Addiction Flashcards
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What is addiction
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Dependence on substances and activities WHICH THEN HAS BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL EFFECTS ON A PERSON
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Symptoms of being addicted
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- strong desire to take substance despite harmful consequences
- giving up on activities that were once deemed as important
- withdrawal state when substances is reduced or gone
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Salience
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Activity becomes the most important
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Mood modification
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Activity produced an arousing ‘buzz’ or high
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Tolerance
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Increasing amounts of activity are needed to achieve same effects
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Withdrawal symptoms
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Sudden reduction of activity produces unpleasant feelings and physical effects
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Relapse
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Reverting to earlier patterns of addiction soon after giving up
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What is substance misuse
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A person uses the substance in a way that would be harmful to them