abnormal pyschology

_____ percent of adults have driven while intoxicated at least once in the past year

8

Given the similarities between bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder, which treatment is MOST likely to work

cognitive-behavioral therapy

Cocaine appears to produce its effects mainly by increasing the supply of the neurotransmitter

dopamine

Around _____ percent of current methamphetamine users in the United States are women, and more than _____ percent of all people over the age of 11 have used it at least once

42;5

Surveys in several Western countries in the early 2000s suggest that as many as _____ percent of women develop the full syndrome of bulimia nervosa.

5

Which statement is false regarding substance use disorders?

The disorder is unlikely to affect a person's social life

In recent years, _____ in their attitudes regarding body image, weight, and eating

Black American girls are becoming more like non-Hispanic White American girls

Which group has the lowest prevalence of alcohol use disorder?

Black Americans

Which statement regarding people with anorexia nervosa is false?

They generally spend little time thinking about food

Vera and Wendy both suffer from eating disorders. Vera has anorexia nervosa, while Wendy has bulimia nervosa. Who is MOST likely to be helped by cognitive-behavioral therapy

Wendy

Asia and Zahara both suffer from eating disorders. Asia has anorexia nervosa, while Zahara has bulimia nervosa. Who is MOST likely to be helped by antidepressant drug therapy

Zahara

According to the text, after correcting the dangerous eating habits associated with an eating disorder, the secondary goal of treatment is to:

address the broader psychological and situational factors that lead to an eating problem

Zeekal has recently been hospitalized. She is severely underweight, her body temperature is low, her heart rate is below normal, and her feet are swollen. All of Zeekal's physiological symptoms could be associated with:

anorexia nervosa

Amphetamines were first produced in the 1930s to help treat:

asthma

Both Erica and Fanny have eating disorders. Both girls tend to eat rapidly, eat large amounts without physical hunger, and eat alone because of embarrassment. Erica follows her eating binges by inducing vomiting, whereas Fanny does not. Fanny MOST likely suffers from:

binge-eating disorder

Geizelle is a first-year student in college. She heard about the "Freshman Fifteen," the tendency for first-year students to gain weight during the school term. Afraid of gaining the weight but unable to control her food intake, Geizelle began purging after each meal. Unfortunately, this only made her hungrier, so she eats more only to purge again. Geizelle's behavior is indicative of:

binge-purge syndrome

Gregg has recently been hospitalized for an eating disorder, and his therapist prescribes an antidepressant. Gregg MOST likely has

bulimia nervosa

Meredith's friends are always surprised by how thin she always seems to stay, but her friends have never been concerned about her being unhealthily thin. She always seems to eat a lot whenever she goes out with them, and people always seem to ask her "where she puts all that food." Her friends have never heard her talk about going to the gym, and after she finishes eating, she always seems to excuse herself to the bathroom. Meredith's friends are starting to suspect that she has:

bulimia nervosa

Which eating disorder is MOST likely to be helped by the prescription of antidepressant medications?

bulimia nervosa

Which complication of bulimia nervosa can lead to dangerous potassium deficiencies?

chronic diarrhea

A small percentage of people with alcohol use disorder experience a particularly dramatic withdrawal reaction called _____. It consists of terrifying visual hallucinations that begin within three days after they stop or reduce their drinking

delirium tremens

_____ reduce tension and inhibitions and may interfere with a person's judgment, motor activity, and concentration. They also slow the activity of the central nervous system

depressants

Gigi has always had a disturbed relationship with her mother. As a result, she never developed an adequate sense of control and independence, which are examples of

ego deficiencies

Brandon suffers from bulimia nervosa and has sought the help of a therapist. His psychologist, who ascribes to the cognitive-behavioral model, gives him instructions to eat specific types and amounts of food but to resist the urge to make himself vomit. The hope is that Brandon will come to see that eating can be a healthy and constructive behavior that requires no undoing. Brandon's psychologist is using a technique called

exposure and response prevention

The _____ approach to eating disorders involves exposing patients to situations that raise their anxiety and then preventing them from performing their typical compulsive responses

exposure and response prevention

Although purging after bingeing relieves the immediate sensation of fullness, it also affects one's ability to feel satiated. This often causes: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

greater hunger and more frequent intense binges

A medical doctor CANNOT legally prescribe which of these drugs?

heroin

All of these statements are true regarding bulimia nervosa and cognitive-behavioral therapy EXCEPT that the therapist helps the patient to

increase nutrients and gain weight until menstruation returns

As a baby, Jackson had very _____ parents. They fed him when he was upset and not hungry and changed him even when he was hungry but not wet.

ineffective

Crack cocaine has resulted in epidemics among people in poor urban areas primarily because

it is sold in low-cost, small quantities

Which is not a depressant?

marijuana/cannabis

For those suffering from anorexia nervosa, death is possible from two sources: suicide and

medical complications associated with the disorder

Which is LEAST likely to be a successful intervention in producing long-term recovery for anorexia nervosa?

medication

Heather routinely prepares her meals several days in advance. All dinners are identical, and all lunches are identical. (There are no breakfasts.) She makes every effort to start every lunch at the same time of day, and every dinner likewise. Heather's behavior displays _____ patterns.

obsessive-compulsive

cocaine is one of the most troublesome

stimulants

Cameron used a variety of stimulants. What is she LEAST likely to experience?

suppressed central nervous system activity

How are benzodiazepines superior to other sedative-hypnotics?

there is less risk of overdose death

Michael is a college wrestler who is keeping a very strict diet in order to make the lower weight class. His coach warned him that studies of human participants placed on very strict diets often develop unhealthy tendencies:

to binge

Sunita has bulimia nervosa. Her weight is MOST likely to be

within a normal range, although it may fluctuate markedly within that range