Module 10: Drugs and Consciousness

Question 1

substance use disorder

Answer 1

continued substance craving/use despite life disruption/risk

Question 2

psychoactive drugs

Answer 2

chemical substances that change perception and mood

Question 3

psychoactive drugs work by

Answer 3

stimulating/inhibiting neurotransmitters

Question 4

tolerance

Answer 4

decrease effect of the drug with continued use, requires more of drug to get same effect

Question 5

neuroadaptation

Answer 5

brain’s chemistry adapts to offset drug’s effect

Question 6

addiction

Answer 6

craving/use of a substance despite consequences

Question 7

withdrawel

Answer 7

discomfort/distress from discontinuation of using an addictive drug

Question 8

physical dependence

Answer 8

physiological need for substance signified by tolerance and withdrawal

Question 9

depressants

Answer 9

drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions

Question 10

barbiturates

Answer 10

drugss that depress CNS activity, reducing anxiety but impairing memory/judgement

Question 11

opiates

Answer 11

opium/derivatives that depress neural activity temporarily lessening pain and anxiety

Question 12

as tolerance to opiates develops

Answer 12

body stops producing endorphines

Question 13

stimulants

Answer 13

drugs that excite neural activity and speed up body functions

Question 14

amphetamines

Answer 14

drugss that stimulate neural activity causing speeded up body functions and associated energy and mood changes

Question 15

nicotine

Answer 15

stimulating and highly addictive psychoactivee drug in tobacco

Question 16

cocaine

Answer 16

produces temprarily increased alertness and euphoria; blocks reuptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin

Question 17

methamphetamine

Answer 17

stimulates CNS causing speeded up body functions, energy, mood changes
triggers release of dopamine

Question 18

ecstasy (MDMA)

Answer 18

synthetic stimulant, mild hallucinogen; produces euphoria and social intimacy

Question 19

repeated use of ecstasy can

Answer 19

destroy serotonin producing neurons, impairs memory

Question 20

ecstasy triggers

Answer 20

dopamine and serotonin release, blocks reuptake of serotonin

Question 21

hallucinogens

Answer 21

psychadelic drugs that distort perception and cause snsory images without sensory input

Question 22

near death experiences

Answer 22

altered state of consciousness reported after close brush with death - similar to drug-induced hallucinogens

Question 23

LSD

Answer 23

powerful hallucinogenic drug

Question 24

THC

Answer 24

major active ingredient in marijuana

Question 25

hypnosis

Answer 25

hypnotists suggests person will experience change in sensation, perception, thoughts, feelings, behavior

Question 26

Franz Mesmer

Answer 26

harnessed animal magnetism

Question 27

posthypnotic suggestion

Answer 27

suggestions made during hypnosis to be carried out after session ends

Question 28

social influence theory

Answer 28

people tend to do what is expected of them - pretend to be hypnotized

Question 29

divided consciousness

Answer 29

dissociation - split in consciousness