Deck 3: Motivations for Drug Use

Question 1

What type of reinforcers do not provide immediate pleasure?

A) Primary
B) Primary prime
C) Secondary
D) Tertiary

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Drug advertisements generally convey the message that

A) drug use is dangerous
B) drugs are used only by adults
C) drug use is fun
D) drug use is the norm

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is a reason people use drugs?

A) Rising cost of living
B) Mass media
C) Stresses on the family
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Physical dependency is marked by

A) a perceived need for the drug
B) an unstructured life
C) withdrawal symptoms
D) habituation

Question 5

Starting in adolescence, the influence of peers begins to exert a relatively greater role than the family as

A) prime reinforcers
B) positive reinforcers
C) socializing agents
D) secondary reinforcers

Question 6

The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed substituting the word ______in place of addiction.

A) dependence
B) habituation
C) abuse
D) none of the above

Question 7

Approximately what percentage of enlisted men used heroin in Vietnam?

A) 25%
B) 30%
C) 35%
D) 40%

Question 8

Drugs taken to alleviate discomfort may provide

A) positive reinforcement
B) negative reinforcement
C) primary reinforcement
D) secondary reinforcement

Question 9

European, American, and Chinese adolescents were found to be more affected by peers in their drug use than _________ adolescents.

A) Hispanic
B) Asian
C) American Indian
D) Black

Question 10

In the 1920s, cigarette advertisements specifically targeted

A) women
B) men
C) children
D) minorities

Question 11

Cigarette advertisements were prohibited from television in

A) 1965
B) 1967
C) 1969
D) 1971

Question 12

An ingrained habit that undermines your health, your work, your relationships, and your self-respect, but you feel you cannot change is

A) habituation
B) dependence
C) tolerance
D) addiction

Question 13

Curiosity about drugs can lead to

A) dependence
B) experimentation
C) reinforcement
D) addiction

Question 14

Euphoria is an example of

A) positive reinforcement
B) negative reinforcement
C) frequency of use
D) terms of the environment in which the drug is consumed

Question 15

John Belushi died in 1982 from injecting a mixture of cocaine and heroin called a

A) bolus
B) speedball
C) blunt
D) stack

Question 16

The desire and expectation that things should be handled rapidly is termed

A) attempting to cope
B) coping syndrome
C) escape
D) immediacy

Question 17

Personality characteristics associated with drug abuse include

A) decreased self-esteem
B) poor interpersonal skills
C) impulsivity
D) all of the above

Question 18

What type of reinforcers reduce physiological needs or are inherently pleasurable?

A) primary
B) primary prime
C) secondary
D) tertiary

Question 19

Both drug dependency and drug addiction connote a compulsive need to use a drug and

A) less structure to life
B) inability to cease its use
C) unemployment
D) being less spiritual

Question 20

Theories of drug addiction that deal primarily with genetics and metabolic imbalance are termed

A) interactive theories
B) evolutional theories
C) biological theories
D) molecular theories

Question 21

The desire for drugs, reasons for drug use, and needs fulfilled by drugs are constantly changing as society changes

Question 22

Immediacy is a root cause in people using drugs.

Question 23

Even though withdrawal symptoms may be psychological, they are quite real to the person experiencing them.

Question 24

What year did the International Olympic Committee begin to require athletes to submit to a drug test or face disqualification?

A) 1960
B) 1964
C) 1968
D) 1972

Question 25

Rebelliousness is a major reason for some people taking drugs.

Question 26

Substances used to gain a competitive advantage are termed

A) enhancer chemicals
B) steroids
C) ergogenic aids
D) autogenic drugs

Question 27

Curiosity about drugs is mainly the fault of the schools.

Question 28

Injecting and ingesting several steroids at a time is called stacking.

Question 29

An OTC substance that has gained in popularity is the amino acid

A) creatine monohydrate
B) herbal ecstasy
C) adenosine phosphate
D) ascorbic acid

Question 30

Young people choose to associate with others who share the same interests.

Question 31

"Roid rage" refers to

A) physical problems resulting from steroid use
B) violence resulting from steroid use
C) depression resulting from steroid use
D) mania resulting from steroid use

Question 32

Ingesting and injecting several steroids at the same time is referred to as

A) stacking
B) a speed run
C) a steroid rush
D) ergogenic euphoria

Question 33

Drugs are normally not used to fill a void in one's life.

Question 34

__________ is a new synthetic steroid that athletes are taking to improve athletic performance.

A) THG
B) THC
C) THL
D) THB

Question 35

The most frequently mentioned cause of impotence in middle-aged men is excessive use of __________.

A) cigarettes
B) stimulants
C) alcohol
D) marijuana

Question 36

An obvious reason for drug use is pleasure.

Question 37

What was the OTC muscle builder receiving much publicity because of athlete Mark Maguire?

A) Androstenedione
B) Ephedrine
C) PPA
D) Dextromethorphan

Question 38

Some athletes use human growth hormone (HGH) because

A) they are hard to detect
B) they are not dangerous
C) they can result in a false negative to other drugs
D) none of the above

Question 39

Dependency is a term used only when pertaining to drugs.

Question 40

The effect of alcohol advertisements on people is easy to measure.

Question 41

Why are peers so important as an influence? What can be done to either negate the negative role of peers or make the role of peers more positive?

Question 42

Television and radio advertisements for cigarettes are prohibited by the FCC.

Question 43

Identify and discuss the effects of drugs used to increase performance.

Question 44

There is little evidence that music plays a role in whether or not drugs will be used.

Question 45

Caffeine can improve endurance by masking symptoms of fatigue.

Question 46

What patterns of drug use do you think have impacted society the most?

Question 47

The only documented negative effect of anabolic steroid use is a reduced sperm count.

Question 48

Alcohol increases aerobic capacity.

Question 49

Should it be permissible for people to take drugs to increase performance? If so, in what instances?

Question 50

There are no side effects to use of human growth hormone.As a result, it is becoming a popularly used drug among athletes.

Question 51

When relief or avoidance of pain is achieved by certain behaviors, then one's desire to repeat those behaviors is motivated out of positive reinforcement.

Question 52

Identify and discuss reasons for drug use.

Question 53

How does the mass media affect drug use, misuse, and abuse?