h-psych mod. 22 review jeopardy! h-psych 1a ay2011 mr. delossa rm. 630

H-Psych mod. 22 ReviewJeopardy!

H-Psych 1AAY2011 • Mr. DeLossa • Rm. 630

CategoriesWhat is a psycho-active drug?

How do psycho-active drugs work?

Drug classifi-cations

Individual drugs

Drug Preven-

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Sub 1 – 100

• Name one thing that a psychoactive drug affects.

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• What is the name of the process by which neurons communicate with each other?


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• Name the drug classification for LSD.


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• Do opiates occur naturally in the body?


Sub 5 – 100• Does education correlate to

drug use?


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• What can be altered by using a psychoactive drug?

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• What is the name for the class of molecules that act as chemical messengers between neurons?


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• What is the only psychoactive drug that is also its own classification?


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• Name one major use for Valium.


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• Genetics play a role in addiction: true or false?


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• What is drug dependence in psychology?


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• What is the gap between neurons called?


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• To what general classification do the endorphins belong?


Sub 4 – 300• What is the common name for

MDMA?


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• Do your friends make a difference in dependence and resistance?


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• Withdrawal symptoms often resemble what?


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• True or false: Non-natural psychoactive drugs never bind as well or as long as natural chemicals produced in your own body.


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• What general classification do the benzodiazepines belong to?


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• What is the most commonly consumed psychoactive drug in the world?


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• How do personal disposition and attribution affect the likelihood of maladaptive use of drugs?


Sub 1 – 500• What is the term described

as, “a reduced response to a drug, which prompts the user to take larger doses to achieve the same…effects”?


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• Name the three ways in which psychoactive drugs can have an effect on neurons.


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• Even though we talk about drug categories, the boundaries between the categories can overlap because of what?


Sub 4 – 500• What is the chemical name

for THC?


Sub 5 – 500

• According to the literature, how does a youth club help young people avoid drugs and dependent behaviors?


Sub 1 - 100 - Answer

Psychoactive drugs affect mood, behavior, perceptions, and other mental processes.

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Ingesting psychoactive drugs can induce altered states of consciousness.

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Dependence is a state of physiological or psychological need for a drug.

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• Withdrawal symptoms often resemble the opposite of a psychoactive drug’s intended effect.

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•Tolerance.

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•Neurotransmission.

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•Neurotransmitters.

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•The Synapse.

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• FALSE. They often bind better and stay attached longer than your body’s neurotransmitters, which makes the effects of psychoactive drugs even stronger than natural effects.

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They can bind with receptors, block reception of a neurotransmitter, or block reabsorption of a neurotransmitter.

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• Hallucinogens.

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• Marijuana.

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• Opiates.

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Sub 3 - 400 - Answer• Depressants.

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Sub 3 - 500 - Answer• A drug user’s mood and

expectations can cause some psychoactive drugs to act in ways that correspond to different drug classifications/categories.

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Sub 4 - 100 - Answer• Yes, they occur as endorphins

generally in the body and as opioids in breast milk.

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Sub 4 - 200 - Answer• Valium can be used to reduce

stress and anxiety, or as a sleep aid, among other uses.

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Sub 4 - 300 - Answer• Ecstasy.

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Sub 4 - 400 - Answer• Caffeine, which in nature is a

neurotoxin that has evolved to kill insects that try to bore into the coffee bean.

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Sub 4 - 500 - Answer• Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.

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Sub 5 - 100 - Answer• Yes, level of education and drug

use/types of drug use correlate strongly in the United States.

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Sub 5 - 200 - Answer• True. Genetics can play a

significant part both in addiction rates and in a person’s ability to end psychochemical dependencies.

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Sub 5 - 300 - Answer• Yes, a major role, especially if they

are mature in their attitudes toward drugs and drug dependency.

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Sub 5 - 400 - Answer• People with a hopeful

disposition (who are more likely to understand situational attribution) are less likely to abuse psychoactive drugs and more likely to resist dependent behaviors.

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Sub 5 - 500 - Answer• Studies show that positive self-

esteem and self image, coupled with purposefulness and determination, are characteristics that tend to help youth avoid drug use and dependence. A youth club can help young people develop these characteristics.

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