Module 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Question 1

What are the four general groups that indicate a substance abuse disorder?

Answer 1

impairment of usage control
social impairment
risky use
pharmacological criteria

Question 2

pharmacological criteria are

Answer 2

tolerance and withdrawal

Question 3

Jacobs describes the 3 phases of the onset of sub-abuse as

Answer 3

1. learning that sub/beh can lessen negative mood
2. continued positive reinforcement leads to conditioned learned behaviour with continued use
3. Despite harms, continued use to avoid negative state

Question 4

children of a alchoholic father show higher _____

Answer 4

beta resting waves in EEG

Question 5

AUDIT stands for

Answer 5

Alcohol
Use
Disorders
Identification
Test

Question 6

4 common routes of administration of drugs

Answer 6

inhalation
ingestion
injection
Nasal

Question 7

hallucinogens act on:

Answer 7

5-HT receptors in the brain stem and cerebral cortex

Question 8

Cross tolerance is

Answer 8

when two substances affect the brain and body similarly

Question 9

the interaction between 2 or more subs that causes the total effect to be larger than the sum of the independent effects of each

Answer 9

drug potentiation

Question 10

Shaffer’s syndrome model suggests that

Answer 10

people can inherit or experience life experiences that increase risk of addiction

Question 11

NTs that are potential markers for addictive disorders are:

Answer 11

GABA, beta-endorphin, 5-HT

Question 12

the trait with the strongest association with addiction is

Answer 12

behavioural disinhibition

Question 13

T or F: Does alcohol require digestion to enter the bloodstream?

Answer 13

Super false !

Question 14

body composition towards leaness will ____a the BAL of somebody compared to somebody who drinks the same amount but has more adipose tissue?

Answer 14

Lower

Question 15

alcohol has a ___ effect

Answer 15

biphasic
(low dose =stim, high dose=depress)

Question 16

barbiturate tolerance