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