Chapter 17

Question 1

Addition

Answer 1

Psychologic or physical dependence on a drug or psychotic substance.

Question 2

Amphetamine

Answer 2

A drug that stimulates the central nervous system.

Question 3

Detoxification

Answer 3

A process of eliminating a toxic substance from the body; a medically supervised program for alcohol, benzodiazepine, methamphetamine, or opioid addition.

Question 4

Enuresis

Answer 4

Urinary incontinence

Question 5

Habituation

Answer 5

Development of tolerance to a substance following prolonged medical use but without psychologic pr physical dependence (addiction).

Question 6

Illicit drug use

Answer 6

The use of a drug or substance in a way that it is not intended to be used or the use of a drug that is not legally approved for human administration

Question 7

Intoxication

Answer 7

Stimulation, excitement, or stupefaction produced by a chemical substance.

Question 8

Korsakoff’s Psychosis

Answer 8

A syndrome of amnesia with confabulation (making up stories) associated with chronic alcohol abuse; it often occurs together with Wernicke’s encephalopathy.

Question 9

Micturition

Answer 9

Urination, the desire to urinate, or the frequency of urination.

Question 10

Narcolepsy

Answer 10

A sleep disorder characterized by sleeping during the day, distrusted nighttime sleep, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hallucinations.

Question 11

Physical dependence

Answer 11

A condition characterized by physiologic reliance on a substance, usually indicated by tolerance to the effects of the substance and development of withdrawal symptoms when use of the substance is terminated.

Question 12

Psychoactive properties

Answer 12

Drug properties that affect mood, behavior, cognitive processes, and mental status.

Question 13

Psychologic dependence

Answer 13

A condition characterized by strong desires to obtain and use a substance.

Question 14

Raves

Answer 14

Increasingly popular all-night parties that typically involve dancing, drinking, and the use of various illicit drugs.

Question 15

Roofies

Answer 15

Pills that are classified as benzodiazepines, They have recently gained popularity as a recreational drug; chemically known as flunitrazepam.

Question 16

Substance abuse

Answer 16

The use of a mood or behavior altering substance in a maladaptive manner that often compromises health, safety, and social and occupational functioning, and cause legal problems.

Question 17

Wernicke’s encephalopathy

Answer 17

A neurologic disorder characterized by apathy, drowsiness, ataxia, nystagmus, and ophthalmoplegia; it is caused by thiamine deficiency secondary to chronic alcohol abuse.

Question 18

Withdrawal

Answer 18

A substance-specific mental disorder characterized by physical symptoms, following the cessation or reduction in use of a psychoactive substance that has been taken regularly to induce a state of intoxication.