Abnormal Psych Exam 3

A blood alcohol concentration of _____ percent typically produces the symptoms of intoxication.

0.09

How long does delirium tremens (the DTs) last?

2 or 3 days

Approximately what percentage of smokers are eventually able to stop?

50 percent

If current trends concerning the body images of African American women and non-Hispanic white American women continue, one would expect that in the future:

African American women would show increasing body image dissatisfaction.

Which statement is accurate?

Anorexic behavior recurs in about one-third of recovered patients.

Of the following, which has the LOWEST risks for drug dependency and long-term behavioral change?

Cannabis

A woman is raped by someone who is intoxicated. How common is this?

Common; alcohol is a factor in more than one-third of all rapes.

Scientists have conducted breeding experiments by mating across generations nonhumans that prefer alcohol. What have these researchers found?

Generally, the offspring prefer alcohol over other tastes.

Why is the risk of transmitting AIDS an important factor for heroin users?

Heroin users often share needles that can be infected.

What statement BEST explains why eating disorders are less common in males than in females?

Males are more likely to achieve weight loss through exercise than through dieting.

Which statement is TRUE regarding anorexia nervosa?

Most people recover, but those who do not are most likely to die from starvation or suicide.

Many people regain weight after losing it. Which biological explanation BEST explains why?

The brain is trying to restore the person to a weight set point.

Which person would be MOST likely to develop alcoholism?

a lower-socioeconomic-class person living in a high-unemployment area

Which condition is NOT associated with anorexia nervosa?

a personality disorder

Which professions put one at GREATEST risk for an eating disorder?

actors and certain athletes

Which problem is common in anorexia nervosa?

amenorrhea

The use of a food diary to keep track of eating behavior as part of the treatment of patients with bulimia is MOST likely to be used by a therapist who relies on the:

behavioral perspective.

A person who loses weight by forcing herself to vomit after meals or by using laxatives, and who otherwise fits the definition of anorexia, is experiencing:

binge-eating/purging-type anorexia nervosa.

Participants who have just completed a very-low-calorie weight-loss program would be MOST at risk for:

bingeing

Parents who feed their children when they are anxious and comfort them when they are tired, rather than giving them a nap, run the risk of producing children who:

cannot assess their own needs.

Hilde Bruch's ego deficiency view of children with eating disorders involves:

children lacking control over their lives and misperceiving internal cues.

The scarring of the liver caused by alcohol consumption is known as:

cirrhosis.

Because Gregory commonly injects heroin, he feels intense cravings when he sees hypodermic needles. This may be an example of:

classical conditioning.

A therapist prescribes a client a drug that causes the patient to vomit every time he drinks alcohol. This therapist is MOST likely a(n):

cognitive-behavioral therapist.

Someone who fasts or exercises strenuously following a binge is engaging in:

compensatory behaviors.

Cocaine abusers on an inpatient ward earn rewards—and eventual release from the program—if they produce periodic urine samples that are free of the drug. The program they are in is a form of:

contingency management.

Which effect on a child has NOT been associated with maternal cocaine use during pregnancy?

enlarged heart

Compared with the general public, people with eating disorders are more likely to:

experience depression.

Binge drinking is defined as drinking at least _____ drinks on a single occasion.

five

Relapse-prevention training to treat substance misuse differs from aversion therapy in that the goal is to:

gain control over one's use of the substance.

If genetics plays a strong role in the development of cocaine abuse, we would expect to find the lowest concordance rates for cocaine abuse among:

genetically unrelated pairs of people.

Which is NOT a compensatory behavior for someone with bulimia?

liquid-only diet

Which characteristic is very common in individuals with anorexia nervosa but is significantly less common in those who have bulimia nervosa or binge eating?

loss of menstrual periods

In women, the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase is found at:

lower levels in the stomach, making them more susceptible to becoming intoxicated.

Which of these is a negative effect of cannabis use?

lower sperm counts and abnormal ovulation

Which is NOT a risk for young people abusing cocaine?

macular degeneration

What is the risk of tolerance and physical addiction to hallucinogens as compared with the risk of other addictive drugs?

minimal

A wounded veteran of the U.S. Civil War suffering from "soldiers' disease" MOST likely was suffering from:

morphine dependence.

Patients with anorexia receive a gradually increasing diet over the course of several weeks. The form of therapy they are receiving is:

nutritional rehabilitation.

Individuals with anorexia nervosa often have which psychological problem?

obsessive thoughts

To qualify for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa, compensatory behaviors must:

occur.

Alcohol is a factor in approximately _____ of all college dropouts.

one-fourth

Which characteristic is MOST consistent with anorexia nervosa?

overestimating body size

The levels of _____ are low in many people with depression as well as in those with eating disorders.

serotonin

Treatments used to treat binge-eating disorder are typically:

similar to those used to treat bulimia nervosa.

Drug dependence may develop because one finds drug use rewarding when it reduces tension. A person with which view of substance abuse would MOST likely agree with this statement?

the cognitive-behavioral view

People with which eating disorder are MOST likely to be obese?

those with binge-eating disorder

Bulimia is always characterized by:

uncontrollable overeating.

Which statement BEST describes the changes in the rate of opioid addiction in the United States over the past 30 to 40 years?

up-and-down shifts throughout the years, with rates currently being high

Violet lives in America and commonly uses heroin. How likely is she to also use another illegal drug?

very likely, approximately a 90 percent chance