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20 Cards in this Set
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Alcohol Dependence
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alcohol abuse combined with tolerance, withdrawal, and an uncontrollable drive to drink.
3.5% of Abusers become dependent |
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Alcohol Abuse
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repeated use despite recurrent adverse consequences
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Alcohol Abusers Commorbidity
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80-85% drinkers smoke
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Prevelance of Alcohol Abuse
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2.5% general population
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AA
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70% of Abusers have sought AA->court orders
Questionable effectiveness |
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Frats/Sororities
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Higher rank of drinking
After college, frat boys and sorority girls have no higher rate of abuse or dependence |
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Smoking Health Consequences
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85% of lung cancer cases assosciated with smoking
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Marijuana Sensitization
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Although tolerance is built up, regular users get high faster
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Cocaine
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Quick, heightened arousal
Heightened Sexual pleasure Paranoid ideation Cognitive impairment increased risk of stroke free basing-explosions |
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Methamphetamine
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4.7 million have tried
More powerful cravings than heroin |
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Schizophrenia Positive Symptoms
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Hallucinations
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Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms
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Avolition-lack of energy
Alogin-impoverished content of speech Anhedrenia-lack of interest in pleasureable activity Flat affect-66% no emotional response |
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Schizophrenia Diagnosis
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fluctuated from 20% to 80% of all mental health patients
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Schizophrenia Cause
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Serotonin imbalance
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder v OC Personality Disorder
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OCD-Obsessions +Compulsions
OCPD-no obcessions or compulsions, just perfectionist, stubborn, formal, etc |
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Schizoid v Schizotypical
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Schizoid-no desire to have relationships, sex
Schizotypical-magical beliefs |
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Borderline Personality Disorder
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highs and lows, chaotic behavior and relationships, splitting, even dissosciation
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Paranoid Personality Disorder
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paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.
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Histrionic Personality Disorder
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overly dramatic, attention seeking, preoccupied w/ physical appearance
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Psychopath
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lack of emotions
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