DBB FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH 100%
SOLVED ANSWERS!!
According to the self-medication hypothesis, individuals suffering from anxiety
should prefer _______, and those suffering from depression should prefer
_______. Answer - alcohol; cocaine
Alcohol and benzodiazepines most likely show cross-tolerance and cross-
dependence because they both _______ the effects of _______ at _______
receptors. Answer - enhance; GABA; GABAA
This image shows the breakdown of alcohol. What is letter A? What are the
physiological effects of an increase of this in your body? Answer -
Acetaldehyde; headache, flushing, nausea
Which of the following about mice genetically engineered to overexpress FosB
in the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens relative to wild-type mice is false
Answer - They do not develop physical dependence, withdraw, or tolerance to
morphine
Limited alcohol consumption (less than three drinks per day) may improve
cognitive function by Answer - Increasing blood flow, and thus oxygen, to the
brain
At low doses, opiates exert all of the following effects except for Answer - Pupil
dilation
, This image shows the relationship between different alcoholic beverages and
blood alcohol content (BAC) which is then described in ng/mL. What will be the
BAC for A? Answer - 0.6
According to the Schedule of Controlled Substances, substances considered
Schedule 2: Answer - have high abuse potential with severe dependence
liability.
The major psychoactive ingredient of the marijuana plant is Answer - Δ9-
tetrahydrocannabinol.
Studies with knockout mice genetically engineered to lack particular nicotinic
receptor subunits have shown that VTA nicotinic receptors with the _______
and _______ subunits are important for nicotine addiction. Answer - α6; β2
Heroin is Answer - converted to morphine in the brain
Smoking is an important contributing factor in all of the following disorders
except for Answer - seizures
According to the impaired inhibition and salience attribution model of
addiction, the ___ functions of the ___ prefrontal cortex take over during
periods of intoxication and bingeing giving the "go" signal to addict Answer -
"hot"; ventral
Alcohol is involved in about __ of all highway deaths, in part because it reduces
__ Answer - Half; reaction time
Bob is trying to quit drinking so much, but his anxiety levels increase
dramatically when he stops. If he increases his alcohol consumption to cope
SOLVED ANSWERS!!
According to the self-medication hypothesis, individuals suffering from anxiety
should prefer _______, and those suffering from depression should prefer
_______. Answer - alcohol; cocaine
Alcohol and benzodiazepines most likely show cross-tolerance and cross-
dependence because they both _______ the effects of _______ at _______
receptors. Answer - enhance; GABA; GABAA
This image shows the breakdown of alcohol. What is letter A? What are the
physiological effects of an increase of this in your body? Answer -
Acetaldehyde; headache, flushing, nausea
Which of the following about mice genetically engineered to overexpress FosB
in the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens relative to wild-type mice is false
Answer - They do not develop physical dependence, withdraw, or tolerance to
morphine
Limited alcohol consumption (less than three drinks per day) may improve
cognitive function by Answer - Increasing blood flow, and thus oxygen, to the
brain
At low doses, opiates exert all of the following effects except for Answer - Pupil
dilation
, This image shows the relationship between different alcoholic beverages and
blood alcohol content (BAC) which is then described in ng/mL. What will be the
BAC for A? Answer - 0.6
According to the Schedule of Controlled Substances, substances considered
Schedule 2: Answer - have high abuse potential with severe dependence
liability.
The major psychoactive ingredient of the marijuana plant is Answer - Δ9-
tetrahydrocannabinol.
Studies with knockout mice genetically engineered to lack particular nicotinic
receptor subunits have shown that VTA nicotinic receptors with the _______
and _______ subunits are important for nicotine addiction. Answer - α6; β2
Heroin is Answer - converted to morphine in the brain
Smoking is an important contributing factor in all of the following disorders
except for Answer - seizures
According to the impaired inhibition and salience attribution model of
addiction, the ___ functions of the ___ prefrontal cortex take over during
periods of intoxication and bingeing giving the "go" signal to addict Answer -
"hot"; ventral
Alcohol is involved in about __ of all highway deaths, in part because it reduces
__ Answer - Half; reaction time
Bob is trying to quit drinking so much, but his anxiety levels increase
dramatically when he stops. If he increases his alcohol consumption to cope
