PSYC 365 EXAM 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS
Prevalence of alcohol is highest in ___ year olds - Answers - 18-25
Binge drinking - Answers - for men as consuming five standard alcoholic drinks on one
drinking occasion and at least four drinks for women
Heavy drinking - Answers - binge drinking on at least 5 days in a month
Each standard drink amounts contoins ___ of pure alcohol - Answers - 0.6 oz
BAC - Answers - small amount of alcohol is vaporized and expired along with air and
can be detected
At 0.4 BAC probability of death is - Answers - 50%
Factors impacting BAC - Answers - stomach containing no food, body weight, rate of
drinking, gender
BAC in women compared to men - Answers - women have greater proportion of fat
while men have higher metabolic enzymes that break down alcohol
Alcohol is an indirect agonist for ___ - Answers - inhibitory action of GABA
Alcohol is an antagonist for ___ - Answers - excitatory action of glutamate
GABA receptors are sensitive at cerebellum and amygdala causing - Answers -
problems with motor coordination and emotional responses
Initial effects of GABA - Answers - indirectly increases dopamine activity producing
positive reinforcement
Hangover are results of - Answers - homestatic adaptation to alcohols action on several
neurotransmitters
Alcohol disrupts function of ___ and ___ - Answers - CRF and neuropeptide
As BAC rises ___ - Answers - increase in arousal levels and feelings of euphoria
As BAC decreases and leaves bloodstream ___ - Answers - sedation and negative
feelings occur
Alcohol myopia - Answers - alcohol reduces attentional capacity because of its
impairment of cognitive processing
, In alcohol myopia only ___ and ___ environmental cues are noticed - Answers -
immediate; salient
Alcohol ___ sexual interest and promotes sexual overtures - Answers - increases
High doses of alcohol interfere with the ____ sexual responses including erections and
vaginal blood flow - Answers - physiological including
True or fale. Intoxication is not associated with aggression - Answers - false, is
associated with traffic fatalities, stds, rape, criminal violence
Blackout - Answers - profound absence of episodic memory of a period while
intoxicated (can occur when BAC reaches .15-.20%)
Social drinking - Answers - wide range of amounts and patterns of alcohol consumption
but don't meet criteria for DSM
Absence of hangovers and drinking alcohol to cure hangover may underlie ___ -
Answers - increased risk for AUD
Concurrent use of alcohol and other drugs have greater potential for hazardous
consequences and about ___% alcohol dependent also addicted to nicotine - Answers -
50%
___% of adults suffer AUD while 10% of 18-25 year olds have AUD - Answers - 5.6
Risk factors for AUD - Answers - no single predictor, genetic predisposition, psychiatric
disorders, personality, age, childhood trauma, behaviors, tend to emerge at younger
ages
Early stages of AUD might use ___ and ___ as defense mechanisms - Answers -
denial; rationalization
Advanced stages of AUD might cause - Answers - difficulties and pain, declines in
control of drinking, persistance of self destructive behaviors
Jellinek's classification of gamma groups - Answers - abstained drinking for extensive
periods but once binge initiated would become uncontrollable
Jellinek's classification of delta groups - Answers - drank frequently most days but to
extent of avoiding extreme drunkenness
Limitations of binary system - Answers - may be too simple, treatment facilities cannot
devote time required to diagnose individuals into 2 type system, types might not indicate
distinct categories
Prevalence of alcohol is highest in ___ year olds - Answers - 18-25
Binge drinking - Answers - for men as consuming five standard alcoholic drinks on one
drinking occasion and at least four drinks for women
Heavy drinking - Answers - binge drinking on at least 5 days in a month
Each standard drink amounts contoins ___ of pure alcohol - Answers - 0.6 oz
BAC - Answers - small amount of alcohol is vaporized and expired along with air and
can be detected
At 0.4 BAC probability of death is - Answers - 50%
Factors impacting BAC - Answers - stomach containing no food, body weight, rate of
drinking, gender
BAC in women compared to men - Answers - women have greater proportion of fat
while men have higher metabolic enzymes that break down alcohol
Alcohol is an indirect agonist for ___ - Answers - inhibitory action of GABA
Alcohol is an antagonist for ___ - Answers - excitatory action of glutamate
GABA receptors are sensitive at cerebellum and amygdala causing - Answers -
problems with motor coordination and emotional responses
Initial effects of GABA - Answers - indirectly increases dopamine activity producing
positive reinforcement
Hangover are results of - Answers - homestatic adaptation to alcohols action on several
neurotransmitters
Alcohol disrupts function of ___ and ___ - Answers - CRF and neuropeptide
As BAC rises ___ - Answers - increase in arousal levels and feelings of euphoria
As BAC decreases and leaves bloodstream ___ - Answers - sedation and negative
feelings occur
Alcohol myopia - Answers - alcohol reduces attentional capacity because of its
impairment of cognitive processing
, In alcohol myopia only ___ and ___ environmental cues are noticed - Answers -
immediate; salient
Alcohol ___ sexual interest and promotes sexual overtures - Answers - increases
High doses of alcohol interfere with the ____ sexual responses including erections and
vaginal blood flow - Answers - physiological including
True or fale. Intoxication is not associated with aggression - Answers - false, is
associated with traffic fatalities, stds, rape, criminal violence
Blackout - Answers - profound absence of episodic memory of a period while
intoxicated (can occur when BAC reaches .15-.20%)
Social drinking - Answers - wide range of amounts and patterns of alcohol consumption
but don't meet criteria for DSM
Absence of hangovers and drinking alcohol to cure hangover may underlie ___ -
Answers - increased risk for AUD
Concurrent use of alcohol and other drugs have greater potential for hazardous
consequences and about ___% alcohol dependent also addicted to nicotine - Answers -
50%
___% of adults suffer AUD while 10% of 18-25 year olds have AUD - Answers - 5.6
Risk factors for AUD - Answers - no single predictor, genetic predisposition, psychiatric
disorders, personality, age, childhood trauma, behaviors, tend to emerge at younger
ages
Early stages of AUD might use ___ and ___ as defense mechanisms - Answers -
denial; rationalization
Advanced stages of AUD might cause - Answers - difficulties and pain, declines in
control of drinking, persistance of self destructive behaviors
Jellinek's classification of gamma groups - Answers - abstained drinking for extensive
periods but once binge initiated would become uncontrollable
Jellinek's classification of delta groups - Answers - drank frequently most days but to
extent of avoiding extreme drunkenness
Limitations of binary system - Answers - may be too simple, treatment facilities cannot
devote time required to diagnose individuals into 2 type system, types might not indicate
distinct categories
