Abnormal Ch 11-15 - Marc_DeLoach

a person's "weight set point" is

"weight thermostat" responsible for keeping an individual at a particular weight

the blood-alcohol level that typically produces the symptoms of intoxication is ____ of the blood volume

.09

a person has ingested enough ethyl alcohol to lose consciousness, but not enough to produce death. the probably alcohol concentration in that person (in % of blood volume) is:

.40

A full time college student has just become a college dropout. The chances that alcohol was a factor in the dropout is about:

1 in 4

in what proportion of suicides and rapes in the US does alcoholism play a role?

1/3

how many cups of coffee would one have to drink to produce seizures and respiratory or circulatory failure?

100 cups of coffee

The peak age for the onset of anorexia nervosa is:

14-18

According to the DSM-IV-TR, to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, a person's weight loss must be at least _____ % below normal.

15

a person you know has just started experiencing delirium tremens. probably they will last:

2-3 days

What % of individuals with anorexia die from medical complications?

2-6

about what percent of the population becomes dependent on cocaine at some point in their lives?

3%

the duratioin of most of the effects of cannabis is about:

3-6 hours

One study shows that, in "substance-free" dorms, the percent of students who are binge drinkers is:

36%

barbituarates primarily affect the neurotransmitter:

GABA

a person takes a drug at noon. although remaining awake and alert, the person experiences poor coordination, palpitations, and greatly enhanced visual perceptions. by dinner the sympstos have pretty well subsided. most likely that person took:

LSD

serina has just had a shot of heroin. she feels intense pleasure very quickly. this is:

Rush

sits alone, says the saps runs in the tree, the leaves appear purple... the person has recently used:

a hallucinogen, LSD

a schizo who is experiencing alogia is displaying:

a reduction in speech and speech content

If you were looking at a photograph of yourself and adjusting the size until you thought the picture looked like you, you would most likely be participating in a _____assessment of you:

accuracy in estimating body size

which processional are most at risk for an eating disoder

actors and athletes

a wounded veteran of the US Civil War suffering from "soldiers' disease" most likely was suffering from:

addiction to morphine

all treatments for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa share the long-term common goal of:

addressing the underlying causes of the disorder

hannah goes to a meeting because her husband is an alcoholic who only occasionally can abstain from alcohol. the meetings with other people in similar situations helps her cope. she probably attends meetings of:

alanon

a friend says, "I want to minimize my risks of organ damage and long-lasting mental change," and then asks, "what kind of drug should I most avoid?" Your best answer is:

alcohol

a decrease in the fluency and productivity of speech, seen in schizo, is termed:

alogia or poverty of speech.

the medical problem that is about twice as frequent in anorexic women as it is in bulimic women is:

amenorrhea

Carol has become very afraid of being overweight. She has recently reduced her food intake although she feels hungry all the time. As a result, her weight has dropped sharply below average, but she still believes that she is overweight. Carol is most likely experiencing:

anorexia nervosa

the medication most helpful in the treatment of bulimia is an:

antidepressants prozac and fluoxetine

all the treatment methods for bulimia nervosa share the immediate goal of:

assisting clinets to eliminate bing/purge patterns

the most common type of hallucination in schio is:

auditory

a schizo who tastes chlorine in untreated natural water and then thinks that his wife is trying to poison him is experincing a(n) ______ hallucination and a delusion of______

auditory; grandeur

a friend asks you for advice on how to stop smoking. based on the data, your best advice for your friend would be:

aversion therapy

because of the likelihood of convulsions, withdrawal from _____ is especially dangerous.

barbituates

similiarities between bulimia and anorexia include:

begin after period of dieting; fear of obesity

If a physician wanted to relieve anxiety with a lesser risk of drowsiness, overdose, and slowed breathing, the physicians would prescribe:

benzodyazaline

alcohol works as a central nervous system depressant by:

binding to neuron receptors

people who are often overweight and regularly binge eat without compensatory behaviors are experiencing:

binge eating disorder

the central featuure of bulimia nervosa is:

binge eating followed by compensatory behavior

the disorder that is characterized by eating binges followed by forced vomiting is called

bulimia nervosa

consumption of which drug has dcreased among americans since the mid 1980s?

