PSYC 4250 Test 3
Alcohol is metabolized at a rate of _______ approximately reduction in blood alcohol concentration per hour
0.015
Every state defines the legal limit for driving while intoxicated whether or not the driver can function as a blood alcohol concentration of
0.08
Alcoholics are likely to experience which of the following problems with their memory
Both A and B Retrospective(past events) and prosepective memory (day to day)
People who smoke marijuana commonly present which which physical ailments
Chronic bronchitis
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
In addition to their psychedelic effects, all arounders almost always depress the central nervous system
False
Marijuana is not addictive and does not include compulsive use
False
Pro longed heavy drinking increases sexual functioning, desire, and the intensity of an orgasm
False
Suicide rates are three times higher among alcoholics
False
The amount of pure alcohol ethanol consume per capita is higher in the United States than In European countries where the drinking age is 18 or younger
False
The effects of long-term alcohol abuse and physical health, neurochemistry, and cellular function are fewer and less harsh than for most other psychoactive drugs
False
The name of the first enzyme involved in the metabolism of alcohol is the alcohol dehydration enzyme
False
Violence will lead to temporary changes in brain chemistry
False
Binge drinking for women is defined as _____ drinks in one sitting
Four
Countries that engage and dry patterns of use consumer distilled spirits
True
LSD is a semi synthetic fungal toxin that infects eye and other cereal grasses
True
Major alcohol withdrawal symptoms can develop within a short time at seven consecutive weeks of heavy drinking
True
PCP can be recirculated from the body fat to the brain, causing an actual drug flashback
True
Psilocybin mushrooms cause less disassociation, panic, and psychotic reactions compared with LSD
True
Synthesis is defined as the crossing of senses, such as when visual input becomes sound
True
Hyperemesis brought on by highly potent cannabis, synthetic marijuana, or highly concentrated extracts is characterized by
Uncontrolled vomiting
The effects of alcohol ______ negative emotions such as loneliness depression and anger
Deepen
Which of the following are visual indication is that a person I be on MDMA ecstasy
Dilated pupils and twitching eyelids
Which of the following would slow the rate of alcohol absorption
Diluting an alcoholic drink with water or ice or alternating every other drink with water or soda
____ tolerance occurs when the body i.e. liver physically adapts to alcohol use
Dispositional
Which of the following would speed up the absorption rate of alcohol
Drinking on an empty stomach
High does alcohol affects the central nervous system by _______ its function. at higher blood alcohol levels this leads to _______ heart rate and breathing
Decreasing, decreased
Which trimester is the hippocampus of the embryo fetus affected by maternal drinking
Third
A person's reaction to alcohol level of impairment depends on the person's drinking history of behavioral tolerance and mood
True
Anterograde amnesia is the term used to describe an inability to remember what happened during a psychedelic trip
True
