Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: American Psychiatric Association, Caffeine, Dsm-5

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: Shauna Burke

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Addictive behaviour: habits that have gotten out of control, with a resulting negative impact on a person"s health. Five characteristics typically associated with addictive behaviours: reinforcement, compulsion or craving, loss of control, escalation, negative consequences. Individuals with increase trouble dealing with stress may be more susceptible to addiction. Some people may also have a genetic predisposition to addiction. Substance use, abuse, and dependence: psychoactive a blanket term to include drugs and other substances, drugs = chemicals other than food that are intended to affect the structure or function of the body . Drugs include: prescription medicines (i. e. antibiotics and antidepressants, over-the-counter substances (caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, illegal substances (lsd, heroin) Substance use disorder (dsm-5; 2013) american psychiatric association combines the previously define categories of substance abuse and dependence into a single condition: involves the following: Taking substance in larger amounts or over a longer period of time than was originally intended. Craving or strong sense of desire or urge to use.