Social Work Study Session 3 Quiz

True or False: The more rapidly a psychoactive drug reaches its central nervous system target, the less the reward and the lower the reinforcing effect.

False

True or False: The most rapid route of administering a drug to reach the brain is intravenously.

False

True or False: When someone uses an addictive drug, the new brain usually dominates its influence over ones behaviors.

False

Which of the following are signs of addiction?

There is continued use despite experiencing physical or psychological problems and consequences.

The American drugs of choice are:

alcohol and nicotine

When the human body is continually challenged by the use of drugs that alter the body,s natural balance, a "new normal" is created, known as:

Allostasis

The most crucial neurotransmitter involved in behavioral addictions, drug use, and drug abuse is:

Dopamine

Which statement is true regarding intravenous drug use?

Intravenous drug use is the most dangerous method because it bypasses the body's natural defenses.

True or False: A person's level of emotional and physical stress can increase the ability of psychoactive drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier.

True

True or False: The central nervous system is composed of the spinal cord and the brain.

True

Which of the following are functions of the old brain?

basic emotions (anger, fear, hunger, lust) imprinting of survival memories regulating respiration, heartbeat, and body temperature

Which of the following describes changes in the brain of a person who is addicted to alcohol or other drugs?

#1. The reward/control circuits of the addiction pathway are hijacked by changes in brain chemistry altered by substance abuse. #2. The "go" circuit becomes overactive and drives compulsive substance use. #3. The "stop" circuit does not function properly and is overridden by the "go" switch. #4. Drug cravings hijack survival mechanisms in the old brain and override rational actions of the new brain.

Which of the following physical and chemical changes in the body are signs that indicate addiction to alcohol or other drug?

#1. The user develops tolerance and needs more of the drug to feel an effect. #3. The user develops tissue dependence and needs to use the drug just to feel normal. #4. After not using the drug for a period of time, the person experiences withdrawal symptoms.

Psychoactive drugs have which of the following effects on the nervous system?

#1. alter information sent to the brain from the environment #2. disrupt messages sent from the CNS to parts of the body #3. disrupt thinking #4. alter the way in which neurotransmitters normally function

True or False: The historical and moral conflict between doing what an individual wants to do (primal urges) versus what he should do (common sense, reason) is mirrored in the conflict that arises between the old brain and the new brain when addictive drugs and behaviors are involved.

True

The emotional center of the brain that is activated when a person with an addiction sees a person, place, or thing that reminds him of their addiction (e.g., needle, slot machine, white powder) is called the:

Amyglada

True or False: Regardless of which method a person uses to consume a psychoactive drug, the drug reaches the brain through the bloodstream.

True

True or False: The physical, mental, and emotional effects a person experiences from taking psychoactive drugs are caused by the modification or mimicking of the neurotransmitter's function.

True