Alcohol Test – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Responsible Service
Certification Prep
Alcohol - ANS ✔✔the drug found in beer, wine, and liquor that causes intoxication
Binge Drinking - ANS ✔✔is the act of drinking five or more drinks in one sitting
Codependency - ANS ✔✔is the condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices his or
her own needs to meet the needs of an addict
Intoxication - ANS ✔✔includes all the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol
Alcohol Abuse - ANS ✔✔is drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often, or drinking it at
inappropriate times
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) - ANS ✔✔the amount of alcohol in a person's blood,
expressed as a percentage
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - ANS ✔✔is a set of physical and mental defects that affect a fetus
that has been exposed to alcohol because of the mother's alcohol consumption while pregnant
Designated Driver - ANS ✔✔A person who agrees not to drink in order to drive themselves and
others home safely
Alcoholism - ANS ✔✔is a disease that causes a person to lose control of his or her drinking
behavior
, Cirrhosis - ANS ✔✔is a disease caused by long-term alcohol use in which healthy liver tissue is
replaced with scar tissue
Enabling - ANS ✔✔helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his or her behavior
Alcohol abuse is drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often, or at
inappropriate times but alcoholism is a disease that causes someone to lose control of their
drinking behavior. - ANS ✔✔Explain the relationship between: alcohol abuse and alcoholism
Intoxication is the physical and mental changes caused produced by drinking alcohol but BAC is
the amount of alcohol in a person's blood (percentage). - ANS ✔✔Explain the relationship
between: intoxication and blood alcohol concentration
Codependency is condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices their own needs to
meet those of the alcoholic but enabling is helping the addict avoid negative consequences of
their behavior. - ANS ✔✔Explain the relationship between: codependency and enabling
Alcohol is considered a drug because it causes intoxication and physical and mental changes are
produced by alcohol. - ANS ✔✔State why alcohol is considered a drug.
Irritates the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach, makes the heart work harder, makes the
body lose heat, causes the liver to work harder, and causes dehydration. - ANS ✔✔List 5 short-
term effects of alcohol use on the body.
Damage the heart, blood, liver, kidneys, pancreas, digestive tract, and immune system, cirrhosis,
changes to the brain due to cell death from dehydration and lack of oxygen, dementia - ANS
✔✔List 5 long-term effects of alcohol on the body.
Certification Prep
Alcohol - ANS ✔✔the drug found in beer, wine, and liquor that causes intoxication
Binge Drinking - ANS ✔✔is the act of drinking five or more drinks in one sitting
Codependency - ANS ✔✔is the condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices his or
her own needs to meet the needs of an addict
Intoxication - ANS ✔✔includes all the physical and mental changes produced by drinking alcohol
Alcohol Abuse - ANS ✔✔is drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often, or drinking it at
inappropriate times
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) - ANS ✔✔the amount of alcohol in a person's blood,
expressed as a percentage
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - ANS ✔✔is a set of physical and mental defects that affect a fetus
that has been exposed to alcohol because of the mother's alcohol consumption while pregnant
Designated Driver - ANS ✔✔A person who agrees not to drink in order to drive themselves and
others home safely
Alcoholism - ANS ✔✔is a disease that causes a person to lose control of his or her drinking
behavior
, Cirrhosis - ANS ✔✔is a disease caused by long-term alcohol use in which healthy liver tissue is
replaced with scar tissue
Enabling - ANS ✔✔helping an addict avoid the negative consequences of his or her behavior
Alcohol abuse is drinking too much alcohol, drinking it too often, or at
inappropriate times but alcoholism is a disease that causes someone to lose control of their
drinking behavior. - ANS ✔✔Explain the relationship between: alcohol abuse and alcoholism
Intoxication is the physical and mental changes caused produced by drinking alcohol but BAC is
the amount of alcohol in a person's blood (percentage). - ANS ✔✔Explain the relationship
between: intoxication and blood alcohol concentration
Codependency is condition in which a family member or friend sacrifices their own needs to
meet those of the alcoholic but enabling is helping the addict avoid negative consequences of
their behavior. - ANS ✔✔Explain the relationship between: codependency and enabling
Alcohol is considered a drug because it causes intoxication and physical and mental changes are
produced by alcohol. - ANS ✔✔State why alcohol is considered a drug.
Irritates the mouth, throat, esophagus, and stomach, makes the heart work harder, makes the
body lose heat, causes the liver to work harder, and causes dehydration. - ANS ✔✔List 5 short-
term effects of alcohol use on the body.
Damage the heart, blood, liver, kidneys, pancreas, digestive tract, and immune system, cirrhosis,
changes to the brain due to cell death from dehydration and lack of oxygen, dementia - ANS
✔✔List 5 long-term effects of alcohol on the body.
