Substance Abuse & Addictive Disorders
The disorder an individual has when he/she demonstrates a pattern of maladaptive behaviors and reactions brought about by repeated use of a substance.
What is substance use disorder.
The term "schizophrenia" is a combination of the Greek words that mean "_____ mind."
What is split mind.
A disorder marked by the inability to focus attention, or by overactive and impulsive behavior, or both.
What is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
This is a legal stimulant.
What is caffeine.
This is a category of schizophrenia symptoms.
What is positive, negative, or psychomotor symptoms.
A disorder in which children repeatedly violate the basic rights of others and display significant aggression.
What is conduct disorder.
A substance that may change someone's perception of color or make someone see things that aren't really there.
What is a hallucinogen.
An example of a positive symptom.
Various answers possible such as delusions, disorganized thinking and speech, heightened perceptions, or inappropriate affect.
A disorder in which children are repeatedly argumentative, defiant, angry, irritable, and perhaps vindictive.
What is oppositional defiant disorder.
A treatment approach in which individuals are repeatedly presented with an unpleasant stimulus at the very moment they are taking a drug.
What is aversion therapy.
An example of a negative symptom.
Various answers possible such as poverty of speech, blunted affect, loss of volition, and social withdrawal.
Symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder typically appear before the age of ____.
What is 3.
An example of a stimulant.
Various answers possible such as cocaine, amphetamines (meth), or caffeine.
Strange false beliefs firmly held despite evidence to the contrary.
What are delusions.
For an intellectual disability to be considered, symptoms must appear before this age.
What is age 18.