Question 1

1-37.Men who are at high risk for becoming alcoholics

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experience greater lessening of feelings of stress after alcohol consumption than nonalcoholic men.

Question 2

1-40.The "alcohol flush reaction"

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results from an inability to metabolize alcohol.

Question 3

1-31.The central feature of alcohol amnestic disorder is

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a memory defect for recent events.

Question 4

1-30.Betty was admitted to the hospital in a state of withdrawal from alcohol.She was diagnosed with alcohol withdrawal delirium (formerly known as delirium tremens).She most likely showed which of the following behaviors?

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Disorientation for time and place and vivid hallucinations

Question 5

1-29.When John stopped drinking after his last week-long binge,he became very ill.He was disoriented,hallucinating,and paranoid.John seems to be experiencing

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alcohol withdrawal delirium.

Question 6

1-39.Rates of alcoholism among Asian populations are ________ than among European peoples.This fact may be related to ________.

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lower; a mutant enzyme that leads to hypersensitive reactions to alcohol

Question 7

1-24.Bertha has been drinking to excess for many years.She is malnourished.This is because

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alcohol impairs the body's ability to utilize nutrients.

Question 8

1-34.What is the role of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway (MCLP)?

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It is the area of the brain that is activated by drugs and that produces euphoria.

Question 9

1-38.Which of the following men has an alcohol-risk personality?

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Sean,who is impulsive,risk-taking,and poor at planning.

Question 10

1-23.Malnutrition

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may occur in alcoholics because alcohol interferes with the body's ability to use nutrients.

Question 11

1-36.James has two alcoholic parents.Research suggests that his risk for alcoholism is

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greater than if he had one alcoholic parent.

Question 12

1-27.Your text describes two commonly recognized psychotic reactions to alcohol.They are

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what used to be called "delirium tremens" and "Korsakoff's psychosis.
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Question 13

1-35.Studies of the genetics of alcoholism

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suggest that an inherited altered sensitivity to alcohol might create a vulnerability to alcohol abuse.

Question 14

1-22.Heavy drinking during pregnancy,especially the early part,often causes

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aggressiveness and withdrawal in the child.

Question 15

1-21.Cirrhosis of the liver

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is caused by overworking the liver trying to assimilate large amounts of alcohol.

Question 16

1-26.Alcohol withdrawal delirium

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typically lasts from three to six days.

Question 17

1-33.All drugs that people become dependent upon

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act on pleasure pathways in the brain.

Question 18

1-28.Korsakoff's psychosis is now known as

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alcohol amnestic disorder.

Question 19

1-25.Alcohol amnestic disorder may occur due to

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low thiamine levels.

Question 20

1-32.Concerning the causes of alcoholism,

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there are probably several different patterns of causes associated with several different types of alcohol dependence.

Quiz 11: Substance-Related Disorders