DBB EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Of the following drugs, which has the highest number of Americans who are dependent on the drug?
A. Nicotine
B. Marijuana
C. Alcohol
D. Prescription pain medications - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Two primary features of the contemporary idea of addiction are _______ and _______.
A. craving; substance abuse
B. physical dependence; relapse
C. craving; relapse
D. withdrawal; relapse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
Recreational drugs that get into the brain quickly
A. have a shorter duration of action.
B. have a greater potential for addiction.
C. produce the strongest feelings of euphoria.
D. All of these are correct.
E. None of these answers is correct. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
Animal models show that, after abstinence, relapse is likely to occur after
A. stress.
B. mating.
C. eating.
D. All of these are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
,Two brain areas which are activated by methamphetamine-related stimuli in methamphetamine-
dependent men are
a. ventral striatum and medial frontal cortex
b. amygdala and hippocampus
c. orbital frontal cortex and amygdala
d. dorsal striatum and prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which statement about addiction and genetics is true?
a. If both parents are alcoholics/drug addicts, their offspring will also be alcoholics/drug addicts, but if
only one parent is affected, any offspring has a 50% chance of developing a problem.
b. The addiction gene has been identified.
c. A large number of genes influence susceptibility to addiction.
d. If drug or alcohol problems do not run in a family, other family members will not develop a problem
either. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
People who are ____ are at greater risk for substance abuse.
a. younger
b. less educated
c. not white
d. unemployed
e. All of these are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅e
,Which receptor seems most important for drug reward?
A. D2
B. NMDA
C. D1
D. AMPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
During withdrawal after chronic drug use, the user experiences
a. increased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
b. decreased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
c. down-regulation of GRB receptors in multiple brain areas.
d. up-regulation of GABA receptors in the VTA. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
The brain area implicated in deriving conscious pleasure from drug cues is the
a. insula
b. hippocampus.
c. cerebellum
d. nucleus accumbens - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅insula
______ is/are likely to play a role in the transition from recreational drug use to addiction.
a. Up-regulation of nicotinic receptors at the muscular junction
b. Epigenetic changes
c. Increased activity in the PFC
, d. Loss of GABA receptors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
The _______ model of addiction is based on the idea that brain dysfunction occurs as a result of
repeated drug exposure.
a. opponent-process
b. susceptibility
c. diathesis-stress
d. disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by two systems of enzymes, _______ and _______.
a. aldehyde dehydrogenase; cytochrome P450
b. alcohol dehydrogenase; acetaldehyde
c. alcohol dehydrogenase; cytochrome P450
d. alcohol dehydrogenase; aldehyde dehydrogenase - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
The cause of a hangover after drinking is
A. gastric irritation.
B. toxicity of congeners.
C. residual acetaldehyde.
D, All of these are possible. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
While widespread brain damage can be seen in alcoholics, thiamine deficiency causes specific damage
to the
Of the following drugs, which has the highest number of Americans who are dependent on the drug?
A. Nicotine
B. Marijuana
C. Alcohol
D. Prescription pain medications - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅C
Two primary features of the contemporary idea of addiction are _______ and _______.
A. craving; substance abuse
B. physical dependence; relapse
C. craving; relapse
D. withdrawal; relapse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
Recreational drugs that get into the brain quickly
A. have a shorter duration of action.
B. have a greater potential for addiction.
C. produce the strongest feelings of euphoria.
D. All of these are correct.
E. None of these answers is correct. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
Animal models show that, after abstinence, relapse is likely to occur after
A. stress.
B. mating.
C. eating.
D. All of these are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
,Two brain areas which are activated by methamphetamine-related stimuli in methamphetamine-
dependent men are
a. ventral striatum and medial frontal cortex
b. amygdala and hippocampus
c. orbital frontal cortex and amygdala
d. dorsal striatum and prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
Which statement about addiction and genetics is true?
a. If both parents are alcoholics/drug addicts, their offspring will also be alcoholics/drug addicts, but if
only one parent is affected, any offspring has a 50% chance of developing a problem.
b. The addiction gene has been identified.
c. A large number of genes influence susceptibility to addiction.
d. If drug or alcohol problems do not run in a family, other family members will not develop a problem
either. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
People who are ____ are at greater risk for substance abuse.
a. younger
b. less educated
c. not white
d. unemployed
e. All of these are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅e
,Which receptor seems most important for drug reward?
A. D2
B. NMDA
C. D1
D. AMPA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a
During withdrawal after chronic drug use, the user experiences
a. increased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
b. decreased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
c. down-regulation of GRB receptors in multiple brain areas.
d. up-regulation of GABA receptors in the VTA. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
The brain area implicated in deriving conscious pleasure from drug cues is the
a. insula
b. hippocampus.
c. cerebellum
d. nucleus accumbens - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅insula
______ is/are likely to play a role in the transition from recreational drug use to addiction.
a. Up-regulation of nicotinic receptors at the muscular junction
b. Epigenetic changes
c. Increased activity in the PFC
, d. Loss of GABA receptors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅b
The _______ model of addiction is based on the idea that brain dysfunction occurs as a result of
repeated drug exposure.
a. opponent-process
b. susceptibility
c. diathesis-stress
d. disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by two systems of enzymes, _______ and _______.
a. aldehyde dehydrogenase; cytochrome P450
b. alcohol dehydrogenase; acetaldehyde
c. alcohol dehydrogenase; cytochrome P450
d. alcohol dehydrogenase; aldehyde dehydrogenase - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅c
The cause of a hangover after drinking is
A. gastric irritation.
B. toxicity of congeners.
C. residual acetaldehyde.
D, All of these are possible. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅d
While widespread brain damage can be seen in alcoholics, thiamine deficiency causes specific damage
to the
