Chapter 11

Question 1

Addictive Behavior

Answer 1

Behavior based on the pathological need for a substance or activity; it may involve the abuse of substances, such as nicotine, alcohol, or cocaine, or gambling

Question 2

Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium

Answer 2

Acute delirium associated with withdrawal from alcohol after prolonged heavy consumption; characterized by intense anxiety, tremors, fever and sweating, and hallucinations.

Question 3

Alcoholic

Answer 3

a person suffering for alcoholism

Question 4

Alcoholism

Answer 4

an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency.

Question 5

Caffeine

Answer 5

A drug of dependence found in many commonly available drinks and foods

Question 6

Cocaine

Answer 6

Stimulating and pain-reducing psychoactive drug

Question 7

Delirium Tremens

Answer 7

tremors with alcohol withdraw

Question 8

Ecstasy

Answer 8

A human manufactured drug that is taken orally and acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen. The drug effects include feelings of mental stimulation, emotional warmth, enhanced sensory perception, and increased physical energy

Question 9

Endorphins

Answer 9

Opiates produced in the brain and throughout the body that function like neurotransmitters to dampen pain sensations. They also play a role in the body’s building up tolerance to certain drugs.

Question 10

Flashbacks

Answer 10

Involuntary recurrence of perceptual distortions or hallucinations weeks or months after taking a drug; in post-traumatic stress disorder, a dissociative state in which the person briefly relives the traumatic experience.

Question 11

Hallucinogens

Answer 11

Drugs known to induce hallucinations; often referred to as psychedelics

Question 12

Heroin

Answer 12

Powerful psychoactive drug, chemically derived from morphine, that relieves pain but is even more intense and addictive than morphine.

Question 13

LSD

Answer 13

Lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, is the most potent of the hallucinogens. It is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, and an amount smaller than a grain of salt can produce intoxication.

Question 14

Marijuana

Answer 14

Mild hallucinogenic drug derived from the hemp plant; often smoked in cigarettes called reefers or joints

Question 15

Methadone

Answer 15

Synthetic narcotic related to heroin; used in the treatment of heroin addiction because it satisfies the craving for heroin without producing serious psychological impairment.

Question 16

Morphine

Answer 16

Addictive drug derived from opium that can serve as a powerful sedative and pain reliever.

Question 17

Nicotine

Answer 17

Addictive alkaloid that is the chief active ingredient in tobacco and a drug of dependence

Question 18

Opium

Answer 18

Narcotic drug that leads to physiological dependence and the development of tolerance; derivatives are morphine, heroin, and codeine.

Question 19

Schedule I, II, III, IV, V

Answer 19

I: most abusive and addictive
II: abusive and addictive, but medically acceptable
III: low to moderate dependence
IV: medical use and low abuse rates
V: small dose narcotic (robitusin)

Question 20

Tolerance

Answer 20

Need for increased amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effects

Question 21

Withdrawal

Answer 21

Intellectual, emotional, or physical retreat

Question 22

Amphetamine

Answer 22

Drug that produces a psychologically stimulating and energizing effect

Question 23

Barbituarates

Answer 23

Synthetic drugs that act as depressants to calm the individual and induce sleep