Drug Addiction
A chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug-seeking behavior and use despite adverse consequences.
Addiction
For approximately how many years have humans been using alcohol?
~9000 years
8-10K acceptable
Diagnosed conditions that involve problems with the quality, timing, and amount of sleep.
Sleep Disorders
The drive to appear, feel, and be perfect.
Perfectionism
This type of medication includes antidepressants, anti-anxiety, and anti-psychotics.
Psychiatric Medication
What are two reasons that people use drugs?
True or False: All adolescent drug use since 1997 has been on the rise.
False: Across all substances used by adolescents, use has decreased by about 7%. However, the drug poisoning death rate has increased during that time.
REM sleep is the truly restful part of sleep in which one dreams. What does REM stand for?
Rapid Eye Movement
This type of thought process would mean one would need something perfect, or not at all.
All-or-nothing thinking
What are two reasons that someone may want to stop taking psychiatric medication?
Varies. May include side-effects, physical issues caused by the medication, lack of improvement, etc.
This term describes needing more of a drug to experience the same effect.
Tolerance
Of the six most commonly used drugs naturally accessible in the far past, name two of them.
Alcohol, cannabis, opium, blue lotus, cocaine, tobacco.
This is the most common sleep disorder, the symptoms of which bother a reported one-third of adults.
Insomnia
Constantly delaying doing something or putting it off until the last minute.
Procrastination
What is meant by the phrase "stopping cold turkey?"
To stop taking a drug without any tapering period.
What happens to someone's dopamine receptors when they've been using cocaine for extended periods of time?
They decrease.
True or false? A 2012 drug use survey found that 63% of Americans believed that state government should increase the number of mandatory prison terms for non-violent drug crimes.
This is the 24-hour cycle that humans have, also known as an "internal clock."
Circadian Rhythm
Name two potential causes of perfectionism.
Fear of judgment or disapproval from others.
Early childhood experiences.
Mental health conditions.
Poor self-esteem.
Feelings of inadequacy.
A need for control.
Tying self-worth to achievements.
What is a tapering plan?
Gradually reducing the dose of a drug you are taking.
What are two risk factors, or things that might increase one's chance of abusing drugs?
Aggressive behavior in childhood, lack of parental supervision, low peer refusal skills, drug experimentation, availability of drugs at school, community poverty, etc.
True or False: The potency of drugs has increased significantly over the years.
True
This sleep disorder is characterized by falling asleep at times even if you don't want to.
Narcolepsy
Explain the difference between perfectionists and high-achievers.
Perfectionists need everything perfect, find difficulty starting things, and others.
High-achievers accept that mistakes are part of the process and try many different things even if they will not turn out perfectly.
Symptoms one experiences when one has built up a tolerance to a substance and then stops taking it.
Withdrawal Symptoms