PSY 217 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Personality Disorder, Substance Dependence, Solitude
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Subtance abuse disorders (costs us billion alone) Drug- any substance (in order to include alcohol, tabacco, caffeine) other than food that affects our bodies or minds (not a medicine or legal) Substances may cause temporary changes in behavior, emotion, or thought: may result in substance. Intoxication (literally, (cid:862)poiso(cid:374)i(cid:374)g(cid:863)(cid:895) temporary state of poor judgement, mood changes, irritability, slurred speech, & poor coordination. Form of intoxication) visual and perceptual distortions lsd: substances may cause long term problems (with regular ingestion) 9% teens and adults display abuse or dependence. In us, american indians much more likely. >22 million people use illegal substance/mo: stats suggest drug use is a. Most surveyed tenth graders say it is easy to get cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana, and more than one-fourth say it is easy to get ecstasy, amphetamines, and barbiturates. Slow the activity of the central nervous system (everything essentially slowed down) May interfere with: judgement | motor activity | concentration.
