Describing Addiction

Question 1

What is addiction?

Answer 1

Addiction is a disorder in which an individual consumes a substance eg nicotine or engages in a particular behaviour i.e gambling that is pleasurable but eventually becomes compulsive with harmful consequences

Question 2

What are key features of addiction

Answer 2

Dependance (physical)

Physiological

Tolerance

Withdrawal syndrome

Question 3

What is meant by psychological dependence

Answer 3

1) - mental and emotional compulsion to keep taking a substance as I believes not able to cope w work and social life w out particular drug eg nicotine alcohol bh

2) ⬆️ pleasure/lesson discomfort

3) absence of drug causes individual to feel individual anxious or irritable leads to craving substance

Question 4

What is meant by the term physical dependence in relation to addiction

Answer 4

1. State of body that occurs when withdrawal syndrome is produced from stopping the substance use/bh

Nausea, headaches and shaking

Question 5

Explain what is meant by withdrawal symptoms (4)

Answer 5

1. collection of psychological and physical symptoms an individual exp when they no longer have a substance in their system in a particular bh
2. Withdrawal syndrome includes low mood , feeling nauseous, achy , in pain or experiencing tremors
3. when I experiences withdrawal it’s very unpleasant and so containing to take the substance or engage in the bh is partly to avoid wdrawal symptoms

Question 6

Explain what is meant by the term tolerance (2-4)

Answer 6

1. Tolerance arises when you have taken substance/maintained certain bh for some time
2. due to repeat exposure the response to substance/bh is reduced
3. When tolerance occurs I will need greater doses to feel same physical and psychological effects

Question 7

Give 3 examples of tolerance

Answer 7

1. Cellular
2. Metabolic
3. Behavioural

Question 8

What is withdrawal symptom a sign of

Answer 8

Physical dependence