Abnormal Psych Ch 11 Substance-Related Disorders

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Addictive Behavior

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Behavior based on the pathological need for a substance or activity; it may involve the abuse of substances, such as nicotine, alcohol, or cocaine, or gambling.

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Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium

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Acute delirium associated with withdrawal from alcohol after prolonged heavy consumptions; characterized by intense anxiety, tremors, fever and sweating, and hallucinations.

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Alcoholic

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Dependence on alcohol that seriously interferes with life adjustment.

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Alcoholism

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Dependence on alcohol that seriously interferes with life adjustment.

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Amphetamine

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Drug that produces a psychologically stimulating and energizing effect.

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Barbiturates

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Synthetic drugs that act as depressants to calm the individual and induce sleep.

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Caffeine

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A drug dependence found in many commonly available drinks and foods.

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Cocaine

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Stimulating and pain-reducing psychoactive drug.

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Delirium Tremens

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Acute delirium associated with withdrawal from alcohol after prolonged heavy consumptions; characterized by intense anxiety, tremors, fever and sweating, and hallucinations.

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Ecstasy

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A human manufactured drug that is taken orally and acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen. The drug effects include feelings of mental stimulation, emotional warmth, enhanced sensory perception, and increased physical energy.

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Endorphins

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Opiates produced in the brain and throughout the body that function like neruotransmitters to dampen pain sensations. They also play a role in the body's building up tolerance to certain drugs.

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Flashback

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Involuntary recurrence of perceptual distortions or hallucinations weeks or months after taking a drug; in post-traumatic stress disorder, a dissociative state in which the person briefly relives the traumatic experience.

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Hallucinogens

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Drugs known to induce hallucinations; often referred to as psychedelics.

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Hashish

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Strongest drug derived from the hemp plant; a relative of marijuana that is usually smoked.

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Heroin

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Powerful psychoactive drug, chemically derived from morphine, that relieves pain but is even more intense and addictive than morphine.

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LSD

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The most potent of hallucinogens. it is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, and an amount smaller than a grain of salt can produce intoxication. Lysergic acid diethylamide.

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Marijuana

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Mild hallucinogenic drug derived from the hemp plant, often smoked in cigarettes called reefers or joints.

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Mescaline

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Hallucinogenic drug derived from the peyote cactus.

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Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine Pathway (MCLP)

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Center of psychoactive drug activation in the brain. This area is involved in the release of dopamine and in mediating the rewarding properties of drugs.

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Methadone

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Synthetic narcotic related to heroin; used in treatment of heroin addiction because is staisfies the craving for heroin without producing serious psychological impairment.

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Morphine

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Addictive drug derived from opium that can serve as a powerful sedative and pain reliever.

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Nicotine

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Addictive akaloid that is the cheif active ingredient in tobacco and a drug of dependence.

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Opium

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Narcotic drug that leads to physiological dependence and the development of tolerance; derivatives are morphine, heroin, and codeine.

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Pathological Gambling

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Progressive disorder characterized by loss of control over gambling, preoccupation with gambling and obtaining money for gambling, and irrational gambling behavior in spite of adverse consequences.

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Psilocybin

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Hallucinogenic drug derived from a variety of mushrooms.

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Psychoactive Substances

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Drugs that affect mental functioning.

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Substance Abuse

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Maladaptive pattern of substance use manifested by recurrent and significant adverse consequences related to the use of the substance.

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Substance Dependence

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Severe form of substance use disorder involving phsiological dependence on the substance, tolerance, withdrawal, and compulsive drug taking.

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Substance-Related Disorders

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Patterns of maladaptive behavior centered on the regular use of a substance, such as a drug or alcoholl.

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Moderating

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A variable that influences the association between two other variables.

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Tolerance

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Need for increased amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effects.

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Toxicity

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Poisonous nature of a substance.

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Withdrawal

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Intellectual, emotional, or physical retreat.