Which Statement About Alcohol Abuse Disorders and Other Psychological Disorders

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which statement about alcohol abuse disorders and other psychological disorders is accurate?

• A) Since alcohol has a negative effect on neurotransmitters, it is extremely rare for people with schizophrenia to become alcohol or drug dependent.
• B) Since alcohol has an anti-anxiety effect, most of the people who are alcohol dependent and have another disorder suffer from generalized anxiety disorder.
• C) The personality disorder most often associated with alcohol abuse is antisocial personality disorder.
• D) The personality disorder most often associated with alcohol abuse is obsessive compulsive personality disorder.

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Definitions:

Partial-Reinforcement Schedule

A conditioning schedule in which a reward is not administered every time the desired response is performed, typically leading to slower extinction of the behavior than with continuous reinforcement.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that acquire their reinforcing properties through their association with primary reinforcers, which are inherently rewarding.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the consequences of an action determine the likelihood of it being repeated.

Shaping

A method in operant conditioning by which behaviors are gradually trained or shaped by rewarding approximations of the desired behavior.