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Definitions for various terms related to alcohol and substance use, including tolerance, dependence, withdrawal, different types of alcoholism, drugs like disulfiram, sedatives, dopamine, and their effects on the body. It also covers topics like the history of alcohol consumption in the us, ethnic backgrounds with highest rates of binge drinking, relationship between education, gender, and alcohol consumption, effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system, and more.
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the need for increasing levels of a drug in order to produce a constant level of effect TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 A condition in which a drug becomes incorporated into the functioning of the body's cells so that it is needed for "normal" functioning TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Adverse physiological reactions exhibited when a drug- dependent person stops using that drug; the withdrawal symptoms are typically unpleasant and opposite to the drug's effects TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 a drinking pattern characterized by loss of control TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 a drinking pattern characterized by an inability to abstain from alcohol
a drug that causes an adverse reaction when taken with alcohol; used to treat alcoholism; Antabuse TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 Drugs that induce relaxation and sometimes intoxication by lowering the activity of the brain, the neorons, the muscles, the heart, and even by slowing the metabolic rate TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 a neurotransmitter that is especially important in mediating the reward associated with taking psychoactive drugs TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 1810 TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 Native Americans
No real relationship has been found, people expect to be relaxed and have tension reduced when drinking and that can effect the results. TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 Positive reinforcement: the taste of alcohol and its immediate effects may bring pleasure Negative reinforcement: drinking may allow a person to escape from an unpleasant situation Modeling: the person may learn to drink through observing others TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 they are all high rates - 65% ish TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 alcohol TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Mild hallucinogenic effects from from a massive release of the nuerotransmitter serotonin, which depletes the brain of serotonin, resulting in a deficient amount for normal functioning and possibly long-lasting problems with serotonin regulation in the brain.
weight, men's brains are more strongly affected, women's stomachs tend to absorb alcohol more efficiently which produces high blood alcohol levels with less drinking, women are more vulnerable to the effects TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 NO -psychiatrists and medical doctors do TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 the tube leading from the pharynx to the stomach TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 a hypothetical ratio of fat tp lean tissue at which a person's weight will tend to stabilize TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 a peptide hormone produced primarily in the stomach, the level of which rises before and falls after meals
being overweight was redefined in an upward direction TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 Considered a type of insurance and could be attractive. Couls be considered a mark of prosperity - advertised that a person could afford an ample supply of food. TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 Suggest that weight and fat distribution have strong genetic components, but no authorities claim that most human obesity is determined by a single gene. TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 people who accumulate excess weight around their abdomen are at greater risk than people who carry excess weight on their hips and thighs TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 yes
Exercise, reduce portions, and eat healthier TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 Involuntary weight loss is often associated with disease; increased risk in mortality even for those who lost weight intentionally; losing weight is also assocated with the onset of dementia, older men decreased their mortality risk if they were substantially overweight and if they intentionally lost weight, but unintentional weight loss increased their risks TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 gaining control TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 Binge eating is common, body dissatisfaction combined with preoccupation with food, weight, and body shape - bulimics have constant hunger and binge, anorexics deny hunger and starve TERM 40
DEFINITION 40 Childhood experiences with sexual abuse, physcial abuse, and posttaumatic stress correlates with it, lack of impulse control, have depression and anxiety
a disease characterized by a reduction in bone density, brittleness of bones, and a loss of calcium from the bones TERM 47
DEFINITION 47 participate in aerobic exercise 3 times a week TERM 48
DEFINITION 48 increase the amount of oxygen that can be used during strenuous exercise, increases the amount of blood pumped with each heart beat, lowers the resting heart rate and resting blood pressure, and increases the efficiency of the cardiovascular system TERM 49
DEFINITION 49 begin a physical activity program TERM 50
DEFINITION 50 Physically active male conductors differed from the sedentary drivers in their incidence to heart disease. The problem was that the 2 groups of workers may have been selected for jobs based on the basis of body type, personality, or some other factor associated with a high or low risk of CHD.
people who go from sedentary lifstyle to an active one TERM 52
DEFINITION 52 those who are inactive and beging getting active receive it, inactivity has been shown to equal diabetees and other CVD risk factors TERM 53
DEFINITION 53 postmenopausal women TERM 54
DEFINITION 54 less depressed, more effective than no therapy, comparable to cognitive therapy or antidepressant medication TERM 55
DEFINITION 55 raised level of psychological well-being, higher quality of life and lower stress, can help people deal with stress (acts as a buffer)
Asian Americans TERM 62
DEFINITION 62 US?? TERM 63
DEFINITION 63 Has not stabilized, things are higher here but we get it doen faster TERM 64
DEFINITION 64 injury and violence, automobile crashes, alcohol, suicide and suicide attemptes *INtentional and unintentional TERM 65
DEFINITION 65 stress skills?