CHLH 243 Exam 1 questions well
answered to pass
Psychoactive drug - correct answer ✔✔a drug that influences the functioning of the brain and hence our
behavior and experience (psyche = brain)
Drug abuse - correct answer ✔✔a form of drug-taking behavior that results in some form of physical,
mental, or social impairment
Drug misuse - correct answer ✔✔a form of drug-taking behavior in which a prescription or
nonprescription (over-the-counter) drug is used inappropriately. (Ex: taking more that what's prescribed,
using Adderall when it's not prescribed)
Drug Dependence - correct answer ✔✔a condition in which an individual feels a compulsive need to
continue taking a drug. In the process, the drug assumes an increasingly central role in the individual's
life
Placebo effect - correct answer ✔✔a fake pill (usually sugar) is used in place of the real thing and the
person taking it believes it really is the treatment and that it really is working
Instrumental - correct answer ✔✔a person is taking a drug with a specific socially approved goal in mind
(ex: anti-anxiety drugs)
Recreational - correct answer ✔✔a person is taking a drug for the sole purpose of experiencing its
psychoactive properties (to get "high")
Risk Factors - correct answer ✔✔More likely to use drugs
- few close friends tried or used a drug
- offered drug
- friends are not upset if you tried drug once or twice
, - drug is easy to get in the community
- perception of not great risk for monthly drug use
- lack of parental monitoring
- non-conformity is the biggest
Protective Factors - correct answer ✔✔Less likely to take drugs but these factors don't automatically
negate risk factors
- an intact and positive home environment
- a positive educational experience
- conventional peer relationships
- positive attitude and beliefs
- extracurricular activities
High School Seniors Drug Use - correct answer ✔✔Over the last 12 months: Marijuana (35%), Cocaine
(5%), MDMA: Ecstasy (5%), LSD (2%)
Over the last 30 days: Illicit drugs (23%), Alcohol (47%), Bing Drinking (28%)
At least 1 cigarette every day: 16%
College Students - correct answer ✔✔- Alcohol consumption reduced slightly when the legal age
changed to 21
- Binge drinking on campuses has been steadily on the rise in the last 10-15 years (40% of students have
in the last 2 years)
- Drug use is lower among African Americans compared to Caucasians
College Students Cont. - correct answer ✔✔- Binge drinking and smoking cigarettes is significantly lower
Among African Americans
- 26 y.o and up: 10% use illicit drugs monthly with marijuana most common
- Smoking is down - however, nicotine remains the drug most frequently used on a daily basis by high
school students
answered to pass
Psychoactive drug - correct answer ✔✔a drug that influences the functioning of the brain and hence our
behavior and experience (psyche = brain)
Drug abuse - correct answer ✔✔a form of drug-taking behavior that results in some form of physical,
mental, or social impairment
Drug misuse - correct answer ✔✔a form of drug-taking behavior in which a prescription or
nonprescription (over-the-counter) drug is used inappropriately. (Ex: taking more that what's prescribed,
using Adderall when it's not prescribed)
Drug Dependence - correct answer ✔✔a condition in which an individual feels a compulsive need to
continue taking a drug. In the process, the drug assumes an increasingly central role in the individual's
life
Placebo effect - correct answer ✔✔a fake pill (usually sugar) is used in place of the real thing and the
person taking it believes it really is the treatment and that it really is working
Instrumental - correct answer ✔✔a person is taking a drug with a specific socially approved goal in mind
(ex: anti-anxiety drugs)
Recreational - correct answer ✔✔a person is taking a drug for the sole purpose of experiencing its
psychoactive properties (to get "high")
Risk Factors - correct answer ✔✔More likely to use drugs
- few close friends tried or used a drug
- offered drug
- friends are not upset if you tried drug once or twice
, - drug is easy to get in the community
- perception of not great risk for monthly drug use
- lack of parental monitoring
- non-conformity is the biggest
Protective Factors - correct answer ✔✔Less likely to take drugs but these factors don't automatically
negate risk factors
- an intact and positive home environment
- a positive educational experience
- conventional peer relationships
- positive attitude and beliefs
- extracurricular activities
High School Seniors Drug Use - correct answer ✔✔Over the last 12 months: Marijuana (35%), Cocaine
(5%), MDMA: Ecstasy (5%), LSD (2%)
Over the last 30 days: Illicit drugs (23%), Alcohol (47%), Bing Drinking (28%)
At least 1 cigarette every day: 16%
College Students - correct answer ✔✔- Alcohol consumption reduced slightly when the legal age
changed to 21
- Binge drinking on campuses has been steadily on the rise in the last 10-15 years (40% of students have
in the last 2 years)
- Drug use is lower among African Americans compared to Caucasians
College Students Cont. - correct answer ✔✔- Binge drinking and smoking cigarettes is significantly lower
Among African Americans
- 26 y.o and up: 10% use illicit drugs monthly with marijuana most common
- Smoking is down - however, nicotine remains the drug most frequently used on a daily basis by high
school students
