Exam 3 Quizzes

Which type of medication has been used to help reduce binges and vomiting in persons with bulimia nervosa?

antidepressants

_____ is often given to people who are trying to stop consuming alcohol.

disulfram

The significant clinical difference between binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa is that individuals with binge-eating disorder:

do not engage in purging behaviors.

Suicide committed by people over whom society has little or no control is known as _____ suicide.

egoistic

Research has shown that one reason people with schizophrenia attempt suicide is because they:

feel entrapped by their disorder

What is a typical response for a person who just indulged in a binge episode?

feeling guilty

Which statement about suicide is TRUE?

many apparent accidents are probably suicides

Methadone is a(n):

opioid

What is the most immediate danger of heroin use?

overdose

Which age group is MOST likely to commit suicide because of such problems as illness, hopelessness, disability, and loneliness as the reason for suicide?

people over the age of 65

The belief that people with voyeurism are seeking to gain power over others by their actions is a _____ perspective.

psychodynamic

Among the top ten causes of death in the United States, suicide ranks:

tenth

When alcohol concentration reaches _____ of a person's blood by volume, that individual has reached a state of intoxication.

0.09%

The peak age range during which women develop anorexia nervosa is between:

14 and 20

Although some people who have anorexia nervosa recover from the illness, studies suggest that _____ percent of these patients remain seriously troubled for many years.

25%

In the United States, it is estimated that approximately one out of every _____ persons has undergone or will undergo a gender reassignment surgical procedure.

3,100

Studies indicate that as many as _____ percent of the people who attempt suicide drink alcohol just before the act. Autopsies reveal that about _____ percent of these people are legally intoxicated.

70; 25

According to Freud, which forces lead a person to attempt or commit suicide?

A real or symbolic loss leads to a defense mechanism called introjection, which in turn leads to suicide as an extreme expression of internalized anger and self-hatred.

Which group of Americans has the highest overall rate of suicide?

American Indian

Statistically speaking, which person is most likely to regularly smoke cigarettes?

An unemployed young adult non-Hispanic white male

The segment of the U.S. population with the lowest prevalence of alcoholism is:

Asian males and females

Which statement about caffeine use is TRUE?

At high doses, caffeine can cause intoxication; at very high doses, it can cause death.

Which statement is NOT a sociocultural explanation for the cause of substance disorders? Being a member of a low socioeconomic class contributes to substance abuse. Regions with higher levels of unemployment have higher rates of alcoholism. Substance use and dependence are more likely to occur in families in which substance use is valued or at least accepted. Children whose needs are not met by parents grow up depending on others for comfort, and this may develop into a dependent relationship with a substance.

Children whose needs are not met by parents grow up depending on others for comfort, and this may develop into a dependent relationship with a substance.

Which theory of conditioning has been used to help explain the origins of sexual masochism?

Classical conditioning

Genetic linkage studies have found an abnormal form of a gene for which type of neurotransmitter receptor? D1 D2 GABA Serotonin

D2

Which neurotransmitter system does cocaine have the GREATEST effect on?

DA

Which statement is NOT true regarding suicide in the elderly? Elderly people are less likely to be clinically depressed. Elderly people are typically more determined to die than are members of younger age groups. Elderly people give fewer warning signs before attempting suicide. A common trigger for suicide in the elderly is loss of a spouse.

Elderly people are less likely to be clinically depressed.

A therapist is treating a young woman with bulimia nervosa. Which treatment approach would the therapist use to break the binge-purge cycle seen with this condition?

Exposure and Response prevention

Which is NOT an accurate statement about females with anorexia nervosa versus females with bulimia nervosa? Females with bulimia have less sexual experience than do females with anorexia. Females with anorexia have less sexual experience than do females with bulimia. Females with bulimia tend to be more concerned about pleasing others. Females with bulimia display fewer obsessive qualities than do females with anorexia.

Females with bulimia have less sexual experience than do females with anorexia.

Chronic and excessive use of alcohol or benzodiazepines may lower the brain's production of:

GABA

Which drug was used as a cough medicine before its addictive properties were known?

Heroin

Which is NOT a reason suggested for the high number of suicide attempts among teenagers? Increased competition for jobs and college positions Weakening ties to the family Easy access to alcohol and drugs Increase in cases of serious illness

Increase in cases of serious illness

Which is a correct statement about Viagra and/or oral contraceptives?

Insurance providers were, in general, much quicker to cover the cost of Viagra than they were to cover the cost of oral contraceptives.

Which is the MOST accurate statement about the effects of marijuana in chronic male users?

It causes lower sperm count in some men.

Which statement is TRUE regarding the typical onset of binge eating disorder?

It occurs later in life than other eating disorders, often in the individual's twenties.

Which factor is NOT associated with increased risk of relapse in people who have recovered from bulimia nervosa? Longer history of bulimia nervosa before treatment Living alone A history of substance abuse An increased frequency of vomiting during their eating disorder

Living alone

Which drug has gained a reputation as being the drug of choice for all-night techno-dance parties?

MDMA

Which statement BEST describes eating disorders in men?

Male eating disorders are often linked to the requirements and pressures of a job or a sport.

In the United States, which group is most likely to commit suicide?

Non-Hispanic white American males older than age 75

Which theory explains drug-seeking behavior as led by a rewarding effect that makes using the substance again more likely?

Operant conditioning

Which state has enacted a law allowing physicians to assist in suicide?

