| QUESTION |
OPTION 1 |
OPTION 2 |
OPTION 3 |
OPTION 4 |
| Select the CORRECT statement about marijuana: |
"Marijuana is not addictive" |
"Marijuana impairs long-term memory" |
"Marijuana has been linked to psychosis" |
"Marijuana can cure cancer" |
| People can abuse and become addicted to a range of medications, EXCEPT for: |
"Antipsychotics" |
"Opioids" |
"Barbiturates" |
"Benzodiazepines" |
| Select the CORRECT statement about ulcers: |
"Ulcers are caused primarily by stress" |
"An infection is the leading cause of developing ulcers" |
"Spicy foods cause ulcers" |
"Ulcers are the result of underlying psychological conflict" |
| Select the INCORRECT statement about autism: |
"No medication can improve the core signs of autism" |
"Around 1% of people are now thought to have autism" |
"Only 0.05% of them have truly outstanding savant ability" |
"People with autism are asocial and uncaring" |
| All but this is rarely portrayed about dementia at the movies: |
"Patient's agitation" |
"Patients going wandering" |
"Patients being treated with psychotropic drugs" |
"Experience of visual hallucinations" |
| Spain has suffered from the highest _____ prevalence rates in Europe for the last decade. |
"Marijuana" |
"Ecstasy" |
"Heroin" |
"Cocaine" |
| Select the INCORRECT statement about the chemical imbalance theory of mental illness: |
"They link emotional states with levels of monoamines" |
"This idea is proving increasingly popular" |
"Most antidepressants are much more effective than placebo" |
"No one knows what "correct" levels for neurotransmitters are" |
| Select the CORRECT statement about oxytocin, the "love" molecule: |
"Extra oxytocin can increase feelings of envy" |
"Oxytocin can reduce trust toward outsiders" |
"Oxytocin can increase aggression toward partners" |
"All the answers are correct" |
| Select the INCORRECT statement about statins: |
"Statins are strongly associated with cognitive dysfunction" |
"Their cardiovascular benefits out-weight other harms" |
"Statins reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity" |
"Statins reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol" |
| Select the CORRECT answer about crack babies: |
"Cocaine-exposed children show less intelligence" |
"These kids grow to be either addicts or criminals" |
"Its effects are more severe than for alcohol" |
"Poverty is more important than being exposed to cocaine" |
