Deck 8: Taking Control of Alcohol Use

Question 1

According to your authors, what percentage of college students are drinkers?

A) less than 25 percent
B) less than 80 percent
C) over 80 percent
D) between 85 and 95 percent

Answer 1

less than 80 percent

Question 2

Binge drinking is defined as

A) drinking to twice the level of legal intoxication.
B) consuming three or more drinks in a two-hour period.
C) drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion.
D) consuming any number of drinks that brings you to legal intoxication.

Answer 2

drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion.

Question 3

During the week, Alicia studies hard, works out regularly, eats well, and gets plenty of sleep. She only drinks once or twice a week, at weekend parties, where she typically has five or six drinks each time. What kind of drinker is she?

A) infrequent
B) light
C) moderate
D) heavy

Answer 3

heavy

Question 4

What does the Trauma Foundation report about alcohol advertisement in ethnic communities in the United States?

A) In low-income Latino and African American communities, alcohol is heavily advertised as compared to in other neighborhoods.
B) The advertisement uses graphic violence as a way of selling alcohol.
C) Billboards tend to be the only means of advertising alcohol.
D) The advertisement of alcohol in ethnic communities exploits women as a way to sell more alcohol in these communities.

Question 5

Moderate drinking for men is defined as no more than _________ drinks each day.

A) six
B) three
C) four
D) two

Question 6

Which of the following is FALSE regarding binge drinking?

A) Less than ten percent of people binge drink prior to college.
B) Lower academic performance is highly associated with binge drinking.
C) A strong predictor for binge drinking is living in a sorority or fraternity.
D) Physical violence, including rape, is highly related with binge drinking.

Question 7

The main problem with drinking games is that they encourage

A) sexual assault.
B) binge drinking.
C) mixing alcoholic beverages.
D) a loosening of sexual restraints.

Question 8

Your friends challenge you to join in a drinking game. If you join in, it is MOST likely that you will

A) put yourself at risk for injury and legal problems.
B) find drinking games rather addicting.
C) forget your other obligations.
D) become physically sick.

Question 9

It is possible for someone who has acute alcohol intoxication to have all of the following problems occur EXCEPT

A) shock.
B) tongue falling backwards and obstructing the airway.
C) death.
D) anxiety.

Question 10

Where does the alcohol in beer and wine come from? It is

A) a byproduct of yeast acting on carbohydrates.
B) added during the final stage of production.
C) emitted when the fruits or grains decay.
D) a waste product of anaerobic bacteria.

Question 11

A bottle of 90 proof whiskey is what percentage alcohol by volume?

A) 9
B) 30
C) 45
D) 90

Question 12

Of the following groups, who has the highest drinking rate?

A) American Indians
B) Caucasians
C) Alaskan Natives
D) African Americans

Question 13

As a class of drug, alcohol is considered a

A) hallucinogen.
B) depressant.
C) stimulant.
D) narcotic.

Question 14

Jenna, a 150-pound woman, has challenged Tom, a 150-pound man, to a drinking contest. Jenna will probably become more intoxicated because

A) her body will absorb the alcohol faster.
B) women can't hold liquor as well as men can.
C) women tend to have smaller stomachs than same-sized men do.
D) men tend to develop more tolerance for alcohol than women do.

Question 15

Why does eating a meal before drinking reduce the effects of alcohol?

A) A full stomach reduces the drinker's capacity for alcohol.
B) Some alcohol bonds to carbohydrate molecules in food, rendering the alcohol inert.
C) Food substances oxidize some of the alcohol before it is absorbed into the bloodstream.
D) Food competes with the alcohol for absorption into the bloodstream slowing the rate at which alcohol is absorbed.

Question 16

All of the following factors influence the absorption of alcohol. Which one CANNOT be modified by the user?

A) strength of the beverage
B) body chemistry
C) speed of consumption
D) presence of food

Question 17

Most of the alcohol that you drink is removed from your body by the process of

A) respiration.
B) defecation.
C) oxidation.
D) urination.

Question 18

Jamie has become very drunk at a party. What can his friends do to help him walk home?

A) Give him something to eat.
B) Make him take a cool shower.
C) Give him caffeinated beverages.
D) Wait for the effects of the alcohol to wear off.

Question 19

Corey has passed out on the couch after participating in a drinking contest. His friends cannot wake him. What should they do?

A) Seek emergency medical help.
B) Remove him to a safe place to sleep.
C) Do not attempt to move him until he wakes.
D) Help him to regurgitate the alcohol still in his stomach.

Question 20

Acute alcohol intoxication should be suspected in an individual if his

A) speech and motor coordination is impaired.
B) pulse is rather strong and rapid.
C) breathing is deep and regular.
D) skin is clammy and bluish.

Question 21

You suspect your unconscious friend has acute alcohol intoxication. After you call 911, you should

A) try to get him into a shower.
B) sit by your friend until help comes.
C) position your friend on his side.
D) try to give him something to drink, like coffee.

