PSYC 5100 Practice Sets With Complete Solutions
A drug is a chemical that produces certain changes in the human body on intake. What
is the nature of such changes?
A- mostly structural, but some functional
B- functional only
C-functional and structural
D- mostly functional, but some structural - ANSWER C
What percentage of American adults today are smokers?
A- 25%
B- 30%
C- 18%
D- nearly half - ANSWER A
Which statement best reflects the biopsychosocial model of drug use?
A- Drug use cannot be understood outside of the social context.
B- Drug use is the result of a complex interplay of circumstances.
C- Some individuals may be biologically predisposed towards drug dependence.
D- Certain illicit drugs have a greater potential for creating drug dependence. -
ANSWER B
Compared to a modern-day practitioner, an Egyptian healer consulting the Ebers
Papyrus would be
A- less likely to have access to medicinal ingredients such as natural laxatives and
opium.
B- more likely to use hallucinogenic drugs to induce trances.
C- more likely to rely on the placebo effect to bring about positive outcomes.
D- equally interested in using drugs to treat common ailments like constipation and
headaches. - ANSWER D
In the nineteenth century, Sigmund Freud promoted which substance as a "magical
drug" and a cure for morphine addiction?
A- Vaccines
B- Patent Medicines
C- Opium
A drug is a chemical that produces certain changes in the human body on intake. What
is the nature of such changes?
A- mostly structural, but some functional
B- functional only
C-functional and structural
D- mostly functional, but some structural - ANSWER C
What percentage of American adults today are smokers?
A- 25%
B- 30%
C- 18%
D- nearly half - ANSWER A
Which statement best reflects the biopsychosocial model of drug use?
A- Drug use cannot be understood outside of the social context.
B- Drug use is the result of a complex interplay of circumstances.
C- Some individuals may be biologically predisposed towards drug dependence.
D- Certain illicit drugs have a greater potential for creating drug dependence. -
ANSWER B
Compared to a modern-day practitioner, an Egyptian healer consulting the Ebers
Papyrus would be
A- less likely to have access to medicinal ingredients such as natural laxatives and
opium.
B- more likely to use hallucinogenic drugs to induce trances.
C- more likely to rely on the placebo effect to bring about positive outcomes.
D- equally interested in using drugs to treat common ailments like constipation and
headaches. - ANSWER D
In the nineteenth century, Sigmund Freud promoted which substance as a "magical
drug" and a cure for morphine addiction?
A- Vaccines
B- Patent Medicines
C- Opium
