PSYC 3390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Substance Intoxication, Psychoactive Drug

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3390
• Professor: Heather Mc Lean

Document Summary

Chapter 11 substance-related, addictive, and impulse-control disorders. Substance-related and addictive disorders associated with the abuse of drugs and other substances that people take to alter the way they think, feel, and behave. Impulse-control disorders inability to resist acting on a drive or temptation (resist aggressive impulses, impulse to steal or set fires) Substance chemical compounds that are ingested in order to alter mood or behaviour. Psychoactive substances alter mood, behaviour, or both (includes alcohol, tobacco, caffeine as well as illegal drugs cocaine, heroin) Substance use ingestion of psychoactive substance in moderate amounts that do not significantly interfere with social, educational or occupational functioning (drinking coffee to wake up in the morning or occasional ingestion of illegal drugs cannabis, cocaine etc) Substance intoxication physiological reaction to ingested substances (drunkenness or getting high) This depends on which drug the person takes, how much ingested and their biological reaction. For most intoxication is impaired judgement, mood changes and lowered motor ability.