Psyc 301 Exam 3 Questions With
Complete Solutions
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines heavy episodic drinking as
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__________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the consumption of six or more alcoholic
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drinks on at least one occasion at least once per month
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Barney, age 50, drank heavily for the past 30 years. He has now been sober for
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one year. Since being sober, he has shown difficulty with remembering recent
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conversations with family and coworkers, cannot recall the names of people he
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has met in the past 6 months, and appears confused and disoriented. What DSM-
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5 alcohol-related disorder is consistent with these observations about Barney? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-alcohol amnestic disorder
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Approximately __________ percent of people in the United States meet criteria
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for alcohol use disorder at some point in their lifetimes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Elaine's mother drank frequently during her pregnancy. At birth, Elaine's
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appearance was striking as she was noted to have a low nasal bridge, ear
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abnormalities, and a thin upper lip. What would Elaine most likely be diagnosed
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as having? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fetal alcohol syndrome
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The alcohol flush response is caused by a(n) __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-an enzyme that fails to break down alcohol molecules in the liver
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during the metabolic process
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,The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) indicates that
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approximately __________ college students drink alcohol and __________ of
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students who drink engage in binge drinking. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-four out of
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five; half |
An alcohol-risk personality has been described as an individual who has an
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inherited predisposition toward alcohol abuse, and who __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-is impulsive, prefers taking high risks, and is emotionally unstable
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The reciprocal-influence model suggests that adolescents begin drinking as a
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result of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-expectations that using alcohol
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will increase their popularity and acceptance by their peers
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The tension-reduction causal model is difficult to accept as a sole explanatory
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hypothesis for alcohol use because __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-if
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tension-reduction were the main factor, one would expect substance-abuse | | | | | | | | |
disorder to be far more common since alcohol tends to reduce tension for most
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people who use it | | |
Medications That Block Desire to Drink - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- naltrexone
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- disulfiram (Antabuse)
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Medications That Reduce Side Effects of Withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
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valium
- tranquilizers
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, The drug naltrexone is used to treat alcohol use by __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-reducing the craving for alcohol by blocking its pleasure-producing | | | | | | | | |
effects
With aversive conditioning therapy, __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the
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patient experiences the presentation of noxious stimuli paired with alcohol
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consumption in order to suppress drinking behavior | | | | | |
Some detoxification clinics are concerned about the use of tranquilizers during
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the alcohol detoxification phase of treatment because __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-tranquilizers do not promote long-term recovery and may simply | | | | | | | | |
transfer the addiction to another substance
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The "skills training procedure," usually aimed at younger problem drinkers, is
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comprised of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cognitive-behavioral
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strategies of intervention with social-learning theory
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Which of the following best describes the state of research regarding whether
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|"abstinence only" versus learning "controlled drinking" leads to the best long-
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term treatment outcomes for alcohol use disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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There is evidence that at least some percentage of people with a history of
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alcohol use disorder can learn to control their drinking.
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Drug abuse and dependence are most common during __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-adolescence and young adulthood | | |
Complete Solutions
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines heavy episodic drinking as
| | | | | | | | | |
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the consumption of six or more alcoholic
| | | | | | | | | |
drinks on at least one occasion at least once per month
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Barney, age 50, drank heavily for the past 30 years. He has now been sober for
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
one year. Since being sober, he has shown difficulty with remembering recent
| | | | | | | | | | | |
conversations with family and coworkers, cannot recall the names of people he
| | | | | | | | | | | |
has met in the past 6 months, and appears confused and disoriented. What DSM-
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
5 alcohol-related disorder is consistent with these observations about Barney? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-alcohol amnestic disorder
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Approximately __________ percent of people in the United States meet criteria
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for alcohol use disorder at some point in their lifetimes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Elaine's mother drank frequently during her pregnancy. At birth, Elaine's
| | | | | | | | | |
appearance was striking as she was noted to have a low nasal bridge, ear
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
abnormalities, and a thin upper lip. What would Elaine most likely be diagnosed
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
as having? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fetal alcohol syndrome
| | | | | |
The alcohol flush response is caused by a(n) __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-an enzyme that fails to break down alcohol molecules in the liver
| | | | | | | | | | | |
during the metabolic process
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,The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) indicates that
| | | | | | | | | | |
approximately __________ college students drink alcohol and __________ of
| | | | | | | | |
students who drink engage in binge drinking. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-four out of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
five; half |
An alcohol-risk personality has been described as an individual who has an
| | | | | | | | | | | |
inherited predisposition toward alcohol abuse, and who __________. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-is impulsive, prefers taking high risks, and is emotionally unstable
| | | | | | | | |
The reciprocal-influence model suggests that adolescents begin drinking as a
| | | | | | | | | |
result of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-expectations that using alcohol
| | | | | | | | |
will increase their popularity and acceptance by their peers
| | | | | | | |
The tension-reduction causal model is difficult to accept as a sole explanatory
| | | | | | | | | | | |
hypothesis for alcohol use because __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-if
| | | | | | | | |
tension-reduction were the main factor, one would expect substance-abuse | | | | | | | | |
disorder to be far more common since alcohol tends to reduce tension for most
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
people who use it | | |
Medications That Block Desire to Drink - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- naltrexone
| | | | | | | | |
- disulfiram (Antabuse)
| |
Medications That Reduce Side Effects of Withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
| | | | | | | | | |
valium
- tranquilizers
|
, The drug naltrexone is used to treat alcohol use by __________. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-reducing the craving for alcohol by blocking its pleasure-producing | | | | | | | | |
effects
With aversive conditioning therapy, __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the
| | | | | | | |
patient experiences the presentation of noxious stimuli paired with alcohol
| | | | | | | | | |
consumption in order to suppress drinking behavior | | | | | |
Some detoxification clinics are concerned about the use of tranquilizers during
| | | | | | | | | | |
the alcohol detoxification phase of treatment because __________. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-tranquilizers do not promote long-term recovery and may simply | | | | | | | | |
transfer the addiction to another substance
| | | | |
The "skills training procedure," usually aimed at younger problem drinkers, is
| | | | | | | | | | |
comprised of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cognitive-behavioral
| | | | | |
strategies of intervention with social-learning theory
| | | | |
Which of the following best describes the state of research regarding whether
| | | | | | | | | | |
|"abstinence only" versus learning "controlled drinking" leads to the best long-
| | | | | | | | | |
term treatment outcomes for alcohol use disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
There is evidence that at least some percentage of people with a history of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
alcohol use disorder can learn to control their drinking.
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Drug abuse and dependence are most common during __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-adolescence and young adulthood | | |
