Chapter 1 Flashcards
What are psychoactive dugs?
substances that alter our feelings, thoughts, perceptions of the world, and behavior; alter the functioning of our brains and hence produce changes in our behavior and experiences
Illicit drugs are?
Illegal
-heroin
-cocaine
-marijuana
-meth
Licit drugs are?
Legal
-alcohol
-nicotine
-caffeine
-prescription meds
drug dependence is?
a condition where a person feels a compulsive need to continue taking a drug. meanwhile, the drug can take a central role in the person’s life
what is a drug?
a chemical substance that, when taken into
the body, alters the structure or functioning of the body in some way, excluding those nutrients considered to be related to normal functioning.
what is instrumental use?
refers to the motivation of the drug user; taking a drug or substance for a specific purpose other than getting “high”
what is recreational use?
refers to the motivation of the drug user; taking drugs to get high or wasted or acheive some pleasureable effect.
Ex: Taking Valium to reduce anxiety? I/R? L/I?
Instrumental; licit
Ex: Smoking marijuana to get high
Recreational; illicit
Ex: Ex: Having alcohol before dinner to relax
Recreational; licit
Ex: Taking meth w/o a prescription to stay awake for a test
Instrumental; illicit
drug misuse?
drug taking behavior in which a prescription or over the counter is used inappropriately
drug abuse?
results in some kind of physical mental, or social impairment
shamanism?
the philosophy and practice of healing where a diagnosis or treatment is based on trancelike states; either from the healer or the patient
shaman?
the healer
Ebers Papyrus?
an Egyptian document, from approx. 1500 BC, w/ more than 800 prescriptions for common ailments and diseases
placebo effect?
after taking a drug, a person believes that it contains healing effect and there is a change in the person’s condition rather than the physical effects of the drug
patient medicine?
a drug or combo of drugs sold through peddlers, shops, or mail order advertisements
chlorpromazine?
An antipsychotic (antischizophrenia) drug. Brand name is Thorazine (THOR-a-zeen).
neuroscience?
scientific study of the nervous system undertaken as a collaborative effort among researchers for other disciplines in science
risk factors?
factors that increase the likelihood of being involved w/ drugs
protective factors?
decrease the likelihood of involvement w/ drugs and reduce the impact of a risk factor
