Drugs and Behavior Chapters 1,2,3 Practice Test

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Kassondra Ball BIOL 3303-001 Chapter One 1. One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that every drug has _____. a. Multiple effects 2. Methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and ecstasy was given as examples of media reports on _____. a. The “drug du jour” 3. Once of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that _____. a. Drugs, per se, are not good or bad 4. One of the first drugs used by a typical drug user is called a(n) _____ drug. a. Gateway 5. Drug use that is not common within a social group and that is disapproved of by the majority, causing members of a group to take corrective action when it occurs is _____. a. Deviant drug use 6. A drug that is unlawful to possess or use is defined in the text as _____. a. An illicit drug 7. _____ generally refers to the use of prescribed drugs in greater amounts than, or for purposes other than, those prescribed by a health care professional such as a physician. a. Drug misuse 8. According to the Monitoring the Future Project at the University of Michigan, which of the following drugs is least reported to be ever used by college student? a. Heroin 9. Suppose a person is prescribed opioid medication (similar to heroin) to treat a painful injury. But after her injury heals, she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria. Based on this information alone, what term would you use to describe her drug use? a. Drug dependence 10.Drugs have played a significant role in human society _____. a. For thousands of years 11.In the past 100 years, the introduction of vaccines to prevent diseases and antibiotics to cure some types of infections laid the foundation for _____. a. Our acceptance of medicines as the cornerstone of our healthcare system ** 12.Which of the following is a limitation of the survey questionnaire studies on drug use among adolescents and young adults? a. This technique can be used only on students who are in classrooms 13.Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, they can be especially informative

a. If they are done year after year because we can then look for changes over time 14.Factors that are correlated with an increased likelihood of drug use are known as _____. a. Risk factors 15.Factors that are correlated with a decreased likelihood of drug use are known as _____. a. Protective factors Chapter Two 16.The text lists three concerns that led to the adoption of the first US laws regulating what we now call controlled substances. Which of these was not one of the three? _____ a. High profits for drug sellers 17.When using a substance makes normal activities such as driving result in harmful accidents, this is called _____. a. Behavioral toxicity 18.Which of the following statements best describes the term “drug toxicity?” _____ a. it refers to the effects of drugs that interfere with normal functioning in such a way as to produce dangerous or potentially dangerous consequences 19.Acute drug effects are those that _____. a. Are caused by the immediate presence of the drug in the body 20.Which of the following is an example of chronic physiological toxicity? _____ a. High blood pressure from smoking 21.Identify a true statement about medical examiners in the United States. _____ a. In most states, medical examiners are responsible for carrying out death investigations 22.______ refers to a consistent set of symptoms that appears after discontinuing the use of a drug. a. Withdrawal syndrome 23.Which of the following statements is true of psychological dependence? ______ a. It is frequently accompanied by cravings either for the drug or for its effects 24.In the United States, the _____ compiles data from death certificates and in most of these, a primary cause of death is recorded. a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 25.Which of the following models was the most common view of addiction until the 20 th century? _____ a. The moral model 26.Since the late 1980s, the incidence of new HIV infections associated with intravenous drug use has declined by about 400 percent in the past 20 years. According to the text, which of these factors led to this decrease? _____ a. Syringe exchange programs

27.When repeated exposure to the same does of a drug results in a lesser effect, this is called ______. a. Tolerance 28.The occurrence of a withdrawal syndrome is the evidence of _____. a. Physical dependence 29.Which of the following statements is true of psychological dependence as a characteristic of substance use? _____ a. A drug or by the amount of time or effort an individual spends in drug-seeking behavior 30.Identify a true statement about the early medial models of addiction. _____ a. According to this model, a person is cured of an addiction when the symptoms of withdrawal syndrome disappear. 31.In the context of substance abuse, _______ is defined as a procedure in which a behavioral event is followed by a consequent event such that the behavior is then more likely to be repeated. a. Reinforcement 32.According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5 th edition (DSM-5), the severity of substance abuse disorder is considered ______ when two or three of the symptoms are present. a. Mild Chapter 3 33.In the early 1800’s ____ was the medical doctor’s most reliable and effective medicine that was used for a variety of conditions, but mainly for pain relief. a. Opium 34.One concern that led to the initial passage of federal drug-control legislation in 1906 was ____. a. Patent medicines 35.In the early 1900’s in the United States, fears about opium and cocaine were closely linked to ______. a. Minority racial groups 36.In 1906 a US law that prohibited interstate commerce in unadulterated or misbranded food and drugs was called the____. a. Pure Food and Drugs Act 37.______ were medicines that were sold directly to the public using different trademark names and are primarily associated with the period before 1906. a. Patent medicines 38.The Harrison Act of 1914 a. Required pharmacists and physicians to register and pay a tax to dispence certain drugs 39.When the Pure Food and Drugs Act was first passed, drugs were legally required to be a. Pure and Accurately labeled 40.Important changes to the regulation of drugs by the Food and Drug Administration occurred in 1938 and 1962, largely in response to a. The Elixir Sulfanilamide poisonings and borth defects from thalidomide

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