KIN 100 TEST 3 JANA WALTERS, JMU QUESTIONS
Sweet spot of BAC when drinking
What happens when you pass sweet spot? - Answers -0-0.5
o.6 + feelings of euphoria change to feelings of drunkenness
Standard Drink Sizes - Answers -.6 ounces of pure alc
12oz of beer
12 oz of cider
5 oz of wine
1.5 oz of distilled alcohol.
Non-Standard Drink - Answers -An alcoholic beverage that surpasses the standard
amount of alcohol, or an immeasurable amount of alcohol
Ex: jungle juice, bar drinks, full solo of beer, mixed drinks, large wine glasses/ goblets
filled all the way
Low-risk Drinking Guidelines - Answers -- No more than 1 drink an hour, 2 drinks if
drinking every day, 3 drinks on occasion (if not drinking daily)
- If exceeded, they are at risk of mental problems
- All guidelines work together
- Low risk does not mean: "no risk"
- Certain cancers and health problems could increase for people drinking at that level.
- Drinking culture can be confusing as we think that more people are drinking at high-
risk levels than actually. (especially true on college campuses)
High risk drinking Guidelines - Answers -- More than 1 drink an hour, 2 drinks if drinking
every day, 3 drinks on occasion (if not drinking daily)
- Binge drinking
- High quantity of drinks one night per week
- People who engage in this put themselves at risk for short-term impairment and long
term health problems
Alcohol consumption: Long-term and short-term outcomes - Answers -Impairment
problems: short-term outcomes that can happen from one day or evening of making
high-risk choices with alcohol. Ex: delayed reaction time, legal issues, injuries
Health Problems: long-term outcomes that result from high-risk alcohol use over a long
period of time. Ex: liver disease, some forms of heart disease, brain damage, and
alcohol dependence
Potential Impairment and Health Outcomes - Answers -- Blackouts
- Brownouts (kinda blackout)
- Injuring self and others
, - Alcohol poisoning
- Poor academic performance
- Health problems
- Relationship problems
- Financial impact
Alcohol poisoning - Answers -Be aware:
-Cold clammy skin
- Irregular, shallow, or stopped breathing
- Vomiting while passed out
- Unresponsive to shaking or pinching
Take action:
-Call 911
- Raise person's left arm above head, pull right shoulder to roll the person towards you
- Gently roll the person as a unit, Guard the head as you roll them
- Tuck right hand under the cheek to help maintain slight head elevation.
- Drop right knee forward to stabilize
Being an Active Bystander - Answers -3 D's
Direct: intervene in the situation
Distract: draw attention away from the situation
Delegate: ask for assistance or assign duties
Lifestyle risk reduciton model - Answers -Biology + Choices = Outcome
Biology: cant control/ non modifiable
Choices: can control/ modifiable/ source of power
Tolerance Level - Answers -- The measure of someone's sensitivity to alcohol
- Impairments are mental and physical
- Think of it as a threshold. At a certain blood alcohol level, the threshold is reached,
and someone experiences the mental and physical impairments of alcohol
- Initial tolerance is set by biology but can change based on choices
- Can increase after just one time of use
- The movement of tolerance is caused by choices
Trigger Point - Answers -- The threshold at which alcohol dependence occurs
- Predetermined and set by biology
- Unlike tolerance, the trigger point is set for life
- Someone who has alcohol dependence in their family will be closer to their trigger
point than someone who does not.
Sweet spot of BAC when drinking
What happens when you pass sweet spot? - Answers -0-0.5
o.6 + feelings of euphoria change to feelings of drunkenness
Standard Drink Sizes - Answers -.6 ounces of pure alc
12oz of beer
12 oz of cider
5 oz of wine
1.5 oz of distilled alcohol.
Non-Standard Drink - Answers -An alcoholic beverage that surpasses the standard
amount of alcohol, or an immeasurable amount of alcohol
Ex: jungle juice, bar drinks, full solo of beer, mixed drinks, large wine glasses/ goblets
filled all the way
Low-risk Drinking Guidelines - Answers -- No more than 1 drink an hour, 2 drinks if
drinking every day, 3 drinks on occasion (if not drinking daily)
- If exceeded, they are at risk of mental problems
- All guidelines work together
- Low risk does not mean: "no risk"
- Certain cancers and health problems could increase for people drinking at that level.
- Drinking culture can be confusing as we think that more people are drinking at high-
risk levels than actually. (especially true on college campuses)
High risk drinking Guidelines - Answers -- More than 1 drink an hour, 2 drinks if drinking
every day, 3 drinks on occasion (if not drinking daily)
- Binge drinking
- High quantity of drinks one night per week
- People who engage in this put themselves at risk for short-term impairment and long
term health problems
Alcohol consumption: Long-term and short-term outcomes - Answers -Impairment
problems: short-term outcomes that can happen from one day or evening of making
high-risk choices with alcohol. Ex: delayed reaction time, legal issues, injuries
Health Problems: long-term outcomes that result from high-risk alcohol use over a long
period of time. Ex: liver disease, some forms of heart disease, brain damage, and
alcohol dependence
Potential Impairment and Health Outcomes - Answers -- Blackouts
- Brownouts (kinda blackout)
- Injuring self and others
, - Alcohol poisoning
- Poor academic performance
- Health problems
- Relationship problems
- Financial impact
Alcohol poisoning - Answers -Be aware:
-Cold clammy skin
- Irregular, shallow, or stopped breathing
- Vomiting while passed out
- Unresponsive to shaking or pinching
Take action:
-Call 911
- Raise person's left arm above head, pull right shoulder to roll the person towards you
- Gently roll the person as a unit, Guard the head as you roll them
- Tuck right hand under the cheek to help maintain slight head elevation.
- Drop right knee forward to stabilize
Being an Active Bystander - Answers -3 D's
Direct: intervene in the situation
Distract: draw attention away from the situation
Delegate: ask for assistance or assign duties
Lifestyle risk reduciton model - Answers -Biology + Choices = Outcome
Biology: cant control/ non modifiable
Choices: can control/ modifiable/ source of power
Tolerance Level - Answers -- The measure of someone's sensitivity to alcohol
- Impairments are mental and physical
- Think of it as a threshold. At a certain blood alcohol level, the threshold is reached,
and someone experiences the mental and physical impairments of alcohol
- Initial tolerance is set by biology but can change based on choices
- Can increase after just one time of use
- The movement of tolerance is caused by choices
Trigger Point - Answers -- The threshold at which alcohol dependence occurs
- Predetermined and set by biology
- Unlike tolerance, the trigger point is set for life
- Someone who has alcohol dependence in their family will be closer to their trigger
point than someone who does not.
