(Barlow Concept Checks) Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders Flashcards
Giya started a new job 5 weeks ago and is about to be red. is is her third job this year. She has been absent from work at least once a week for the past 5 weeks. She was reprimanded in the past after being seen at a local pub in a drunken state during regular
oce hours although she called in sick. At her previous job, she was red after she came to work unable to conduct herself appropriately and with alcohol on her breath. When confronted about her problems, Giya went to the nearest bar and drank some more to try to forget about the situation.
(a) use
(b) intoxication
(c) use disorder
(c) use disorder
Brennan scored the winning goal for his high school soccer team and his friends take him out to celebrate. He doesn’t smoke, but he doesn’t mind drinking alcohol occasionally. Because Brennan had such a good game, he decides to have a few drinks. Despite his great performance in the game, he is easily irritated, laughing one minute and yelling the next. The more Brennan rambles on about his game-winning goal, the more difficult it is to understand him.
(a) use
(b) intoxication
(c) use disorder
(b) intoxication
Marti is a 24-year-old college student who started drinking heavily when he was 15. Marti drinks a moderate amount every night, unlike his schoolmates who get drunk at weekend parties. In high school, he would become drunk after about four beers; now his tolerance has more than doubled. Marti claims alcohol relieves the pressures of college life. He once attempted to quit drinking, but he had chills, fever, diarrhea,
nausea and vomiting, and body aches and pains.
(a) use
(b) intoxication
(c) use disorder
(c) use disorder
Over the past year Henry picked up a habit of having a cigarette every day aer lunch. Instead of sitting in the lounge with his friends he goes to his favorite spot in the courtyard and has his cigarette. If for some reason he is unable to have his cigarette after lunch, he is not dependent on it and can still function normally.
(a) use
(b) intoxication
(c) use disorder
(a) use
Disorder that deprives a person of the ability to resist acting on a drive or temptation.
(a) substance-related and addictive disorder
(b) dementia
(c) impulse-control disorder
(d) alcohol use disorder
(e) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
(c) impulse-control disorder
Disorder in which the effects of the drug impede the ability to function properly by affecting vision, motor control, reaction time, memory, and hearing.
(a) substance-related and addictive disorder
(b) dementia
(c) impulse-control disorder
(d) alcohol use disorder
(e) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
(d) alcohol use disorder
The decline of intellectual abilities through, for example, excess consumption of alcohol.
(a) substance-related and addictive disorder
(b) dementia
(c) impulse-control disorder
(d) alcohol use disorder
(e) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
(b) dementia
A class of disorders that affects the way people think, feel, and behave.
(a) substance-related and addictive disorder
(b) dementia
(c) impulse-control disorder
(d) alcohol use disorder
(e) Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
(a) substance-related and addictive disorder
TRUE OR FALSE: Use of crack cocaine by a pregnant woman always adversely affects the developing fetus.
FALSE (the use of crack by pregnant mothers adversely affects only some babies)
TRUE OR FALSE: Regular use of stimulants can result in tolerance and dependence on the drugs.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Amphetamines have been used as appetite suppressants.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Compared with all other drugs, caffeine can produce the most variable reactions in people.
FALSE (cannabis produces the most variable reactions in people)
TRUE OR FALSE: Amphetamines are naturally occurring drugs that induce feelings of elation and vigor and can reduce fatigue.
FALSE (amphetamines are produced in labs)
TRUE OR FALSE: An ingredient of the beverage Coca-Cola in the 1800s was cocaine.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: Stimulants are produced only in a laboratory.
FALSE (stimulants occur naturally)
is is the most common psychoactive substance because it is legal, elevates mood, and decreases fatigue. It’s readily available in many beverages.
(a) opioids
(b) amphetamines
(c) cocaine
(d) hallucinogens
(e) nicotine
(f) caffeine
(f) caffeine