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Abnormal Psych Substance related disorders
Substance related disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
04/28/2010

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Definition of substances
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Any natural or sythesized product that has psychoactive effects-- it changes perceptions, thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
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Substance intoxication
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Experience negative symptoms of substance due to effects on CNS, in the moment disease
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Substance withdrawal
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Experience distress and physical and psych struggle as a result of quitting substance
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Sustance abuse
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At least one symptom for 12 months, cant fulfill obligations, use in hazardous situations, legal problems as a result of substance
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Substance Dependance
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When substance use leads to physiological dependance, 3 or more symptoms, tolerance, withdrawal difficult, longer larger amounts, hard to quit, lots of time spent trying to obtain substance, reducing other activities, use continued despite knowing it is bad
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Long term affects of alcohol use
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Amnesic disorders, dementia, fetal alcohol syndrome
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Alcohol amnesic disorder names
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Wernickes encephalopathy
Korsakoffs psychosis
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