Drugs & Society Exam 1

Front 1

What age group has the highest concentration of drug users and experimenters?

Back 1

18-25

Front 2

According to Chapter 1 of your text, the principal social psychological factor in determining the presence of an individual’s drug abuse is __________

Back 2

Motivation

Front 3

Which of the two popular views best reflect the long established relationship between drug use and crime?

Back 3

A. Criminal behavior develops as a mean to support addiction B. criminality is inherently linked to the personality of the user and occurs independently from drug use

Front 4

Explanations of addiction in terms of genetics, brain dysfunction, and biochemical patterns are termed __________.

Back 4

genetic and biophysiological theories

Front 5

It is believed that most drugs with abuse potential enhance pleasure centers by causing the release of __________.

Back 5

dopamine

Front 6

__________ theories tend to view the structural organization of a society, peer group, or subculture as responsible for drug use

Back 6

Social Influence(?)

Front 7

homeostasis

Back 7

the maintenece of internal stability

Front 8

two types of dependence:

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Physical Dependence - the body has developed a physiological reliance on a drug because it has caused changes in its natural state of being

Psychological Dependence - affects a person emotionally and mentally rather than, or in addition to, physiologically. This develops from the memory of the sense of euphoria that the drug creates, causing a person to long for that feeling and think of it often

Front 9

trends in use of sedative-hypnotic drugs

Front 10

Four factors that shape individual views and the likelihood of drug use

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Socialization, Environmental Exposure, Age of Initial Exposure, Attitude Change

Front 11

Four principle factors that affect how a user experiences a drug

Back 11

Biological, Cultural, Social, and Contextual factors

Front 12

Drugs

Back 12

any substance that modifies the mind or bodyfunction

Front 13

Psychoactive drugs or substances

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Drugcompounds that affect the central nervous system and alter consciousness and/orperceptions

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Drug abuse

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The habitual taking or misuse of addictive orillegal drugs- Outside of prescribed recommendations

Front 15

Drug addiction

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a chronic, often relapsing, brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking- Despite harmful consequences- Initial use is voluntary decision; over time, brain changes impede self control