PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Psychoticism, Reuptake, Endorphins
3 Dec 2014
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Amphetamines: a group of stimulating drugs that produce heightened levels of energy and in large doses, nervousness, sleeplessness, and paranoid delusions. Antabuse: a biological drug treatment for drinking problems that causes a person to feel nauseous if he or she drinks alcohol. Barbiturates: a class of synthetic sedative drugs that are addictive and in large doses can cause death by almost completely relaxing the diaphragm. Clonidine: an anti-hypertensive drug that shows some promise in helping people wean themselves from substance dependence. Cocaine: a pain-reducing, stimulating and addictive alkaloid obtained from coca leaves, which increases mental powers, produces euphoria, heightens sexual desire, and in large doses causes paranoia and hallucinations. Conditioning theory of tolerance: the notion that tolerance and extinction are learned responses and environmental cues become associated with addictive substances through pavlovian conditioning. Controlled drinking: a pattern of alcohol consumption that is moderate and avoids the extremes of total abstinence and inebriation.
