Deck 9: Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Question 1

Recent estimates show that alcohol consumption in the US:

A) has increased
B) has decreased
C) has remained steady
D) has decreased for all categories except fortified wine

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Adults who declare a religious preference drink alcohol less than those who do not indicate a preference.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Alcohol leads to a physiological habit just like many other drugs do.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A small proportion of drunk driving episodes end in tragedy

Question 5

Alcohol is the second leading mood-altering drug in the U.S.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true:

A) Associated with drinking behavior
B) Understanding alcoholism is complex
C) Alcohol is said to inspire creativity
D) All of the above are true

Question 7

There is a wide diversity in drinking patterns among different Native American tribes.

Question 8

Whites are more likely to abstain from alcohol than racial minorities.

Question 9

Drinking often creates and dominates the occasion for a group to come together in which country?

A) Netherlands
B) United States
C) France
D) England

Question 10

Alcoholism is caused exclusively by frequent drinking.

Question 11

Which of the following groups has the highest alcoholism rate?

A) Irish
B) Italian
C) French
D) All have very high alcoholism rates

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true?

A) More college students are drinking heavily than in the past and fewer are abstaining.
B) Heavy drinking remains high among college students but more are abstaining than in the past.
C) Heavy drinking has decreased markedly over the past ten years but fewer are abstaining.
D) Heavy drinking is down among college students and more are abstaining than in the past.

Question 13

Alcohol affects virtually every organ system in the body.

Question 14

France has the highest known alcoholism rate in the world.

Question 15

In Ireland:

A) boys are entered into manhood when offered a drink in the company of older men
B) early marriage is stressed
C) after marriage, men stop socializing in bachelor groups
D) alcoholism rates are low

Question 16

Which two drugs cause more physical, medical, social, and psychological problems than any other drugs?

A) Heroin and cocaine
B) Alcohol and cocaine
C) Alcohol and tobacco
D) Tobacco and methamphetamine

Question 17

Those who experience some problem as a result of their drinking, regardless of how much they consume or of the circumstances surrounding the drinking, are called:

A) situational drunks
B) heavy drinkers
C) alcoholics
D) problem drinkers

Question 18

Alcohol affects:

A) only the liver, kidneys, and intestines
B) only the liver and endocrine system
C) only the stomach, liver, and other organs of the digestive system
D) virtually every organ system in the body

Question 19

Prohibition succeeded in reducing the nation's alcohol consumption.

Question 20

Which among the following social categories contains the highest proportion of drinkers?

A) High income
B) Married
C) Lives in a rural area
D) Low levels of formal education

Question 21

Those who attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are more likely than other problem drinkers:

A) to hide their problems from others
B) to know people who quit drinking "cold turkey"
C) to lose long-time drinking companions
D) to actually hear more negative opinions about AA

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a strategy that attempts to block opportunities for drunk driving?

A) Stiffer legal penalties
B) Interlock systems
C) Smith and Beecham monitors
D) Implied consent laws

Question 23

One drug used to treat alcohol addiction is:

A) Propecia
B) Naltrexone
C) Methadone
D) Celebrex

Question 24

Women have lower rates of problem drinking than men because:

A) women whose lives don't center around family activities will avoid contact with norms that encourage drinking
B) the determinants of a woman's self image emphasize performance in a public role rather than a private role
C) there is a stronger social stigma toward men who drink, so men are more likely to abuse alcohol
D) a smaller proportion of women drink

Question 25

Current law in all states defines drunk driving as operating a car while one's blood alcohol level is:

A) 05
B) 08
C) 10
D) 12

Question 26

Which is NOT a way subcultural factors produce excessive drinking and alcoholism?

A) Gender differences
B) Choices of companions
C) Religious differences
D) Education differences

Question 27

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding drunk driving?

A) Alcohol consumptions plays a role in traffic deaths for people under 34
B) 100 million drivers do consume alcohol
C) Proportion of crashed in which the driver was drunk has been increasing
D) Proportion of crashed in which the driver was drunk has been decreasing

Question 28

According to Ross, effective deterrence against drunk driving would require all of the following except:

A) lowering the minimum drinking age
B) increased taxes on alcohol
C) stringent law enforcement
D) all of the above are required

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a cost of alcoholism:

A) Problems with child care
B) Marital problems
C) Eventual problem drinking by children of problem drinkers
D) all of the above

Question 30

Most of the women who admit to the heaviest amounts of drinking show signs of:

A) role deprivation
B) biological abnormalities
C) higher than average levels of testosterone
D) bulimia and other eating disorders

Question 31

Alcohol-related death rates are highest among:

A) African Americans
B) Mexican Americans
C) Native Americans
D) Irish Americans

Question 32

All of the following occupations encourage heavy problem drinking except:

A) negotiators such as sales managers and purchasing agents
B) restaurant employees
C) doctors
D) merchant sailors

Question 33

Which model of alcoholism sees alcoholism as a disease?

A) Behavioral
B) Psychoanalytical
C) Medical
D) Family interaction

Question 34

What determines patterns of alcohol consumption by blacks?

A) Culture
B) Race itself
C) Biology
D) None of the above

Question 35

Alcoholics Anonymous was created in:

A) 1865
B) 1935
C) 1954
D) 1971

Question 36

The _____ amendment to the U.S. constitution outlawed the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic beverages and the _____ amendment repealed the previous amendment.

A) 18 ^th /21 ^st
B) 19 ^th /22 ^nd
C) 21 ^st /24 ^th
D) 16 ^th /20 ^th

Question 37

The Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act of 1971 recommended:

A) increased penalties to bars that served drunk customers
B) decriminalization of public drunkenness
C) the establishment of publicly operated detoxification centers
D) b and c

Question 38

The F.B.I. reported that arrests made for public drunkenness and alcohol related crimes constituted a high percentage of all arrests made by the police in the Unites States in 2007. Those arrested for public drunkenness also have high recidivism rates and some have applied the term ________________ to the flow of public drunkenness cases through the criminal justice system.

A) revolving door
B) rotating door
C) rotary door
D) none of the above

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT true of public drinking houses:

A) They do not facilitate group drinking
B) Drinking is a commercial activity
C) Customs influence these institutions
D) Serve alcohol which distinguishes them from coffee shops

Question 40

These types of alcohol drinkers usually exhibit compulsions after continual drinking.

A) Heavy drinkers
B) Problem drinkers
C) Aggressive drinkers
D) Chronic alcoholics

Question 41

What is the relationship between alcohol and crime? Is alcohol a direct cause of violent crime?

Question 42

Do drinking patterns differ by race and ethnicity in the United States? If so, how? If not, why?

Question 43

Discuss the various models of alcoholism. Do you think that alcoholism should be considered a disease? Why or why not?

Question 44

What are the negative biological, psychological, and social effects of alcohol?

Question 45

Compare and contrast chronic alcoholics with problem drinkers?