Question 22

Which of the following characterizes fetal alcohol syndrome?

A) children born addicted to alcohol
B) children born with detectable levels of alcohol in their blood
C) newborn children who are unable to move their arms or legs
D) children born with congenital damage attributable to the mother's use of alcohol

Question 23

How can fetal alcohol effects occur, even when the pregnant mother is not harmed by her drinking?

A) The placenta is very close to the site of alcohol absorption.
B) The fetus is less able to metabolize alcohol than the mother.
C) There are fewer nutrients in the mother's blood when she is drinking.
D) Being smaller, the fetus becomes many times more intoxicated than the mother.

Question 24

Which of the following best describes the connection between drinking and common types of fatal accidents in the United States?

A) Accidental deaths are caused by alcohol abuse.
B) An alcohol-related car crash fatality occurs every two minutes.
C) Alcohol abusers are twice as likely to kill as to be killed in accidents.
D) There is a strong statistical connection between alcohol use and the leading causes of accidental deaths in the United States.

Question 25

The purpose of zero-tolerance laws is to

A) discourage driving by underage drinkers.
B) stiffen penalties for second-time drunken drivers.
C) permanently restrict privileges for anyone convicted of drunken driving.
D) discourage people from driving if they have drunk any quantity of alcohol.

Question 26

Which of the following is TRUE regarding alcohol and violent crimes?

A) People who commit violent crimes have the same alcohol problems as the general public.
B) Alcohol use has not been connected to the incidents of violent crimes in the United States.
C) Alcohol use has been reported in more than 50 percent of all homicides.
D) Alcohol use is associated with less than 10 percent of all rape situations.

Question 27

Which of the following is FALSE regarding alcohol use and suicides? Alcohol use is

A) involved with 30 percent of completed suicides.
B) associated with impulsive suicides.
C) involved with more violent and lethal means of suicide.
D) associated with premeditated suicides.

Question 28

If you host a party at which alcohol is served, you should be prepared to

A) make it as difficult as possible for guests to reach the alcohol.
B) assume responsibility for all guests' health and safety.
C) monitor everyone's hourly alcohol intake.
D) make sure no one gets drunk.

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT an example of host negligence?

A) Your party has only one drinking game during the night.
B) You provide no nonalcoholic drinks at your party.
C) You provide no food with the drinks at your party.
D) You serve diluted drinks at your party.

Question 30

Which of the following organizations is known for promoting the use of a contract between parents and teenagers to provide transportation for each other if one has had too much to drink?

A) SADD
B) MADD
C) BACCHUS
D) GAMMA

Question 31

Which of the following is one way in which problem drinking differs from alcoholism?

A) Problem drinking has a major impact on the lives of others close to the drinker.
B) The problem drinker sometimes has blackouts from drinking.
C) The problem drinker does not drink to maintain normal body function.
D) The problem drinker usually drinks alone.

Question 32

Problem drinking is characterized by

A) tolerance symptoms when alcohol is taken away.
B) dependence on alcohol to function normally.
C) personal difficulties from alcohol use.
D) daily drinking habits.

Question 33

An inability to remember events that occurred during a period of alcohol use is called a

A) stupor.
B) blackout.
C) dream state.
D) delirium tremens.

Question 34

Alcoholics drink

A) for the pleasurable effects of alcohol.
B) because they have been taught to do so by family and friends.
C) so that they can find social acceptability within certain groups of people.
D) to escape the stress and pain in their lives.

Question 35

Jose has uncontrollable shakes, nausea, and vomiting when he does not drink. He would be classified as

A) a problem drinker.
B) a situational drinker.
C) alcohol dependent.
D) a binge drinker.

Question 36

Although alcohol abuse appears to increase the likelihood of murder, it does not appear to increase the likelihood of suicide.

Question 37

A so-called problem drinker has many of the same troubles that alcoholics have without the physical dependency.

Question 38

Delirium tremens occur when an alcoholic does not drink.

Question 39

One way to slow the absorption of alcohol into the blood stream is to eat a full meal before drinking.

Question 40

About half of all Far East Asians cannot tolerate even small amounts of alcohol.

Question 41

Research indicates that there is no link between heredity and alcoholism.

Question 42

Denial is common among alcoholics.

Question 43

Enabling occurs when people close to the alcoholic inadvertently protect the drinking behavior.

Question 44

Codependence and enabling seldom occur together.

Question 45

Two-thirds of all alcoholics can recover from their illness.

Question 46

Medical treatments for alcoholism focus on reducing the craving for alcohol.

Question 47

Female alcoholics are more likely than male alcoholics to have family support to help them recover.

Question 48

What is the main purpose of binge drinking? Explain why binge drinking is dangerous.

Question 49

Explain why hot coffee, a brisk walk, or a cold shower are ineffective ways to sober up.

Question 50

List the signs of acute alcohol intoxication and how you would cope with this event.

Question 51

List some principles for responsibly hosting a party at which alcohol is served.

Question 52

List practical strategies related to drinking responsibly.