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Let’s pretend that Kanye West is a long-term drug user. As a result of his chronic use, his behavior and functioning have completely changed. He is very paranoid, he experiences tactile hallucinations (e.g., he feels like bugs are crawling on his skin), and he engages in useless and purposeless behavior like constantly sorting and resorting his silverware drawer. What drug has Kanye probably been using?

Which of the following is a technique that can be used to assess drug and alcohol use when there is concern that many individuals may purposely lie about or minimize their use?

Please write about one topic (e.g., specific drugs, theories, effects, etc.) that you enjoyed learning about this semester. 

Which of the following models would specifically conceptualize craving as dysphoric emotion?

  This tumor is can be found in oral tissue and digits of dogs. It is highly malignant. It has a round to oval nuclei and brown to green-black pigment in the cytoplasm. What is it?

Macroeconomics

According to Ms. Boldt, how has the international trade in cut flowers affected the lives of the South American workers in this industry?

Combining the Balance of Payment accounting and National Income Accounting shows that

Essay Questions (Answer only six questions)

The Federal Reserve tries to influence the economy by changing the interest rate. Suppose the Fed wants to increase real GDP. Tell whether the Fed will raise or lower the interest rate. Ignoring any international effects, explain the effect the change in the interest rate has on real GDP and the price level. (Your explanation should definitely include a description of how the Fed policy changes the aggregate demand curve and/or the (short-run) aggregate supply curve and should relate the change(s) to the effect on real GDP and the price level.)