UDA Chapter 5b Quiz

The life span of a chronic high-dose drinker is

9 to 22 years shorter than that of the general population

"_____________ tolerance occurs when the body (i.e., liver) physically adapts to alcohol use."

Dispositional

"Drinking experience, not heredity, affects a persons ability to tolerate a given amount of alcohol."

False

"The amount of pure alcohol (ethanol) consumed per capita is higher in the United States than in European countries, where the drinking age is 18 or younger."

False

Violence will lead to temporary changes in brain chemistry

False

Major alcohol withdrawal symptoms can develop within as short time as 7 consecutive weeks of heavy drinking.

True

"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

Binge drinking for women is defined as _______ drinks in one sitting

four

Which trimester is the hippocampus of the embryo/fetus affected by maternal drinking?

third

Which of the following is not a symptom of DTs?

vomiting