therapists may be convinced that an effective program does not need scientific evaluation.
B)Researchers want objective evidence about treatment effectiveness.
C)Psychotherapists rely on clinical experience and expertise and attribute any improvement to be due to treatment.
D)All of the above
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Chapter 15: Relapse After Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Disorders
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Q1) Cognitive appraisal of the individual is a major factor of whether a slip or lapse inevitably leads to relapse. It has been found that relapse occurred more for:
A)Persons who attributed their lapses to external factors
B)Persons who attributed their lapses to internal factors
C)Persons who attributed their lapses to both external and internal factors
D)None of the above
Q2) 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.
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Chapter 16: Prevention of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
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Q1) Mass media may be ineffective because people:
A)May not attend to messages.
B)May not remember what they see.
C)May not correctly interpret messages.
D)All of the above
Q2) Proponents of more liberal drug policies in the U.S.:
A)Hold that not everyone who uses a drug gets "addicted"
B)See drug use as a victimless crime
C)Point to other nations where illicit drugs with little harm are tolerated
D)All of the above
Q3) Secondary prevention for drivers apprehended for driving under the influence (DUI) involves:
A)Didactic presentation of information
B)Small group interactions to increase awareness
C)Threat of punishment such as loss of license
D)All of the above
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