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antagonist drugs - ✔✔- biological treatment for addiction
- blocks or dampens responses of drugs
- antabuse makes you sick when you drink
- naloxone attaches to pain receptors so painkillers effect is dulled
- naltrexone reduces alcohol cravings)
agonist drugs - ✔✔- biological treatment for addiction
- chemical bings to receptors and activates it to produces a biological response
- methadone synthetic opioid used to wean people off of heroin
AA/NA - ✔✔- abstinence based treatment for addiction
- encourage people to quit the addictive action and give support group of others going through
same thing
residential treatment - ✔✔- abstinence based treatment for addiction
- in home treatment for addiction
tom uses alcohol to the point that it is central to his life. as a result he develops a physical need
for the drug. his disorder is known as ___ - ✔✔substance use disorder
the actual effect of alcohol on the nervous system is that of a ___ - ✔✔depressant
when melody stopped taking barbituates, she suffered a period of nausea, insomnia, and sleep
problems. this is known as - ✔✔withdrawal
,the brain's neurotransmitters that help to relieve pain are called - ✔✔endorphins
several minutes after lannie took LSD her perception of color changed and she saw objects that
weren't there. she was experiencing__ - ✔✔hallucinations
willa was watching television when she suddenly saw a pretty wavy colors that looked just like
her last LSD trip months ago. her experience is an example of ___ - ✔✔flashback
pairing the craving for a drug with an electric shock is an example of ___ - ✔✔aversion
therapy
learning coping strategies to deal with situations known to stimulate drinking is part of ___
training - ✔✔relapse prevention
within seconds of getting the injection, glenda, a relatively new heroine user was in the middle
of withdrawal symptoms. the injection was probably an ____ - ✔✔antagonist drug
___ is a drug that has been used as a substitute for heroine in the treatment of addiction -
✔✔methadone
when alcohol concentration reaches ___ percent of a person's blood by volume, that individual
has reached a state of intoxication - ✔✔.08%
which activity will have the greatest effect on making an intoxicated person sober - ✔✔the
passage of time
which neurotransmitter system does cocaine affect? - ✔✔dopamine
, what theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can induce a high in one dependent
on heroine - ✔✔classical conditioning
asking people with alcoholism to imagine extremely repulsive scenes while they are drinking is
a form of - ✔✔behavioral therapy
state anxiety - ✔✔- unpleasant emotional arousal in face of threatening demands or dangers
(induced by outside stressor)
- temporary/situational
trait anxiety - ✔✔- more intense degree of state anxiety to specific situations that most
people do and experience anxiety towards a broader range of situations and objects than most
people
- personality characteristic
physical response to stress - ✔✔- increased heart rate
-pupil dilation
- increased sweating
- dry mouth
emotional response to stress - ✔✔- suicidal ideation
- hopelessness/helplessness
cognitive response to stress - ✔✔- decreased attention/concentration
- preoccupation
- forgetfulness and blocking
- poor judgement
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