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Depressants--major effects--low
doses
Reduces anxiety (sedatives)
TERM 2
Depressants--high
doses
DEFINITION 2
induce sleep (hypnotics)
TERM 3
Most frequently prescribed depressants
DEFINITION 3
benzopdiazepines
TERM 4
choloral hydrate
DEFINITION 4
"knock out drops," gastric irritant
TERM 5
paraldehyde
DEFINITION 5
"chemical straitjacket"
bromides
danger of buildup of toxic levels
TERM 7
short acting barbiturates
DEFINITION 7
Used as sleeping pills; pre-surgical "sedation."
TERM 8
long acting barbiturates
DEFINITION 8
Typically used to treat anxiety.
TERM 9
Side effects of barbiturates
DEFINITION 9
Respiratory depression Decreased blood pressure, heart rate.
Memory impairment and impaired judgment. Slurred speech,
loss of coordination.
TERM 10
Meprobamate
DEFINITION 10
Drug revolution of the 1950's; used (then) to treat anxiety;
still used to treat muscle spasms and muscle tension.
Withdrawal
symptoms
Anxiety. Insomnia. Tremulousness and weakness. Difficulty
making cardiac adjustments. Anorexia, vomiting, nausea.
Visual/auditory hallucinations.
TERM 17
Acute toxicity
DEFINITION 17
Looks like alcohol intoxication. Respiratory depression is the
biggest danger.
TERM 18
Types of users--depressants
DEFINITION 18
Older adults who obtain the drugs legally through
prescriptions. Younger individuals who are looking for an
intoxicating high.
TERM 19
Inhalants
DEFINITION 19
Anesthetics (nitrous oxide) Nitrites Volatile solvents (glue)
TERM 20
Effects of
inhalants
DEFINITION 20
Kidney damage, peripheral nerve damage, irritation of
respiratory tract, severe headaches.
Primary therapy for mental illnesses
Drug therapy.
TERM 22
Mental illness--medical model
DEFINITION 22
Treats mental illness like any other physical problem.
TERM 23
Mental illness--legal model
DEFINITION 23
Person determined to be "sane" or "insane."
TERM 24
Mental illness--statistical model
DEFINITION 24
Defines abnormality in terms of what is unusual.
TERM 25
Multi axial system
DEFINITION 25
Person evaluated along a number of dimensions.
Anxiety disorders
State of uneasiness and distress about future uncertainties.
TERM 32
Panic disorder
DEFINITION 32
Recurrent unexpected panic attacks.
TERM 33
Specific
phobia
DEFINITION 33
Excessive, irrational fear, cued by the presence of
anticipation of a specific object or situation.
TERM 34
Social
phobia
DEFINITION 34
Marked or persistent anxiety in social situations; critical
component seems to be fear of the possibility of
embarrassment or ridicule.
TERM 35
OCD
DEFINITION 35
Obsessions- recurrent, persistent thoughts that are intrusive,
inappropriate, and cause anxiety. Compulsions- repetitive
behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to
perform because of an obsession.
Post traumatic stress disorder
Problems with irritability, aggression, social situations.
Repeat of traumatic event over and over.
TERM 37
Schizophrenia
DEFINITION 37
Profound disruption in cognition and emotion affecting
virtually every ares of function.
TERM 38
Shcizophrenia--symptoms
DEFINITION 38
Delusions (false beliefs) Hallucinations (false sensory
experiences) "voices"
TERM 39
Paranoid
DEFINITION 39
Preoccupation with one or more delusions of frequent
auditory hallucinations.
TERM 40
Catatonic
DEFINITION 40
Immobility and/or excessive motor activity.
Congeners
Other alcohols, oils, and organic matter that is created
during distillation.
TERM 47
Alcohol content --Beer --Wine --Distilled spirits
DEFINITION 47
Beer: Around 4% Wine: Around 12% Distilled spirits: Around
TERM 48
"Proof"
DEFINITION 48
Equal to twice the percent alcohol content.
TERM 49
Temperance Movement
DEFINITION 49
Argued against use of distilled spirits; other forms of alcohol
approved but only for moderate consumption.
TERM 50
Prohibition Movement
DEFINITION 50
Nation-wide ban on alcohol. Led to the 18th Amendment.
18th
Amendment
Prohibited manufacture, sale or transportation of
intoxicating. Gave enforcement responsibility to both state
and federal agencies.
TERM 52
Pharmacology of alcohol
DEFINITION 52
Absorption: some absorbed in stomach, most in small
intestines. Alcohol is absorbed unchanged.
