Deck 8: Alcohol Abuse

Question 1

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, alcoholism is marked by craving alcohol, loss of control, physical dependence, and ______.

A) stashing alcohol
B) lying about alcohol consumption
C) anger
D) alcohol tolerance

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When defining alcoholism, ______ refers to the frequent inability to stop drinking once a person has begun.

A) loss of control
B) craving
C) physical dependence
D) tolerance

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Ysabel is often unable to stop drinking once she has begun. This is an example of ______.

A) tolerance
B) craving
C) physical dependence
D) loss of control

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Frederico believes he is an alcoholic because he often experiences ______, the occurrence of withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, when alcohol is stopped after a period of heavy drinking.

A) physical dependence
B) tolerance
C) craving
D) loss of control

Question 5

What is distinct about the diagnosis of alcohol use disorder?

A) Its validity is questioned in the DSM-5.
B) It is the oldest known form of alcoholism.
C) It is not legally recognized.
D) It combines the criteria for alcohol abuse and dependency.

Question 6

Which country has the highest per capita alcohol use?

A) the United States of America
B) Australia
C) Belarus
D) Ireland

Question 7

Which country has the lowest per capita alcohol use?

A) England
B) Egypt
C) South Africa
D) Canada

Question 8

Which statement accurately compares per capita alcohol use rates?

A) Egypt has a higher per capita alcohol use rate than Belarus.
B) Pakistan has a higher per capita alcohol use rate than Russia.
C) Kuwait has a higher per capita alcohol use rate than Moldova.
D) Hungary has a higher per capita alcohol use rate than Serbia.

Question 9

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, how many Americans reported having at least one drink in the month prior to taking the survey?

A) less than 20%
B) almost all
C) about half
D) approximately 75%

Question 10

When examining the demographic profile of alcohol users in the United States according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ______.

A) men drink more than women
B) women drink more than men
C) single, never married, people drink more than married people
D) divorced women drink more than divorced men

Question 11

When examining the demographic profile of alcohol users in the United States according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ______.

A) people living in the South region drink more than people living in the West region
B) people living in the Midwest region drink more than people living in the Northeast region
C) people living in the South region drink more than people living in the Midwest region
D) people living in the Northeast region drink more than people living in the South region

Question 12

In cultures where drinking is ______ part of everyday life, alcohol dependency is typically lower.

A) not a
B) an integral
C) an occasional
D) a casual

Question 13

Donald Heath suggested the low rates of alcoholism in both the Italian and Jewish community were due to ______.

A) cultural norms limiting alcohol consumption by women
B) religious prohibitions on alcohol use
C) effective cultural socialization
D) biological characteristics

Question 14

In a study of Jewish drinking practices, four cultural processes reduced problematic drinking. Which response below is one of those cultural processes?

A) Alcohol abuse is linked with being a non-Jew.
B) Alcohol use is linked with being secular.
C) The Talmud forbids drinking to excess.
D) Alcohol consumption is forbidden during the Jewish Shabbat.

Question 15

According to Zinberg, which of the following is one of the five cultural practices that limits alcohol abuse?

A) Drinking is associated with eating.
B) Unmarried men and women are separated when drinking.
C) Alcohol is accepted as a form of self-medication.
D) Aggressive behavior is considered normal when drinking.

Question 16

When comparing adults' alcohol drinking behavior based on whether their religious beliefs are important to them, ______.

A) those who report having no religious beliefs are less likely to drink compared to those who deny that religious beliefs are important to them
B) those without any religious beliefs are less likely to drink
C) those who agree that religious beliefs are important to them are more likely to drink
D) those who deny that religious beliefs are important to them are more likely to drink

Question 17

Which of the following accurately describes the relationship between religion and teenage alcohol consumption?

A) Teenagers who deny that religious beliefs are important to them are less likely to drink.
B) Teenagers who participate in religious services are less likely to drink.
C) Teenagers who deny that religious beliefs are important to them are less likely to binge drink.
D) Teenagers who report that religious beliefs are important to them are more likely to drink.

Question 18

Alcoholics Anonymous is a ______ based program addressing alcohol abuse.

A) family
B) secular
C) spiritually
D) psychologically

Question 19

A major component of Alcoholics Anonymous is that the participant ______.

A) admit that they have no desire to stop drinking
B) accept that they are powerless over alcoholism
C) avoid all situations that involve alcohol
D) commit themselves to Christianity

Question 20

What does the research suggest about drinking before age 15?

A) It increases the likelihood of developing alcohol dependency later in life.
B) It decreases the likelihood of developing alcohol dependency later in life.
C) It indicates a family pattern of alcohol abuse and dependency.
D) It indicates healthy cultural integration of alcohol.

Question 21

When comparing adolescent drinkers to adult drinkers, on average ______.

A) adolescents drink more frequently than adults
B) adolescents drink less during a single session than adults
C) adolescents drink more during a single session than adults
D) adolescents are less likely to drink to intoxication than adults

Question 22

Cloward and Ohlin would explain rates of alcohol use and alcoholism in society by studying the prevalence of ______.

A) retreatist subcultures
B) cultural norms favoring alcohol use
C) taboos against alcohol use
D) norms related to self-derogation

Question 23

Which of the following is a societal-level explanation of alcohol use?

A) self-derogation
B) social strain
C) social learning
D) cultural integration

Question 24

Which of the following is an individual-level explanation for alcohol use?

A) subcultural theory
B) self-derogation
C) cultural integration
D) social integration

Question 25

January is friends with many people who drink alcohol to excess. ______ would suggest that this differential association would increase the odds that January will engage in alcohol abuse.

A) self-derogation theory
B) opportunity theory
C) social learning theory
D) social strain theory

Question 26

When first introduced, the term "alcoholism" referred to a disease caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

Question 27

How organizations define alcoholism is widely variable, with few common traits.

Question 28

The United States of America has the highest per capita rate of alcohol use.

Question 29

Egypt has the lowest per capita rate of alcohol use.

Question 30

In the United States, the rates of binge drinking are lowest in the northeast.

Question 31

In the United States, the rates of binge drinking are highest in the southeast.

Question 32

Alcohol use is not influenced by culture.

Question 33

When alcohol use is integrated into daily life, rates of alcoholism tend to be higher.

Question 34

When drinking is associated with ritualistic feasting, rates of alcoholism tend to be higher.

Question 35

Adults who do not participate in religious services are less likely to drink.

Question 36

For women, binge drinking means consuming three drinks in a row.

Question 37

For men, binge drinking means consuming five drinks in a row.

Question 38

Undergraduate females are more likely to binge drink than undergraduate males.

Question 39

According to Cloward and Ohlin, retreatist subculture provides the opportunity and social supports necessary for unhealthy alcohol use.

Question 40

According to Kaplan, excessive drinking may counter processes related to self-derogation.

Question 41

What is alcoholism, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism?

Question 42

How can someone use the DSM-5 to distinguish between mild, moderate, and severe alcohol use disorder?

Question 43

Summarize five cultural conditions that are associated with nonproblematic drinking practices.

Question 44

What does the research indicate about the relationship between age of first alcohol use and alcohol use later in life?

Question 45

How would Merton explain problem drinking?

Question 46

Explain the Alcoholics Anonymous approach to addressing alcoholism.

Question 47

Identify distinct patterns of drinking behaviors found among college students.

Question 48

Identify distinct patterns of drinking behaviors found among Indigenous Americans.

Question 49

Compare and contrast the cultural and subcultural approaches to explaining alcohol consumption.

Question 50

Apply the social learning theory to alcoholism.