Download Ch13 Alcohol Quiz Questions

1. Tolerance refers to
a.
the ability to tolerate large doses of drugs without impairment of psychological or physical
abilities.
b.
a strong psychological desire and craving for a drug.
c.
the property of a drug that requires increasingly higher levels to get the same effect.
d.
the property of a drug that requires changes in the body's physical functioning, making the drug
necessary for normal functioning.
2. When a drug becomes incorporated into the functioning of the body's cells and thus becomes necessary
for "normal" functioning, _____ has occurred.
a.
dependence
c.
withdrawal
b.
tolerance
d.
death
3. College-aged men who have been drinking
a.
tend to lose interest in women.
b.
tend to drive motor vehicles more cautiously.
c.
report that they can concentrate better on schoolwork.
d.
are more likely than sober men to be willing to have unprotected sex.
4. Children of problem drinkers, more often than children of nonproblem drinkers, become problem
drinkers. This finding suggests that
a.
drinking problems are caused by a specific gene.
b.
there is no interaction of genes and environment that produce problem drinking.
c.
the environmental makes no contribution to drinking problems.
d.
drinking problems have a genetic component.
5. Swen drinks wine because he likes the taste. For Swen, drinking
a.
is an addictive behavior.
c.
is a positive reinforcer.
b.
is genetically determined.
d.
is a negative reinforcer.