Vocab 16-5 Flashcards
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Personality disorders
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Maladaptive or inflexible ways of dealing with others and one environment
2
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Antisocial disorder
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A personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility shallow emotion and a lack of conscience
3
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Psychological dependence
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Use of a drug to such an extent that a person feels nervous and anxious without it
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Addiction
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A pattern of drug abuse characterized by an overwhelming and compulsive desire to obtain and use the drug
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Tolerance
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Physical adaptation to a drug deal that a person needs an increased amount in order to produce the original affect
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Withdrawal
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The symptoms that occur after a person discontinue the use of a drug to which he or she has become addicted
