01:830:340 Study Guide - Schizophreniform Disorder, Echolalia, Vocational Rehabilitation
29 Jan 2014
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Substance related disorders: use and abuse of psychoactive substances: wide ranging effects, psychophysiological behavioral. Impulse-control disorders: inability to resist acting on drives or impulses: levels of involvement: benzodiazepine, substance use: coffee, cigarettes, occasional marijuana, occasional cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, Doesn"t do any harm if done in moderation: substance abuse: when it interferes with your life (work, relationships) Your attitude is in denial over everything. You don"t have dependence, withdrawal or tolerance. You are in denial: substance dependence: addiction . Types of substances: depressants: alcohol, benzodiazepines, inhalants, marijuana, nicotine, cns depressant: inhibitory centers: their brain doesn"t inhibit what it should (things you shouldn"t say) Serotonin: mood cerebellum balance, posture: primarily affects the frontal lobe of the brain judgment, impulse, control, decision making. And the: good correlation with aggression/violence affected by quantity, timing, history, positive reinforcement for dependence: activates dopamine (pleasure center) making i, negative dependence: don"t want withdrawal.
