Soc 11 - Performing Enhancing Drugs

Question 1

What is an anabolic steroids?

Answer 1

Drugs that mimics the male sex hormone testosterone and promote bone and muscle growth

Question 2

Advantages of anabolic steroids?

Answer 2

Enhances performance, increase muscle mass, development of bone growth. Therefore increases strength and an athlete can train harder and recover quicker

Question 3

Disadvantages of anabolic steroids?

Answer 3

Increases risk of muscle injury, increased risk of heart attack and strokes, high blood pressure and even death

Question 4

What athlete would use an anabolic steroid?

Answer 4

Weight lifting because it allows the athlete to train harder and longer and more

Question 5

What is a beta blocker?

Answer 5

Drugs used to control heart rate, and have a calming and relaxing effect

Question 6

Advantages of beta blockers?

Answer 6

Can help target sports where steadiness and precision are required because they reduce heart rate

Question 7

Disadvantages of beta blockers?

Answer 7

Nausea, diarrohea, tiredness, depression, insomnia and nightmares

Question 8

What sport would use beta blockers?

Answer 8

Snooker and archer to get precision and calmer heart rate

Question 9

What are narcotics and analgesics?

Answer 9

Drugs that effect mood or behaviour including drowsiness and relieving pain

Question 10

Advantages of narcotics and analgesics?

Answer 10

These drugs act by depressing the central nervous system and relief the pain of an injury. Allow players to keep playing

Question 11

Disadvantages of narcotics and analgesics

Answer 11

Loss of co-ordination, balance, concentration, and emotional effects. Also increase the chance of a long term injury

Question 12

What athlete would use narcotics and analgesics

Answer 12

Any athlete which is very physically demanding, for example, american football as they constantly get injured

Question 13

What are duiretics?

Answer 13

Drugs which elevate urine production

Question 14

What are the advantages of durietics ?

Answer 14

Can help performers that need to loose weight. Can also be used to reduce the concentration of any other banned substances that may be present in your urine

Question 15

What are the disadvantges of durietcs ?

Answer 15

Dehydration, dizziness, muscle cramps, head aches and nausea

Question 16

What athlete would use duiretics?

Answer 16

A boxer who needs to loose weight for a weigh off if they need to be in a certain weight boundary and need to be below

Question 17

What are peptide hormones?

Answer 17

Increase in rate of production of red blood cells.

Question 18

What are the advantages of peptide hormones!

Answer 18

Increase muscle growth, assists recovery, allow body to carry extra oxygen and disperse waste products and lactic acid

Question 19

What are the disadvantages of peptide hormones?

Answer 19

Blood becomes thicker, making it harder to pass through smaller capillaries meaning a chance of heart attack or stroke

Question 20

What athlete would use peptide hormones?

Answer 20

Power lifter as they need to train harder and build more muscle

Question 21

What are growth hormones?

Answer 21

Drugs used to increase muscle development, strength and size

Question 22

What are the advantages of growth hormones?

Answer 22

Increases muscles strength and size and not as many side effects as steroids

Question 23

What are the disadvantages of growth hormones?

Answer 23

Minimal side effects, detected in blood test and not your urine

Question 24

What athlete would use growth hormones?

Answer 24

Power lifter, body builder so they can train as musch as possible and build more muscle and strength

Question 25

What are stimulants ?

Answer 25

Drugs that have an effect on the central nervous system

Question 26

What are the advantages of stimulants?

Answer 26

Increases alertness, enabling people to think quicker, overcome tiredness, reduces effects of lactic acid on muscles

Question 27

What are the disadvantages of stimulants?

Answer 27

Insomnia, irregular / increase heart beat rate, high blood pressure and addiction

Question 28

What athlete would use stimulants?

Answer 28

Table tennis, tennis as they need quick reactions to replay shots to the opponant