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Substance Abuse info
Test 1
Term | Definition |
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7 reasons why people use mood altering substances: | 1) fast acting 2) effective 3)reliable 4) acceptable 5) illusion creating 6) avoid pain 7) pleasure |
Is marijuana legal? | Not federally but can be through the state |
What are the 11 types of use? | 1) abstinence 2) social use 3) buzz use 4)experimentation 5) medical 6) cultural 7) religious 8) escape use 9) misuse 10) substance abuse 11) addiction/ dependence |
1 drink is equal to what? | beer (12 oz) wine (5oz) 80% proof (1 1/2 oz) |
Utah | |
Addicted | 1st was an abuser |
substance abuse | pattern, getting drunk intentionally or can have 1 |
7 Mood altering substances: | 1) alcohol 2) caffeine 3) prescription drugs 4) illegal "street drugs" 5) tobacco 6) over the counter drugs 7) miscellaneous |
anhedonia | inability to feel pleasure |
relapse prevention | plans to get rid of triggers, and developing a plan of action |
blackouts | amnesia caused by substance abuse |
concept of dangerousness | an understanding of dangerousness of a drug |
invisible line | the point where the user now becoming addicted and dependent |
potentiation / synergistic effect | mixing 2 or more substances creating a greater effect. more likely when drugs have similar acting effects |
relapse trigger | a person place or object that a user may trigger relapse when one is in recovery |
4 characteristics that will effect the user with mood altering substances | 1) the makeup of the substance 2) the physiological state of the user 3)the psychological state of the user 4) the socio-cultural environment that the user is in |
boomerang effect | The effect a person feels that is the opposite of the effect that the drug produced for the individual |
antagonistic effect | when a drug blocks the effects of another drug |
5 routes of administration | 1) drinking 2) smoking 3) swallowing /chewing 4) snorting 5) injecting |
Threshold of effect | least amount of drug use to bring about effect that may not be desired effect |
therapeutic effect | the process of drug interaction that brings out desired effect for drug "health reasons" but not medically prescribed |
Tolerance | when one needs more to reach therapeutic effect |
cross-tolerance | when a person develops tolerance through one drug and develops tolerance for all drugs in that category |
reverse tolerance | when a bodys organs start to break down and have lost the ability to handle small amounts |
Euphoric recall | when a person in recovery recalls good times with a substance |
What is the moral model of addiction? | When a user is characterized as sinful or the underpinning of our legal systems |
advantages and disadvantages of moral model | A: personal responsibility, empowers people to make good choices and right/wrong world view D:STIGMA, judgement based, shame |
disease or medical model of addiction | its a disease, chronic long-term addiction, can only be treated not cured |
Advantages and disadvantages of medical model of addiction | A: treatment more likely to get insurance, increase funding for research, removes shame and guilt D: personal responsibility is removed, ignores psychological factors, all or nothing approach |
sociocultural(learning) model | familial, peer and cultural influences play a large/primary role in substance abuse -one must examine an individual in relation to his or her surrounding environment |
A: promotes responsibility for some societal norms.,,helps to identify at-risk populations where prevention is needed D: counseling with more people becomes more complex,blame may be placed on culture not person,promotes cultural stereotypes | |
What are the assumptions of the psychological model of addiction? | Driven by psychological stress Addiction is used as a coping mechanism Addiction is a secondary problem; psychological problems are primary An ‘addictive’ personality exists Social learning models can be helpful in explaining addiction. |
advantages and disadvantages of psychological model? | A: takes away guilt and Stigma, addresses underlying reasons, can more effectively define coping mechanisms D: risk of labelling, external blame, too narrow |
What are the two main assumptions behind the biopsychosocial model of addiction | -many factors including biological, psychological and sociological together can influence or cause addiction. -a complex combination of causes can all lead to a common pathway of addiction |
Advantages and disadvantages of biopsychosocial model. | A: captures everything, team approach, individualized treatment plans D: its complex, can create confusion |