Deck 21: Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders in College Students

Question 1

There is a(n) between student levels of alcohol use and academic performance.

A)inverse relationship
B)positive correlation
C)neutral relationship
D)static

Answer 1

inverse relationship

Question 2

Which of the following terms does the author use to describe the phenomenon of college students feeling protected against all but the most severe repercussions of their alcohol use?

A)Group isolation
B)Group insulation
C)Social norms
D)Social insulation

Answer 2

Group insulation

Question 3

It has been estimated that around million students entered college in the United States in the fall of 2016.

A)10
B)15.5
C)20.5
D)26

Answer 3

20.5

Question 4

It has been estimated that students per year are the victims of alcohol-related sexual assault, or "date rape" experiences while in college.

A)54,000
B)68,000
C)82,000
D)97,000

Question 5

Although most college students cannot legally purchase alcohol until the age of 21, research suggests that of college students view drinking as a central part of their social lives.

A)17-22%
B)35-38%
C)47-50%
D)just under 90%

Question 6

Students who utilize performance-enhancing compounds tend to

A)engage in other forms of substance use as well.
B)be more likely to excel in their studies.
C)have troubled interpersonal relationships.
D)be better athletes.

Question 7

The adolescent brain is thought to be times more vulnerable to alcohol-induced brain damage than the adult brain.

A)1.5-2
B)2.5-3.5
C)4-5
D)6-7.5

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons described in your text that may contribute to why college students living in sororities and fraternities binge drink at higher rates than students not living in sororities and fraternities?

A)Students living in sororities and fraternities are more likely to be student athletes.
B)Students attracted to living in sororities and fraternities may be more likely to engage in abusive drinking.
C)Students living in sororities and fraternities are surrounded by others who engage in binge drinking.
D)Students living in sororities and fraternities may view binge drinking as a rite of passage.

Question 9

Among non-college students between 18 and 29 years of age, approximately of those polled admitted to using illicit drugs at least once in their lives between 2010 and 2014, a rate that was surprisingly consistent from year to year.

A)15%
B)30%
C)45%
D)60%

Question 10

The period called "young adulthood" by experts in human development is universally defined as "the period falling between 25 and 45 years of age."

Question 11

Research has found that of college undergraduates engage in heavy episodic drinking at least once every 2 weeks.

A)10%
B)25%
C)40%
D)65%

Question 12

Researchers found that college students who had consumed "energy drinks" while drinking were more likely to drive home despite being heavily intoxicated when compared to students who had not consumed "energy drinks" while drinking that evening.

A)50%
B)100%
C)300%
D)400%

Question 13

It has been found that of fraternity members reported engaging in binge drinking episodes.

A)75%
B)86%
C)90%
D)68%

Question 14

What percentage of medical students meet the criteria for diagnosis of a mild alcohol use disorder?

A)11%
B)18%
C)25%
D)32%

Question 15

One of the indirect dangers from consuming energy drinks is that those who do are more likely than peers who had not had an energy drink to leave a bar intoxicated.

A)300%
B)400%
C)50%
D)100%

Question 16

Tobacco use rates

A)are similar regardless of education level.
B)actually trend up with higher education.
C)go down with undergrad education but trend back up with attending post-graduation and graduate school.
D)continue to decline with more education.

Question 17

As a group, college students tend to their peers' acceptance of drunken behavior as well as the number of their peers who engage in heavy alcohol use.

A)be unwilling to join
B)overestimate
C)be fairly accurate about
D)underestimate

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about the so-called "party" schools?

A)The rate of alcohol use by students at these colleges is similar to students at colleges that are not considered "party" schools.
B)The rate of alcohol use by students at these colleges is less than rates at colleges not considered "party" schools.
C)The rate of alcohol use by students at these colleges is higher than rates at colleges not considered "party" schools.
D)Efforts to reduce drinking at "party" schools between 1993 and 2005 were very successful.

Question 19

Alcohol use causes substance-related academic problems for what percentage of college students?

A)30%
B)10%
C)25%
D)17%

Question 20

As a group, college students tend to the frequency and severity of peers' drinking behaviors.

A)underestimate
B)overestimate
C)accurately assess
D)be impressed by

Question 21

What is unique about the environment of attending college regarding the transition into adulthood?

Question 22

Drinking patterns of college students are similar to drinking patterns of young adults who do not enter college right after high school.

Question 23

Describe the differences between college students and their non-college-bound peers with regard to the use of drugs, both legal and illicit.

Question 24

Explain how the selection of peer relationships might influence drug/alcohol use during college.

Question 25

College students tend to underestimate their peers' acceptance of drunken behavior, and they also underestimate the number of their peers who are engaging in heavy alcohol use.

Question 26

Research finds that the frequency of binge drinking episodes in college populations is about the same for those who are or who are not in a fraternity or a sorority.

Question 27

C-reactive protein, which is associated with alcohol consumption, is thought to be associated with the development of both liver disease and later-life dementia.

Question 28

Describe the factors that may influence drinking patterns in those who attend college.

Question 29

Discuss some of the benefits that students in graduate school might perceive regarding the use of alcohol and drugs in those settings.

Question 30

College students who celebrate their 21st birthday by consuming 21 drinks are at risk for toxic, potentially fatal, blood alcohol levels.