Health and Wellness Flashcards
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Abstain
to choose not to do something
perceived norms
what people think others are doing.
stigma
a negative association attached to a behavior or condition.
predisposition
an increased likelihood of developing a particular disease based on a person’s genetic makeup.
classifications
how drugs are grouped according to their affects.
dependence
when the body relies on the effect produced by a drug.
impaired
functioning poorly or incompetently.
despairing
showing the loss of all hope.
compulsive
an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one’s conscious wishes.
euphoria
a feeling of intense happiness and well-being.
conditioning
the process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is preformed.
synergism
combining 2 or more drugs to produce intensified effects.
withdrawl
symptoms that occur when users who are dependent on a drug stop taking it.
cognition
the process of thinking and aquiring knowledge
relapse
a return to bad behavior.
