Problem

Solutions For Abnormal Psychology Chapter 9 Problem 12TY

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Solution 1

Drug is the thing that acts on the certain organs and lowers the pain or the disease. Many of us take medication without the doctor’s prescription in moderation. They do not harm our lives but there are some drugs called the psychoactive drugs that change the mood and perception of the individual and called substance related disorders.

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The person follows a sequence of steps called the tolerance, dependence and the addiction in drug abuse. In the tolerance stage the person rarely takes the drugs. But if there is a continued use of alcohol the brain chemistry adapts to offset the drug effect.

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Then the person enters the addiction stage and takes larger amounts of the drugs to get the same effect and pose a serious effect to health.

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Drug abuse is defined the sale or manufacturing or possessing of a drug that is described as illegal. The arrest and the report to the Department of justice is based on the type of the drug they are having and they are of four types.

• Opium

• Marijuana

• Synthetic narcotics

• Dangerous narcotics

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Four major categories of drugs are

• Hallucinogens

• Stimulants

• Opiate narcotics

• Depressants

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Stimulants are the drugs that are used to treat ADHD that increase the activity of the nervous system as a result the brain chemicals dopamine and noradrenaline stimulate the executive center. Thus it improves the attention and also in the academics.

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Hence the option c is not correct.

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Adrenal medulla releases hormones called

• Epinephrine that increases oxygen consumption, increases heart rate and contractility.

• Norepinephrine stimulates lipolysis in adipose tissue and in muscle to lesser extent.

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Hence the option d is not correct.

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Opium is primarily used as pain reliever and has been appreciated in various forms in many cultures. It includes drugs such as heroine, morphine and codeine. To produce their characteristic n high opioids mimic the behavior of the body’s natural opioids called the endorphins and enkephalins.

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Hence the correct option is .