An Increase in Responsiveness to a Drug's Effects Is Referred

question 28

Multiple Choice

An increase in responsiveness to a drug's effects is referred to as ____.

• A) drug abuse
• B) dependence
• C) tolerance
• D) sensitization

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Definitions:

Avoidant

Characterized by a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and a hypersensitivity to negative evaluation.

Personality Disorder

A type of mental disorder characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating from those accepted by the individual's culture.

Anxious Cluster

Refers to a group of personality disorders characterized by high levels of anxiety and fearfulness, including avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

Eccentric

Characterized by or exhibiting unconventional and slightly strange behaviors or attitudes.