PSYCH 2030 WEEK 7

Question 1

Impulse control disorders

Answer 1

Disorders in which a person acts on an irresistible, but potentially harmful impulse

Question 2

Polysubstance use

Answer 2

Use of multiple mind-altering and behavior-altering substances, such as drugs

Question 3

Psychoactive substances

Answer 3

Substances, such as drugs, that alter mood or behavior

Question 4

Substance intoxication

Answer 4

Physiological reactions, such as impaired judgment and motor ability as well as mood changes, resulting from the ingestion of psychoactive substances

Question 5

Substance use disorder

Answer 5

Defined in terms of how significantly the use of any substance interferes with the user’s life; use disrupts the user’s education, job, or relationships, and put him or her in physically dangerous situations

Question 6

Physiological dependence

Answer 6

One symptom of substance use disorders; includes the use of increasingly greater amounts of the drug to experience the same effect (tolerance), and a negative physical response when the substance is no longer ingested (withdrawal)

Question 7

Depressants

Answer 7

Psychoactive substances that result in behavioral sedation, including alcohol and the sedative, hypnotic, and anxiolytic drugs

Question 8

Stimulants

Answer 8

Group of psychoactive substances that elevate mood, activity, and alertness, including amphetamines, caffeine, cocaine, and nicotine

Question 9

Opioids

Answer 9

Family of addictive psychoactive substances that include natural opiates, synthetic variations (methadone, pethidine), and the comparable substances that occur naturally in the brain and that cause temporary euphoria and analgesia (pain reduction)

Question 10

Opiates

Answer 10

Natural chemicals in the opium poppy that have a narcotic effect

Question 11

Hallucinogens

Answer 11

Any psychoactive substances such as LSD or marijuana that can produce delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, and altered sensory perception

Question 12

Alcohol related disorders

Answer 12

Cognitive, biological, and behavioral, and social problems associated with alcohol use and misuse

Question 13

Gamma aminobutyric acid system

Answer 13

Inhibitory neurotransmitter system that is thought to be associated with excessive anxiety

Question 14

Withdrawal delirium / delirium tremens

Answer 14

Frightening hallucinations and body tremors that result when a heavy drinker withdrawal from alcohol

Question 15

Fetal alcohol spectrum syndrome

Answer 15

Patterns of problems including learning difficulties, behavior deficits, and characteristic physical flaws, resulting from heavy drinking by the victim’s mother when she was pregnant with the victim

Question 16

Barbiturates

Answer 16

Sedative drugs including Amytal, Seconal, and Nembutal that are used as sleep aids

Question 17

Benzodiazepines

Answer 17

Anti-anxiety drugs, including Valium, Xanax, Dalmane, and Halcion, also used to treat insomnia. Effective against anxiety, they have some side effects, such as some cognitive and motor impairment and may result in dependence and addiction. Relapse rates are extremely high when the drug is discontinued

Question 18

Amphetamines

Answer 18

stimulants that speed up the body’s system

Question 19

Tobacco related disorders

Answer 19

Cognitive, biological, behavioral, and social problems associated with the use and misuse of nicotine

Question 20

Opioid related disorders

Answer 20

Cognitive, biological, behavioral and social problems associated with the use and misuse of opiates and their synthetic variants

Question 21

Agonist substitution

Answer 21

Replacement of a drug on which a person is dependent with one having a similar chemical makeup, an agonist. Used as a treatment for substance dependence

Question 22

LSD

Answer 22

LSD belongs to a group of drugs known as psychedelics. When small doses are taken, it can produce mild changes in perception, mood and thought.

Question 23

Harm reduction

Answer 23

Approach to substance misuse prevention and treatment that seeks to minimize the harm associated with substance use as its primary goal

Question 24

Antagonist Drugs

Answer 24

Medications that block or counteract the effects of psychoactive drugs

Question 25

Controlled Drinking

Answer 25

Extremely controversial treatment approach to alcohol dependence in people experiencing severely problematic misuse are taught to drink in moderation

Question 26

Relapse Prevention

Answer 26

Extending therapeutic progress by teaching the client how to cope with future troubling situations

Question 27

Gambling Disorder

Answer 27

Condition in which individuals are unable to resist the urge to gamble, which results in negative personal consequences

Question 28

Intermittent explosive disorder

Answer 28

Episodes during which a person acts on aggressive impulses that result in serious assaults or destruction of property

Question 29

Kleptomania

Answer 29

Recurrent failure to resist urges to steal things not needed for personal use or their monetary value

Question 30

Pyromania

Answer 30

Impulse control disorder that involves having an irresistible urge to set fires