Drugs and behavior Chapter 1

Question 1

drug

Answer 1

any substance, natural or artificial, other than food, that by its chemical nature alters structure or function in a living organism

Question 2

illicit drug

Answer 2

a drug that is unlawful to possess or use

Question 3

deviant drug use

Answer 3

drug that is not common within a social group and it is disproved by the majority, causing members of the group to take action when it occurs

Question 4

drug misuse

Answer 4

use of prescribed drugs in greater amounts than, or for purposes other than, those prescribed by a physician other than by a physician or dentist

Question 5

abuse

Answer 5

use of a substance in a manner, amounts, or situations such that the drug use causes problems or greatly increases the chance of problems occuring

Question 6

dependence

Answer 6

state in which the individual uses the drug so frequently that it appears that it would be difficult for the person to get along without using the drug

Question 7

correlate

Answer 7

a variable that is statistically related to some other variable (such as drug use)

Question 8

antecedent

Answer 8

a variable that occurs before some event such as the initiation of drug use

Question 9

longitudinal study

Answer 9

a study done over a period of time (months or years)

Question 10

gateway

Answer 10

one of the first drugs (e.g. alcohol or tobacco) used by a typical drug user

Question 11

reinforcment

Answer 11

a procedure n which a behavioral event is followed by a consequent event such that the behavior is then more likely to be repeated. The behavior of taking a drug may be reinforced by effect of the drug