EDCO 740 Quiz 1
EDCO 740 Quiz 1 Liberty University
EDCO 740 Quiz: 1 – Hart & Ksir Chapters 1-5
- When examining a graph regarding changes over the years in the percentage of high school seniors who say they have “used” marijuana, we find almost a clear inverse (mirror-image) relationship to
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that “the effect of any psychoactive drug is powerfully influenced by
- The use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug causes problems or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring is called:
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that:
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that “every drug has ___________
- One finding is that adolescents who smoke cigarettes, drink heavily, and smoke marijuana are
- One personality variable that has been consistently associated with higher rates of substance dependence is
- Suppose a person is prescribed an opioid medication (similar to heroin) to treat a painful injury. But after her injury heals, she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria. Based on this information alone, what term would you use to describe her drug use?
- Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, they can be especially informative
- Which type of factor probably plays a bigger role in determining whether a person will try a drug in the first place, as opposed to determining which of those who try it will become dependent?
- According to recent DAWN Toxicity Data, which of these substances is near the top of the “emergency room visits” lists?
- An older (2009) DAWN mortality report found almost 10 times as many _________-related deaths as _________-related deaths.
- As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research, the real driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is now believed to be
- Acute drug effects are those that
- When repeated exposure to the same dose of a drug results in a lesser effect, this is called
- Which of the following drugs has been clearly linked to violent crime?
- Since the 1990s, HIV transmission rates among intravenous drug users in New York have been reduced from about 50% to about 10%. According to the text, which of these factors led to this decrease?
- DAWN stands for:
- The occurrence of a “withdrawal syndrome” is evidence of
- When using a substance makes normal activities, such as driving or swimming, become so disoriented and impaired, and increases danger to the individual and others, is called
- In the early 1800s, _____________ was the medical doctor’s most reliable and effective medicine that was used for a variety of conditions, but mainly for pain relief.
- An economic study of U.S. efforts to eradicate coca fields in South America indicated
- In the early 1900s in the U.S., drug reformers raised fears about the presence of opium and cocaine in many patent medicines and tonics being linked to:
- Compared to urine samples, hair samples
- Important changes to the regulation of drugs by the Food and Drug Administration occurred in 1938 and 1962, largely in response to
- Before a new drug is released to the market, the FDA requires
- In a challenge to the international ban on drug trafficking, _____________ became the first nation to completely legalize the sale and use of marijuana.
- According to the text, what drug issue is currently at the center of a conflict between state and federal laws?
- Substances with high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use are listed in/as
- From the 1920s to the 1970s, about 1 out of 1,000 Americans was in prison at any point in time. Due largely to changes in drug laws and drug enforcement, by 2008, that rate has now
- Brain neurons have four morphologically defined regions. Which choice is NOT one of those regions?
- The process of maintaining our internal environment (temperature, blood pressure, etc.) within a certain range is called
- Parasympathetic and sympathetic refer to the two branches of the
- Natural chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to those of morphine and other opium-derived drugs are called
- Which chemical pathway appears to be important both in some types of psychotic reactions and in the reinforcing/reward properties of various drugs?
- Weight control, aggression, food intake, impulsivity, and psychological depression have all been associated with
- Which brain-imaging technique provides real-time information about changes in brain blood flow?
- Which neurotransmitter resides at neuromuscular junctions in the somatic system, and acts on receptors that “excite” the muscles?
- Drugs can affect neurotransmitter systems in two main ways: either by altering the availability of the neurotransmitter in the synapse, or by
- Specialized structures that recognize and respond to specific chemical signals are called
- “Nonspecific effects” of taking a drug are those that do not depend on its chemical activity. They are sometimes referred to as
- Among the psychoactive drugs, alcohol can be classified as a(n)
- In some cases, repeated use of a drug leads to pharmacodynamic tolerance, which is based on
- The blood-brain barrier
- The “time course” of a drug’s action depends on
- Which of these is given its own classification category, due to its complex effects at different doses?
- Of the following routes of administration, which will produce the fastest onset of effects?
