Chapter 11 Abnormal psychology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Substance-related disorders | ... |
| Addictive behavior | behavior based on the pathological need for a substance or activity such as nicotine or cocaine |
| Psychoactive substances | Substances that affect mental functioning in the central nervous system. Alcohol, nicotine, heroin, Ecstasy, etc. |
| Toxicity | The poisonous nature of the substance that leads to physiological chances in the brain |
| Substance Abuse | excessive use of a substance that leads to hazardous behavior or a health problem |
| Substance dependence | Physiological need for increasing amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effect. |
| Tolerance | the need for increased amounts of substance to achieve the desired effect |
| Withdrawal | Physical symptoms such as sweating, tremors, and tension that accompany abstinence from the drug |
| alcholic or alcoholism | A compulsion to take alcohol on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effects and avoid the discomfort of its absence |
| Alcohol withdrawal delirium | The person enters a state of withdrawal. Slight noises or suddendly moving objects may cause considerable excitement and agitation |
| Mesocortiocolimbic dopamine pathway (MCLP) | center of psychoactive drug activation in the brain. Stimulation to this area of the brain creates great pleasure |
| Moderating variable | ... |
| Opium | ... |
| Morphine | ... |
| Heronin | ... |
| endorphins | The body's own opium-like substance. Produced by the pituitary gland and produced in response to stimulation and plays a role in an organim's reaction to pain |
| Methadone | ... |
| Cocaine | ... |
| amphetamine | ... |
| barbiturates | Aids in falled to sleep |
| Hallucinogens | Drugs that are thought to induce hallucinations |
| LSD | ... |
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