When Alcohol Is Abused, the Resulting Effects May Include

question 144

Multiple Choice

When alcohol is abused, the resulting effects may include:

• A) blackouts, cirrhosis of the liver, mental and neurological impairment, psychosis, and possibly death.
• B) an increased risk of bladder cancer.
• C) loss of appetite, nausea, constipation, withdrawal symptoms, and possibly death.
• D) damage of dopamine cells in the brain.

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Definitions:

Conditioned

The process of learning by which a stimulus becomes associated with a specific response through conditioning, often used in behaviorism.

Behavioralist

A psychologist or researcher who studies behavior through observable actions and reactions, often ignoring mental state theories.

Sociocultural Perspective

Perspective that focuses on the relationship between social behavior and culture; in psychopathology, perspective in which abnormal thinking and behavior (as well as normal) is seen as the product of learning and shaping within the context of the family, the social group to which one belongs, and the culture within which the family and social group exist.

Eurocentric

A worldview that is centered on Western civilization or a biased perspective that favors Western culture and history over those of other cultures.