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13 Cards in this Set
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Pylorospasm
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The shutting of the pylorus valve that occurs in some people when they drink very large quantities of alcohol
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Standard Drink
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The alcohol equivalent in a drink of beer, wine or distilled spirits. A standard drink equals 0.5 ounce of alcohol - about the alcohol content in 12 ounces of beer, 4 ounces of wine, or 1 ounce of whiskey (100 proof).
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Disulfiram
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A drug that interferes with the metabolism of alcohol so that people soon feel very ill if they drink while on a regimen of disulfiram. The drug may be used as part of a treatment program for alcohol dependence.
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Social Detoxification
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Treatment of alcohol withdrawal without the use of medicine.
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Orientation to Time
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Awareness of temporal specification, such as time of day, day of the week, or year. Orientation to time is one of the functions assessed in a psychiatric mental status exam.
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Intoxication
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A transient state of physical and psychological disruption caused by the presence of a toxic substance, such as alcohol, in the CNS.
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REM Sleep
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Acronym for 'rapid eye movements' which are associated with dream activity and are on stage in a cycle of sleep.
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Blackout
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Failure to recall events that occurred while drinking even though there is no loss of consciousness.
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Short-term Memory
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Memory for recent events; thought to differ from long-term memory in several important ways.
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Long-term Memory
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Memory for remote events. According to one theory of memory, information enters long-term memory through short-term memory.
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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
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Drugs used to treat depressions that inhibit the activity of the enzyme monoamine oxidase, which degrades the neurotransmitters of norepinephrine and serotonin.
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Neuropsychological Tests
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Formal ways of measuring behavioral functions that may be impaired by brain lesions.
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Teratology
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In biology, the study of monsters, or distortions in growth.
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