Chapter 14 Flashcards
Why was LSD used in psychoanalysis in the 1950s and 1960s? How does this relate to its proposed use by the Army and the CIA?
It was thought to be able to access the “subconscious mind.” It was used as an adjunct to psychotherapy. It took over as a modern truth serum. They though tit could help prisoners tell the truth and also possibly make soldiers focus more (it most definitely did not).
Describe the dependence potential of LSD in terms of tolerance and physical dependence.
Tolerance: develops rapidly as well as cross tolerance (recovery also happens rapidly).
Physical: none
Psychological: none really, but can get addicted to the feeling or want to experience the “trip” more and more because it can make a person feel more serene or creative.
What is the diagnostic term for flashbacks?
Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (DSM-IV-IR)
* Different from what are commonly thought as hallucinations - won’t see imaginary people
* Instead, symptoms include: trailing of moving images, geometric hallucinations, flashes of color, halos around objects
* These perceptual defects can cause great distress while mental mindset is intact
* Depression is often comorbidly present
What is the active agent in the “magic mushrooms” of Mexico, and is it an indole or a catechol?
Psilocybin; indole
Besides the psychological effects, what other effects are reliably produced by peyote?
“Bad trips” vomiting/violent sickness, convulsions.
Compare MDMA and MDA in terms of how they appear to make people feel about being close to others.
Which of the psychedelic plants was most associated with witchcraft?
What can be concluded from the evidence regarding violence and PCP?
Which psychedelic acts as an agonist at kappa opiate receptors?
