PSYC 150 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The text lists three concerns that led to the adoption of the first U.S. laws regulating
what we now call controlled substances. Which of these was NOT one of the three? -
Answer-high profits for drug sellers
When using a substance makes normal activities such as driving result in harmful
accidents, this is called - Answer-behavioral toxicity
Acute drug effects are those that - Answer-are caused by the immediate presence of
the drug in the body
Which is an example of chronic physiological toxicity? - Answer-lung cancer from
smoking
The Drug Abuse Warning Network - Answer-monitors drug-related medical
emergencies
Which of these substances has consistently been near the top of both the emergency
room visits and drug-related deaths lists for the past 20 years? - Answer-alcohol-in-
combination
Which neurotransmitter pathway in the brain has been shown to be linked to addiction?
- Answer-mesolimbic dopamine pathway
In comparing the relative toxicity of marijuana and cocaine, it is important to take into
account - Answer-that many more people use marijuana than cocaine
DAWN data provides all of the following EXCEPT - Answer-clear measures of the
toxicity of individual drugs
When repeated exposure to the same dose of a drug results in a lesser effect, this is
called - Answer-tolerance
The occurrence of a withdrawal syndrome is evidence of - Answer-physical dependence
The drugs with which people are most likely to develop psychological (behavioral)
dependence are generally also found to have - Answer-reinforcing effects in laboratory
animals
The DSM-5 does not define addiction as such, but has diagnostic criteria for - Answer-
substance dependence and substance abuse
, As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research, the real
driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is now believed to be - Answer-
psychological dependence, based on reinforcement
It's is Saint Patrick's Day and Mark has had so many green beers that he loses his
balance and falls head first onto the sidewalk in front of the bar and breaks his nose.
Your textbook would categorize this incident as an example of: - Answer-acute
behavioral toxicity
Which of the following drugs is most accepted as contributing to crimes and violence? -
Answer-alcohol
Which of the following is/are true about patent medicines? - Answer-they often had
highly addictive substances as their ingredients
Karen would like to stop shooting up heroin, but each time she tries to quit, she starts
feeling sick, with hot and cold flashes, stomach problems, and muscle aches. She then
turns to heroin to take away these withdrawals. In this case, Karen is _______________
for using heroin. - Answer-negatively reinforced
One concern that led to the initial passage of federal drug-control legislation in 1906
was - Answer-patent medicines
The 1906 U.S. law that prohibited interstate commerce in adulterated or misbranded
foods and drugs was called the - Answer-Pure Food and Drugs Act
Before a new drug is released to the market, the FDA requires - Answer-three phases of
clinical testing, with each phase involving more people
The Marijuana Tax Act: - Answer-did not ban marijuana directly, but access became
limited after it passed
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 - Answer-
established schedules of controlled substances and moved enforcement to the Justice
Department
The Harrison Act of 1914 - Answer-the first two answers are BOTH correct
When the Pure Food and Drugs Act was first passed, drugs were legally required to be -
Answer-pure and accurately labeled
Substances with high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use are listed
in - Answer-Schedule I
The process of maintaining our internal environment (temperature, water balance, etc.)
within certain limits is called - Answer-homeostasis
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The text lists three concerns that led to the adoption of the first U.S. laws regulating
what we now call controlled substances. Which of these was NOT one of the three? -
Answer-high profits for drug sellers
When using a substance makes normal activities such as driving result in harmful
accidents, this is called - Answer-behavioral toxicity
Acute drug effects are those that - Answer-are caused by the immediate presence of
the drug in the body
Which is an example of chronic physiological toxicity? - Answer-lung cancer from
smoking
The Drug Abuse Warning Network - Answer-monitors drug-related medical
emergencies
Which of these substances has consistently been near the top of both the emergency
room visits and drug-related deaths lists for the past 20 years? - Answer-alcohol-in-
combination
Which neurotransmitter pathway in the brain has been shown to be linked to addiction?
- Answer-mesolimbic dopamine pathway
In comparing the relative toxicity of marijuana and cocaine, it is important to take into
account - Answer-that many more people use marijuana than cocaine
DAWN data provides all of the following EXCEPT - Answer-clear measures of the
toxicity of individual drugs
When repeated exposure to the same dose of a drug results in a lesser effect, this is
called - Answer-tolerance
The occurrence of a withdrawal syndrome is evidence of - Answer-physical dependence
The drugs with which people are most likely to develop psychological (behavioral)
dependence are generally also found to have - Answer-reinforcing effects in laboratory
animals
The DSM-5 does not define addiction as such, but has diagnostic criteria for - Answer-
substance dependence and substance abuse
, As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research, the real
driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is now believed to be - Answer-
psychological dependence, based on reinforcement
It's is Saint Patrick's Day and Mark has had so many green beers that he loses his
balance and falls head first onto the sidewalk in front of the bar and breaks his nose.
Your textbook would categorize this incident as an example of: - Answer-acute
behavioral toxicity
Which of the following drugs is most accepted as contributing to crimes and violence? -
Answer-alcohol
Which of the following is/are true about patent medicines? - Answer-they often had
highly addictive substances as their ingredients
Karen would like to stop shooting up heroin, but each time she tries to quit, she starts
feeling sick, with hot and cold flashes, stomach problems, and muscle aches. She then
turns to heroin to take away these withdrawals. In this case, Karen is _______________
for using heroin. - Answer-negatively reinforced
One concern that led to the initial passage of federal drug-control legislation in 1906
was - Answer-patent medicines
The 1906 U.S. law that prohibited interstate commerce in adulterated or misbranded
foods and drugs was called the - Answer-Pure Food and Drugs Act
Before a new drug is released to the market, the FDA requires - Answer-three phases of
clinical testing, with each phase involving more people
The Marijuana Tax Act: - Answer-did not ban marijuana directly, but access became
limited after it passed
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 - Answer-
established schedules of controlled substances and moved enforcement to the Justice
Department
The Harrison Act of 1914 - Answer-the first two answers are BOTH correct
When the Pure Food and Drugs Act was first passed, drugs were legally required to be -
Answer-pure and accurately labeled
Substances with high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use are listed
in - Answer-Schedule I
The process of maintaining our internal environment (temperature, water balance, etc.)
within certain limits is called - Answer-homeostasis
