Module 20

Question 0

The diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect.

Answer 0

Tolerance

Question 1

Chemical substance that alters perceptions and mood.

Answer 1

Psychoactive drug

Question 2

The discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug.

Answer 2

Withdrawal

Question 3

The physiological need for a drug, marked by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued.

Answer 3

Physical dependence

Question 4

Psychological need to use the drug, such as to relieve negative emotions.

Answer 4

Psychological dependence

Question 5

Compulsive drug craving and use.

Answer 5

Addiction

Question 6

Drugs ( such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates ) that reduce neural activity and slow body function.

Answer 6

Depressants

Question 7

Drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment.

Answer 7

Barbiturates

Question 8

Opium and its derivatives such as morphine and heroin; they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety.

Answer 8

Opiates

Question 9

Drugs (such as caffeine, nicotine, and the more powerful amphetamines, cocaine and ecstasy) that excite neural activity and speed up body functions.

Answer 9

stimulants

Question 10

Drugs that stimulate neural activity, causing speeded up body functions and associated energy and mood changes.

Answer 10

Amphetamines

Question 11

A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with speeded up body functions and associated energy and mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels.

Answer 11

Methamphetamine

Question 12

Synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen. Produces euphoria and social intimacy, but with short-term health risks and longer-term harm to serotonin producing neurons and to mood and cognition.

Answer 12

Ecstasy (MDMA)

Question 13

Psychedelic (“mind - manifesting”) drugs such as LSD, that distort perceptions, and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.

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Hallucinogens

Question 14

A powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid ( lysergic acid diethylamide.)

Answer 14

LSD

Question 15

The major active ingredient in marijuana; triggers a variety of side effects, including mild hallucinations.

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THC

Question 16

an altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as through cardiac arrest); often similar to drug-
induced hallucinations.

Answer 16

Near death experience

Question 17

The presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact.

Answer 17

Dualism

Question 18

The presumption that mind and body are different aspects of the same thing.

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Monism