Ap Psychology Unit 5 Test Drugs

what are sometimes used by athletes to enhance footwork and endurance?

Amphetamines

the dangers of labeling behaviors such as too much eating, sex, gambling as an addiction can be used as an

all-purpose excuse to explain away the behaviors

what does LSD and other hallucinogens act like

antagonist

why is it dangerous to combine alcohol and sleeping pills

because alcohol and sleeping pills are depressants, their combined actions reduces nervous system activity and can lead to death

what are the causes of heroin?

breathing slower, pupils constricted, and feelings of anxiety can often be replaced by blissful pleasure

what blocks the reputake of dopamine?

cocaine

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

decreasing REM sleep

what is the biggest problem with viewing drug addiction as a disease

it may lead to drug addicts feeling powerless to overcome the addiction

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

neuroadaptaion

what can cause sensitivity to pain

nicotine

a person who states if they don't drink caffeinated drinks they will get a headache is and example of

physical dependence

alcohol consumption will not make you more what

self-conscious

what does research indicate about people stopping using drugs

that people can stop using drugs without professional help

drug users that experience neuroadaptation is a sign of what

tolerance

near death experiences are often accompanied by what?

visions of bright lights

what enables the release of stored serotonin and the eventual damage of serotonin-producing neurons (long-term uses)

Ecstacy

what can trigger heightened energy and euphoria

Methamphetamine

what is a psychedelic drug

LSD

what is an alter state of consciousness that is similar to a near death experience?

the uses of LSD