Drugs and Behavior Exam
Alcoholics are likely to experience which of the following problems with their memory?
Both A and B
____ tolerance occurs when the body (I.e., liver) physically adapts to alcohol use.
Dispositional
"Easy access to alcohol, a permissive societal view of drinking, unsafe living conditions, poor nutrition, and limited access to healthcare and drug recovery programs are examples of what factors associated with increased alcohol use?"
Environmental
Binge drinking for women is defined as ___ drinks in one sitting
Four
Hallucinations are common in all of the following except one:
NOT Psilocybin
Which trimester is the hippocampus of the embryo/fetus affected by maternal drinking?
Third
T/F Anterograde amnesia is the term used to describe an inability to remember what happened during a psychedelic trip
True
Which of the following is not a symptom of DTs?
Vomiting
T/F Drinking experience, not heredity, affects a person's ability to tolerate a given amount of alcohol
False
T/F In addition to their psychedelic effects, "all arounders" almost always depress the central nervous system
False
T/F Psychedelic drugs are relatively new synthetic drugs
False
T/F Psychedelics come only from natural plant sources
False
T/F Suicide rates are three-time higher among alcoholics
False
T/F The amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita is higher in the United States than in European countries, where the drinking age is 18 or younger.
False
T/F The effects of psychedelic drugs are consistent and predictable
False
T/F Violence will lead to temporary changes in brain chemistry.
False
T/F Countries that engage in "dry" patterns of use consume more distilled spirits
True
T/F LSD is a semisynthetic fungal toxin that infects rye and other cereal grasses
True
T/F Major alcohol withdrawal symptoms can develop within as short time as 7 consecutive weeks of heavy drinking.
True
The life span of a chronic high-dose drinker is
9 to 22 years shorter than that of the general population
Which neurochemical is primarily released during ecstacy use
None of the above (serotonin)
LSD is considered to be ____ addictive.
Not
"Buttons" are associated with which all-arounder
Peyote
Which chemicals are most responsible for the psychedelic effects of magic mushrooms?
Psilocin and psilocybin
T/F PCP can be recirculated from the body fat to the brain, causing an actual drug "flashback"
True
T/F Synesthesia is defined as the crossing of senses, such as when visual input becomes sound.
True
T/F The U.S. Army carried out psychological warfare and brainwashing experiments on animals and humans with psychedelic drugs for many years.
True
T/F There is increasing evidence that the use of some psychedelic drugs under medically monitored conditions may effectively treat some addictions
True
