If You Were a Physician Examining the Brain Wave Activity

question 67

Multiple Choice

If you were a physician examining the brain wave activity of people with alcohol use disorder, non-problem drinkers, and their children, you would likely find that

• A) sons and daughters of alcoholic-dependent parents show smaller P300 amplitudes than do children of non-alcoholic parents.
• B) sons of alcohol-dependent fathers show higher than normal rates of theta waves.
• C) sons of alcohol-dependent fathers show higher than normal rates of alpha waves.
• D) sons and daughters of alcohol-dependent parents show larger P300 amplitudes than do children of non-alcoholic fathers.
• E) sons of alcohol-dependent fathers have lower than normal rates of beta waves.

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Definitions:

Ineffective

Not producing the desired outcome or effect.

Tantrum Behavior

A form of emotional outburst, often observed in children, characterized by yelling, crying, or physically lashing out.

Time Out

A form of behavioral modification that involves temporarily removing an individual from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, to decrease that behavior.

Conventional Punishment

Traditional forms of punishment used to decrease or eliminate undesirable behaviors.