Morphine & heroin depress neural functioning. The pupils constrict, the breathing slows, & the user becomes lethargic. Temporarily lessens pain & anxiety. What are these two drugs classified as?
Opiates
100
Slows down the brain activity that controls judgment & inhibitions (classified as a depressant)
a. Alcohol
b. Marijuana/THC
c. LSD
d. Ectasy
Alcohol
100
A craving for a substance despite adverse consequences & often with physical symptoms such as aches, nausea, & distress following sudden withdrawal.
Addiction
100
Consciousness
Our awareness of ourselves & our environment.
200
These drugs were once legally used for therapy on people that had experienced traumatic events until they were eventually made illegal
Ecstacy and LSD
200
Also known as tranquilizers, these depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety by impairing memory & judgment.
Barbiturates
200
The body’s response to the drug’s absence; including physical pain & intense cravings, indicating, physical dependence.
Withdrawal
200
A social interaction in which one person suggests to another person that certain perceptions, feelings, thought, or behaviors will spontaneously occur.
Hypnosis
200
Humans experience cyclical variations in appetite, sleep length, & body temperature. This is the name for a category of cycles involving these aspects of life.
Circadian Rythm
300
A drug that stimulates neural activity, causing mood changes & speed-up body functions associated with energy.
Stimulants
300
Drugs such as alcohol, barbiturates (tranquilizers), & opiates that slow neural activity & slow body functions.
Depressants
300
This type of drug temporarily excites neural activity & arouses body functions. These cause people to stay awake, lose weight, or boost mood or athletic performance.
Stimulants
300
Those who have come close to death through cardiac arrest or other physical traumas. An altered state of consciousness reported after a close brush with death (such as through cardiac arrest); often similar to drug-induced hallucinations.
Near Death Experience
300
This is a cycle that causes a person to have varying levels of alertness, body temperature, & growth hormone secretion in a 24 hour period.
Biological Rythms
400
These distort perceptions & evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input.
Hallucinogens
400
MDMA is both a stimulant & a mild hallucinogen. An amphetamine derivative, it triggers the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine. But its major effect is to release stored serotonin & to block its reabsorption. What is this drug called?
Ecstacy
400
The leaves & flowers of the hemp plant, which for 5000 years has been cultivated for its fiber. Smoked or eaten; smoking produces a greater effect than eating. It relaxes, disinhibits, & may produce a euphoric high.
THC/Marijuana
400
These are chemicals that change perceptions & moods. They alter a person’s state of consciousness.
Psychoactive Drugs
400
This condition occurs mostly in children, who may sit up or walk around, talk incoherently, experience a doubling of heart & breathing rates, & appear terrified; like an extreme nightmare.
Night Terrors
500
Sniffed, injected, or smoked. In enters the bloodstream quickly & causes a “rush” of euphoria that lasts 15 to 30 minutes. It depletes the brain’s supply of the neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin, & norepinephrine.
Cocaine
500
A powerful hallucinogenic drug, also known as acid.
LSD
500
“Speed;” a powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system, with speeded-up body functions & associated energy & mood changes; over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels.
Methamphetamines
500
The user experiences neuroadaptation (the brain adapts its chemistry to offset the drug effect). This causes the user to take higher dosages of the drug to get the same pleasurable effects
Tolerance
500
People with this condition experience periodic overwhelming sleepiness; these episodes usually last no more than 5 minutes.