HSC3102 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Each year, alcohol, can be linked to:
70,000 reported sexual assaults
400,000 unprotected sex
500,000 injuries
600,000 assaults
1,400 student deaths
Alcohol use in College Students (2004)
~20% of college students met diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence in the past 12
months
~40% of college students engaged in binge drinking in the past two weeks
National Minimum Drinking Age of 1984
21
1/2 oz of alcohol =
12oz beer
5 oz wine
1.5 oz spirits
Nearly ___ of binge drinkers meet the criteria for a formal diagnosis of alcohol
1/3
,Nearly ___ in 17 are alcohol dependent
1
Breath Alcohol Content (BrAC)
concentration of alcohol in one's breath
.02 BrAC
Behavior: Normal
Impairment: N/A
.04 BrAC
Behavior: relaxed, happy
Impairment: judgement, coordination
.08 BrAC
Behavior: social, disinhibited
Impairment: reasoning, vision
.16 BrAC
Behavior: emotional, obnoxious
Impairment: movement, speech
.24 BrAC
Behavior: depressed, blackout
Impairment: consciousness, memory
.32 BrAC
Behavior: unconscious, possible death
Impairment: breathing, heart rate
, According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that
___% of college students report academic problems as a result of alcohol use
25%
Access to Alcohol
parties are key venue for alcohol access through social settings
false IDs and large parties play parts in social provision of alcohol to young adults by
their peers
Local Laws
21 to drink
18 to party -- not prohibited from going to drinking establishments
Sex Differences
men tend to drink more and spend more money but have no significant differences in
BAC from women
Alcohol Poisoning
Alcohol:
-depresses nerves that control involuntary actions (breathing and gag reflex)
-causes one to vomit due to irritation in the stomach
-can still enter in the bloodstream evne after one is passed out and BrAC can rise
Signs and Symptoms
-mental confusion, stupor, coma, person cannot be roused
-vomiting
-seizures
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Each year, alcohol, can be linked to:
70,000 reported sexual assaults
400,000 unprotected sex
500,000 injuries
600,000 assaults
1,400 student deaths
Alcohol use in College Students (2004)
~20% of college students met diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence in the past 12
months
~40% of college students engaged in binge drinking in the past two weeks
National Minimum Drinking Age of 1984
21
1/2 oz of alcohol =
12oz beer
5 oz wine
1.5 oz spirits
Nearly ___ of binge drinkers meet the criteria for a formal diagnosis of alcohol
1/3
,Nearly ___ in 17 are alcohol dependent
1
Breath Alcohol Content (BrAC)
concentration of alcohol in one's breath
.02 BrAC
Behavior: Normal
Impairment: N/A
.04 BrAC
Behavior: relaxed, happy
Impairment: judgement, coordination
.08 BrAC
Behavior: social, disinhibited
Impairment: reasoning, vision
.16 BrAC
Behavior: emotional, obnoxious
Impairment: movement, speech
.24 BrAC
Behavior: depressed, blackout
Impairment: consciousness, memory
.32 BrAC
Behavior: unconscious, possible death
Impairment: breathing, heart rate
, According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that
___% of college students report academic problems as a result of alcohol use
25%
Access to Alcohol
parties are key venue for alcohol access through social settings
false IDs and large parties play parts in social provision of alcohol to young adults by
their peers
Local Laws
21 to drink
18 to party -- not prohibited from going to drinking establishments
Sex Differences
men tend to drink more and spend more money but have no significant differences in
BAC from women
Alcohol Poisoning
Alcohol:
-depresses nerves that control involuntary actions (breathing and gag reflex)
-causes one to vomit due to irritation in the stomach
-can still enter in the bloodstream evne after one is passed out and BrAC can rise
Signs and Symptoms
-mental confusion, stupor, coma, person cannot be roused
-vomiting
-seizures
