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