caffeine

the stimulant used by more people in the world than any other is:

caffeine

the drug with the lowest risks for drug dependency and long-term behavioral change is:

cannabis

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

cirrhosis

"the rain in spain stays mainly in the plain," is an example of:

clang

daniel, an IV heroin user, feels intense cravings when he sees hypodermic needles. this might be an example of:

classical conditioning

the withdrawal symptoms that persist for more than a few weeks are likely to result from addiction to:

cocaine

if a therapist were trying to help a bulimic patient recognize and change her maladaptive attitudes toward food, weight, eating, and body shape, the tehrapist would most likely be practicing:

cognitive therapy

serious drinker. huge memory lapses. she makes up wild stories to help fill in what she doesn't remember. this syndrome:

confabulation

a clinician wishes to begin a drug abuse prevention campaign in a community. the most important ting the clinician can do is it:

consistent message across media

a combination of alcohol abuse and a vitamin B deficiency can lead to:

corsicops

the severe withdrawl symptoms seen in alcohol withdrawal are known as:

delirium tremens

one who believes herself to be the virgin Mary and came to give birth to a new savior would be experiencing:

delusion of granduer

rosa is sure that her family is planning to kidnap her and take her inheritance. she has found her husband talking on the phone in whispers and has seen her children looking at her strangely. she is most likely suffering from:

delusions

a man who believes his thoughts are being influenced by the DJ on the radio is experiencing

delusions of control

one who believes that gov. agents have planted "bugs" in his car and are watching him from the trees in his backyard is experiencing:

delusions of persecution

a woman who believed that the newspaper stories on political scandals were specific messages for her is experiencing

delusions of reference

antonio believes that the anchor on the evening news is speaking directly and personally to him. he even goes to the TV studieo to talk to the man. he is suffering from:

delusions of reference

a newly developed drug causes users to lose some muscle control, slurring their speech and slowing central nervous system activity. most likely this new drug is a:

depressant

ellen stopped taking her regular amount of cocaine after using it for months. she will probably experience:

depression and fatigue

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

dirty needles

a schizo who said, "its time for supper supper supper. supper is on in the supper room" is experiencing:

disorganized thinking and speech

the most common cognitive disturbance in anorexia nervosa is:

distorted body image

jess thought she was taking asprin. later when she had wine and became very nauseated she realized the pill was:

disulfuram

research indicates that the most important neurotransmitter in the "pleasure pathway" of the brain is probably:

dopamine

in the past 25 years, the rate of opioid addiction in the US has:

down and up at least twice

the purpose of an antagonist drug is to:

drugs which effects oppose each other. Ex. stimulant & depressant

when an experienter stimulates a rat's lateral hypothalamus, the most likely result is:

eating

at the rave, a student took a drug which caused a great burst of energy, along with badly distorted visual experiences. this drug:

ecstasy

months after taking a drug, a former drug abuser still produces very little serotonin. the person is depressed and anxious, and has great difficulty remembering new material. Most likely, the abused drug was:

ecstasy

Savador Minuchin describes a family system in which members are overly involved in each other's affairs. It is known as the:

enmeshed family pattern

family members are overinvolved in each other's lives, but are affectionate and loyl. this description fits Minuchin's definition of an:

enmeshed family pattern

the psychiatrist who coined the term schizophrenia was:

eugene blueler

adoption studies of alcoholics children have uncovered:

even if adopted at birth, if a child's biological parents were alcoholics, they are more likely to become alcoholics

a therapist who sat with the bulimic patient while the patient ate appropriate quantities of "forbidden" foods, and then stayed until the patient no longer had the urge to purge would be practicing:

exposure and response prevention

tanya is a behavioral therapist who exposes bulimic pateitns to situations that usually cause binge episodes and then prevents them from binge eating. the technique that she is using is called:

exposure and response prevention

The primary motivating emotion a person with anorexia experience is:

fear

a pattern of mental retardation, head and facial deformities, heart defects, and slow growth characterizes one with

fetal alcohol syndrome

drinking alcohol during pregnancy can damage the developing embryo and fetus, resulting in

fetal alcohol syndrome

if all you know about someone is that the person has been binge drinking in the past month, then you know the person had at least:

five drinks at a time and probably male

a modern explanation of why many anorexic people continually have food-related thoughts and dreams is:

food deprivation

in one study, prospective parents rated a picture of a chubby child as less _____ than an average weight child

friendly, energetic, intelligent and desirable

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

the "erotomanic delusions" of many stalkers- that they are lobed by the ones they talk even though those the stalk do not know them- are most simlar to which kind of schizo delusion?

