ADDICTION
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENSE MECHANISM THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM SEEING THE HARSH REALITY OF THEIR DRUG ADDICTION.
WHAT IS DENIAL?
COMPULSION, LACK OF CONTROL, AND CONTINUED USE DESPITE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES.
WHAT IS ADDICTION?
MOST DRUG ADDICTED PEOPLE SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF _____________ TRYING TO OBTAIN THE DRUG.
WHAT IS TIME?
THIS DRUG CAUSES THE NERVES IN THE BODY TO SPEED UP. IT CAN CAUSE THE USER TO STAY UP FOR DAYS.
WHAT IS STIMULANTS?
WHAT POPULATION OF PEOPLE ARE MOST AT RISK FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS?
WHAT IS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES?
THE PROCESS IN WHICH THE SAME AMOUNT OF THE DRUG BEGINS TO HAVE LESS EFFECT OR WHEN THE AMOUNT OF A DRUG NEEDS TO BE INCREASED TO HAVE THE SAME EFFECT?
WHAT IS TOLERANCE?
USE OF MIND-ALTERING DRUGS THAT INTERFERS WITH OR HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON A PERSON'S LIFE.
WHAT IS DRUG ABUSE?
_______________ IS THE ACTION OF OWNING UP TO YOUR MISTAKES AND SHOWING REMORSE FOR THEM. (HINT: I TOLD Y'ALL THIS IS WHAT I WANTED Y'ALL TO HAVE BY THE END OF THIS CLASS.)
WHAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY?
THIS DRUG CAUSES THE BODY TO SLOW DOWN AND GIVES THE USER A "RELAXED" FEELING, BUT CAN ALSO CAUSE INCREASED ANXIETY IN SOME USERS.
WHAT IS DEPRESSANTS?
CAN BE DEFINED AS AN INTENSE FEELING OF DISCOMFORT AND THE FEELING OF SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
WHAT IS PARANOIA?
THE NEUROTRANSMITTER THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FEELING PLEASURE AND PLAYS A ROLE IN STARTING ADDICTION.
WHAT IS DOPAMINE?
THE STATE OF SEVERE CONFUSION.
WHAT IS DELIRIUM?
___________ IS DEFINED AS A MENTAL BREAK FROM REALITY.
WHAT IS PSYCHOSIS?
THE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF DRUG IS DEPENDENT ON THE USERS MENTAL STATE, ENVIRONMENT, AND EMOTIONS.
WHAT IS PSYCHEDELICS?
THIS TERM CAN BE DEFINED AS THE USER HEARING AND SEEING THINGS THAT ARE NOT REALLY THERE.
WHAT IS HALLUCINATIONS?
TRUE OR FALSE:
ANY SUBSTANCE CAN CAUSE AN ADDICTION?
TRUE
YOUR BRAIN INTEREPTING A REAL OBJECT AS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THE BUSH WAS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IN THE PACKET.
WHAT IS AN ILLUSION?
_________________ IS A SUBSTANCE THAT IS SPRAYED WITH DIFFERENT PSYCHOACTIVE CHEMICALS.
WHAT IS MOJO?
THIS TYPE OF DRUG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOCKING PAIN RECEPTORS IN THE BODY AND GIVING THE USER A EUPHORIC FEELING.
WHAT IS OPIOIDS?
________ DEPENDENCY IS USED TO DESCRIBE THE NEED TO ABUSE A SUBSTANCE TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION.
WHAT IS MENTAL DEPENDENCY?
THE MOST ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE IN AMERICA. (HINT: IT IS LEGAL)
WHAT IS CAFFENINE?
NATURALLY OCCURING CHEMICALS IN THE BRAIN THAT CARRY MESSAGES BETWEEN NEURONS.
WHAT IS NEUROTRANSMITTERS?
___________________ IS THE MENTAL DISORDER THAT CAN BE BROUGHT ON BY HEAVY DRUG USE, ESPECIALLY STIMULANTS AND PSYCHEDELICS.
WHAT IS SCHIZOPHERNIA?
THIS TYPE OF DRUG IMPAIRS PEOPLE'S BEHAVIORS, JUDGEMENT, AND MEMORY. (HINT: IT CAN BE PRESCRIBED AT RATIONAL DOSES TO HELP WITH ANXIETY.)
WHAT IS SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS?
DRUG ADDICTION CAN BE CAUSED BY BOTH OF THESE THINGS.
WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT AND GENETICS?