exam 3

Question 1

Which of the following is a standard drink?

Answer 1

1.5 ounces of liquor

Question 2

Binge drinking for mens is generally defined as ___.

Answer 2

5 or more drinks in a row

Question 3

In the US in 1830, the average per capita intake was ___ drinks per day.

Answer 3

5

Question 4

Which of the following is an alcohol related problem that college students experience?

Answer 4

Binge drinking, failure to practice safe sex, and poor academic performance

Question 5

Fermentation is produced by the action of ___ on ____.

Answer 5

yeast; sugar

Question 6

If the alcohol content of a beverage is 60%, then the designated proof is ____.

Answer 6

120 proof

Question 7

Of all the alcoholic beverages, the earliest known example is _____.

Answer 7

mead

Question 8

The temperance movement originally concentrated on the ____.

Answer 8

moderation of alcohol consumption

Question 9

SSRIs:

Answer 9

Slow the reuptake of serotonin from its receptors at the synapse

Question 10

Approximately ____% of the adult population in the US experiences psychiatric symptoms in a given year.

Answer 10

18

Question 11

Compared with data from controls, PET scans of people with depression show:

Answer 11

decreased activity in the frontal cortex and increased activity in the amygdala

Question 12

Prevalence rates for _____ are much higher for women than for men.

Answer 12

depression

Question 13

Tricyclic drugs slow down the reuptake of ____ in the synapse.

Answer 13

serotonin and norepinephrine

Question 14

Which of the following drugs is used primarily to treat symptoms of bipolar disorder?

Answer 14

Lithium

Question 15

Atypical or 3rd generation antidepressant drugs act upon serotonin and ____ in the brain.

Answer 15

norepinephrine

Question 16

An example or serotonin specific reuptake inhibitor (SRRI) is the following drug:

Answer 16

fluoxetine (prozac)

Question 17

The most prescribed antidepressant drug is:

Answer 17

zoloft

Question 18

CBD can be distinguished from marijuana because CBD:

Answer 18

is not a psychoactive drug.

Question 19

Marijuana produces effects that might qualify it as a:

Answer 19

hallucinogens, sedatives, and analgesics

Question 20

Adderall binds to the receptors for which of the following neurotransmitters:

Answer 20

dopamine and norepinephrine

Question 21

Adderall is classified as an:

Answer 21

amphtetamine

Question 22

The idea that marijuana leads to abusing other drugs is known as the ____.

Answer 22

gateway hypothesis

Question 23

The belief that marijuana should be illegal but should not result in criminal charges is in line with the policy of ____.

Answer 23

decriminalization

Question 24

A variety of the sativa plant grown for its fiber content is known as ____.

Answer 24

hemp

Question 25

A psychoactive ingredient in the cannabis plant is _____.

Answer 25

Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol

Question 26

Individuals identifying as ____ have the highest rate of current use (non-binge) alcohol consumption.

Answer 26

white

Question 27

A _____ is more likely to use alcohol throughout his /her life.

Answer 27

college graduate

Question 28

The ____ amendment was responsible for Prohibition.

Answer 28

18th

Question 29

______ is an enzyme involved in the breakdown of serotonin norepinephrine and dopamine, and its suppression results in increased availability of these neurotransmitters at the synapse.

Answer 29

monoamine oxidase

Question 30

Which of the following drugs is a naturally occurring mineral that can be found in mines?

Answer 30

lithium

Question 31

Which of the following groups of students were less likely to give away or sell their ADHD medications?

Answer 31

students who used cocaine

Question 32

Drugs used to treat ADHD are all found on which schedule for controlled substances?

Answer 32

schedule 4

Question 33

Which of the following drugs is not used to treat ADHD?

Answer 33

Seroquel

Question 34

Which of the following drugs has a history involving the urine of guinea pigs?

Answer 34

lithium

Question 35

Lithium works by altering levels of all of the following neurotransmitters except:

Answer 35

glutamate