Psy2012 Module 8

Front 1

Of the therapies for drug treatment described in your textbook, which one was found to be most effective in reducing drinking?

Back 1

they are equally effective

Front 2

____ is produced from the leaves of the coca plant.

Back 2

cocaine

Front 3

Hypnosis is most effective in helping people with self-control problems such as smoking and excessive drinking.

Back 3

FALSE

Front 4

The only legal use of cocaine is:

Back 4

as a local anesthetic

Front 5

The effects of mescaline are caused by increasing the activity of:

Back 5

norepinephrine and dopamine

Front 6

Psychological dependency to a drug occurs when the person takes the drug to avoid tolerance.

Back 6

FALSE

Front 7

Psychological risk factors may increase one’s risk of alcoholism by:

Back 7

teaching the individual how to inappropriately deal with personal, social, or work-related difficulties

Front 8

For the last few days, Patrick has stopped abusing alcohol. He is presently enduring serious withdrawal symptoms. The presence of withdrawal symptoms most strongly suggests that Patrick:

Back 8

has an addiction to alcohol

Front 9

Addiction occurs when the brain’s reward/pleasure center becomes dependent on outside drugs.

Back 9

TRUE

Front 10

Bart is an abuser of alcohol. Kent suffers from depression. Based upon the textbook, one important difference between these two individuals is:

Back 10

Bart probably doesn’t recognize his need for treatment, while Kent likely seeks treatment voluntarily

Front 11

The Minnesota model of treatment emphasizes that:

Back 11

the abuser has lost control over the drug

Front 12

You’ve just read a paper on LSD written by a classmate. In the paper, you read that LSD causes physical addiction. What is your learned reaction?

Back 12

There have been no reports of physical addiction to LSD

Front 13

You are watching a movie in which the main character agrees to be hypnotized. The hypnotist suggests that the character focus on an object and then suggests that he is getting sleepy. Then the character, while hypnotized, engages in a criminal act. What is your educated response to this depiction of hypnosis?

Back 13

People who are hypnotized keep to their standards of morality.

Front 14

LSD can produce hallucinations at very low doses.

Back 14

TRUE

Front 15

Brian is a heavy cocaine user. What is occurring in his brain because of his use of cocaine?

Back 15

there is a reduction in the numberof dopamine receptors in the areasof his brain involved in reward and pleasure

Front 16

Psilocybin’s effects on the nervous system are due to its:

Back 16

chemical structure resembling LSD

Front 17

Which of the following types of psychoactive drugs increase activity of the nervous system, resulting in heightened alertness, arousal, and euphoria?

Back 17

stimulants

Front 18

The newest treatment for heroin addiction is:

Back 18

a drug that blocks your craving for heroin

Front 19

The effects of hypnosis are seen as demonstrating the subject’s:

Back 19

immaginative suggestability

Front 20

Hypnosis can modify:

Back 20

a person's perception of pain

Front 21

Caffeine’s characteristic effects are due to its:

Back 21

blocking adenosine receptors in the brain

Front 22

In a recent study of college students, it was found that those who reported that they have good or above-average emotional health is:

Back 22

at its lowest level in 25 years

Front 23

Which of the following individuals is least likely to be effectively treated with hypnosis?

Back 23

levi who whishes to lose some weight

Front 24

Hypnosis allows a person to perform behaviors without conscious intent, according to the altered-state theory of hypnosis.

Back 24

TRUE

Front 25

After drinking too much alcohol, Lance drinks some coffee to reduce the motor impairment of the alcohol. What is the most likely outcome of drinking some coffee?

Back 25

it will have little affect

Front 26

LSD’s effect is due to its similarity to:

Back 26

serotonin

Front 27

Alcohol’s effects appear to be due to its ability to:

Back 27

Stimulate GABA receptors and impair the anterior cingulate cortex

Front 28

"Bart is an abuser of alcohol. Kent suffers from depression. Based upon the textbook, one important difference between these two individuals is:

Back 28

Bart probably doesn’t recognize his need for treatment, while Kent likely seeks treatment voluntarily

Front 29

Harvey and Matt are debating whether the alcohol in beer, wine, and liquor is different. Harvey says that all contain ethyl alcohol. Matt says that each contains a different type of alcohol. Who is right?

Back 29

Harvey is right. Beer, wine, and liquor contain ethyl alcohol.

Front 30

____ is defined as a maladaptive pattern of using a substance that leads to significant problems because of continued usage.

Back 30

Substance abuse

Front 31

Mike is in treatment for alcohol abuse and is working on eliminating maladaptive negative thought patterns. His program uses the technique of:

Back 31

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Front 32

As a way of stopping her nicotine habit, Elyce is taught how to use her own personal resources and to take personal responsibility to abstain. This is ____ therapy

Back 32

motivational

Front 33

What is the best evidence that alcohol impairs the anterior cingulate cortex?

Back 33

People who drink may not notice that their motor performance is affected.

Front 34

Nicotine is a stimulant.

Back 34

TRUE

Front 35

The theory of hypnosis, which states that the hypnotized individual is disconnected from reality, is called:

Back 35

altered state theory

Front 36

Which of the following statements about caffeine is incorrect?

Back 36

five cups of coffee a day can result in addiction

Front 37

According to the textbook, the oldest drug made by humans is:

Back 37

acohol