PSYC 4300 Lecture Notes - Panic Attack, Twin, Novelty Seeking
16 Jan 2013
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Phencyclidine: angel dust/ was developed as a tranquilize for hoses and other large animals, it causes serious negative reactions (severe paranoid and violence) coma and death are also possible. Overflow from one sensory modality to another. Loss of boundaries between one"s self and environment. Effects depend on the number of psychological variables in addition to the dose itself (the persons attitudes, expectation and motivations) Bad trip a full blown panic attack (fear of going crazy but its short lived) Flashbacks: recurrence of psychedelic experiences after the physiological effects of the drug have worn off, also sometimes occur, most frequently in times of stress, illness and fatigue (haunts people for weeks or months after taking it) The person must first have a positive attitude toward the substance, then begin to experiment with using it, then begin using it regularly, then use it heavily and finally abuse it and become dependent on it.
