Lecture 2

Question 1

Addiction

Answer 1

CHRONICALLY RELAPSING disorder that is characterized by a COMPULSION to seek and take drug or stimulus, LOSS OF CONTROL IN LIMITING INTAKE, and emergence of a NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL STATE when access to the drug or stimulus is prevented (dark side)

Question 2

Negative Emotional State

Answer 2

Dysphoria, anxiety, and irritability

Question 3

Physical Dependence

Answer 3

An adaptive state that manifests itself by intense physical disturbances when the administration of a drug is suspended (withdrawal or abstinence syndromes) made of a specific arrays of symptoms and signs of psychic and physical nature that are characteristic for each drug type.

Question 4

Psychological Dependence

Answer 4

A condition in which a drug produces a feeling of satisfaction and a psychic drive that require periodic or continuous administration of the drug to produce pleasure or to avoid discomfort

Question 5

What did abuse and dependence become in DSM-V

Answer 5

Substance Abuse Disorder

Question 6

What did they change in DSM-V

Answer 6

Now had 11 criteria, combined abuse and dependence, removed the “legal problems” and added the new “craving or strong desire to use”

Question 7

Mild

Answer 7

2-3 criteria

Question 8

Moderate

Answer 8

4-5 criteria

Question 9

Severe

Answer 9

6 or more critiera

Question 10

Dependence among users

Answer 10

Gives you an idea of addictability among users, tobacco is the highest and heroin is the second highest

Question 11

Reinforcement

Answer 11

Process by which an event INCREASES the probability of a given response

Question 12

Positive Reinforcement

Answer 12

PRESENTATION of an event increases the probability of a response (child cleans room and gets candy) presents candy (event), more likely to clean room (response)

Question 13

Negative Reinforcement

Answer 13

TERMINATION of an event decreases the probability of a response

Question 14

Punishment

Answer 14

Presentation of an event decreases the probability of a response