grandeur

for people with bulimia nervosa, binge episodes produce feelings of:

guilt and depression

when janice drinks her milk, she is sure from the taste that someone put salt in it. janice is most likely experiencing a(n) _______ hallucination

gustatory

the cheif difference between hallucinations and delusions is that:

hallucinations are perceptions and delusions are a belief

the most powerful form of cannabis is:

hashish

"a powerful remedy for coughs," stated an advertisement in a 1903 medical journal, referring to a drug developed by the Elberfeld Company, called:

heroin

The drug which would produce effect similar to what the neurotransmitters called endorphins produce--- pleasurable, calming feelings--- is:

heroin

during his first night in the detoxification unit, Quent developed what seemed like a case of the flu. he ached all over and had diarrhea. he was probably withdrawing from:

heroin

a person who has injected a narcotic feels relaxed, happy, and unconcerned about food, sex, or other bodily needs. this person is experiencing what is known as:

high

support for the idea that mood disorders set the stage for eating disorders comes from evidence that shows:

high rate mood disorders

Burch's research suggests that when people with eating disorders are anxious or upset, they thing thehy are

hungry

the part of the brain most closely associated with the control of eating and body weight is the

hypothalamus

a schizo who laughs when told sad news and screams in sit. that most people see as warm and tender is experiecning:

inappropriate affect

in the middle of a normal, calm convo, a person with Tourette's might suddenly begin shouting then follow that with a string of obscenities. this is similar to the symptom of schizo called:

inappropriate affect

according to the weight set point theory, the consequences of dieting to below one's weight set point are:

increasing urge to binge

the fastest wa to get a drug to the brain is:

inhalantion

melanie has taken a lot of the drug that she was offered and in spit of being obviously uncoordinated and under the influence she wants to drive her car.

intoxication

the hallucinations and disortions of perception some drugs produce are called:

intoxication

"why is crack becoming more popular in the high schools?" a friend asks. your best data-based reply is:

its cheap and fast

what underlies Bruch's ego deficient biew of eating disorders is a sense of:

lack of control over lives and miperception of intenrnal cues

women tolerate alcohol less well than men because

less alcohol dehydrogenase (stomach enzyme)

relapse for both bulimia and anorexia is most likely triggered by

life stresses

according to a recent study by Henry Wechsler, the best predictor of college binge drinking is:

living in a frat or sorority hours

a schio who said, "its cold today. my cold is better but i got it from the nurse- she is a big blond who lives in manhattan. i live in manhattan with jimmy carter," is experiencing:

loose association or derailment

schizophrenia is found in all socioeconomic classes. however, it is more likely to be found in someone from a _________ background.

lower level

if an anorexic woman has lanugo, what has happened?

ludocious-> fine silky hair on body

what is the most likely explanation for the different explanations of eating disorders in men and women?

male eating disorder are tied to work or sports

one sobers up sooner than another the same gender and weight. This difference is most likely due to:

metabolism

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

minimal

free-basing has the effect of making cocaine:

more concentrated

after the accident, kendra was taken to the hospital with broken legs and arms. they almost immediately gave her a shot that reduced her pain. the shot was probably:

morphine

the currently accepted view of anorexia is that is cause is:

multi demensional

all the opioid drugs are known as:

narcotics

armond does not feel much emotion and does not really want to do anything. he has also completely withdrawn from his friends and family. the presence of these behaviors illustrates _______ symptoms of schizophrenia.

negative

poverty of speech, blunted and flat affect, loss of colition, and social withdrawal are all examples of ______ symptoms of schizo.

negative

"i like to read books. i read a book about a gilzbok... but they have nothing to interest me... it is just amudence all over again." this type of talk illustrates:

neologisms

jabberwocky is an example of a:

neologisms

studies attemption to relate personality traits to potential for developing substance abuse show that:

no single trait or combination predicts substance abuse

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

non-purging type

If binge eating if followed by a period of strenuous exercise to compensate for the food, the diagnosis is probably:bulimia nervosa

non-purging type bulimia nervosa

if a friend of yours had bulimia nervosa and engaged in frequent binges, about how many of his or her binges per week would you expect to witness yourself?

none

a patient in therapy who eats exactly eight pieces of bread that he or she has carefully made into balls of equal diameter is displaying a symptom of anorexia nervosa related to:

obsessive-compulsive patterns

a heroin overdose is likely to occur when:

one has been without heroin for a period of time, then takes usual dose

earn rewards if they produce urine samples that are drug free. the program is a form of:

operant conditioning

the ideal that stimuli gives you pleasure lead to brain processes that counteract the effects of that pleasure is consistent with an explanation for drug use based on:

opponent processes

polysubstance use involving illegal drugs occurs in about what percent of US illegal drug users?

over 60%

if you were tring to convince a friend not to be a cocaine user, what would you cite as the greatest risk coming from cocaine use?

