Gangs Are Now Sending Members Across the Country and into the Nation's

question 33

Essay

Gangs are now sending members across the country and into the nation's heartland to take advantage of new territory, diminished from other gangs, and law enforcement agencies with less experience in dealing with gang activity.

Distinguish between different drug families and their members.

Grasp the history behind the discovery of certain psychoactive substances.

Understand the challenges and considerations in treating substance use disorders.

Analyze the criticisms and misconceptions surrounding harm reduction strategies in substance use.

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Definitions:

Connectionist View

A perspective in cognitive science that models mental or behavioral phenomena as the emergent processes of interconnected networks of simple units.

Perception

The process by which individuals interpret sensory information to understand the environment or a particular situation.

Gestalt Principle

Principles that describe the brain's organization of sensory information into meaningful units and patterns, illustrating how people perceive visual components as whole entities rather than as separate parts.

Common Fate

A gestalt principle that states elements moving in the same direction are perceived as a collective or unit.