body
Psychoactive drug - answer-a drug that can alter a person's consciousness or experience
Intoxication - answer-the state of being mentally affected by a chemical (literally, a state of being poisoned)
Addictive behavior - answer-compulsive behavior associated with craving and pursuit o...
Chapter 7: Drug Abuse and Addiction
Drug - answer-any chemical other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the
body
Psychoactive drug - answer-a drug that can alter a person's consciousness or experience
Intoxication - answer-the state of being mentally affected by a chemical (literally, a state of being
poisoned)
Addictive behavior - answer-compulsive behavior associated with craving and pursuit of
physical or psychological reward that interferes with family, school, work, and recreational
activities
Addiction - answer-a chronic disease that disrupts the brain's system of motivation and reward,
characterized by a compulsive desire and increasing need for a substance or behavior, and by
harm to the individual and/or society
Tolerance - answer-a physical state in which the body adapts to a drug so that the initial dose
no longer produces the original physical or psychological effects
Characteristics of addiction - answer--reinforcement
-compulsion or craving
-loss of control
-escalation
-negative consequences
Withdrawal - answer-physical and psychological symptoms that follow the interrupted use of a
drug or behavior on which a user has become dependent
Apa's two forms of substance disorders - answer-1. Substance abuse
2. Substance dependence
Criteria for diagnosing substance abuse - answer-1. Continued use despite social or
interpersonal problems
2. Repeated use resulting in failure to fulfill obligations at work, school, or home
3. Repeated use resulting in physically hazardous situations
4. Use resulting in legal problems
Physical dependence - answer-the result of physiological adaptation that occurs in response to
the frequent presence of a drug; typically associated with tolerance and withdrawal
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