Eating Disorders and Substance Use: Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

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TERM 1 Anorexia Nervosa DEFINITION 1 Significantly low body weightIntense fears of becoming overweightDistorted view of weight and shapeBehaviors that interfere with weight gain TERM 2 Subtypes of Anorexia DEFINITION 2 Restricting type: dieting, fasting, or excessive exercisingBinge-eating/purging-type: vomiting or misuse of laxatives or diuretics TERM 3 Bulimia Nervosa DEFINITION 3 A binge-purge syndrome TERM 4 Binges DEFINITION 4 Overeating during a limited period of time and a perceived lack of control over the eating TERM 5 Compensatory Behaviors DEFINITION 5 Inappropriate efforts to prevent weight gain TERM 6 Purging-type DEFINITION 6 self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives, diuretics, enemas, or other medications.Compensatory behavior TERM 7 Non-purging type DEFINITION 7 Fasting or excessive exercisingCompensatory behavior TERM 8 Difference between Anorexia and Bulimia DEFINITION 8 Those with Bulimia are typically within normal body weight TERM 9 Purpose of Compensatory Behaviors DEFINITION 9 Attempts to compensate for the caloric effects of bingesTemporarily relieve the negative feelings attached to binge eating TERM 10 Psychological problems associated with eating disorders DEFINITION 10 DepressionAnxietyLow self-esteemInsomniaSubstance abuseObsessive-compuslive patternsPerfectionism TERM 21 Withdrawal DEFINITION 21 Reactions consisting of unpleasant and sometimes dangerous symptoms that occur when the individuals suddenly stop taking or cut back on the substance. TERM 22 Depressants DEFINITION 22 Substances that slow the activity of the central nervous system. TERM 23 What affects BAC DEFINITION 23 The concentration of ethyl alcohol in the blood. Gender, weight, and metabolism can affect BAC. Women have less alcohol dehydrogenase in their stomachs. TERM 24 Factor that leads to decrease in BAC DEFINITION 24 TimeThe alcohol is metabolized by the liver. TERM 25 Characteristics of Alcohol Use Disorder DEFINITION 25 Drink large amounts regularly and rely on it to reduce anxiety.Drinking interferes with their social behavior and ability to think and work.People can vary in patterns of alcoholism. TERM 26 Benefits of Benzodiazepines over Barbiturates DEFINITION 26 both bind to the receptors on neurons that receive GABA increasing GABA's activity at those neurons, however, Benzodiazepines don't cause drowsiness or slow the breathing and are less likely to cause death in the event of an overdose. TERM 27 Dangers of Opioid use DEFINITION 27 Overdose, closes down the respiratory center of the brain, paralyzing breathing.Heroin is sometimes mixed with other cheaper substances such as cyanide or battery acid.Dirty needles can spread infections like AIDS, hepatitis C, and skin abscesses. TERM 28 The most common stimulants DEFINITION 28 CocaineAmphetaminesCaffeineNicotine TERM 29 Crashing DEFINITION 29 Withdrawal from caffeine or other stimulants: fatigue, depression, headaches, irritability, and anxiety. TERM 30 Characteristics of Hallucinogen Intoxication DEFINITION 30 A general strengthening of perceptions, along with psychological changes and physical symptoms. People may focus on small details, colors seem advanced, Illusions may be experienced in which objects seem distorted or alive. TERM 31 Polysubstance use DEFINITION 31 taking more than one drug at a time TERM 32 Cross-tolerance DEFINITION 32 Tolerance for a substance one has not taken before as a result of using another substance similar to it. TERM 33 Synergistic effects: Similar and Opposite DEFINITION 33 An increase of effects that occurs when more than one substance is acting on the body at the same time. Combining drugs with similar actions can lead to extreme intoxication. Combining drugs with opposite actions can build up toxic levels of the depressant dugs in their systems. TERM 34 Aversion Therapy DEFINITION 34 Individuals are repeatedly presented with an unpleasant stimulus at the very moment that they are taking a drug. Classical conditioning. TERM 35 Detoxification DEFINITION 35 Systematic and medically supervised withdrawal from a drug. TERM 46 Paraphilic Disorders DEFINITION 46 paraphilias cause individuals significant distress or impairment or when the satisfaction of the paraphilas places the individuals or other people at risk of harm. TERM 47 Fetishistic Disorder DEFINITION 47 Paraphilic disorder that has recurrent intense sexual urges, sexually arousing fantasies, ore behaviors that involve the use of a nonliving object or nongenital body part, often to the exclusion of all other stimuli. TERM 48 Transvestic Disorder DEFINITION 48 Paraphilic disorderin which a recurrent and intense sexual arousal comes from dressing in clothes of the opposite sex. TERM 49 Exhibitionistic Disorder DEFINITION 49 Paraphilic disorder where a person experiences sexual arousal from exposing his genitals to an unsuspecting individual. TERM 50 Voyeuristic Disorder DEFINITION 50 Paraphilic Disorder where a person experiences sexual arousal from observing an unsuspecting individual who is naked, disrobing, or engaging in sexual activity. Peeping Tom TERM 51 Frotteuristic Disorder DEFINITION 51 Paraphilic disorder where a person experiences sexual arousal from touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person TERM 52 Pedophilic Disorder DEFINITION 52 Paraphilic disorder where a person experiences greater sexual arousal from prepubescent or early pubescent children than from physically mature persons. TERM 53 Sexual Masochism Disorder DEFINITION 53 Paraphilic disorder in which a person is sexually aroused from the act of being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer. TERM 54 Sexual Sadism Disorder DEFINITION 54 Paraphilic disorder in which a person, usually male, is sexually aroused by the physical or psychological suffering of another individual.