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Ch 10
Substance Abuse Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
12/12/2010

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Term
Korsakoff's disorder
Definition
alcohol amnestic disorder
Term
alcohol withdrawal delirium
Definition
disorientation, hallucinations, fear, suggestability, tremors
Term
mesocorticolimbic pathway
Definition
center of psychoactive drug activation in brain
-pleasure, addiction
Term
substance abuse personality type
Definition
impulsive, sensation seeking
Term
first stage of treatment
Definition
detoxification
Term
relapse prevention therapy
Definition
-clients taught to recognize irrelevant decisions that serve as early warning signs of relapse
Term
meth
Definition
more addictive
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barbituates
Definition
real medical uses (sleeping aides)
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