Section 1 Flashcards
What are the 3 stages in the process of addiction? (7 - 10)
Stage 1: Experimental and Social Use of Drugs and Alcohol
Stage 2: Abuse
Stage 3: Dependency/Addiction
There are 11 criteria that use to measure a substance use disorder. How many are needed for a mild diagnosis? (11)
2-3
There are 11 criteria that use to measure a substance use disorder. How many are needed for a moderate diagnosis? (11)
4-5
There are 11 criteria that use to measure a substance use disorder. How many are needed for a severe diagnosis? (11)
6+
What are the 5 critical components of effective treatment? (13)
- Assessment
- Patient Treatment Matching
- Comprehensive services
- Relapse Prevention
- Accountability
What are the 2 basic treatment approaches for substance abuse? (23)
Pharmacological modalities, which affect physiological processes (detox).
Behavioral modalities, which influence behavior and learning processes.
What is sensory reception? (25)
Sensory reception - some type of stimuli is detected either from outside or within the body
What is “interconnection” in relation to the neurobiology of addiction? (25)
interconnection - the stimuli creates an electrical message that is then transmitted from one part of the system to another
What is the motor response? (25)
motor response - an appropriate response is triggered, such as a muscular contraction, as a result of a message being sent back to a body part by a nerve center
What are the 3 major structures of the nervous system? (25)
the brain
the spinal cord
peripheral nerves
Psychoactive drugs have the greatest effect on what major structure of the nervous system? (25)
central nervous system (CNS) - the brain and the spinal cord
What effect do depressant drugs have on the CNS system? (27)
Depressant drugs tend to thicken the medium, thus slowing down the transmission.
What effect do stimulant drugs have on the CNS system? (27)
Stimulant drugs tend to thin the medium, thus causing a more rapid transmission.
What effect can marijuana have on the CNS? (27)
Marijuana have been found to actually fill the gap, thus preventing the transmission from occurring
Medulla Oblongata (33)
controls the vital centers of the brain - breathing, blood pressure, heart rate,contraction of heart musculature, function of the gastrointestinal tract, sleeping and waking.
Midbrain (33)
control visual and auditory reflex as well as head movement. Psychedelic drugs work here to create visual or auditory hallucinations
Cerebellum (33)
serves as a reflex center, coordinating and integrating skeletal muscle movements.
When depressed by psychoactive drugs, especially by alcohol intoxication, there is a loss of muscle coordination, staggering and loss of balance.
Limbic System (34)
It functions in the regulation of emotions, including fear, anger, pleasure and sorrow.
Many tranquilizing drugs, especially Librium and Valium, depress the limbic system at doses far below the does that depresses other brain functions.
True or False
Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. (37)
True
Approximately what percentage of the drinking population is dependent on alcohol? (38)
estimated 10%
What is the approximate alcohol content of a standard beer, wine, and mixed drink? (40)
1-12oz can of beer - 4% alcohol content
1 -4oz glass of wine - 12% alcohol content
1 mixed drink containing 1 1/4oz - 40% liquor (80 proof)
Define alcohol use. (41)
the consumption of beverage alcohol within some socially prescribed or ritualistic context.
Define alcohol misuse. (41)
unintentional or inappropriate use of beverage alcohol resulting n the impaired physical, mental, emotional or social well being of the user.
Define alcohol abuse (41)
deliberate or unintentional use of beverage alcohol which results in any degree of physical, mental, emotional, or social impairment of the user, the user’s family, or society in general.
