Term 1 Lesson 14: Mental illness & drugs

Question 1

If users share a needle with other uses what disease could they catch.

Answer 1

HIV

Question 2

What are some of the symptoms from withdrawing from heroin?

Answer 2

• sweats
  -chills
  -severe stomach and muscle aches
  -vomiting
  -cramps
  -diarrhoea
  -anxiety
  -depression

Question 3

Heroin is very _________________and users gain a quick ______________ (need more drug to get the same feeling). They may turn to ________________to feed their addiction. Their ______________________________________ might be affected.

Answer 3

• addictive
  *tolerance
• crime
• family, work and social life

Question 4

What effects does heroin have on the user (what does it do)?

Answer 4

• cause intense pleasure
• slows down the immune system which makes user feel sleepy and relaxed
• if heart rate drops too low it can cause death.

Question 5

Where else is diamorphine used and what for does it treat?

Answer 5

used to help reduce pain especially in cancer patients

Question 6

Heroin and diamorphine (legal medical equivalent) are narcotics. What do they cause?

Answer 6

drowsiness

Question 7

How do users take heroin?

Answer 7

They inject, smoke or inhale the drug.

Question 8

Where is heroin from?

Answer 8

poppy plants

Question 9

What does cocaine do to the body?

Answer 9

• raises heart rate and blood pressure.

This then results in:

-dizziness
-nose bleeds
-muscle twitches

Question 10

what are some negative effcts of cocaine?

Answer 10

• irritability
• paranoia
• high doses cause violent behaviour

Question 11

Cocaine is a stimulant so what effects does it have?

Answer 11

• happiness and energy
• mental alertness
• increased awareness of sounds, light and touch

Question 12

What is cocaine?

Answer 12

A local anaesthetic but is more commonly snorted through the nose as an illegal drug.

Question 13

What is cocaine made from?

Answer 13

The Erythroxylum coca plant

Question 14

What organ can smoking cannibis damage?

Answer 14

Lungs

Question 15

negative effects some may find when smoking cannabis

Answer 15

• confusion
• hallucinations
• anxiety
  depression
• suicidal thoughts.

Question 16

What are some positive effects of smoking cannibis?

Answer 16

• relaxation
• happiness
• appreciation of colours and sounds.

Question 17

The effects of cannibis is caused by what psychoactive substance?

Answer 17

THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)

Question 18

Give two other names for cannibis?

Answer 18

-marijuana
-hashish

Question 19

Name 3 different types of illegal drugs?

Answer 19

-cannabis
-cocaine
-heroin

Question 20

Alcohol enters the body from the _________________ into the ____________. The _______________ breaks down the alcohol so it can be removed. If it deals with excessive alcohol it can be damaged.

Answer 20

• stomach and small intestines
• blood
• liver

Question 21

Alcohol is addictive. If users drink regularly for a long time, they can develop what?

Answer 21

• fatal liver cirrhosis

Question 22

What can drinking very high levels of alcohol cause?

Answer 22

• coma
• death

Question 23

Drinking causes:

Answer 23

• slurred speech
• blurred vision
• impaired balance.

Question 24

What does alcohol do to the body?

Answer 24

Slow the nervous system down

Question 25

What is the chemical that creates the affects in beer, wine and spirits like gin.

Answer 25

Ethanol

Question 26

What 2 things can an overdose do?

Answer 26

* cause permanent liver damge * death

Question 27

If paracetamol blocks _______________ the pain is _______________

Answer 27

* prostaglandins * block

Question 28

What is Prostaglandin?

Answer 28

A molecule that makes you feel pain and gives you a fever.

Question 29

What is a enzyme?

Answer 29

A molecule that speeds up reactions

Question 30

What does paracetomal do?

Answer 30

Treats minor illness like apins from cold, flue, headaches and toothaches

Question 30

Name 2 types of legal drugs

Answer 30

* alcohol * paracetomal

Question 30

How do they think paracetomal works?

Answer 30

By stopping an enzyme releasing prostaglandins

Question 31

* Schizophrenics have high ___________________ levels. Antipsychotics _______________dopamine levels _________________ do not touch each other. To pass a message from one neuron to the next it must jump across the gap _________________ between. It jumps with a _______________________ When a message reaches the end of a neuron a ___________________ is released. It travels across the gap to the next ___________________. Once inside the message can continue on its journey. * Antipsychotics prevent the ___________________ from passing the synapse. This ________________ the dopamine levels in schizophrenics reducing their symptoms. * ___________________________ can also affect dopamine (and other neurotransmitter) levels. * Any drug treatment carries the risk of ____________________________

Answer 31

* dopamine * lower * Neurons * synapse * neurotransmitter * neurotransmitter * neuron * dopamine * lowers * antidepressants * side effects

Question 32

Dopamine is a __________________________. This is a chemical that carries a nerve impulse across a ______________________.

Answer 32

* neurotransmitter * synapse

Question 33

What does antisphychotic drugs do?

Answer 33

Lower dopimine levels

Question 34

Drug treatment that can help people who are schizophrenic

Answer 34

antipsychotics

Question 35

Name a Drug treatment that can help with depression?

Answer 35

antidepressant

Question 36

What happens during family intervention?

Answer 36

* Family are encouraged to share their thoughts and skills to problem solve and improve their family life. * The aim is to improve communication between members.

Question 37

What do sufferes do in talking therapy?

Answer 37

* Talk about their emotions, thoughts and behaviour. * They are encouraged to self-assess how these result in depression to find coping mechanisms to improve.

Question 38

What are talking therapies useful for?

Answer 38

depression and schizophrenia

Question 39

Give an advantage of talking therapy?

Answer 39

No side affects

Question 40

Two types of non-drug treatment

Answer 40

- CBT (Cognitive behavioural therapy) - Family intervention therapy

Question 41

Treatment for schizophrenia

Answer 41

* Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) * Family intervention therapy * Antipsychotic drugs (tranquilisers)

Question 42

Causes of schizophrenia

Answer 42

* High dopamine levels * Drug abuse * Genetics (runs in families) * Stress

Question 43

Schizophrenia symptoms

Answer 43

* Visual hallucinations (see things that are not there) * Auditory hallucinations (hearing things that aren’t there) * Delusional (believing false things to be true) * Paranoia (being suspicious of people around you) * Anxious, confused, avoiding people * Not aware of surroundings (disconnected) and no interests

Question 44

Treatment for depression

Answer 44

* Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) * Antidepressants * Treatment may be one of these or both.

Question 45

**Causes** of depression

Answer 45

* Poor physical health * Childhood trauma * Life-changing event * Drug or alcohol abuse * Having other mental illnesses * Genetics (runs in families)

Question 46

**Symtoms** of depression

Answer 47

Low self-esteem, nothing is enjoyable Cannot relate to other people. Feel alone. Restless or irritable Sense of unreality Symptoms last for a prolonged period of time (from days to years)

Question 48

Two examples of mental illness

Answer 48

* Depression * schizophrenia

Question 49

Things that mental illness can affect?

Answer 49

* Family * work * social life

Question 50

________________________ is any health condition that involves abnormal changes in a person’s _______________________________________.

Answer 50

* mental illness * thoughts, emotions and behaviour