Psyc341 - Final Study Guide P.2

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32. what are determinants of amount of alcohol in bloodstream

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state/mood, weight, food & amount

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33. what are DTs (delirium tremens)

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Alcoholic hallucinations, occurs from withdrawal

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34. what is best evidence for genetic transmission of alcoholism in males

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Adoption studies, identical twins had more concordance than fraternal twins

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35. detoxification is _

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withdrawal from drug

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Tolerance

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when the drug has less of an effect and you need more to feel as good as the first high

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Withdrawal

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coming down, opposite of intoxication effects

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Potency

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how strong is drug?

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Effectiveness

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how well drug works @ what it does (i.e. how well ecstasy produces euphoria)

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37. what is controlled drinking and what does the research show

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How to manage your drinking so it’s not problematic
Research said that some excessive drinkers can control their drinking

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38. what is blood brain barrier

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Barrier from blood vessels to brain
Concept, not actual thing; more easily a drug passes frm blood into brain, the more potent & faster acting it is

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39. potency and effectiveness of a drug are related to _

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administration (oral, smoked/inhaled, injected) and rate of drug inactivity

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40. what were social pressures against smoking since 1960s and its effect

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Decrease in adult smokng and increase in teenage girls

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41. nicotine causes the greatest physical problem on the body because _

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vasoconstriction

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42. what is opponent-process model of addiction

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Drugs taken not to feel good but avoid symptoms of withdrawal

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43. know all 4 parts of conditioning paradigm for conditioned craving

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UCS = drug > UCS = pleasure > CS = env/paraphernalia/people > CR = craving

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44. fetal alcohol syndrome results from _ and its symptoms are _

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-incomplete development of cranial & facial bones
-low birth weight
-learning diff to severe retardation
-behavioral probs
-limb abnormalities
Greater risk for blacks and native americans

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45. what is inherited in alcoholism

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Tolerance and greater sensitivity to the pleasure derived frm alch

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46. what is polysubstance abuse

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Use of more than one psychoactive substance @ one time

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47. what is substance abuse

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Maladaptive pattern of use over 12 month period

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48. what is relationship between intoxication and withdrawal effects

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They are opposite of each other

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49.what are endorphins

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Natural opiates released during stress; enkephalins = smaller proteins

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50. who is more likely to binge drink

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Low scoring college students,
Men occur earlier in life (college),
Women occur later in life

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51. what are rates of alcoholism for men

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22 %

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Blackouts

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person has no memory of incident but they were still conscious while it was all happening

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Korsakoff’s syndrome

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recent and long-term memory loss with confabulation

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53. what are some physiological problems associated with alcoholism

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Blackouts are due to dienocophalic. Frontal limbic mood changes; Dmg to immune system; Nasal capillaries

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54. what is relationship between family violence and alcohol

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Higher violence, high consumption of alch

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55. single greatest drug problem today is _

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Nicotine

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56. physiological effects of nicotine are _

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wrinkles, enhancing immune system, cold hands

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57. flashbacks are associated with _

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LSD, hallucinogens

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58. what is relationship between genetic and environmental factors for problem drinkers

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Enviro plays greater role

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59.what was the issue regarding joe camel

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Increased smoking in teens and adolescents

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60.can one feel intoxicated with nonalcoholic beer

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Yes, they are expecting buzz so they begin to convince themselves that they are, expectancy effect

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61.best treatment for alcoholism is _

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AA

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63.in case study, when did Michael began drinking and why

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High school at parties on weekends, relaxing, reduced anxiety in social situations

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64. in journal reading C, what are some of differences between college men’s and women’s drinking patterns

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Men = soph/jun; Women = fesh; Affects = academic performance; Frat = high rate of drinking

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Episodic Drinking Predictor

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If you drink in HS, you're likely to in college

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true/false statements about rape
A lot of Qs

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-increasing
-go unreported
-often know rapist
-shame associated w/
-25% of women will be raped in lifetime
-cognitive therapy for rape victims, often feel like they are at fault

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Sexual vid study:

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watched sexual vids and reported that it was ok to sexually assault a woman

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-assumptions of psychoanalysis, client-centered therapy, rational emotive therapy

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making unconscious conscious; individual VA gains; awareness; positive mental health

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Client-centered therapy:

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-cog behavior therapy, incorporates theory and research
-ppl become disordered when they fail to attend to their own inner nature

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Rational emotive:

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- demands people hold against themselves. - emotional suffering due to unverbalized assumptions

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-what is cbt

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combo changing thought and behavior

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-secondary gain develops when _

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when client gains benefits from problems (taking advantage of drug use)

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-what are results of study using paradoxical interventions with college students who procrastinated

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Performed poorly

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-changing a thought pattern is associated with what therapy

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cognitive restructuring behavior

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-3 important criteria of self-control are

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1) few external scruples
2) diff for someone who has to put extra effort
3) part of own conscious effort and deliberation

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-a significant factor in suicide by children and adolescents _

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Exposure to suicide

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-what symptoms did children/adolescents who committed suicide have

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Antisocial behavior & substance abuse

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-did and if so how did children/teens talk about suicide

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They verbalized that they wished to die and threatened w/ suicide