- The text uses an example of overlapping dose-response curves for slowed reaction time, ataxia (staggering), and coma to illustrate
- The group of psychoactive drugs called stimulants includes
- When the use of a drug interferes with normal behavior, such as driving a car, experienced users may learn to compensate and show less impairment than new users. This is an example of
Other sets
- One personality variable that has been consistently associated with higher rates of substance dependence is
- When examining a graph regarding changes over the years in the percentage of high school seniors who say they have “used” marijuana, we find almost a clear inverse (mirror-image) relationship to
- One finding is that adolescents who smoke cigarettes, drink heavily, and smoke marijuana are
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that:
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that “the effect of any psychoactive drug is powerfully influenced by
- Which type of factor probably plays a bigger role in determining whether a person will try a drug in the first place, as opposed to determining which of those who try it will become dependent?
- Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, they can be especially informative
- Suppose a person is prescribed an opioid medication (similar to heroin) to treat a painful injury. But after her injury heals, she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria. Based on this information alone, what term would you use to describe her drug use?
- The use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug causes problems or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring is called:
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that “every drug has ___________
- When using a substance makes normal activities, such as driving or swimming, become so disoriented and impaired, and increases danger to the individual and others, is called
- Which of the following drugs has been clearly linked to violent crime?
- In determining whether using a drug causes people to become criminals, it is important to remember that
- When repeated exposure to the same dose of a drug results in a lesser effect, this is called
- Since the 1990s, HIV transmission rates among intravenous drug users in New York have been reduced from about 50% to about 10%. According to the text, which of these factors led to this decrease?
- According to recent DAWN Toxicity Data, which of these substances is near the top of the “emergency room visits” lists?
- DAWN stands for:
- Acute drug effects are those that
- The occurrence of a “withdrawal syndrome” is evidence of
- As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research, the real driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is now believed to be
- In a challenge to the international ban on drug trafficking, _____________ became the first nation to completely legalize the sale and use of marijuana.
- Compared to urine samples, hair samples
- Substances with high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use are listed in/as
- From the 1920s to the 1970s, about 1 out of 1,000 Americans was in prison at any point in time. Due largely to changes in drug laws and drug enforcement, by 2008, that rate has now
- Important changes to the regulation of drugs by the Food and Drug Administration occurred in 1938 and 1962, largely in response to
- Before a new drug is released to the market, the FDA requires
- In the early 1900s in the U.S., drug reformers raised fears about the presence of opium and cocaine in many patent medicines and tonics being linked to:
- According to the text, what drug issue is currently at the center of a conflict between state and federal laws?
- In the early 1800s, _____________ was the medical doctor’s most reliable and effective medicine that was used for a variety of conditions, but mainly for pain relief.
- An economic study of U.S. efforts to eradicate coca fields in South America indicated
- Parasympathetic and sympathetic refer to the two branches of the
- Brain neurons have four morphologically defined regions. Which choice is NOT one of those regions?
- Weight control, aggression, food intake, impulsivity, and psychological depression have all been associated with
- Specialized structures that recognize and respond to specific chemical signals are called
- Drugs can affect neurotransmitter systems in two main ways: either by altering the availability of the neurotransmitter in the synapse, or by
- Which chemical pathway appears to be important both in some types of psychotic reactions and in the reinforcing/reward properties of various drugs?
- Which brain-imaging technique provides real-time information about changes in brain blood flow?
- Which neurotransmitter resides at neuromuscular junctions in the somatic system, and acts on receptors that “excite” the muscles?
- Natural chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to those of morphine and other opium-derived drugs are called
- The process of maintaining our internal environment (temperature, blood pressure, etc.) within a certain range is called
- Which of these is given its own classification category, due to its complex effects at different doses?
- The group of psychoactive drugs called stimulants includes
- In some cases, repeated use of a drug leads to pharmacodynamic tolerance, which is based on
- The text uses an example of overlapping dose-response curves for slowed reaction time, ataxia (staggering), and coma to illustrate
- The blood-brain barrier
- “Nonspecific effects” of taking a drug are those that do not depend on its chemical activity. They are sometimes referred to as
- Among the psychoactive drugs, alcohol can be classified as a(n)
- When the use of a drug interferes with normal behavior, such as driving a car, experienced users may learn to compensate and show less impairment than new users. This is an example of
- Of the following routes of administration, which will produce the fastest onset of effects?
Set 2
- Which type of factor probably plays a bigger role in determining whether a person will trya drug in the first place, as opposed to determining which of those who try it will become dependent?
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that “the effect of any psychoactive drug is powerfully influenced by ___________________.”
