Addiction Flashcards

1
Q
What percentage of American 
Adolescents had used an illicit drug sometime during their lifetime?
a. 25
b 35.5
c.48.3
d.50
A

c 48.3

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What two neurotransmitters mediate the rewarding effects of illicit use of drugs
Dopamne and opiod peptids
dopamine and norpiephrine
dopamine and serotonin
dopamine and GABA
A

Dopamine and opined peptides

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The major areas hijacked by substance use and abuse are?

a. Prefrontal Anterior Cingulate Gyurs, Hippocampus, Amygdala, Cerebellum
b. Prefrohntal, Anterior cingulate gyrus, hypothalamus, Amygdalae,cerebuellum
c. Prefrontal Anterior Cingulate Gyrus, hypothalamus, interior frontal gyrus, cerebellum
d. prefrontal Anterior cingulate gyrus hippocampus amygdala cerebrum

A

a.Prefrontal, Anterior Cingulate Gyrus, Hippocampus, Anygdald cerebellum

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Alcohol Effects on Neuro-Devleopmetnal Learning involve which one of the following
a. Deficits in executive functioning involving day-to day life.
Deficits inhibitory control, initially and working memory
c. Decreased flexibility in thinking and difficulty remembering
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

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When the cerebellum is hijacked by illicit substances ,which of the following is true?

a. Is responsible for coordinating the brains outgoing motor singmals
b. Play an important role in balance and coordination when hijacked enhances balacfna and coordination/gait.
c. Even the act of smelting
d. Speed of cognitive integration fast thinking but poor coordinated leanring

A

c. Even the act of smiling

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What is involved in the near-phnysiolical effects of coaine?

a. First blocks sectioning reuptake, increasing dopamine levels in the synapse. Which chronic us, depletes the normal stories of serotonin in the brand
b. First, blocks dopamine reuptake, increasing dopamine levels in the synapse. Which chronic use depletes th normal store soft-amine in the baind
c. a and B
d. None o the above

A

B. First, blocks dopamine reuptake, increasing dopamine levels in the synapse. Which chronic use, deplestethe normal store of dopamine.

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Opiods impact on nejuro behavioral circuitry involves which of the following?
a. Disrupts frontal critical behavioral control mechanisms and increases limbic negative affect, craving an d anxiety.
Enhances frontal cortical behavioral control mechanisms and increase limbic positive affect, craving and anxiety.
c. A and B
d. None of the above

A

Disrupts frontal critical behavioral control mechanism and incrdesas limbic negative affect, craving and anxiety

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