Psyc 350 Unit 4 Test 1 Drug abuse is defined as the use of a drug that leads to clinically significant impairment or distress 2 Withdrawal is defined as the physiological symptoms that occur when an individuals tops taking a drug or takes less of the drug than they took before 3 What term is often used to refer to addiction drug dependence 4 Naltrexone in the pleasure center of the brain blocks dopamine receptors 5 Methadone is used to treat addiction to heroin 6 How does methadone work it reduces the pleasure the drug produces and it reduces withdraw effects 7 causes an individual to become violently ill if the individual drinks alcohol Antabuse 8 Medication used to treat addicition can work in 3 different ways Which of the following is NOT a way in which a medication helps It increases the addict s ability to cope with stressors 9 Zyban a drug used to reduce cigarette smoking works by increasing levels of dopamine 10 Zyban is also marketed as Wellbutrin behavior increasing self control 11 Alcoholics Anonymous AA uses what main strategy to reduce drinking 12 Any substance that alters mood awareness of the external environment or awareness of the internal environment is known as a an psychoactive drug 13 Bill began regularly drinking alcohol about ten years ago at which time he could feel intoxicated after only three or four beers However he now needs to consume depressants drugs known as opiates drugs opiates at least twelve beers in order to feel any effects Bill s need for larger amounts of alcohol to get drunk is known as tolerance 14 When Julie took her anti anxiety medication after she had already began drinking alcohol she noticed that the effects of her medication were much stronger than when she took it without alcohol Julie s experience would be best described as interaction effects 15 Drugs that have a dulling effect on sensory experiences are called whereas drugs that generally distort sensory experiences are referred to as opiates hallucinogens 16 Severe withdrawal symptoms known as may occur if an individual suddenly stops drinking alcohol after a period of chronic consumption delirium tremens 17 Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines are types of 18 Morphine codeine and heroin are some of the more commonly used forms of 19 The term narcotic is frequently used to refer to illegal forms of this class of 20 The reason that high doses of opiates can lead to death is that opiates reduce activity in the area of the brain that is responsible for respiration 21 The fast delivery of to the brain makes it about three times more potent than morphine and ten times more potent than opium heroin 22 The brief periods of psychosis caused by high doeses of amphetamines are characterized by delusions very similar to those seen in schizophrenia 23 Before its dangers became apparent this drug was used by Sigmund Freud because it helped alleviate his depression cocaine 24 Ingestion of large amounts of caffeine can result in symptoms that closely mimic a an anxiety disorder nicotine depressant 25 Although is a stimulant at high doses it can also function in the body as a an 26 Stan used to take LSD but he has not used it in years One day with no warning he suddenly began experiencing the perceptual distortions like those he used to have when he was taking LSD Stan s experience would be referred to as a flashback 27 One reason that taking drugs is so reinforcing is that they cause a flood of the neurotransmitter which leads to intense feelings of pleasure dopamine 28 The notion that individuals use psychoactive drugs to adjust their own levels of arousal is referred to as the self medication explanation 29 Glutamate is responsible for craving a specific drug because of specific excitatory neurons 30 The neurotransmitter that is responsible for craving is glutamate Naltrexone 31 To stop the pleasure produced by drinking alcohol mike has been prescribed 32 Genes contribute to substance abuse because they result in higher levels of arousal 33 The effect noted in the preceding question is thought to be one of the causes of increased problems with substance abuse in individuals of Asian decent 34 To reduce Jill s craving for alcohol she is taking an SSRI increases arousal 35 The drug referred to in the preceding question has its effect because it 36 A problem with the use of Naltrexone for treating drug abuse is that individuals resist taking it 37 In an attempt to stop John from drinking alcohol by making the experience unpleasant he has bee prescribed Antabuse 38 Heritability refers to the percent to which a disorder is inherited 39 Which of the following is NOT a situation under which the doctrine of parens patriae would not be used to commit a person involuntarily to a mental hospital The individual needs treatment 40 Mental health professionals are determining who is a threat to others not good at 41 Which of the following is one of the situations in which the patient has the right to refuse treatment if it violates the patients religious beliefs 42 the civil rights of a hospitalized mental patient can be restricted when the patient threatens to harm others and themselves 43 Persons who suffer from schizophrenia and who are treated in the community instead of in a hospital are less likely to be rehospitalized later 44 Kendra s law is an example of involuntary outpatient treatment 45 the legal concept of insanity assumes that if an individual commits a crime because of a psychiatric disorder then the individual is not responsible for the crime 46 The concept of insanity implies that an individual found not guilty by reason of insanity should be treated for the disorder that led to the crime instead of being punished 47 James was found not guilty by reason of insanity because he suffered from symptoms of schizophrenia at the time of the crime According to the legal conceptof insanity after James has received treatment and is no longer suffering from the disorder he should be released 48 The definition of insanity varies from state to state 49 The right versus wrong rule for insanity is also called the rule M Naughten 50 The irresistible impules rule states that an individual can be declared insane if at the time of the crime the individual s was diminished by self control overwhelming emotions 51 To provide juries with a guide for making the decision about whether a person may be found insane according to the irresistible impulse rule juries are asked to decide whether the defendant would have