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PSYC 430 MODULE 5 QUIZ

Question 1
Which of the following is a medical condition MORE common in bulimia than anorexia?

Question 2
Of the following, the psychological disorder that anorexia nervosa MOST resembles is:

Question 3
The popular star whose death raised awareness of eating disorders was:

Question 4
If a friend of yours had bulimia nervosa and engaged in frequent binges, about how many of his or her binges per week would you expect to witness?

Question 5
According to cognitive theorists, the underlying distortion in eating disorders is related to:

Question 6
A person who stopped eating candy and other sweets, then gradually eliminated other foods until the person was eating almost nothing could be experiencing:

Question 7
The part of the brain MOST closely associated with the control of eating and body weight is the:

Question 8
A study of college men showed that they describe the ideal male as ______ and the ideal female as ______.

Question 9
Changes in body image among African American women and among women in non-Westernized cultures support the idea that ______ has/have a strong influence on body image.

Question 10
What appears to be the KEY factor in determining the types of food that are likely to be eaten in a binge?

Question 11
Someone who fasts or exercises strenuously following a binge is engaging in:

Question 12
Why does the author of your textbook describe dieters who have fallen to a weight below their set point as being engaged in a “battle against themselves”?

Question 13
What does Hilde Bruch believe ineffective parents do that puts their children at risk for eating disorders?

Question 14
If someone opposes the medical use of THC, MOST likely the person may do so because:

Question 15
Researchers have found that substance use disorders are more common among some religious groups than others, and in general, are more common among some groups than among others. Together, these findings provide the MOST support for which view of substance abuse disorders?

Question 16
Research indicates that the MOST important neurotransmitter in the “pleasure pathway” of the brain is likely to be:

Question 17
In what proportion of suicides, rapes, and homicides in the United States does alcoholism play a role?

Question 18
The MOST powerful form of cannabis is:

Question 19
An individual who is dependent on alcohol is experiencing delirium tremens. This reaction is:

Question 20
According to the chart in your textbook, teenagers say that the drug easiest for them to obtain is:

Question 21
Three chronic marijuana users—a “light” user, a “moderate” user, and a “heavy” user—stop using marijuana. Several weeks later, abnormal blood flow, which had occurred in the brains of all three prior to quitting, had MOST likely:

Question 22
Wes has a drink in the morning on rising. He then drinks during his lunch. After work, he goes to a singles bar and immediately has a drink to ease his nerves about approaching the women there. Later, at home, he generally has a small dinner and then sits in front of the TV watching sports and drinking beer (as many as 12 cans). Somehow he manages to get up and go to work the next morning. Wes is displaying:

Question 23
Of the following, the MOST likely to exhibit a substance abuse disorder would be a(n):

Question 24
A recent local news report showed pictures of a “huffer” who had inhaled spray fumes, and then been arrested for disorderly conduct, among other things. Besides being illegal, “huffing” of some sort has been tried by:

Question 25
Unlike the opioid drugs morphine and heroin, methadone: