Parts of the Brain & Functions
This part of the brain is in charge of memory.
What is hippocampus?
This side effect is when you are constantly tired.
What is drowsiness?
Drinking addictions are not this.
What is purposeful?
You cannot make these kinds of decisions when you’re impaired.
What is good/good descisons?
Alcohol is similar to this substance because it’s so addictive.
This part is in charge of basic body functions.
What is medulla?
Disorder which causes the mental decline of an individual.
What is dementia?
People may drink to alleviate this.
What is stress?
What is slurred speech?
Synonym for a dependency on a thing or substance.
What is addiction?
The cerebellum is in charge of this.
What is balance?
Term for having difficulty with remembering things.
What is memory loss?
People can easily become ________ on alcohol.
What is dependent?
The hypothalamus & pituitary gland make too many of these when the brain is impaired
What are hormones?
The full name for AUD.
What is Alcohol Use Disorder?
The hypothalamus is often associated with this gland.
What is the pituitary gland?
In severe cases, dementia can cause someone forget how to eat and this.
What is breathing?
The nasty side effects a person trying to quit drinking will experience.
What is withdrawal?
When you consume so much alcohol that you forget the events of the previous night.
What is a black out?
AUD is classified under the category of these kinds of disorders.
What are substance use disorders?
This part of the brain controls information processing and decision making.
What is the cerebral cortex?
This consequence is when rapid brain cell death occurs.
People become dependent on alcohol because these are trying to adapt to high alcohol levels in the body.
What are brain chemicals?
When impaired, you make take more of these due to a lack of proper judgement.
Substance use disorders are considered to be one of these.
What are mental illnesses?