Oregon

Which hormone has NOT been linked to hypoactive sexual desire? Testosterone Estrogen Prolactin Oxytocin

Oxytocin

Which theorist believed that enmeshed family patterns often lead to eating disorders?

Salvador Minuchin

Four individuals are receiving treatment for anorexia nervosa. Which person is expected to have a better long-term prognosis? The person who is the youngest The person who has troubled interpersonal relationships The person who lost the most weight and had anorexia the longest The person who had psychological or sexual problems before the onset of the disorder

The person who is the youngest

The decline of sexual activity in older adult men is usually attributed to:

age and failing health

Aversion therapy has been mainly used in the treatment of _____ use disorder.

alcohol

Blocking the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors in the hypothalamus would cause:

an increase in appetite

An inpatient at a hospital is going through detoxification. To reduce severe alcohol withdrawal reactions such as delirium tremens and seizures, the clinician would MOST likely administer:

anti-anxiety drugs

Some clinicians treat premature ejaculation with _____ drugs because those treatments often reduce sexual arousal or orgasm

antidepressant

A characteristic common to individuals with binge eating disorder is that they:

assess their self-worth largely based on their weight and shape.

A serious, irreversible condition affecting the liver that is associated with long-term excessive drinking is:

cirrhosis.

Which drug increases the activity of the central nervous system?

cocaine

A key component of treating bulimia nervosa is helping the affected person recognize and change his or her maladaptive attitudes toward food, eating, weight, and shape. Which treatment approach is the BEST option to achieve this?

cognitive techniches

A community-based drug treatment program gives participants cash prizes for every drug-free urine sample they provide. The value of the prizes increases with the number of consecutive drug-free screenings. This is an example of:

contingency management

Individuals who clearly intend to end their lives at the time they attempt suicide (and fail to do so), only to experience confusion in the very next hour or day, might be classified as:

death seekers

Phillip has repeated and intense sexual urges to rub his genitals against women in crowded subways. He is probably has:

frotteuristic disorder.

_____ has been identified as acting as a natural appetite suppressant.

glucagon-like peptide 1

Which method of killing oneself is used in more than half of all male suicides?

guns

Which drug is NOT known to directly stimulate the brain's reward center? Heroin Cocaine Amphetamine Marijuana

heroin

Binge drinking has been linked with all of the following EXCEPT: homicide. sexual assault. compromised heart functioning. impaired brain functioning.

homicide

A friend says, "I am never going to find someone to be with. I'm going to be stuck here, alone, for the rest of my life." This is an example of:

hopelessness

In one form of sexual masochism, known as _____, people strangle or smother themselves (or ask their partner to strangle them) to enhance their sexual pleasure.

hypoxyphilia

Which method of ingesting a substance produces the fastest effect on the brain?

inhaling

_____ and brain-circuit dysfunction seem to play a role in suicide separate from depression.

low serotonin

For the past year, Ryan has had no interest in sex and, in turn, has engaged in very little sexual activity. He would MOST likely be diagnosed as having:

male hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

The MOST appropriate approach for treating an individual with fetishism is:

masturbatory satiation.

Many people with bulimia nervosa also suffer from:

mood disorders

Compared with the rate of suicide in the United States, countries such as Egypt, Greece, and Mexico have:

much lower rates

People with _____ have repeated and intense sexual urges or fantasies in response to objects or situations that society deems inappropriate, and they may behave inappropriately as well.

paraphilias

A school has a formal policy in place on how to respond in the event that a student commits suicide. This includes having a faculty member adhere to the deceased student's schedule to monitor peer reactions, answer questions, and arrange for counseling as needed. This is an example of:

postvention

According to Shneidman, _____, or a feeling of intolerable psychological pain, is an underlying key to suicide.

psychache

A therapist is treating a client who misuses alcohol. As part of the therapy, the therapist teaches the client how to recognize when he is almost at his drinking limit. This therapist is using:

relapse-prevention training

Researchers who study suicide may interview the friends and family of someone who committed suicide, with the intention of better understanding the person's past. These researchers are conducting a(n):

retrospective analysis

Nondemand pleasuring, or _____, is often used in therapy to help couples focus on giving and receiving sexual pleasure with a reduced focus on orgasm.

sensate focus

As many as 90 percent of men with _____ experience some degree of erectile dysfunction.

severe depression

Compared with other teenagers, LGBTQ+ teenagers are _____ to have suicidal thoughts and to attempt suicide.

significantly more likely

A community program designed to prevent the misuse of substances is an example of a _____ therapy.

sociocultural

The treatment model advocated by Alcoholics Anonymous is an example of a _____ approach.

sociocultural

Which term is applied to an individual who demonstrates a pattern of maladaptive behaviors and reactions brought about by a repeated use of a substance?

substance use disorder

The combined impact of different drugs multiplying or potentiating each other's effects is known as the _____ effect.

synergistic

Austin is taking two different drugs that have similar actions in the body. The primary concern is that this could cause a(n):

synergistic effect

Which activity will have the greatest effect on making an intoxicated person sober?

taking a nap

_____ times as many women attempt suicide as men, yet men succeed at more than _____ times the rate of women.

three; four

The recent recognition of binge eating disorders has led to treatments that resemble:

treatments that have evolved for bulimia nervosa.

About what portion of Americans believe that terminally ill persons should be free to take their lives or to seek a physician's assistance to do so?

two-thirds