DBB EXAM 2 PRACTICE | 182 QUESTIONS |
WITH SOLVED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Of the following drugs, which has the highest number of Americans who are
dependent on the drug?
A. Nicotine
B. Marijuana
C. Alcohol
D. Prescription pain medications Answer - C
Two primary features of the contemporary idea of addiction are _______ and
_______.
A. craving; substance abuse
B. physical dependence; relapse
C. craving; relapse
D. withdrawal; relapse Answer - c
Recreational drugs that get into the brain quickly
A. have a shorter duration of action.
B. have a greater potential for addiction.
C. produce the strongest feelings of euphoria.
D. All of these are correct.
E. None of these answers is correct. Answer - d
,Animal models show that, after abstinence, relapse is likely to occur after
A. stress.
B. mating.
C. eating.
D. All of these are correct. Answer - a
Two brain areas which are activated by methamphetamine-related stimuli in
methamphetamine-dependent men are
a. ventral striatum and medial frontal cortex
b. amygdala and hippocampus
c. orbital frontal cortex and amygdala
d. dorsal striatum and prefrontal cortex Answer - a
Which statement about addiction and genetics is true?
a. If both parents are alcoholics/drug addicts, their offspring will also be
alcoholics/drug addicts, but if only one parent is affected, any offspring has a
50% chance of developing a problem.
b. The addiction gene has been identified.
c. A large number of genes influence susceptibility to addiction.
,d. If drug or alcohol problems do not run in a family, other family members will
not develop a problem either. Answer - c
People who are ____ are at greater risk for substance abuse.
a. younger
b. less educated
c. not white
d. unemployed
e. All of these are correct. Answer - e
Which receptor seems most important for drug reward?
A. D2
B. NMDA
C. D1
D. AMPA Answer - a
During withdrawal after chronic drug use, the user experiences
a. increased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
b. decreased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
c. down-regulation of GRB receptors in multiple brain areas.
d. up-regulation of GABA receptors in the VTA. Answer - b
, The brain area implicated in deriving conscious pleasure from drug cues is the
a. insula
b. hippocampus.
c. cerebellum
d. nucleus accumbens Answer - insula
______ is/are likely to play a role in the transition from recreational drug use to
addiction.
a. Up-regulation of nicotinic receptors at the muscular junction
b. Epigenetic changes
c. Increased activity in the PFC
d. Loss of GABA receptors Answer - b
The _______ model of addiction is based on the idea that brain dysfunction
occurs as a result of repeated drug exposure.
a. opponent-process
b. susceptibility
c. diathesis-stress
d. disease Answer - d
Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by two systems of enzymes, _______ and
_______.
WITH SOLVED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Of the following drugs, which has the highest number of Americans who are
dependent on the drug?
A. Nicotine
B. Marijuana
C. Alcohol
D. Prescription pain medications Answer - C
Two primary features of the contemporary idea of addiction are _______ and
_______.
A. craving; substance abuse
B. physical dependence; relapse
C. craving; relapse
D. withdrawal; relapse Answer - c
Recreational drugs that get into the brain quickly
A. have a shorter duration of action.
B. have a greater potential for addiction.
C. produce the strongest feelings of euphoria.
D. All of these are correct.
E. None of these answers is correct. Answer - d
,Animal models show that, after abstinence, relapse is likely to occur after
A. stress.
B. mating.
C. eating.
D. All of these are correct. Answer - a
Two brain areas which are activated by methamphetamine-related stimuli in
methamphetamine-dependent men are
a. ventral striatum and medial frontal cortex
b. amygdala and hippocampus
c. orbital frontal cortex and amygdala
d. dorsal striatum and prefrontal cortex Answer - a
Which statement about addiction and genetics is true?
a. If both parents are alcoholics/drug addicts, their offspring will also be
alcoholics/drug addicts, but if only one parent is affected, any offspring has a
50% chance of developing a problem.
b. The addiction gene has been identified.
c. A large number of genes influence susceptibility to addiction.
,d. If drug or alcohol problems do not run in a family, other family members will
not develop a problem either. Answer - c
People who are ____ are at greater risk for substance abuse.
a. younger
b. less educated
c. not white
d. unemployed
e. All of these are correct. Answer - e
Which receptor seems most important for drug reward?
A. D2
B. NMDA
C. D1
D. AMPA Answer - a
During withdrawal after chronic drug use, the user experiences
a. increased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
b. decreased activity of the reward circuitry in the brain.
c. down-regulation of GRB receptors in multiple brain areas.
d. up-regulation of GABA receptors in the VTA. Answer - b
, The brain area implicated in deriving conscious pleasure from drug cues is the
a. insula
b. hippocampus.
c. cerebellum
d. nucleus accumbens Answer - insula
______ is/are likely to play a role in the transition from recreational drug use to
addiction.
a. Up-regulation of nicotinic receptors at the muscular junction
b. Epigenetic changes
c. Increased activity in the PFC
d. Loss of GABA receptors Answer - b
The _______ model of addiction is based on the idea that brain dysfunction
occurs as a result of repeated drug exposure.
a. opponent-process
b. susceptibility
c. diathesis-stress
d. disease Answer - d
Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by two systems of enzymes, _______ and
_______.
