psychoactive drugs

Question 1

blood-brain barrier

Answer 1

a border of blood vessels in the brain that don’t allow the blood of the peripheral nervous system to have an impact on thr CNS

Question 2

psychoactive drugs

Answer 2

chemical substances that after perception and mood (affects consciousness)

Question 3

tolerance

Answer 3

the repeated exposure to a drug, the drug affects
lessens, thus it takes bigger doses to get desired affect

Question 4

physical addiction

Answer 4

caused by the chronic use of a tolerance- forming drug, in which abrupt or gradual withdrawal causes unpleasant physical symptoms

Question 5

physical withdraw

Answer 5

symptoms: fatigue, headaches, tremors, sweating, vomiting, and other varying symptoms

Question 6

psychological addiction

Answer 6

a state which involves emotional withdraw symptoms open cessation of drug use

Question 7

psychological withdraw

Answer 7

dysphoria, depression, anxiety, agitation, anhedonia- reduced motivation or ability to experience pleasure

Question 8

depressants

Answer 8

drugs that reduce neural activity and slows bodily functions (alcohol, barbiturates, opioids)

Question 9

stimulants

Answer 9

drugs that excites neural energy and speed up body functions (caffeine, nicotine, ecstasy, amphetamines, methamphetamines)

Question 10

hallucinogens

Answer 10

distort persecution’s and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input (LSD, marijuana, ecstasy)