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drug use is that:
- Suppose a person is prescribed an opioid medication (similar to heroin) to treat a painful injury. But after her injury heals, she takes the drug primarily to feel euphoria. Based on this information alone, what term would you use to describe her drug use?
- One finding is that adolescents who smoke cigarettes, drink heavily, and smoke marijuana are ______________
- When examining a graph regarding changes over the years in the percentage of high school seniors who say they have “used” marijuana, we find almost a clear inverse (mirror-image) relationship to
- One of the general principles of psychoactive drugs is that “every drug has ___________
- Despite the limitations of survey questionnaires, they can be especially informative
- One personality variable that has been consistently associated with higher rates of substance dependence is
- The use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug causes problems or greatly increases the chances of problems occurring is called:
- The occurrence of a “withdrawal syndrome” is evidence of
- When using a substance makes normal activities, such as driving or swimming, become so disoriented and impaired, and increases danger to the individual and others, is called
- As views of substance dependence have changed based on scientific research, the real driving force behind repeated excessive drug use is now believed to be
- Which of the following drugs has been clearly linked to violent crime?
- Since the 1990s, HIV transmission rates among intravenous drug users in New York have been reduced from about 50% to about 10%. According to the text, which of these factors led to this decrease?
- Acute drug effects are those that
- An older (2009) DAWN mortality report found almost 10 times as many _________-related deaths as _________-related deaths.
- According to recent DAWN Toxicity Data, which of these substances is near the top of the “emergency room visits” lists?
- When repeated exposure to the same dose of a drug results in a lesser effect, this is called
- In determining whether using a drug causespeople to become criminals, it is important to remember that
- Important changes to the regulation of drugs by the Food and Drug Administration occurred in 1938 and 1962, largely in response to
- In the early 1900s in the U.S., drug reformers raised fears about the presence of opium and cocaine in many patent medicines and tonics being linked to:
- In a challenge to the international ban on drug trafficking, _____________ became the first nation to completely legalize the sale and use of marijuana.
- Compared to urine samples, hair samples
- According to the text, what drug issue is currently at the center of a conflict between state and federal laws?
- Substances with high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use are listed in/as
- From the 1920s to the 1970s, about 1 out of 1,000 Americans was in prison at any point in time. Due largely to changes in drug laws and drug enforcement, by 2008, that rate has now
- In the early 1800s, _____________ was the medical doctor’s most reliable and effective medicine that was used for a variety of conditions, but mainly for pain relief.
- An economic study of U.S. efforts to eradicate coca fields in South America indicated
- Before a new drug is released to the market, the FDA requires
- Parasympathetic and sympathetic refer to the two branches of the
- The process of maintaining our internal environment (temperature, blood pressure, etc.) within a certain range is called
- Which neurotransmitter resides at neuromuscular junctions in the somatic system, and acts on receptors that “excite” the muscles?
- Drugs can affect neurotransmitter systems in two main ways: either by altering the availability of the neurotransmitter in the synapse, or by
- Brain neurons have four morphologically defined regions. Which choice is NOT one of those regions?
- Weight control, aggression, food intake, impulsivity, and psychological depression have all been associated with
- Natural chemicals in the brain that produce effects similar to those of morphine and other opium-derived drugs are called
- Which brain-imaging technique provides real-time information about changes in brain blood flow?
- Specialized structures that recognize and respond to specific chemical signals are called
- Which chemical pathway appears to be important both in some types of psychotic reactions and in the reinforcing/reward properties of various drugs?
- “Nonspecific effects” of taking a drug are those that do not depend on its chemical activity. They are sometimes referred to as
- When the use of a drug interferes with normal behavior, such as driving a car, experienced users may learn to compensate and show less impairment than new users. This is an example of
- Which of these is given its own classification category, due to its complex effects at different doses?
- The text uses an example of overlapping dose-response curves for slowed reaction time, ataxia (staggering), and coma to illustrate
- In some cases, repeated use of a drug leads to pharmacodynamic tolerance, which is based on
- Among the psychoactive drugs, alcohol can be classified as a(n)
- The blood-brain barrier
- Of the following routes of administration, which will produce the fastest onset of effects?
- Researchers, when seeking to measure toxicity of drugs in mice, try to find the difference between the therapeutic index and the lethal doses amount. This difference is referred to as the
- The “time course” of a drug’s action depends on