PSY 520 Exam 1 Questions With
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Three |criteria |by |which |we |evaluate |the |risks |and |harms |associated |with |drugs
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Toxicity, |Addictive |Potential, |Association |with |Crime |
and |Violence
Subcategories |for |Toxicity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Acute |and |Chronic
Subcategories |for |Addictive |Potential |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tolerance, |
Withdrawal, |Psychological |Dependence
Subcategories |for |Association |with |Crime |and |Violence |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pharmacological |Crime |and |Violence, |Economic |Compulsive |
Crime, |Systemic |Crime |and |Violence
Three |main |categories |of |alcoholic |beverages |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Distilled |Spirits, |Wine, |Beer
Standard |Drink |for |Distilled |Spirits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.5 |oz |of |80-Proof |
(or |40% |alcohol |by |volume)
Standard |Drink |for |Wine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-5 |oz |of |~12% |alcohol |by |
volume
Standard |Drink |for |Beer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-12 |oz |of |~5% |alcohol |by |
volume
, Rate |of |alcohol |metabolism |for |humans |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Men: |.5 |
drink/hour; |Women: |1 |drink/hour
What |speeds |up |metabolism |of |alcohol |in |humans? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Nothing
Why |is |there |a |difference |in |the |speed |of |metabolism |of |alcohol |between |men |
and |women? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Women |have |more |fat |per |volume, |and |
alcohol |is |not |fat |soluble; |men |also |produce |more |alcohol |dehydrogenase
Why |does |alcohol |act |like |a |stimulant |at |low |levels? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Alcohol |inhibits |the |inhibitor |at |low |levels
BAC |levels |at |which |car |accident |risk |starts |to |accelerate |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-0.08
BAC |levels |at |which |about |50% |of |the |population |would |die |from |alcohol |
poisoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.40
Percent |of |fatal |car |accidents |in |the |U.S. |that |are |alcohol-related |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-31%
Relationship |between |chronic |heavy |alcohol |use |and |liver |damage |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Heavy |alcohol |use |damages |the |liver, |leading |to |things |like |fatty |
liver, |alcohol |hepatitis, |and |cirrhosis
Relationship |between |chronic |heavy |alcohol |use |and |heart |disease |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-At |higher |levels |of |alcohol |use, |increased |risk |of |several |heart |
problems, |such |as |cardiomyopathy
Correct Answers
Three |criteria |by |which |we |evaluate |the |risks |and |harms |associated |with |drugs
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Toxicity, |Addictive |Potential, |Association |with |Crime |
and |Violence
Subcategories |for |Toxicity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Acute |and |Chronic
Subcategories |for |Addictive |Potential |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tolerance, |
Withdrawal, |Psychological |Dependence
Subcategories |for |Association |with |Crime |and |Violence |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Pharmacological |Crime |and |Violence, |Economic |Compulsive |
Crime, |Systemic |Crime |and |Violence
Three |main |categories |of |alcoholic |beverages |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Distilled |Spirits, |Wine, |Beer
Standard |Drink |for |Distilled |Spirits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1.5 |oz |of |80-Proof |
(or |40% |alcohol |by |volume)
Standard |Drink |for |Wine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-5 |oz |of |~12% |alcohol |by |
volume
Standard |Drink |for |Beer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-12 |oz |of |~5% |alcohol |by |
volume
, Rate |of |alcohol |metabolism |for |humans |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Men: |.5 |
drink/hour; |Women: |1 |drink/hour
What |speeds |up |metabolism |of |alcohol |in |humans? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Nothing
Why |is |there |a |difference |in |the |speed |of |metabolism |of |alcohol |between |men |
and |women? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Women |have |more |fat |per |volume, |and |
alcohol |is |not |fat |soluble; |men |also |produce |more |alcohol |dehydrogenase
Why |does |alcohol |act |like |a |stimulant |at |low |levels? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Alcohol |inhibits |the |inhibitor |at |low |levels
BAC |levels |at |which |car |accident |risk |starts |to |accelerate |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-0.08
BAC |levels |at |which |about |50% |of |the |population |would |die |from |alcohol |
poisoning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0.40
Percent |of |fatal |car |accidents |in |the |U.S. |that |are |alcohol-related |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-31%
Relationship |between |chronic |heavy |alcohol |use |and |liver |damage |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Heavy |alcohol |use |damages |the |liver, |leading |to |things |like |fatty |
liver, |alcohol |hepatitis, |and |cirrhosis
Relationship |between |chronic |heavy |alcohol |use |and |heart |disease |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-At |higher |levels |of |alcohol |use, |increased |risk |of |several |heart |
problems, |such |as |cardiomyopathy
