PSYC 328 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Substance Abuse, Relapse Prevention, Alcoholic Drink
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Five characteristics that health-compromising behaviours have in common: links to peer culture/ window of vulnerability in adolescence. Those who abuse substances to poorly in school. According to the diagnostic statistical manual (dsm), a person is dependent on a substance when he or she has repeatedly self-administered it, resulting in tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, and compulsive behaviour. Physical dependence: where the body accommodates and incorporates the substance in the normal functioning of tissues: there are two characteristics of physical dependence: Tolerance: larger doses are needed to produce same effects. Cravings: strong desire to engage in a behaviour or consume a substance; normally a conditioned response to environmental cues. Addiction: this occurs when a person has become physically or psychologically dependent on a substance following repeated use over time. Withdrawal: this refers to the unpleasant symptoms (physical and psychological) that people experience when they stop using a substance on which they have become dependent.
