Deck 9: Chronic Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Question 1

When alcohol is viewed as a beverage for reducing anxiety,then alcohol consumption is considered symptomatic drinking.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Depression produces alcoholism more often than alcoholism produces depression.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Acetaldehyde is involved in the process of alcohol breakdown.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In alcohol cirrhosis,the liver enlarges and then later shrinks due to degeneration of liver cells.

Question 5

Alcoholics are no more likely than others in the general population to have suffered an episode of major depression.

Question 6

Alcohol is toxic to the liver only when nutritional deficiencies exist.

Question 7

It is possible for someone who only becomes grossly intoxicated on occasion to be an alcoholic.

Question 8

An intoxicated person's driving ability is overestimated.

Question 9

The image of a male,skid-row bum as a typical alcoholic fits about 5 percent of all alcoholics in the United States.

Question 10

Alcohol abuse is a more severe diagnosis than alcohol dependence.

Question 11

The process of alcohol tolerance can be observed at the level of the brain,but not the liver.

Question 12

The most influential enabler is the alcoholic.

Question 13

Alcoholism always involves the drinking of large quantities of alcohol.

Question 14

The three types of liver disease are alcoholic hepatitis,alcoholic cirrhosis,and delirium tremens.

Question 15

Alcoholic cirrhosis is reversible by abstinence from alcohol,while alcoholic hepatitis is not.

Question 16

One element in the definition of alcohol abuse is a recurring use of alcohol in physically hazardous situations.

Question 17

An estimated million Americans reported that they have worked under the influence of alcohol in the past months.

Question 18

Delirium tremens symptoms (DTs)include frightening hallucinations.

Question 19

Though those who are alcohol dependent are also alcohol abusers,not all alcohol abusers are dependent.

Question 20

Many studies found that alcoholics have increased domestic instability in their lives.

Question 21

More women than men suffer from alcohol-related organ damage.

Question 22

All alcoholics have some family history of alcohol abuse.

Question 23

Wernicke-Korsakoff symptoms can be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease among the elderly.

Question 24

There is no "safe level" of drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Question 25

Codependency is believed to be an innate trait related to extraordinarily high levels of self-worth.

Question 26

Wernicke's disease occurs as a result of a deficiency of Vitamin B₁.

Question 27

Twenty percent of those admitted to state mental hospitals show signs of alcohol dementia.

Question 28

The risk of FAS or FAE is greater when the mother is a binge drinker than if she drinks at a constant level all the time.

Question 29

Confabulation is a symptom associated with Korsakoff's psychosis.

Question 30

TWEAK is a questionnaire that directly asks drinkers about their drinking problems.

Question 31

Elderly people who have no spouse frequently complain of social difficulties associated with alcohol.

Question 32

FAS is the third leading cause of mental retardation in the United States.

Question 33

Most patients with alcohol cirrhosis are binge drinkers.

Question 34

The ethnic group in the United States which is least affected by FAS is Native Americans.

Question 35

Alcohol abuse has been linked to breast cancer in women.

Question 36

Pregnant women who smoke and drink alcohol actually have a lowered risk of having FAS children compared to pregnant women who only drink alcohol.

Question 37

In alcoholic dementia,there is a significant shrinking of brain ventricles.

Question 38

Abstaining from alcohol can reverse some abnormalities in the brain in patients with alcohol dementia.

Question 39

Although attempts have been made to warn pregnant women about risks of drinking alcohol (i.e. ,a Surgeon General's warning),alcohol use among pregnant women has increased in the past few years.

Question 40

Alcohol is a recognized carcinogen,owing to the increased risk of cancer after years of chronic alcohol abuse.

Question 41

A number of genes on several different chromosomes have been found to be involved in increasing the risk for alcohol dependence or influencing the tendency to consume alcohol in the first place.

Question 42

SMART Recovery program uses the twelve steps to treat alcoholics.

Question 43

The concordance rate of alcoholism among twins shows evidence that alcoholism is not entirely genetic.

Question 44

Disulfiram (brand name: Antabuse)is designed to reduce the craving for alcohol during the process of recovery from alcoholism.

Question 45

Studies show that the use of the drug disulfiram,without any other drug treatment,reduces cravings for alcohol.

Question 46

Type 2 alcoholics show a higher genetic inheritance from one or both parents with respect to alcoholism than Type 1 alcoholics.

Question 47

Alcoholics Anonymous members believe they can relapse at any moment,even if they have not had an alcoholic drink in many years.

Question 48

E.M.Jellinek was the first to view alcohol as a disease.

