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EatingDx Sub.Abuse
Psych E3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse | Continued use despite related problems |
| Addiction | Pscyhosocial behaviors r/t substance dependence |
| Withdrawal Symptoms | Result from biological need that develops when body becomes adapted to having drug in system |
| Tolerance | With continued use, more of substance is needed to produce same effect |
| Substance Dependence | Severe condition, usually considered disease |
| Dual Diagnosis | Co-existence of substance abuse and psychiatric disorder |
| Detoxification | Process of helping one safely through withdrawal |
| Enabler | Person who supports someone maintaining addiction |
| Flashbacks | Transient recurrences in perceptual disturbance r/t earlier hallucinogenic drug experience when person is in a drug-free state |
| Antagonistic Effect | Combo of drugs that weaken/inhibit effect of another drug |
| Synergistic Effects | When drugs taken together intensify or prolong effect of either or both drugs |
| Co-Dependency | People who have become dysfunctional as result of living in committed relationship with OH dependent person |
| Blackout | Amnesia from drinking period |
| Wernicke's Disease | Caused by lack of thiamine, ataxia, abnormal eye movements, confusion |
| Alcohol Encephalopathy | Wernicke's Disease |
| Korsakoff's Syndrome | Confusion, loss of recent memory, confabulation |
| Speedballing | Mixed with heroin and injected IV (30-60s) |
| Space-basing | Smoking crack cocaine sprinkled with PCP (terror & violence) |
| Freebasing | Smoking granules of pure cocaine in H20 pipe or Rum pipe |
| Amotivational Syndrome | R/t long term use; preoccupation with use, lethargy, apathy, social/personal deterioration |
| Hero | Often oldest child; becomes competent caretaker and works on making family function |
| Scapegoat | Acts out |
| Lost Child | Tries to avoid conflict and pain by withdrawing physically and emotionally |
| Mascot | Often youngest; tries to ease family tension with comic relif used to mask sadness |
| Bulimia Nervosa | Excessive calorie intake (binging) followed by purging |
| Binge Eating | Impaired control behaviors; eating rapid, large amounts until uncomfortably full |
| Night Eating Syndrome | Can't be cured by will power and eating episodes hidden |
| Anorexia | Intense drive for thinness, severe dieting, extreme weight loss, starvation; compulsively resists eating |
| Restrictive Type | Doesn't regularly engage in eating or purging |
| Binge/Purge Type | Engages in binging and purging via diuretics, enemas, vomiting, ipecac |
| Purging Type Bulimia | Self-induced vomiting and laxative/diuretic use |
| Nonpurging Type Bulimia | Fasts or uses excessive exercise |