Your Brain on Drugs
Which Drug is Which?
What is Abnormal?
Psychological Disorders
Treating Addictions
100
This neurotransmitter, associated with feelings of reward and pleasure, is increased by most stimulants.
What is Dopamine?
100
Amphetamines
What are Stimulants?
100
This general term refers to the study of psychological disorders.
What is Abnormal Psychology?
100
These disorders feature fear and worry that goes beyond what is considered normal or appropriate.
What are anxiety disorders?
100
When diagnosing substance dependence, it is important to look for substance abuse, tolerance, and ______.
What is withdrawal?
200
This *process* is what happens when a person needs more and more of a substance to get the same effect.
What is Tolerance?
200
Psilocybin (or "shrooms")
What are hallucinogens?
200
"Abnormal" behaviors usually are recognized as being statistically rare, societally inappropriate, or ________.
What is "dysfunctional" (or dangerous)?
200
One symptom of this disorder is intrusive memories or flashbacks about a frightening/dangerous event?
What is PTSD?
200
This term refers to a pattern of using substances despite negative consequences to the user.
What is substance abuse?
300
This *inhibitory* neurotransmitter's effects are increased by alcohol.
What is GABA?
300
Nicotine
What are Stimulants?
300
To classify something as a mental disorder, it must cause emotional distress and/or ___________.
What is "impairment in functioning"?
300
People with this personality disorder disregard the rights of others, and seem to show no remorse when they harm other people.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
300
This common sociocultural treatment for addiction involves attending meetings and getting support from other persons in recovery.
What is "Alcoholics Anonymous?"
400
Hallucinogens cause their effects by binding to receptors for *this* neurotransmitter.
What is serotonin?
400
This drug is "in a class by itself," because it may act like a depressant, stimulant, OR hallucinogen.
What is cannabis?
400
This is the most authoritative reference book, listing all the recognized psychological disorders.
What is the DSM-V?
400
Give TWO categories of typical schizophrenic symptoms.
What are hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, bizarre behavior, inappropriate emotion, distorted perception?
400
This refers to medically-supervised withdrawal from a substance.
What is Detox?
500
This refers to a state of depressive-like symptoms that the user experiences after a stimulant like cocaine has worn off.
What is a "crash?"
500
Opioids
What are Depressants?
500
Since we don't say "crazy" in psychology, this is an example of a more appropriate term to use.
What are "mentally ill" or "person with a mental disorder?"
500
This personality disorder features unstable relationships, impulsive behavior, and strong fears of abandonment?
What is borderline personality disorder?
500
These medications are designed to help a person recover from addiction, by blocking the effects of the drug.
What are antagonist drugs?
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