Question 49

The large majority of physicians feel that they are unprepared to diagnose alcoholism.

Question 50

The extended-release injectable form of naltrexone (brand name: Vivitrol)increases problems associated with individuals skipping their medication.

Question 51

The majority of children of alcoholics become alcoholics themselves in adulthood.

Question 52

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a novelty-seeking personality.

Question 53

Those with Type 2 alcoholism often have a high tendency to use alcohol to escape negative feelings.

Question 54

The American Medical Association recognizes alcoholism as a disease.

Question 55

Alcoholics Anonymous has been recognized as the best form of alcohol treatment.

Question 56

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)is founded on the principle that one is never cured of alcoholism.

Question 57

Serotonin abnormalities in the brain are often present in Type 1 alcoholics.

Question 58

Alcoholics Anonymous uses a twelve-step program to aid in the recovery of its members.

Question 59

SMART Recovery is an organization founded,in part,by individuals who objected to references in Alcoholics Anonymous to a "power greater than ourselves."

Question 60

Topiramate (brand name: Topamax),an antiepileptic and migraine-alleviating medication,is useful for treating alcohol dependence.

Question 61

A sensitivity to the mere mentioning of a possible drinking problem is referred to as __________.

A)symptomatic drinking
B)enabling
C)denial
D)a combination of symptomatic drinking and enabling

Question 62

Which of the following behaviors would not be classified as a psychological-behavioral component of the criteria used to define alcoholism?

A)spree or binge drinking
B)symptomatic drinking
C)spousal abuse
D)a craving for alcohol

Question 63

Craving for alcohol means that alcoholism has which characteristic?

A)physical dependence
B)psychological dependence
C)a combination of physical and psychological dependence
D)a combination of occasional and spree drinking

Question 64

Alcoholism is diagnosed by __________.

A)breathalyzer tests
B)a collection of signs,symptoms,and behaviors
C)urine analysis
D)all of the above

Question 65

Out-of-control drinking is indicated by __________.

A)intense craving for alcohol
B)domestic violence
C)hanging out at bars
D)depression

Question 66

Which area(s)of the brain are most affected by heavy drinking?

A)cerebral cortex and forebrain
B)forebrain and medulla
C)cerebellum and cerebral cortex
D)pons and thalamus

Question 67

Alcoholics tend to be stereotyped on the dimension of __________.

A)age
B)gender
C)socioeconomic level
D)all of the above

Question 68

Alcohol is a depressant drug __________.

A)and one-half of all alcoholics have previously shown signs of depression
B)but relatively few alcoholics have previously shown signs of depression
C)but the effects of alcohol reduce the likelihood of clinical depression
D)and depressive symptoms in alcoholics are likely to be alcohol-induced

Question 69

Chronic alcohol intake results in __________.

A)domestic tranquility
B)symptoms of depression
C)heart failure
D)none of the above

Question 70

The prevalence rates of alcohol impairment at the workplace are higher for white employees than minority employees.

Question 71

CT and MRI scans show a link between heavy drinking and shrinkage of __________.

A)the testes
B)the colon
C)the thyroid gland
D)the brain

Question 72

Symptomatic drinking is indicated by __________.

A)drinking as a way of enjoying good friends
B)drinking as a way of relieving tension
C)drinking as a way of quickly passing out
D)drinking as a way of making friends

Question 73

Since 1995,a decreasing number of American workers have been covered by EAPs.

Question 74

A preoccupation with drinking would be an example of the _______ component of the criteria used to define alcoholism.

A)psychological-behavioral
B)social
C)physical
D)cultural

Question 75

Alcoholics Anonymous is based upon the idea of __________.

A)absolute devotion to its ideals
B)absolute abstinence
C)absolute commitment toward responsible drinking
D)absolute allegiance to one's country

Question 76

EAPs have been established as a way of increasing productivity of the organization,whereas EAPs are oriented toward enhancing the welfare of the individual.

Question 77

An example of a social component of the criteria used to define alcoholism is __________.

A)binge drinking
B)symptomatic drinking
C)domestic instability
D)stockpiling alcohol

Question 78

The prevalence rates of alcohol impairment at the workplace are higher among women than men.

Question 79

Unlike AA,SMART Recovery discourages labeling in general;a person is not required to call himself or herself an alcoholic to achieve success in recovery.

Question 80

Neuroimaging procedures such as CT and MRI scans show a link between heavy drinking and destructive effects __________.

A)in the liver
B)in the kidney
C)in the brain
D)in the pancreas