The neurotransmitter GABA plays what role in drug use and addiction?

The neurotransmitter GABA plays what role in drug use and addiction?
 
  a. It acts as the brain police
  b. It acts as the gatekeeper
  c. It acts as the transporter
  d. It acts as the stimulator

Question 2

Substance abuse and substance dependence are
 
  a. Different terms for the same condition
 b. Two similar but separate diagnoses in the DSM-5
 c. Outdated terms that reflect incomplete understanding of neurobiology
  d. Combined into a single diagnosis in the DSM-5

Question 3

Which of the following drugs is known to have an anxiolytic effect?
 
  a. Methamphetamine
  b. Alcohol
 c. Caffeine
 d. LSD

Question 4

In trying to understand why some individuals become addicted to anxiolytics and others do not, it is important to consider the negative reinforcement that is associated with the drug's ability to
 
  a. produce a high..
 b. reduce anxiety.
 c. metabolize quickly.
  d. relieve pain.

Question 5

Yesterday you asked your friend Ray for a couple of aspirin tablets to relieve your headache. Ray has been taking a psychology course and informs you that, in behavioral terms, aspirin is a ________ reinforcer.
 
  a. positive
 b. negative
  c. neutral
 d. variable

Question 6

In behavioral terms, drugs like aspirin are considered negative reinforcers because they
 
  a. make a person feel good.
 b. stop a person from feeling pain.
 c. have toxic effects on the nervous system.
 d. can cause frequent users to become dependent on them.