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Rosenthal Chapter 14 Self-test questions
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Rosenthal Chapter 14 Self-test questions
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Which is true about the prevalence of performance enhancing drugs?
Equal numbers of adult men and women use anabolic-androgenic steroids
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The typical user of anabolic androgenic steroids is a white, educated, employed man who is not active in organized sports
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About 22% of high school seniors in the United States use anabolic androgenic steroids regularly
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Anabolic-androgenic steroids are largely accepted among high school students; only 10% disapproved of their use
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Which is the incorrect association?
Anabolic-androgenic steroids--increased muscle growth and strength
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Erythropoietin--increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood
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Cortisone--allows athletes to play through the pain
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Beta-blockers--increases endurance and alertness
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Which is true about Attention Deficit Disorder?
It is seen more in boys than in girls
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It is most often treated with behavioral modification
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There is no such disorder; it is simply a behavioral problem
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Ritalin often causes excessive sleepiness
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Which of the following is not a reason to explain the sharp rise in ADHD diagnoses over the past decades?
Exposure to electronic devices
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More homework and less recess, gym, and music in elementary schools
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Significantly more neurological abnormalities
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More direct-to-consumer ads
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Which of the following is not true about drugs used to treat ADHD?
They increase levels of norepinephrine
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They decrease appetite
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They are more dangerous if a user crushes the pills and snorts them rather than swallowing them
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They have been proven to lead to significant, long-term academic improvement
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"Anabolic" is a term meaning a substance that promotes male physiological characteristics
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b)False
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During the first Olympic Games in Greece, some athletes used drugs to help improve their performance
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The United States accounts for the largest number of anabolic-androgenic steroid users around the world
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b)False
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Most users of anabolic-androgenic drugs prefer oral administration over IM injection
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b)False
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Chronic administration of testosterone inhibits FSH and LH
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b)False
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Attention Deficit Disorder is most commonly identified using blood tests
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b)False
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It is estimated that approximately 250,000 children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with ADHD
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When standard diagnostic criteria are used, the true prevalence of ADHD has not enormously increased over the past decades
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Children whose mothers smoked while pregnant have higher rates of ADHD
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b)False
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Ritalin blocks the reuptake of dopamine and norepinephrine
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b)False
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