Review Test for Final Exam
PSY 250 Abnormal Psychology
1. The most widely abused class of prescription drugs are
A. stimulants.
B. tranquilizers.
C. pain relievers.
D. sedatives.
2. The physical and psychological changes that accompany discontinuation of a substance are
referred to as __________ symptoms.
A. tolerance
B. intoxication
C. withdrawal
D. potentiation
3. Samira used to get drunk after drinking two gin and tonics. Now she must drink six to get the
same effect. Samira’s drinking illustrates the phenomenon of
A. tolerance.
B. withdrawal.
C. intoxication.
D. abuse.
4. __________ describes a pattern of substance use involving the use of a drug in a way that
creates significant problems in daily life.
A. Abuse
B. Dependence
C. Addiction
D. Habituation
5. Dependence refers to
A. the need for larger amounts of a substance in order to achieve the same effects.
B. a psychological and often physical need for a substance.
C. the physical and psychological changes that accompany discontinuation of a substance.
D. the combination of two or more substances.
6. All of the following variables are associated with higher rates of alcohol consumption
EXCEPT
A. having a higher education level.
B. being male.
C. being unemployed.
D. being married.
7. In larger amounts, alcohol may make a person feel
A. self-conscious.
B. uninhibited.
C. introverted.
D. less confident.
, Review Test for Final Exam
PSY 250 Abnormal Psychology
8. Which of the following events in Celeste Chapman’s life seems to have triggered her addiction
difficulties?
A. the death of her father
B. the loss of her job
C. her divorce
D. the birth of her daughter
9. The devastating physical and psychological effects associated with long-term heavy alcohol
use may be attributed to
A. potentiation.
B. withdrawal.
C. abstinence syndrome.
D. tolerance.
10. Which of the following is a symptom of alcohol-induced brain damage?
A. dementia
B. schizophrenia
C. Parkinson’s disease
D. dyslexia
11. Which of the following is the cause of Wernicke’s disease?
A. brain damage caused by alcohol
B. a thiamine deficiency
C. glutamate buildup in the brain
D. a niacin deficiency
12. Death from long-term, heavy alcohol use is most often associated with
A. strokes.
B. heart failure.
C. brain damage.
D. cirrhosis of the liver.
13. What pattern might one see on an EEG of an individual with a genetic prediposition to alcohol
dependence?
A. an abnormal ERP response
B. an increased response in the delta wave
C. a decrease in the alpha wave
D. a flattening of the beta wave
14. All of the following neurotransmitter systems may have a role in the development and
maintenance of alcohol dependence EXCEPT the __________ system.
A. GABA
B. substance P
C. serotonin
D. dopamine
PSY 250 Abnormal Psychology
1. The most widely abused class of prescription drugs are
A. stimulants.
B. tranquilizers.
C. pain relievers.
D. sedatives.
2. The physical and psychological changes that accompany discontinuation of a substance are
referred to as __________ symptoms.
A. tolerance
B. intoxication
C. withdrawal
D. potentiation
3. Samira used to get drunk after drinking two gin and tonics. Now she must drink six to get the
same effect. Samira’s drinking illustrates the phenomenon of
A. tolerance.
B. withdrawal.
C. intoxication.
D. abuse.
4. __________ describes a pattern of substance use involving the use of a drug in a way that
creates significant problems in daily life.
A. Abuse
B. Dependence
C. Addiction
D. Habituation
5. Dependence refers to
A. the need for larger amounts of a substance in order to achieve the same effects.
B. a psychological and often physical need for a substance.
C. the physical and psychological changes that accompany discontinuation of a substance.
D. the combination of two or more substances.
6. All of the following variables are associated with higher rates of alcohol consumption
EXCEPT
A. having a higher education level.
B. being male.
C. being unemployed.
D. being married.
7. In larger amounts, alcohol may make a person feel
A. self-conscious.
B. uninhibited.
C. introverted.
D. less confident.
, Review Test for Final Exam
PSY 250 Abnormal Psychology
8. Which of the following events in Celeste Chapman’s life seems to have triggered her addiction
difficulties?
A. the death of her father
B. the loss of her job
C. her divorce
D. the birth of her daughter
9. The devastating physical and psychological effects associated with long-term heavy alcohol
use may be attributed to
A. potentiation.
B. withdrawal.
C. abstinence syndrome.
D. tolerance.
10. Which of the following is a symptom of alcohol-induced brain damage?
A. dementia
B. schizophrenia
C. Parkinson’s disease
D. dyslexia
11. Which of the following is the cause of Wernicke’s disease?
A. brain damage caused by alcohol
B. a thiamine deficiency
C. glutamate buildup in the brain
D. a niacin deficiency
12. Death from long-term, heavy alcohol use is most often associated with
A. strokes.
B. heart failure.
C. brain damage.
D. cirrhosis of the liver.
13. What pattern might one see on an EEG of an individual with a genetic prediposition to alcohol
dependence?
A. an abnormal ERP response
B. an increased response in the delta wave
C. a decrease in the alpha wave
D. a flattening of the beta wave
14. All of the following neurotransmitter systems may have a role in the development and
maintenance of alcohol dependence EXCEPT the __________ system.
A. GABA
B. substance P
C. serotonin
D. dopamine
