PSYC 2364 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Relationship Counseling, Peer Pressure, Psychodynamics
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Substance intoxication a pattern of repeated episodes of intoxication, which is a state of drunkenness or of being high. Tolerance physical habituation to a drug such that with frequent use: higher doses are needed to achieve the same effects, or the same amount of substance has a diminished effect. Substance-use disorders patterns of maladaptive use of psychoactive substances that are identified by the particular drug associated with problematic use (e. g. , alcohol use disorder ). Racial and ethnic differences in substance use disorders. Despite the popular stereotype that drug dependence is more frequent among ethnic minorities, this belief is not supported by evidence. To the contrary, african americans and latinos have comparable or even lower rates of substance use disorders than do european americans (non-hispanic whites). Nonchemical addictions and other forms of compulsive behavior. The dsm-5 has included a category for nonchemical forms of addiction, including: gambling disorder, kleptomania (compulsive stealing, pyromania (compulsive fire-setting).
