EXAM 3 CH5 and CH6

Question 1

A key enzyme involved in the metabolism of alcohol is ______ and is located in the ______ and the ______.

Answer 1

Alcohol dehydrogenase; stomach; liver

Question 2

The alcoholic content of most U.S. wines is generally lower than European wines.
True or False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Blackouts are caused by an alcohol-induced electrochemical disruption of the brain
True or False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When a person who has been drinking can only partially recall the events that occurred after they began drinking, this is known as a…..

Answer 4

Brownout

Question 5

A person’s reaction to alcohol and level of impairment depends on that person’s drinking history, behavioral tolerance and mood.
True or Flase

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The effects of alcohol ______negative emotions such as loneliness, depression, and anger.

Answer 6

Deepen

Question 7

Worldwide approximately what percentage of all diseases and injuries are a direct result of alcohol abuse

Answer 7

10%

Question 8

Which of the following is the correctly ordered progression for levels of alcohol use.

Answer 8

Abstention, experimentation, social/recreational, habituation, abuse,addiction

Question 9

Although alcohol is absorbed at different rates, metabolism occurs at a relatively defined continuous rate.
True or False

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about cirrhosis?

It is easily treated by medication and reversed with abstinence

it is caused by the toxic effects of alcohol, free radicals, and acetaldehyde

it is most prevalent among women

All the above

Answer 10

It is caused by the toxic effects of alcohol, free radicals, and acetaldehyde

Question 11

Violence will lead to temporary changes in brain chemistry.

True or False

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Suicide rates are three times higher among alcoholics

True or False

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Easy access to alcohol, a permissive societal view of drinking, unsafe living conditions, poor nutrition, and limited access to healthcare and drug recovery programs are examples of what factors associated with increased alcohol use.

Answer 13

Environmental

Question 14

______ tolerance occurs when the body (Liver) physically adapts to alcohol use

Answer 14

Dispositional

Question 15

Which of the following is not a symptom of DT’s

Vomiting
Seizures
Hallucinations
Insomnia

Answer 15

Vomiting

Question 16

Alcoholics are likely to experience which of the following problems with their memory?

Answer 16

Retrospective memory (past events) and Prospective memory (day to day)

Question 17

Binge drinking for women is defined as ____ drinks in one sitting.

Answer 17

Four

Question 18

The amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita is higher in the United States than in European countries, where the drinking age is 18 or younger.

True or False

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Which trimester is the hippocampus of the embryo/fetus affected by maternal drinking?

Answer 19

Third

Question 20

Major alcohol withdrawal symptoms can develop within as short time as 7 consecutive weeks of heavy drinking.

True or False

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Time seems to go by faster when under the influence of marijuana.

True or False

Answer 21

True

Question 22

THC concentrations in marijuana have….

Answer 22

Increased

Question 23

Hyperemesis, brought on by highly potent cannabis, synthetic marijuana, or highly concentrated extracts is characterized by…..

Answer 23

Uncontrolled vomiting

Question 24

How long does it often take for the sense of novelty to return to chronic marijuana users who have decided to quit?

Answer 24

1 year

Question 25

People who smoke marijuana commonly present with which physical ailments?

Answer 25

Chronic bronchitis

Question 26

Hashish is made from

Answer 26

Cannabis resin

Question 27

Marijuana withdrawal is as rapid as withdrawal from alcohol and heroin True or False

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Withdrawal effects of marijuana include all of the above except

Answer 28

Flashbacks

Question 29

The field sobriety tests used for alcohol are also used for marijuana to determine driver impairment. True or False

Answer 29

True

Question 30

California can potentially generate up to 10 million dollars in taxes from marijuana sales. True or False

Answer 30

False

Question 31

Which neurochemical is primarily released during ecstasy use

Answer 31

None of the above

Question 32

Prolonged use of MDMA (ecstasy) has what effect on sexual function?

Answer 32

Decreased orgasm in men and sexual arousal in women

Question 33

In addition to their psychedelic effects "all arounders" almost always depress the central nervous system True or False

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Which of the following most accurately describes the addiction profile for psychedelics such as psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, and peyote?

Answer 34

They do not generally produce compulsive drug-seeking behavior and are not considered addictive

Question 35

How long after ingestion do the effects of LSD begin to appear?

Answer 35

15 minutes to 60 minutes

Question 36

Psychedelics come only from natural plant sources. True or False

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Hallucinations are common in all of the following except one.

Answer 37

LSD

Question 38

Which chemical are most responsible for the psychedelic effects of magic mushrooms?

Answer 38

Psilocin and psilocybin

Question 39

The effects of psychedelic drugs are consistent and predictable. True or False

Answer 39

False

Question 40

LSD is a semisynthetic fungal toxin that infects rye and other cereal grasses. True or False

Answer 40

True