overdose effects

the first step in treating anorexia nervosa is to:

person begins to regain loss weight

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:

poisoning

intoxication is abtually a form of:

poisoning

Millie sees pretty colored butterflies on all the walls. she also hears gentle music that is not there. the presence of these behaviors illustrates _____ symptoms of schizophrenia

positive

delusions, disorganized thinking and speech, heightened perceptions and hallucinations, and inappropriate affect are example of ____ symptoms of schizophrenia

positive

the chief danger of LSD use is:

possibility of very powerful, sometimes negative, reactions

research on doll choice in preschoolers shows that

preschool children consistantly choose the skinny doll over the chubby doll

amphetamine users run an unusually high risk of beoming dependent because amphetamines:

produce drug tolerance quickly

the use of metadone in drug maintenance programs is controversial because methadone:

produces a withdrawl more difficult than heroin withdrawl

the important contribution to the treatment of eating disorders mde by Hilde Bruch combines which theorectical frameworks?

psychodynamic and cognitive disturbances

misusing diuretics and laxatives following a binge is a symptom of the _____ type of bulimia nervosa:

purging

Whora binges almost every day. Cookies, cake, ice cream, and almost anything else that is sweet goes down her throat. Sometime during the binge she takes a huge dose of a laxative o that she will "empty out" the food. This set of assumptions would lead to a diagnosis of:

purging-type

the best diagnosis for a woman who regularly eats a whole pizza, a carton of ice cream, and a box of donuts at one sitting, then forces herself to throw it all up is:

purging-type bulemia nervosa

when an experiementer stimulaes a hungr rat's ventromedial hyptothalamus, the mnost problably short-term result is:

reduces hunger

jason (recovering heavy drinker) has been trained to identy the situations that might cause him to drink and to be aware of when he should stop drinking. this approach is known as:

relapse prevention training

Perhaps the most important criticism of studies of binge drinking is that they:

rely on student self-reports

how successful are compensatory behaviors in controlling weight?

repeated vomiting/appear sasiated

a person who stopped eating candy and other sweets, then gradually eliminated other foods until the person was eating almost nothing could be experiencing:

restricted-type anorexia nervosa

the part of the brain that appears to be affected by high doses of barbituartes is the:

reticular formation

nan took the drug she was handed and in a few mins felt calm and drowsy, and then went to sleep. she probably took a:

sedative-hypnotic drug

the levels of brain _____ are low in many people with depression and in eating disorders

seratonin

the use of narcotic antagonists can be dangerous. this is based on their ability to initiate:

severe withdrawl

if one found that the avg. weight and size of cheerleaders had declined significantly over the years, and that those who aspired to be cheerleaders had a high level of eating disorders, one would have evidence for_____causes of eating disorders.

societal

self-help group (AA) provides peer support and specific guidlines, supports most directly which form of therapy?

sociocultural

the term schizophrenia is derived from the Greek for:

split mind

mario felt awake and alive and as though he could conquer the world after taking:

stimulant

a college professors work performance recently has deteriorated, and the professor's colleagues find the professor difficult to talk to. if this is due to a problem with drugs, the best description of this professor's behavior as detailed above would be

substance abuse

the long-term pattern of maladaptive behavior caused by the regular use of some chemical or drug is called:

substance abuse

jenny simply cannot get up in the morning without her uppers. she feels she must take them every day. she has:

substance dependance/addiction

the treatment that has been the most popular for restoring weight among anorexic persons is:

supported nurse care and high calorie diet

anoretic patient receive a gradually increasing diet over the course of several weeks, encouragement, education, and reassurance that they will not become obese. The form of therapy they are receiving is:

supportive nursing care

What is the first type of food usually eliminated from the diet of the developing anorexic person?

sweets and fattening snacks

while under the influence of LSD, Matilda believes that she can feel the sounds around her. This effect is known as:

synesthesia

In terms of emotions, the pattern common in bulimia from prebinge, through binge, to postbinge is best describes as:

tension and irritability-> pleasure-> extreme guilt and depression

most evidence for the effectiveness of self-help programs comes from:

testimonials from those who have been through the program

psychodynamic therapies may no be very effective in the treatment of substance-related disorders because:

the habit actually is also a lifestyle or becomes a lifestyle

assume you have a 14 year old that says why can't i start drinking? your answer is:

those who begin drinking before age 15 are more likely to become alcoholics

a friend of yours who has been doing some recent heavy drinking asks you what to do to "sober up" as quickly as possible. your best answer would be:

time and metabolism

barbituarates were first prescribed to help people:

to light anxiety to help people sleep

a frequent drug user finds that more and more drug is necessary to produce the same "high" that much lower doses once produced. that drug user is developing:

tolerance

mendon began by taking one amphetamine a day to control his appetite. after a month or so it did not work as well but two pills did. this is an example of:

tolerance

one medical problem linked to bulimia nervosa is:

tooth loss

people with deficiencies in smooth pursuit eye movement would be less able to:

track and object with their eyes

a person diagnosed with schizophrenia is not hospitalized, yet eventually shows complete remission of symptoms. This pattern is:

typical of what happens in developing countries

bulimia is always characterized by:

uncontrollable eating