PSY340H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Nostril, Cactus, Mental Disorder
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Substance use of a drug or abuse of a drug or addiction to a drug. Psycho"l had a hard time defining what it is. These are substances that make you feel good but are not considered food. They alter the way you think and feel. It is not food, it"s considered a drug. Overdose means you can kill yourself with. Dsm understands overdose of caffeine; results in caffeine-induced psychosis. It is hard to define because there are a lot of substances that can alter the way we think and feel. One by one each patient pulled their mattresses in bathroom b/c that"s where they wanted to stay. They found out they were drinking a copious amount of water in the bathroom. If you drink a large amount of water, it changes that alkaline level/ph level in your blood and gives you a high. If drink way too much water it can kill you. Caffeine a class of drug called stimulant.
