Definitions & Basics
These describe feelings, behaviors, and thoughts that are outside of normal living.
Mental health symptoms (pp. 10, 36)
This term is used when symptoms of substance use look identical to independent mental health conditions
Mimicking (pp. 2, 15)
Most substance-induced symptoms begin to improve within hours or days, but symptoms of a true mental health disorder will do this until treated
Persist (p. 18)
As a general rule, substance withdrawal symptoms are exactly this compared to the immediate effects of the substance
The opposite (pp. 12, 19)
These are the three primary areas of human functioning changed by psychoactive drugs
Feelings, behaviors, and thinking (pp. 1, 5)
This term describes mood-altering chemicals that affect a person's body, behavior, emotions, and thoughts.
Psychoactive drugs (Accept: alcohol or other drugs / substances) (pp. 5, 34)
This occurs when a person uses substances to reduce or hide their uncomfortable mental health symptoms
Masking (Accept: hiding symptoms) (pp. 2, 14)
This specific condition is defined as a total or partial loss of memory
Amnesia (pp. 22, 34)
Withdrawal from stimulants like cocaine typically induces agitation, a lack of energy, and this emotional state
Depression (pp. 10, 12)
This term describes a strongly held, false belief based on an incorrect assumption about the world
A delusion (pp. 27, 34)
This occurs when groups of mental health symptoms occur together, last a long time, and interfere with a comfortable life.
A mental health disorder (pp. 10, 35)
Drug-induced symptoms will do this shortly after substance use stops, which distinguishes them from true mental health disorders
Begin to improve (pp. 15, 18)
This mental health crisis involves experiencing delusions, hallucinations, or highly disorganized thinking
A psychotic disorder (pp. 27, 36)
Withdrawal from depressants like alcohol typically involves tension, anxiety, and this sleep problem
Insomnia (pp. 12, 29)
This physical symptom of anxiety is often accompanied by shaking, sweating, muscle tension, and a racing heart
Shortness of breath (pp. 25, 34)
According to the text, more than THIS percentage of people with substance use disorders have a co-occurring mental health problem.
50 percent (p. 4)
Using this specific stimulant can mimic an anxiety disorder by causing sleeplessness, restlessness, and poor judgment
Meth (Accept: methamphetamine) (p. 15)
This condition is a state of severe disorientation, confusion, and a wandering attention span
Delirium (pp. 21, 34)
***DAILY DOUBLE***
Withdrawal from these two specific classes of substances can be incredibly dangerous and life-threatening
Alcohol and benzodiazepines (p. 20)
These are repetitive behaviors, such as continuous hand washing, that a person feels strongly driven to do to get rid of anxieties
Compulsions (pp. 25, 34)
Because mental health and drug use affect each other, the text states that treatment for both issues must be THIS
Integrated (Accept: addressed at the same time) (p. 2)
A person with severe anxiety might use alcohol to calm down, but when they stop drinking, their hidden disorder will do this
Reemerge (p. 14)
A person experiencing this type of condition goes through severe periods of depression followed by manic episode
Bipolar disorder (pp. 24, 34)
During withdrawal from stimulants, a person might sleep excessively, a condition known by this medical term
Hypersomnia (pp. 28, 35)
This technique involves creating calm mental images to influence what the mind and body do in the future
Visualization (p. 32)