EXAM 3 PSYC 4250
alcohol is metabolized at a rate of approximately _______ reduction in blood alcohol concentration per hour.
0.015
how long does it often take for the sense of novelty to return to chronic marijuana users who have decided to quit?
1 year
on average, the body can metabolize and eliminate 1 oz of pure alcohol (the equivalent of about 1.5 standard drinks) in what time frame?
3 hours
marijuana in urine of a regular user is detectable for how long?
3-6 weeks
which trimester is the hippocampus of the embryo affected by maternal drinking?
3rd
T/F: the alcoholic content of most US wines is generally lower than european wines
False
LSD is considered to be ______ addictive
NOT
people who smoke marijuana commonly present with which physical aliments?
chronic bronchitis
high dose alcohol affects the CNS by ______ its function. at higher blood alcohol levels, this leads to ______ heart rate and breathing.
decreasing/decreased
T/F: alcohol abuse is defined as a compulsion to drink alcohol and an inability to stop drinking once you start
false
T/F: drinking experience, not heredity, affects a persons ability to tolerate a given amount of alcohol
false
T/F: marijuana affects both short and long term memory equally
false
"buttons" are associated with which all arounder?
peyote
T/F: LSD is a semisynthetic fungal toxin that infects rye and other cereal grasses
true
T/F: marijuana decreases testosterone production
true
T/F: the field of sobriety tests used for alcohol are also used for marijuana to determine driver impairment
true
binge drinking for women is defined as _____ drinks in one sitting.
4
hashish is made from what?
cannabis resin
which of the following are visuals indications that a person may 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 (ex: 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
the life span of a chronic high dose drinker is _____
9-22 years shorter than that of the general population
T/F: synesthesia is defined as the crossing of senses, such as when visual input becomes sound
true
T/F: the US army carried our psychological warfare and brainwashing experiments on animals and humans with psychedelics drugs for many years
true
T/F: there is increasingly evidence that the use of some psychedelic drugs under medically monitored conditions may effectively treat some addictions
true
T/F: time seems to go by faster when under the influence of marijuana
true
T/F: tolerance to LSD develops quickly within days of daily use
true
hyperemesis, brought on by highly potent cannabis, synthetic marijuana, or highly concentrated extracts, is characterized by what?
uncontrolled vomiting
a dysfunctional memory caused by marijuana use can last how long?
a lifetime
alcoholics are likely to experience which of the following problems with their memory?
both a and b (prospective memory and retrospective memory)
T/F: prolonged heavy drinking increases sexual functioning, desire, and the intensity of orgasm
false
T/F: the amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita is higher in the US than in european countries, where the drinking age is 18 or younger
false
T/F: the name of the first enzyme involved in the metabolism of alcohol is the alcohol dehydration enzyme
false
T/F: violence will lead to temporary changes in brain chemistry
false
The national minimum legal drinking age in the US is 21. since 1993 the rate of underage age drinking is the US has...
increased 50%
T/F: PCP can be recirculated from the body fat to the brain, causing an actual "flashback
true
T/F: a persons reaction to alcohol and level of impairment depends on that persons drinking history, behavioral tolerance and mood
true
T/F: countries that engage in dry patterns of use consume more distilled spirits
true
in addition to their psychedelic effects, "all arounders" almost always depress the CNS
false