PSY 309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hallucinogen, Hypnotic, Caffeine

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 309
• Professor: Nicholas Allen

Document Summary

Spectrum of psychoactive substance use: beneficial use, casual/non-casual problematic use, problematic use, chronic dependence. Substance use disorder in dsm-5 are defined by: Impaired control: social impairment, risky use, pharmacological criteria (tolerance, withdrawal) Pcp others: inhalants, opioids, sedatives, hypnotics,and anxiolytics, stimulants tobacco other. Polysubstance people who just like to take something for altered reality, anyone works. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms: autonomic hyperactivity sweating, heart palpitating, increased hand tremor, insomnia, nausea or vomiting, transient visual, tactile, or auditory hallucinations, psychomotor agitation, anxiety, seizures. Severity depends on number of symptoms: mild: 2-3 symptoms, moderate: 4-5 symptoms, severe: 6 or more symptoms. In early remission: no criteria for > 3 months but < 12 months (except craving) In sustained remission: no criteria for > 12months (except craving) In a controlled environment: access to substance restricted (ex. Intoxication: reversible substance-specific syndrome due to recent ingestion of a substance, behavioral/psychological changes due to effects on cns developing after ingestion: