Test - Mod 10

sensitivity to pain

A rewarding consequence of cigarette smoking is that is reduces

suppressing REM sleep

Alcohol consumption disrupts the processing of recent experiences into long-term memory by

amphetamines

Francis was dismayed to discover that some of his football teammates were using drugs to enhance their footwork and endurance on the playing field. Which of the following drugs were the players most likely using?

depresses vomiting response

If heavy drinking follows a period of moderate drinking, people may poison themselves with an overdose because the moderate drinking

women; less

Prolonged and excessive drinking can shrink the brain most intensely in _________ who have _____ of a stomach that digests alcohol

LSD

after ingesting a small dose of a psychoactive drug, Laquita experienced vivid visual hallucinations and felt as if she were separated from her own body. Laquita most likely experienced the effects of

decrease; increase

Amphetamines ____________ appetite and ___________ self confidence

psychoactive

Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called ___________ drugs

decreases

Repeated use of an opiate ________ the brain's production of endorphins

most severe; high

Symptoms of withdrawal are likely to be ______________ among those with _________ levels of drug tolerance

lingers in the body for a week or more

Unlike alcohol, the THC in marijuana

methamphetamine

When cocaine is injected or smoked, it produces a ruch of euphoria that lasts 15 to 30 minutes. But the stimulant drug _________ can trigger 8 hours or so of heightened energy and and euphoria

barbiturates

Which drugs are most likely to be prescribed as tranquilizers?

ecstasy

Which of the following is an amphetamine derivative that acts as a mild hallucinogen

more

Women and men who have been drinking alcohol become ____________ disposed to casual sex

opiates

morphine and heroin are

neuroadaptation

the change in brain chemistry that offsets the effects of a psychoactive drug is called

withdrawal

the discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called

feel powerless to overcome the addiction

the greatest danger of viewing drug addiction as a disease is that this may lead drug addicts to

tolerance

the need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience its effects is an indication of