PSY 365 Quiz 4 CORRECT ANSWER

PSY 365 Quiz 4 CORRECT ANSWER Humans have consumed alcohol since between 6000 BC and 5000 BC. - CORRECT ANSWER-True In the United States of 1830, adults' average alcohol consumption was about 5 drinks a day. - CORRECT ANSWER-True The highest rates of heavy drinking, and thus the greatest vulnerability to drinking problems, are in men between the ages of 40 and 45. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - the highest rates are in younger men, ages 18-25 It is difficult to consume a lethal dose of alcohol. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - very easy, LD 50 of alcohol in humans is about equal to drinking a fifth of whiskey (25.3 oz) in an hour If not treated properly, alcohol withdrawal syndrome can be fatal. - CORRECT ANSWER-True Alcohol is a drug that has no legitimate medical value. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - does have legitimate therapeutic uses, such as medicinal compounds taken orally or applied externally If you drink a lot and black out, it means you have lost consciousness. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - blackouts are the loss of memory for events that occur while under the influence of a drug, you are fully conscious when the event happens Alcohol causes violent behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - alcohol is correlated with the occurrence of violent behavior Alcohol improves sexual performance. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - pharmacologically, alcohol impairs sexual performance The cognitive deficits that seem to occur in some people as a result of years of heavy drinking are reversible. - CORRECT ANSWER-True - as long as it is not permanent damage to the brain like Korsakoff's syndrome The majority of alcoholics eventually develop cirrhosis of the liver. - CORRECT ANSWER-False - some, but only a minority Moderate drinking (one to three drinks a day) is associated with reduced risk of heart disease. - CORRECT ANSWER-True