Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Reuptake, Sedative, Myelin

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Reid

Document Summary

Slow down viral life processes (even to point of death) Long-term risks: alcoholism, cirrhosis, breast and other cancers, heart disease, brain atrophy. Maladaptive pattern of use associate with clinically significant despair or distress. Alcohol dependence: includes physical dependence, tolerance, greater amounts over time and withdrawal. *tolerance decreasing responsiveness to a drug over time with repeated use. The crash after use of cocaine or amphetamines . Adopted children with alcoholic parent has higher rate of alcoholism than adopted children with non-alcoholic parents. Children of alcoholics require higher levels of alcohol to produce similar effects of intoxication. Alcohol use is glamorized and associated with good times. Peer pressure / reinforced behavior (tranquilizers , sleeping pills, valium ) Slurred speech, impaired co-ordination, and sever memory loss. So, several months of gradual decreases in dose. Ecstasy :> serotonin and dopamine in synapse (inhibits reuptake) Destroys myelin sheath (and interferes with neutral transmission)